Davis's firm in the red due to cost of Olympic GamesA COMPANY spearheaded by independent presidential candidate Mary Davis went into the red last year due to the costs from holding…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Nokia's Irish arm posts 32% increase in profits before taxTHE WORLD’S largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, made pretax profits of €6Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Aldi posts £27.6m return to profitTHE IRISH and UK arm of discount supermarket giant Aldi has reported a return to operating profit of £27Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Irish Press plc losses reach €1.9m in 2010PRETAX LOSSES at Irish Press plc multiplied in 2010 to €1.92 million “in a very difficult year” for the company.Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Woman cleared of causing road deathA CLARE woman wept in court yesterday after she was cleared of the dangerous driving causing the death of former inter-county…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Call for psychological support for psoriasisHEALTH BRIEFING: ALL PSORIASIS sufferers should be provided with psychological support for their condition, a new campaign will…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Element Six returns to profitabilityTHE MAIN Irish arm of industrial diamond manufacturer, Element Six has returned to profit only a year after its Shannon plant…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Motorway operators lose €12.9m on toll roadNUMBERS ON the tolled €491 million motorway linking Dublin to Limerick and Cork have fallen below expectations, according to …Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Tributes paid on death of Willie Clancy Summer School co-founderTRIBUTES WERE paid yesterday to the driving force behind the Willie Clancy Summer School over the past four decades, Muiris Ó…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Galway A&E waiting times are the worstEIGHT PER CENT of patients at Galway University Hospital’s emergency department wait more than 24 hours to be admitted to the…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
HSE weighs up medical card freeze until 2012THE HEALTH Service Executive may suspend issuing medical cards as part of a raft of drastic measures aimed at breaking even in…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Too many health facilities in west, says HSE directorTHE DIRECTOR of Operations in the HSE West area, John Hennessy, has stated that “there are too many health facilities in the …Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Esso sustained loss of €7.7m last yearESSO IRELAND, the Irish arm of international energy giant Exxon Mobil, last year sustained a pre-tax loss of €7Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Doolin pier plans delayed to 2012NEW PLANS for a contentious €6 million pier at Doolin in north Clare will not be lodged until next year.Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Celebrating Che's stay: event recalls guerrilla's Clare hiatusTHE CUBAN ambassador to Ireland last night described Che Guevara as an “icon” and an “inspiration” as she kicked off a weekend…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
HSE devises strategy if cash runs outTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is drawing up contingency plans in case it runs out of money to pay its bills towards the …Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
1,100 HSE West staff off sick dailyAN AVERAGE of 1,100 HSE West staff are out sick every day, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed.Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Former teacher jailed for sexual abuse of girlA FORMER secondary school teacher was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail concerning 14 separate sexual offences committed…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Liquefied gas firm posts €29m lossACCUMULATED LOSSES at the company seeking to build a €600 million liquefied natural gas import terminal in Co Kerry stood at €…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Bunratty theme park plannedPLANS FOR a multimillion-euro themed adventure park beside Bunratty Castle and Folk Park are being pursued by Shannon Development…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Surfers greet ruling on Doolin pier planSURFERS HAVE claimed a big victory in their opposition to plans for a €6 million pier at Doolin in north Clare.Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Seaplane licence granted to Irish firmTHE FIRST Irish seaplane licence in the modern era has been granted to a company which plans a network of flights with landings…Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Burren given global geopark statusA BURREN expert says he hopes that the Burren getting a Unesco-supported global geopark network designation will lead to better…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Triple trial for marathon manSHANNON MAN Kieran McCarthy will be on the start line for this year’s Dublin City Marathon with 12,000 other odd runners having…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
O'Leary tells Shannon it has 'priced itself out of existence'RYANAIR CHIEF executive Michael O’Leary has claimed that Shannon Airport “has priced itself out of existence” in a letter to …Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Limerick regeneration directors were ready to resign over lack of progressKEY DIRECTORS of the Limerick Regeneration Agencies were ready to resign in June in response to mounting concerns over the lack…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Gastro tourism boosts top eateryCHEF ROSS Lewis said yesterday gastro tourism had contributed to an increase in revenues at his Chapter One restaurant in 2011…Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Michelin star restaurant Chapter One books a profitTHE IRISH chef who cooked for Queen Elizabeth II this year credits gastro-tourism for an increase in revenues at his Chapter …Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Knock airport warns on loss of State subsidyKNOCK AIRPORT recorded a profit last year but only after taking a government subvention into account.Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Profits grew at Stryker before cutsTHE US medical devices company that announced 142 job cuts in Cork earlier this year increased its pretax profits to €124Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Private hospital set to expand in LimerickTHE ONLY private hospital operating in Limerick city is set to expand by employing an additional 20 per cent of staff over the…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Group seeks funds to assist retrofit of Haughey vesselTHE IRISH Whale and Dolphin Group said yesterday that it was confident that the State- and EU-backed Leader programme will provide…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Experts to help identify man's bodyONE OF Europe’s top forensic experts is being asked to help in efforts to identify the remains of a man which were recovered …Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Rusal Aughinish returns to profit after revenues doubleTHE LARGEST alumina refinery in Europe on the Shannon estuary, Rusal Aughinish, last year returned to profit after revenues almost…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Phone book firm Truvo records €10m lossAN €8.5 million writedown in Truvo Ireland’s eircom phone book business contributed to the company recording a pre-tax loss of…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Approved wind farm lacks grid connectionTHE PROMOTER behind a new €200 million wind farm in west Clare has said the project will not proceed unless there is an overhaul…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Man to face trial for murderA SENIOR garda told a court yesterday that a man charged with the murder of law student Eoin Ryan is to be tried for the alleged…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Centre for teenage boys cost €1.5m last yearA CENTRE IN Limerick that treats teenage boys showing problematic sexual behaviour cost more than €1Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Austrian librarian restrained by three men on flight from USTHREE MALE passengers had to restrain a librarian during an air rage incident on board a transatlantic flight at the weekend, …Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Librarian faces court over 'air rage'A 32-YEAR-OLD librarian is to reappear in court today charged in connection with three alleged “air-rage” offences that forced…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Cash in Westlife company piles upCASH HELD by the main entertainment company owned by chart-topping boy band, Westlife increased fivefold last year to €450,069…Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
British firm run by Bailey brothers loses £52mA BRITISH property development joint venture partnership controlled by builders Tom and Michael Bailey recorded losses of £52…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
€250m transport plan for midwestA NEW economic blueprint for the midwest is to outline the need for €250 million to be spent on new transport initiatives in …Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Concern over 'haphazard' rezoningsPLANNERS IN Clare have raised concerns over a flurry of rezonings voted through by councillors to the greater Ennis development…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Mater on course for deficit of up to €12mONE OF THE country’s largest hospitals, the Mater in Dublin, is putting in place cost-containment measures aimed at avoiding …Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
DHL Express (Ireland) posts €428,000 operating profitAN IRISH arm of global distribution giant DHL returned to profit last year, its latest accounts show.Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Shannon Development posts pretax losses of €16.5m as sales collapsePRETAX LOSSES at semi-State agency Shannon Development last year totalled €16Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
'Concern' over cuts at Limerick hospitalTHE IRISH Nurses and Midwives Organisation has expressed “great concern” over planned cuts at the midwest’s largest hospital…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Planning appeal lodged by firm proposing €10m wind farmTHE DEVELOPERS of a proposed €10 million wind farm in west Clare have appealed Clare County Council’s decision to refuse planning…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
