Aryzta’s troubled journey from global industry player to fight for survivalSwiss-Irish food group once hitting turnovers of €5bn now facing debts of €1.6bnFri Nov 02 2018 - 05:30
Food group Aryzta consumed with its finances rather than marketsHeated agm aimed at drawing line under troubled eight-year acquistion bingeThu Nov 01 2018 - 15:18
Aryzta shareholders narrowly approve €800m capital raise planInvestors to have right to 10 new shares for every one they own in discounted rights issueThu Nov 01 2018 - 11:21
Return of bankers’ bonuses a difficult sell for GovernmentAnalysis: AIB chief executive’s departure leaves department in tricky positionFri Oct 26 2018 - 13:38
Uncertainty on building standards triggers apartment supply fall-offSupply of new apartments fell 10 per cent in third quarter, Goodbody tracker indicatesFri Oct 26 2018 - 08:34
Victoria Homes doubles number of homes planned for Carrickmines site to 1,500Extended plan represents largest residential development undertaken since recessionFri Oct 26 2018 - 03:55
Gourmet Burger Kitchen restructuring will not affect Irish businessRestaurant chain says plan does not involve separate GBK legal trading entity hereThu Oct 25 2018 - 12:58
Italy reiterates support for euro but won’t change deficit goalDeputy prime minister says state won’t change its 2019 budget deficit targetThu Oct 25 2018 - 09:47
EU tax plan ‘an imminent threat’ to Irish economic modelChairman of Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Seamus Coffey warns harmonised tax regime in EU could damage Irish economyWed Oct 24 2018 - 18:34
Car and home improvement loans dominate credit union balance sheetsNew Central Bank data shows car loans account for 28 per cent of sector’s loansWed Oct 24 2018 - 17:23
Credit unions could become ‘significant’ mortgage players under new proposalsCentral Bank proposes easing long-term lending restrictions imposed on sectorWed Oct 24 2018 - 12:59
Dooley says Government should mandate ESB to deliver National Broadband PlanFianna Fáil communications spokesman says semi-State should be brought in to break impasseMon Oct 22 2018 - 01:15
Government had ‘open door’ policy towards NBP bidder, TD claimsRecords reveal Noonan met representatives of telco Enet before firm’s contract renewedSat Oct 20 2018 - 02:25
European shares eke out weekly gainsAryzta falls further as company’s capital raise gets support from shareholder proxiesFri Oct 19 2018 - 18:12
Aryzta cost-cutting advisor hired by Australian poultry giantISS changes mind on Aryzta and backs €800m capital raiseFri Oct 19 2018 - 13:50
Magdalene and Hep C compensation to be exempt from income taxGovernment’s Finance Bill provides tax relief for victims while closing other loopholesThu Oct 18 2018 - 20:29
Vulture funds ‘killing off’ viable farm businesses, IFA claimsJoe Healy says short-term, debt-recovery tactics damaging agriculture sectorThu Oct 18 2018 - 18:37
Construction of new homes jumps 17% but still lags demandCSO figures show much current residential construction is centred in and around DublinThu Oct 18 2018 - 18:10
Extent of State’s exposure to Brexit revealed by CSO figuresRepublic’s reliance on United Kingdom for trade and tourism detailed in fresh analysisThu Oct 18 2018 - 18:08
Brexit uncertainty may be taking toll on tourist traffic at Dublin PortPort firm finds drop in tourist vehicles amid preparations for looming customs changesThu Oct 18 2018 - 05:15
Ryanair wins EU court’s backing in VAT refund caseAirline is trying to recoup €777,700 in VAT connected with its Aer Lingus takeover bidWed Oct 17 2018 - 17:26
Aryzta shareholders urged to vote against €800m capital raise planInvestor advisory firm suggests plan is being fast-tracked without adequate consultationWed Oct 17 2018 - 06:38
ECB’s Draghi to appear before Oireachtas committee next monthFrankfurt’s top man accepts invitation to discuss banking sector and tracker controversyTue Oct 16 2018 - 12:38
Kenmare announces maiden dividend for shareholdersDublin and London-listed mining firm says dividends would be based on 20% of profitsTue Oct 16 2018 - 07:27
European shares hit two-year low on Brexit and trade war fearsGreencore shares slide almost 9% as Irish food group announces exit from US marketMon Oct 15 2018 - 17:50
Naughten’s departure plunges broadband process into crisis, but can it be salvagedGovernment faces two difficult choices to keep the process on the roadSat Oct 13 2018 - 04:15
Minutes reveal Naughten in direct negotiations with McCourtDepartment publishes minutes of meeting between Minister and McCourt in JuneFri Oct 12 2018 - 21:24
Theresa May’s Chequers plan may cost State 20,000 jobsCentral Bank says UK compromise Brexit would take heavy toll on Irish economyFri Oct 12 2018 - 06:03
National Broadband Plan hangs in the balanceEx-minister Naughten reckless in agreeing to unrecorded private meetings with bidderFri Oct 12 2018 - 01:00
Taoiseach is ‘satisfied so far’ over Naughten’s meetings with broadband bidderAnger grows over Minister’s contacts with lead bidder for State-backed €500m planThu Oct 11 2018 - 14:45
Rising rents drive Irish inflation to 18-month high of 0.9%Latest Consumer Price Index shows main driver was increase in the cost of housingThu Oct 11 2018 - 11:41
Denis O’Brien associate appointed new head of broadband bidder EnetPeter McCarthy to replace Bartley McElroy as head of Limerick-based telecoms groupThu Oct 11 2018 - 02:47
Ministers criticise Naughten’s handling of broadband controversy‘Drip feed of information’ about meetings with lead broadband bidder ‘not helpful’Thu Oct 11 2018 - 00:22
Tech sell-off causes sharpest fall in three monthsIseq experiences one of the indexes biggest single-day falls of year, dropping 174 pointsWed Oct 10 2018 - 19:40
Denis Naughten admits to further meeting with lead broadband bidderMinister admits he met David McCourt in Dublin in June and earlier facilitated and paid for Dáil lunch for McCourt’s familyWed Oct 10 2018 - 18:41
Housing, health and Brexit protection main focus of budgetPaschal Donohoe’s other measures include USC alleviation and hospitality VAT hikeWed Oct 10 2018 - 05:30
Property price inflation moderates to 8.6% in AugustLatest figures show price growth falls to lowest level in nearly two yearsTue Oct 09 2018 - 15:06
Explainer: Broadband and Naughten’s New York meetingWhere is the National Broadband Plan going and why is it taking so long?Tue Oct 09 2018 - 07:10
State-backed fund takeover of Enet adds twist to broadband processIrish Infrastructure Fund to buy remaining stake in former broadband bidderMon Oct 08 2018 - 15:41
Housing experts warn Government against short-term measures to address crisisMore incentives for buyers will only inflate land values, say experts ahead of budget dayMon Oct 08 2018 - 05:45
Government’s broadband process should be ‘halted’Fianna Fáil’s Timmy Dooley questions whether final bidder can undertake projectMon Oct 08 2018 - 05:00
Construction activity eased to 11-month low in SeptemberBusiness activity in North falls as Brexit remains a concern, Ulster Bank’s PMI showsMon Oct 08 2018 - 04:45
Most taxpayers don’t trust Government to spend public money wiselySurvey suggests taxpayers support Government’s planned expenditure on infrastructureMon Oct 08 2018 - 04:08
European shares fall after bond yield surgeLuxury stocks down on China concerns while Danske slides over money laundering probeThu Oct 04 2018 - 19:38
Live Register unexpectedly rises in SeptemberLatest monthly figures show number of claimants rose 1,600 to 212,600 last monthThu Oct 04 2018 - 13:04
Minutes of Naughten’s New York dinner meeting with David McCourt releasedDepartment wanted any changes to consortium to be ‘avoided’ or ‘kept to a minimum’Thu Oct 04 2018 - 11:50
LacPatrick agrees merger deal with neighbouring Lakeland DairiesNew entity will become State’s second-largest dairy processor, with 1.8bn litre milk poolWed Oct 03 2018 - 22:30
Brexit: 3,400 Irish exporters trade exclusively with UK, CSO report findsFinding underscores Republic’s vulnerabilities in face of UK exit from EUWed Oct 03 2018 - 12:28
Web Summit to stay in Lisbon until 2028 as part of new €110m dealAnnual technology conference agrees new deal with Portuguese governmentWed Oct 03 2018 - 10:29
Tax receipts still running behind target ahead of Budget 2019Latest exchequer returns show Government collected €37.5bn in tax so far this yearTue Oct 02 2018 - 20:09
