Upward-only rent reviews must end, says TDTHE PROBLEMS caused by upward-only rent reviews imposed on retailers should be examined as part of an attempt to improve competitiveness…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
2009 will be 'disastrous' for drinks industry, says reportIRELAND’S LOVE affair with alcohol waned in 2008, with 2009 shaping up to be a “disastrous” year for the industry, according …Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Supermarkets' power to resist supplier price rises vindicatedANALYSIS: The High Court has rejected the view that supermarkets are at the mercy of suppliersFri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Reox Holdings removes chief executive and axes positionREOX HOLDINGS, the owner of Breeo Foods, has removed its chief executive Jerry Henchy and axed the position.Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Unemployment to reach 12%, says NIBUNEMPLOYMENT WILL average at 12 per cent in 2009, while exports will decline by a “dramatic” 6 per cent this year, according …Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
CryptoLogic signs film game deal with ParamountINTERNET CASINO and gaming software company CryptoLogic has signed a deal with Paramount Digital Entertainment that will give…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
No repeat of 'St Patrick's massacre' in quiet tradingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,084.71 (-10Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair pilots vote in favour of pay freeze and increase in productivityRYANAIR PILOTS have voted in favour of a 12-month pay freeze with a productivity increase to avoid a proposed 10 per cent cut…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
KPMG to cut 75 managerial jobsACCOUNTANCY FIRM KPMG is cutting 75 managerial jobs as part of the 200 redundancies it announced a fortnight ago.Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
S&P downgrades Irish banking system againTHE ANGLO Irish Bank directors’ loans affair has prompted credit ratings agency Standard&Poor’s (S&P) to downgrade the…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
No repeat of St Patrick's Day Massacre on marketsThe anniversary of the plunge in banking stocks dubbed the “St Patrick’s Day Massacre” by traders was a quiet affair on the Dublin…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Irish Times Ltd seeks pay cuts as ad revenue fallsTHE IRISH Times Ltd is seeking pay cuts from staff after management forecast a €20 million drop in advertising revenue in 2009…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Deflation of 1.7% driven by interest, rent and clothingPRICES FELL by 1.7 per cent in the year to February as interest rate cuts, falling rents and a record decline in clothing and…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Rolls with the punchesTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Owen Killian, chief executive of Aryzta: ARYZTA’S investor roadshow has taken Owen Killian through several…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Deloitte to seek 70 voluntary job cutsACCOUNTANCY FIRM Deloitte is to seek 70 voluntary redundancies, mostly from recently qualified staff, and pay cuts of up to 10…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Agri firm Origin bucks trend with pretax profits of €17.1mORIGIN ENTERPRISES, the agribusiness company that is 71 per cent owned by food group Aryzta, has reported a 17Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Aryzta pretax profit up 16.6% to €110mBAKERY GROUP Aryzta has defied the recession by announcing a 16Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Elan and CRH sustain heavy losses as Iseq's woes continueDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 1,949.63 (-69Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Fitch places Ireland's debt rating on negative watchRATINGS AGENCY Fitch said yesterday that Ireland was at risk of losing its “AAA” debt rating – the highest available – because…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
ECB increasingly likely to cut rates to 1%, economists predictINTEREST RATES in the euro zone are increasingly likely to be lowered to 1 per cent by the middle of the year, economists predicted…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
ECB's options narrow in bid to rescue euro zone economyQuantitative easing is one of the options that could stabilise European bankingFri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
CRH leads Iseq into negative territoryThe Iseq index of Irish shares underperformed other European indices today, falling 3Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Hard year ahead as Glanbia expects customer fall-offDAIRY GROUP Glanbia warned that 2009 would be a tough year for the business after global demand for dairy products “weakened …Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Number of jobless passes 10% markUNEMPLOYMENT RATE: IRELAND’S UNEMPLOYMENT rate passed the 10 per cent mark in February, with economists forecasting that the…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Cider market goes sour for C&C's two brandsCIDER MAKER C&C has said its revenues will fall by 13 per cent in its current financial year, with both Bulmers and its equivalent…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Tax revenue in February down €1.8bn on 2008EXCHEQUER RETURNS: TAX REVENUES are “under pressure” and were lower than anticipated in February, the Government said yesterday…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Inflation in euro zone close to lowest rate since 1999INFLATION IN Europe remained close to its lowest rate since 1999 in February, setting the scene for a historic cut in euro zone…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Exchequer returns show tax revenues under pressureTax revenues are "under pressure," the Government admitted this afternoon, as it published what it said were "disappointing" …Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Employment Bill changes urgedEMPLOYERS GROUP Ibec has repeated calls for “substantial changes” to the Employment Law Compliance Bill, which is at the second…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Financial watchdog requests further resourcesTHE FINANCIAL Regulator has asked the Government for more resources for its prudential supervision function, which it has recommended…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Lending to private sector higher in JanuaryLENDING TO the private sector picked up in January, with residential mortgages recording unseasonable growth compared to the …Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
CRH shores up Iseq on torrid day for marketsDUBLIN MARKET: Iseq: 2,074.32 (+24Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Hard decisions now facing Ireland, says Trichet“HARD DECISIONS” will have to be taken to overcome the “severe challenges” facing the Irish economy, the president of the European…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Irish economy faces severe challenges, says Trichet"Hard decisions" will have to be taken to overcome the "severe challenges" facing the Irish economy, the president of the European…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Markets nervous over future of banking sectorThe Iseq index of Irish shares fell 1Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
IDA welcomes Minister's pledge on corporation taxIDA IRELAND has welcomed an assurance by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan that the Republic’s corporation tax rate will remain…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
IDA welcomes Minister's pledge on corporation taxIDA IRELAND has welcomed an assurance by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan that the Republic’s corporation tax rate will remain…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
FitzPatrick family got rental income from bankLONDON RENTAL PROPERTY: ANGLO IRISH Bank’s annual report confirms that close family members of its former chairman Seán FitzPatrick…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
FitzPatrick family got rental income from bankLONDON RENTAL PROPERTY: ANGLO IRISH Bank’s annual report confirms that close family members of its former chairman Seán FitzPatrick…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Circulation lower for all Irish daily newspapersNEWSPAPER SALES fell in the second half of last year, with all Irish-published daily titles and most Sunday newspapers recording…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
ISE not happy with reportTHE IRISH stock exchange (ISE) has criticised a review of corporate governance by Grant Thornton that found that almost half …Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Credit rating agencies: what are they?THE FINANCIAL stability of the US railroad companies was the main preoccupation of the earliest credit rating agencies, with …Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Economy to shrink by 6%, predicts GoodbodyTHE ECONOMY will contract by 6 per cent this year as the fallout from severe recession becomes “extremely difficult” to manage…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Planet BusinessTHE NUMBERS: 36,498 The number of people who joined the dole queues in January, the highest monthly surge since records began…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Where the jobs were lostManufacturing: The 1,900 job losses at Dell will add new claimants to the Live Register from April, after 2008 saw large-scale…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Unemployment claimants hit new monthly high Fears 500,000 could be on dole by year-endLIVE REGISTER: UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE sharply last month, with the number of people claiming jobseekers’ benefits increasing by a…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Exchequer returns show 19% fall in tax takeTAX REVENUES have fallen 19 per cent year-on-year, with exchequer returns data for January revealing an acceleration in the drop…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Iseq outdoes other markets in Europe as Ryanair gainsDUBLIN REPORT Iseq: 2,323.73 (+12Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
