Kentech returns to profitINTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING group Kentech last year returned to profit after revenues increased by 17 per cent to $137 million (€…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Shannon abandoning low-cost model in bid to increase passenger numbersSHANNON AIRPORT Authority chairman Brian O’Connell confirmed yesterday that Shannon is abandoning the low-cost model, saying …Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Seaplane base for Lough Derg approvedA NEW base for seaplanes on the River Shannon at Lough Derg was approved yesterday by An Bord Pleanála.Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
KFC franchise posts after-tax losses of €469,722THE COMPANY that operates the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise across Ireland went into the red last year, sustaining after…Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Pretax profits up 163% at Gap's Irish unitPRETAX PROFITS at the Irish arm of US retail giant Gap more than doubled last year to €1.3 million, new figures show.Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Pretax profit at Boots drops 50%PRETAX PROFITS at the Irish arm of pharmaceutical retail giant, Boots more than halved last year to €11 million.Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Genzyme's Irish profits increase to €26.6mPRETAX profits at the Irish arm of global biotechnology company Genzyme last year increased to €26.6 million.Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Council approves plan to halt erosion at golf linksCLARE COUNTY Council yesterday granted planning permission to Doonbeg golf club for a €2 million coastal protection plan to prevent…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Shannon Heritage posts losses as visitors downLOSSES AT Shannon Heritage improved fractionally last year as its main attractions – Bunratty Castle and Folk Park and O’Brien…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Windmill Lane pretax profits fall by 84%PRETAX PROFITS at television and film-editing studio Windmill Lane Pictures plummeted last year by 84 per cent to €135,570.Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Doonbeg owners 'behind project'THE US owners of the exclusive Doonbeg golf resort say they remain fully committed to the project in spite of pre-tax losses …Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Two jailed for killing schoolteacher in EnnisTWO CLARE men were yesterday jailed for “a cowardly and unprovoked attack” that ended the life a 26-year-old school teacher on…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Shell partner writes down Corrib gas field value by €200mONE OF Shell’s partners in the controversial Corrib gas project, Statoil, has written down the value of the gas field by almost…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Ringfort research tenders invitedMIDWEST TOURISM interests are hoping to make Mooghaun ringfort in Co Clare a major tourist attraction.Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Hen harrier puts paid to turbine plansTHE PROTECTED hen harrier has put paid to plans for a two-turbine extension to the existing 13-turbine wind farm at Booltiagh…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Council approves plan to demolish public toiletsCLARE COUNTY Council yesterday gave the go-ahead for a Clare couple to demolish public toilets on a site overlooking Lahinch …Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Cost of expansion hits profits at Blackrock ClinicA €100 MILLION expansion at the private Blackrock Clinic contributed to the hospital’s pretax profits decreasing by 11 per cent…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Ó Cuív confirms cuts to social welfareMINISTER FOR Social Protection Eamon Ó Cuív has confirmed there will be cuts in the budget in rates of social welfare payments…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Abbey Theatre went into red last year after €1.8m redundancy scheme costsTHE ABBEY Theatre moved into the red last year as a redundancy programme resulted in losses of €1.8 million.Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Hotel group writes down value of airport properties by €43.8mTHE GROUP that purchased the Great Southern hotels at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports four years ago has written down the value…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Dempsey to open €207m Gort bypassTHE €207 MILLION Gort to Crusheen bypass is to be officially opened by Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey on November 12th…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
Pretax profits at Irish arm of Adidas plunge 85%THE OFFICIAL kit supplier to the Munster rugby team, Adidas, last year sustained a collapse in its pretax profits in its Irish…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
O2 operators show after-tax profits of €7.15m for yearTHE OPERATORS of the O2 venue in Dublin last year recorded after-tax profits of €7Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Shelbourne firm posts €2.89m lossesTHE COMPANY that operates the five-star Shelbourne hotel in Dublin last year recorded pretax losses of €2Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Case dismissed after DNA disproves paternityA JUDGE yesterday threw out a claim by a 10-year old girl against a deceased Clare man after DNA tests concluded that the man…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Retrial of former GP cannot take place until 2011 as no judge availableTHE RETRIAL of former GP Paschal Carmody on deception charges will not now take place until next year due to the unavailability…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Profits at building firm down by 85%PRETAX PROFITS at one of the country’s largest building firms, PJ Walls dropped 85 per cent last year after revenues decreased…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Funds approved for Clare attractionsA FUNDING scheme for the music centre Glór and other loss-making leisure attractions has been approved by Clare County Council…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
€140,000 overtime for doctorONE JUNIOR doctor received more than €140,000 in overtime payments last year, as junior doctors accounted for the top 30 recipients…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Man in 'graves for sale' case gets bailA 59-YEAR-OLD man yesterday appeared in court in a “graves for sale” case in which he is accused of the theft and larceny of …Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Johnston Press records pretax loss of €6m after regional redundanciesREDUNDANCY COSTS totalling €4Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Permission for €12m windfarm revokedAN BORD Pleanála yesterday refused planning permission for a €12 million windfarm due to fears it could result in a peat landslide…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Out-of-hours GP services in Revenue talks on locums' taxTHE REVENUE Commissioners is negotiating with the State’s out-of-hours GP services in relation to possible tax liabilities arising…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Rescue package for Clare attractionsCLARE COUNTY Council is to propose today a multi-annual “rescue package” for Glor music centre and a host of other loss-making…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
UK building firm controlled by Baileys records £18.9m lossesLOSSES SUSTAINED last year at the UK construction firm controlled by builders Tom and Michael Bailey totalled €21Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Shannon airport in fight for survival, says directorTHE DIRECTOR of Shannon airport, Martin Moroney said yesterday that the airport is “substantially loss-making” and is in a fight…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Esso Ireland posts pre-tax loss of €9.6mTHE IRISH arm of international energy giant Exxon Mobil sustained a pre-tax loss of €9Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Co-designer of Aviva Stadium shows 81% drop in profitsPRETAX PROFITS at architects Scott Tallon Walker last year dropped by 81 per cent from €7 million to €1Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Leniency for bereaved man on illegal hunting chargeA 60-YEAR-OLD man told a court in Limerick yesterday that he breeds birds in order to occupy his mind since his son was shot …Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Woman in court for hoax Mass card sendingA CLARE woman has appeared in court in connection with being charged with breaching the peace by sending Mass cards for the dead…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Inspectors find failure to vet staff put patients at riskINDEPENDENT HEALTH inspectors have stated that the safety of elderly patients at a Co Clare community hospital has been put at…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Council pays feud mediator €11,400ENNIS TOWN Council has been spending almost €4,000 a month over the past three months on a professional mediator to resolve differences…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Cork-based McAfee reports 52% surge in pretax profitPRETAX PROFITS at an Irish unit of US security software maker McAfee increased last year by more than 50 per cent to €21 million…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Market turmoil slashes profits at NCBPRETAX PROFITS plunged by 93 per cent at stockbrokers NCB last year, as it continued to be affected by the ongoing turmoil in…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Judge sets date for Ennis manslaughter trialA JUDGE at Ennis Circuit Court has fixed October 19th for the trial of Harry Dinan and his nephew, Kevin Dinan, who are charged…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Former GP retrial due this yearTHE RETRIAL of former GP Paschal Carmody on deception charges is set to go ahead later this year in Ennis.Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Pretax profits at River Island halved for 2009PRETAX PROFITS at the Irish arm of clothing retailer River Island more than halved last year to €11Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Priest tells congregation there is a time for warA PARISH priest, commemorating the 90th anniversary of a War of Independence ambush where six men were killed, said yesterday…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
