Plan to change accounting rules for firmsNEW ACCOUNTING rules that will oblige up to 90 per cent of Irish companies to change their system of financial reporting have…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Hoteliers to hold crisis meeting over industry difficultiesHOTEL OWNERS will hold a crisis meeting in Dublin today, where they are expected to call on the Government to introduce tax measures…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Greencore continues to impress with 13.6% gainDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,847.39 (-19.21) Settlement date: August 14thWed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Fewer foreign nationals 'sign on'THE NUMBER of foreign nationals on the Live Register of unemployment benefit claimants has gone into reverse, indicating that…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Irish food and drink ripe for investorsTHEY MAY not be the most exciting of stock market investment options, but food and beverage companies are enjoying a “remarkably…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Nama to recruit panel of property valuers and team of legal advisersTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) is to hire a panel of at least 35 property valuers from Ireland and overseas and …Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
What is court protection?THE GRANTING of court protection from creditors to several companies in Liam Carroll’s Zoe group prevents ACCBank or any other…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Subprime broker Perfect to hold creditors' meetingMORTGAGE BROKER Perfect Mortgages, which traded as Freedom Finance and specialised in offering subprime mortgages to people with…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Insolvency rate rises 33% in July, data showsTHE RATE at which companies are falling insolvent reached the highest level so far this year in July, when there were 151 insolvencies…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Planet BusinessQUOTES OF THE WEEK "You can have all this North American Gordon Gekko-style speeches from the bonds' representatives, but they…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Iseq settles into summer pattern of flat tradingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,758.71 (+0Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Employers plan to reduce pension benefits for staffEMPLOYERS PLAN to significantly reduce the future pension benefits they pay to their staff, with one in five major defined benefit…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Jurys Inns go on expansion trail with £60m fundJURYS INNS Group has shrugged off the credit squeeze and subdued conditions in the hotels sector by announcing a £60 million (€…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Brokers forecast Aer Lingus loss of over €150m this yearAER LINGUS will report an operating loss of more than €150 million in 2009, according to a dismal new forecast from Bloxham Stockbrokers…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Sketches fail to capture genius of the three ageing pillars of the financial worldBOOK OF THE DAY: The Sages: Warren Buffett, George Soros, Paul Volcker, and the Maelstrom of Markets By Charles R Morris Public…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
IL&P advances 5% despite downgrade by rating agencyMARKET REPORT: THE ISEQ index of Irish shares was broadly flat yesterday, finishing down around half a per cent on a quiet day…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Iseq down slightly on quiet dayThe Iseq index of Irish shares was broadly flat today, finishing down around half a per cent on a quiet day for local corporate…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Strategy to create up to 30,000 new 'green' jobsA MAJOR new strategy to create up to 30,000 “green collar” jobs by pushing Ireland to the forefront of the “digital technology…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Harvey Norman sales plunge 40%ALL OF Harvey Norman’s stores in Ireland are losing money, with sales plunging by as much as 40 per cent, the Australian electronics…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Pretax profits up 25% for Domino's PizzaDOMINO’S PIZZA, the chain with 44 outlets in Ireland, continued to defy the recession by announcing a 25 per cent increase in…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Muzu.tv signs major licence deal with indie music agencyIRISH-BASED VIDEO website MuzuTue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Uncertain times give consumers the jittersWILL IRELAND be hit by a deflation death spiral? Fearing further shrinkages in his sector, Retail Ireland director Torlach Denihan…Sat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
Slump in retail sales triggers more fears over jobsRETAIL SALES slumped in May, causing concerns that the higher taxes introduced in April’s emergency budget will cost jobs in …Sat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
Elan has no plans to cut jobs following US dealIRISH PHARMACEUTICAL group Elan has no further plans to cut jobs following its deal with US pharma giant Johnson Johnson, the…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
State's payments 'should be suspended'PENSION RESERVE FUND: THE STATE’s payments into the National Pension Reserve Fund are “not justified at a time of huge public…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Fás dual payments a 'barrier' to labourEMPLOYMENT: JOB TRAINING body Fás should have its administration budget cut by 10 per cent, funding for some of its programmes…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
End of recession 'in sight' as clear picture emerging, says ESRIAN END to the recession is now “in sight”, after the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) said that “a clear picture…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Lenders may overreact and adopt 'innate conservatism'BANKING: THERE IS no guarantee that normal bank lending practices will resume after bad debts are removed from the books of …Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
End of recession in sight - ESRIAn end to the recession is now “in sight”, after the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) said that “a clear picture…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
End of recession 'in sight' as clear picture emerging, says ESRIAn end to the recession is now “in sight”, after the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) said that “a clear picture…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Carbon taxes need not hit profitabilityENVIRONMENT: CARBON TAXES will not result in any lasting drop in profitability in business sectors that can pass on the cost…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Boom did not boost wage inequalityLABOUR MARKET: WAGE INEQUALITY did not increase in Ireland during the Celtic Tiger period because of the nature of the jobs …Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Rates should be held at current low, says HurleyTHE EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) should avoid increasing interest rates until there are “clear signs that a sustainable recovery…Wed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
Loss-making ingredients division hits Glanbia profitsFOOD GROUP Glanbia has reported a “challenging” first half to the year, with profits dragged down by its loss-making Irish ingredients…Wed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
C&C plunges 16% on news it overestimated revenuesDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,606.04 (+33Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
C&C falls 16% after revenues revisedCIDER MAKER C&C’s shares plunged 16 per cent yesterday after the company was forced to admit that it misstated the revenues…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
Survey suggests worst of recession may be overONE IN six companies have reported that business has improved, giving rise to hopes that the worst of the recession has passed…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
Public sector pay 47% higher, survey findsTHE AVERAGE employee in the Republic earned €20.08 per hour, worked 34Sat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Financials fall in another poor finish to subdued weekDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,572.98 (-63Sat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Iseq down almost 1% as strong run by CRH endsDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,636.35 (-25.04) Settlement date: July 14thFri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Rate of deflation deepens to 5.4% as retailers cut pricesPRICES FELL again in June, deepening Ireland’s annual rate of deflation to 5Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Public sector wages 47% higher - CSOThe average employee in Ireland earned €20.08 per hour, worked 34Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Iseq slumps to poor finishThere was a subdued end to a subdued week on the Iseq index of Irish shares yesterday, as the market slumped into another poor…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Planet BusinessQUOTES OF THE WEEK: "This is the death of the German banking system."Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Good weather boosts revenues at CCGOOD WEATHER helped revenues at cidermaker CC in the four months to the end of June, according to a mostly positive trading statement…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
CRH run ends on busy dayBuilding materials company CRH was once again the busiest stock on the Iseq index of Irish shares today, as expectations continued…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Iseq bucks trend as CRH cements its solid footingDUBLIN REPORT Iseq: 2,661.39 (+12Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Boost to euro zone as factory orders up in GermanyTHE EURO-ZONE economy was buoyed yesterday by a German government report showing that factory orders in the country, the biggest…Wed Jul 08 2009 - 01:00
Irish media industry to grow again by 2011THE ENTERTAINMENT and media industry in Ireland will recover from a “bruising” downturn to record modest levels of growth by …Wed Jul 08 2009 - 01:00
CRH plunges 5% as dealers await trading statementDUBLIN REPORT ISEQ: 2,616.06 (-77.28) Settlement date: July 9thTue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
