Glenveagh Properties, which plans to become only the country’s second listed housebuilder after Cairn Homes, said it aims in time to achieve a gross margin of 20% on operations.

Glenveagh Properties, which plans to become only the country’s second listed housebuilder after Cairn Homes, said it aims in time to achieve a gross margin of 20% on operations.

Two seminal Cork harbour mixed-use development sites with waterfrontage, in Crosshaven and in Passage West, come to the open market this week, being disposed of by the Doyle Shipping Group, and worth over €8m combined.

I’m wired with a ‘glass half-full’ mentality so you will normally find me looking for the positives in both life and business.

AS CBRE prepares to open its first Cork office, new MD Brian Edwards gives an overview of the Cork commercial investment market

Tara Robinson has vowed to fight eviction from her home at The Strand Apartments Complex, Limerick, by direction of US ‘vulture fund’ firm Oaktree Capital.

Tara Robinson has vowed to fight eviction from her home at The Strand Apartments Complex, Limerick, by direction of US "vulture fund" firm Oaktree Capital.

Nama has denied that some potential investors were discouraged from participating in the controversial £1.3bn (€1.6bn) sale of its Northern Ireland loan book, known as Project Eagle, writes Daniel McConnell of the Irish Examiner.

Gannett, the publisher of USA Today, raised its unsolicited offer for Tribune Publishing to $15 (€13.25) per share from $12.25, valuing the publisher of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times at about $475m.

Commissioning of Ormonde Mining’s flagship Barruecopardo tungsten project, in western Spain, is targeted for the end of next year.

Irish prospecting firm, Ormonde Mining has reported a near 10% slashing of annual losses to €1.63m.

Canadian mining firm Almonty Industries says it has no remaining interest in Co Meath-based company Ormonde Mining now that the latter has approval to proceed with its planned partial sale of its flagship asset.

Ormonde Mining has expressed doubt about fresh claims from potential suitor, Almonty Industries, that funds are in place to cover a possible takeover of the Irish firm.

Plans have been submitted for a €450m property development in the heart of the Dublin Docklands with construction due to get under way early next year.

Ten protesters staged a sit-in yesterday in the offices of KPMG Liquidators amid claims that they had been "abandoned" by the Government.

The Government will not use its share in Bank of Ireland to oppose a €843,000 pay package for its boss, Richie Boucher, because to do so would be an “idle symbolic gesture” according to Finance Minister Michael Noonan.

With a long autumn and winter ahead of us, it’s time to go squirrelling for the makings of a meal from the store cupboard.

A HIGH Court judge will revisit his decision to refuse to approve a rescue plan for two firms in house builders McInerney group.

A High Court judge will revisit his decision to refuse to approve a rescue plan for two McInerney group firms.

A JUDGE yesterday extended High Court protection for the McInerney construction group until December 3.

Builders McInerney Homes have been given an extra 30 days of High Court protection from their creditors.

A HIGH Court judge has directed that three banks opposed to a rescue scheme for McInerney building group should be given information about valuations on properties of the company.

A HIGH Court judge wants more information on valuations of properties owned by the troubled McInerney construction group before a hearing takes place on a rescue plan for the group.

The High Court extended protection to the troubled McInerney building group until November 2.

THREE banks owed tens of millions of euro by house builders McInerney Homes opposed the firm and related companies being allowed go into examinership, the High Court has heard.

A WEEK after it had its Irish operations put into examinership, housebuilder McInerney Holdings has reported half-year pre-tax losses of €10.9m.

TWO of the country’s best known companies are this morning reliant on court protection from their creditors as they try to rescue their ailing businesses.

The High Court has this evening appointed an interim examiner to house building firm McInerney Homes and several realted companies after being informed that an independent accountant's report revealed that firms have a reasonable prospect of survival.

One of the UK’s biggest ice cream makers looked set to join forces with a European counterpart after agreeing to a £182m (€265m) takeover today.