TODAY'S PAPER
By Joe Dermody - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Dawn Meats is creating 65 jobs at its new €14.5m beef processing facility in Waterford on foot of signing a €300m, five-year contact to produce 18,000 tonnes of Irish beef annually for McDonald’s Ireland.
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By Geoff Percival - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wholesale prices rose nearly 3% on a year-on-year basis last month, according to CSO data.
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By Geoff Percival - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Music retailer Golden Discs has reported a significant improvement in trading, with its annual losses slashed by over €600,000 in its last financial year.
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By Aaron Ricadela - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Dell tumbled the most in more than three years after the company forecast fiscal second-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ estimates.
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By Geoff Percival - Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Irish soccer team’s involvement in this summer’s European Championships could result in a €250 million boost for domestic retailers, it has been claimed.
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By Vincent Ryan - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Irish-based fraud management firm Xintec has secured €900,000 in funding from Kernel Capital through the Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity Fund.
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By Geoff Percival - Thursday, May 24, 2012
US company Smartbox, which produces high-end gift vouchers is to establish an international office in Dublin, with the potential to create 70 jobs over the next year-and-a-half.
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By Joe Dermody - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Ireland is committed to sharing its agricultural experience to help Africa tackle under-nutrition and rural poverty, speakers heard at a conference in Trinity College Dublin.
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By Geoff Percival - Thursday, May 24, 2012
The €55 million reverse takeover of British renewable energy company Proventus Energy by Dublin-headquartered company Captive Audience Display Solutions (CADS) has been formally approved by shareholders.
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By Gordon Deegan - Thursday, May 24, 2012
The US withdrawal of troops from Iraq is hitting revenues and profits at a Shannon Airport-based in-flight catering firm.
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By Vincent Ryan - Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Professional Insurance Brokers Association has accused Irish banks of operating illegally and using sensitive customer information to pressure consumers into buying products.
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By Joe Dermody - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Chinese agriculture vice-minister Gao Hongbin is to visit an export-approved beef plant today as part of a formal tour in which “significant” progress has been made in food trade talks between the two countries.
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By Lee Spears and Michael J Moore - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Facebook’s initial public offering is getting less friendly with each passing day.
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By Vincent Ryan - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Irish start-up CleverMiles is extending its safe driving application to the British market during the UK Castrol 20/20 Challenge.
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By Matthias Sobolewski and Noah Barkin - Thursday, May 24, 2012
An external consulting firm charged with evaluating the structure of Europe’s new permanent rescue facility has raised questions about whether it will have enough staff to function effectively, according to documents.
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By Ann O’Loughlin - Thursday, May 24, 2012
A Texaco service station operator has agreed to stop selling a rival’s fuel, the High Court heard yesterday.
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By Ann O’Loughlin - Thursday, May 24, 2012
A shopkeeper who claimed he only got a €32 million bank loan because Zurich Bank officials enhanced his original loan proposal before putting it before its credit committee for approval cannot proceed with his action against the bank, the Commercial Court has ruled.
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By Paul Mills - Thursday, May 24, 2012
In Greek mythology Icarus attempted to escape from Crete using wings made of feathers and wax fashioned by his father, a master craftsman and innovator.
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