Shot of profits for StarbucksSTARBUCKS HAS turned around the fortunes of its Irish business, making a profit of €490,000 in the year to October 2011, compared…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Amazon to employ another 100 at Kilmainham centreONLINE RETAILER and cloud computing giant Amazon is to add 100 software and engineering jobs to its development centre in Dublin…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Spain's Bankia to seek €19bn in state fundsNATIONALISED SPANISH lender Bankia will seek €19 billion in state funds to cover writedowns on residential mortgages and lending…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Bestseller narrows losses but turnover fallsBESTSELLER RETAIL, the Danish company behind fashion chains Vero Moda and Jack Jones, narrowed its losses in Ireland to about…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Lagarde says Greek elite must pay fair share of taxCHRISTINE LAGARDE, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has used her Facebook page to insist she is “very sympathetic…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
MSD invests €7m in CarlowPHARMACEUTICAL multinational MSD is to make a €7 million investment in its facility in Carlow, creating 20 contract positions…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Just who in the media world 'gets' digital?MEDIA & MARKETING: SOME DAY there will be a McCarthyite tribunal into whether or not media people “get” digitalThu May 24 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ digital plan aims to raise pay-per-view revenueRTÉ outlines its plan to increase the pace of digital innovation, pursue new avenues of commercial revenue and open online archives…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
European stocks rebound after retreatEUROPEAN equities rebounded yesterday, as investors saw value after a steep retreat to a five-month lows and G8 leaders vowed…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
European equities down for third dayTHE THREAT of an excruciatingly slow collapse of the euro zone continued to weigh on equity markets across Europe yesterday, …Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Journalists discuss the newsroom of the future“CUTE CATS”, robots and “numbers people” will play key roles in newsrooms in the years ahead, the Media Future conference in …Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
No contrition from RTÉ over 'Frontline', says GallagherFORMER PRESIDENTIAL candidate Seán Gallagher has said he was “gobsmacked” by the “arrogance” and “hostility” of RTÉ’s response…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Gallagher 'gobsmacked' by RTÉ response to complaintFormer presidential candidate Seán Gallagher has said he was "gobsmacked" by the "arrogance" and "hostility" of RTE's response…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Increase in BT Ireland's revenuesREVENUES AT BT Ireland rose 1 per cent in the year to the end of March as earnings before tax and write-offs rose 9 per centFri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas TV gets a leg-up in UPC digital channel hierarchyMEDIA AND MARKETING: In its presentation to the Oireachtas last week, UPC also suggested the channel should include educational…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas TV polls well with viewersOIREACHTAS TV is to be promoted to a higher channel position on UPC’s digital television service after the company said the channel…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
European stocks down for second daySTOCK MARKETS remained quietly nervous yesterday, while the euro weakened amid concern that Greece’s bailout may unravel as the…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ urged to change advertising systemADVERTISERS HAVE urged RTÉ to make changes to the new television ad trading system it is set to introduce in July, saying the…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Google tops corporate reputation listGOOGLE HAS been named the most reputable organisation in Ireland for the third consecutive year in the annual RepTrak study published…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Nursing homes and security sector among Revenue targetsCOURIERS, THE security sector, nursing homes and solid fuel merchants will be targeted for audits by the Revenue Commissioners…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Markets unmoved by corporate dataTHERE WAS a flurry of corporate data capable of moving markets yesterday, but stocks were little changed at the end of the session…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Authority to retain 25% market share cap for radioTHE BROADCASTING Authority of Ireland is to retain the ceiling on the percentage of radio services one entity can own or control…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Ban on French election exit polls ignored as digital media knows no frontiersTELEPRINTER : NICOLAS SARKOZY accurately predicted ahead of Sunday’s first-round voting in the French presidential election …Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Festival sponsorship allows Bulmers to 'connect' with a younger audienceTELEPRINTER : BULMERS IS back on the bill as sponsor of Dublin’s Forbidden Fruit Festival, which returns for its sophomore year…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Johnston Press's Irish advertising revenue drops 19%ADVERTISING REVENUES at Johnston Press newspaper titles in the Republic plunged 19 per cent last year as the regional press group…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Johnston Press puts its faith in a digital publishing futureMEDIA & MARKETING: Highfield’s strategy envisages a 2020 where 75 per cent of media consumption is digital and just 25 per…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Revenue gets €520m in tax, penaltiesCouriers, the security sector, nursing homes and solid-fuel merchants will be targeted for audits by the Revenue Commissioners…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Brand extension is key for magazinesTELEPRINTER : FROM Tatler’s Little Black Book Party to the Vogue Cafe via Wired Consulting and the GQ Men of the Year ceremony…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Online ad changes drive rise in click-through ratesTELEPRINTER: WITH SEARCH advertising retaining its dominant share of the online market, one agency capitalising on its appeal…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
TG4 facing into a period of transitionTELEPRINTER: TG4 HAS A new chairwoman, Siún Ní Raghallaigh, and six other new board members, but the final spot on the board…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Insufficient attention paid to skills requiredInsufficient attention is being paid to the skills required by State boards when appointments are being made, Institute of Directors…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Stocks slip back on negative outlookSTOCK MARKETS were gloomy and shaky on a day that brought multiple dark clouds to investors as political turmoil and weak manufacturing…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Galway's Cellulac wins €2.8m grantGALWAY-BASED green technology company Cellulac has won a €2Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Markets fret at sovereign debt burdenEUROPEAN STOCK markets sold off yesterday as a series of downbeat statements by companies and weak US economic data dampened …Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Murdoch gets to grips with the new reality - in 140 characters or lessMEDIA & MARKETING: GOOD TIMES, bad times. Or should that be good times, bad times!Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Online advert business up 20% last yearONLINE ADVERTISING grew 20 per cent last year to €132 million despite a recession in the overall ad market, a study by IAB Ireland…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Fuel prices push inflation rate to 2.2%FUEL PRICES sent the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) up 1 per cent in March, pushing the annual …Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
IBRC talks with Key Capital on asset sale end abruptlyTALKS BETWEEN Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, the entity formerly known as Anglo Irish Bank, and investment group Key Capital…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Definition of news and current affairs just got looserBACK IN the pre-YouTube wilderness years of analogue-only broadcasting, it used to seem unbearably paternalistic to me that even…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Iseq finishes flat on topsy-turvy dayEUROPEAN STOCKS recovered yesterday from Tuesday’s panic-selling session, but the rebound may yet prove short-lived if today’…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Spreadbet clients likely to get funds returnedAN INDEPENDENT report by accountancy firm Grant Thornton on the financial status of the suspended spreadbetting firm MarketSpreads…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Accountants divided over fiscal treatyALMOST FOUR in 10 members of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA) are undecided as to how they will…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Journalism gets a major retool in the RTÉ shake-upPRIME TIME Investigates is dead, axed by an RTÉ fearful of stubborn stains on its brandThu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Markets plunge to two-month lowEUROPEAN SHARES fell to a two-month low yesterday after disappointing levels of buyer interest in an auction of Spanish debt …Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Commercial radio body seeks talks with Rabbitte over commentsTHE INDEPENDENT Broadcasters of Ireland is to seek a meeting with Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte, after the group’s…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Budget burners turn up heat on RTÉANALYSIS: Cutbacks of €25m will take ‘unavoidable’ chunks out of programming fundsSat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ seeks to save €25m in cutbacksRTÉ IS to make a series of major cutbacks, including reductions in sports rights, regional costs and “star” salaries as it attempts…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Europe slips over economic warningEUROPEAN STOCKS declined for a second day after a choppy, bearish session in which investors were turned off by a warning from…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Turbulent times for Gavin O'Reilly's reign at INMMEDIA & MARKETING: LET US pause to consider the outlook of Gavin O’Reilly, media mogul, newspaper proprietor and investor…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
