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home and gardens

Design and Crafts Council of Ireland awards encourage strong craft and manufacturing base

BASED in Kilkenny and doing stalwart work for Irish design, the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCOI), announced its Future Makers Awards and Supports Programme 2016 at a ceremony in Dublin last Wednesday.

property

Office scheme refused at suburban Wilton

business

Nualight buys firm for €11m

business

First Derivatives sees profits rise 15%

Power grab

What senators cost

Kentz secures €170m South Africa contract

CLONMEL-BASED engineering firm Kentz has won a $250 million (€170m) contract in South Africa.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2008

Series encourages ecofriendly living

LIMERICK-BASED company ResourceKraft has teamed up with RTÉ in providing technical advice and solutions for the broadcaster’s latest ecofriendly television production, My Family Aren’t Wasters.

Mon, 05 May, 2008

United Drug to buy JVA for up to €21m

DUBLIN-BASED international drug wholesale group United Drug has completed its seventh acquisition of the year by buying Irish company JVA Analytical for an initial consideration of €16.5 million in cash.

Fri, 14 Dec, 2007

Celestica creates 120 jobs in Galway

GALWAY-BASED manufacturing firm Celestica is to create 120 jobs following a huge expansion, which will allow it to produce a new product used with iPods and mobile phones.

Wed, 21 Nov, 2007

Providence buys majority share in English oil field for €16.4m

DUBLIN-BASED oil and gas exploration company, Providence Resources, has purchased a majority share in the potentially lucrative Singleton Oil Field in the south of England for $22 million (€16.4m).

Tue, 03 Apr, 2007

Arcapita completes Veridian takeover

BAHRAIN-BASED Islamic investment firm Arcapita Bank said yester- day, it had completed its £1.62 billion (€2.4bn) purchase of Viridian Group, the North’s biggest electricity supplier.

Mon, 11 Dec, 2006

Kerry-based consultant to be elected IHCA president

A KERRY-BASED female obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Mary McCaffrey, is expected to be elected president of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) at a national council meeting today.

Sat, 10 Jun, 2006

BT and Mapflow announce multi-million euro deal

Dublin-based Location Based Services (LBS) firm Mapflow has secured a contract with BT Wholesale.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2005

AgCert delays E400m flotation by 24 hours

Conor Keane and David Clerkin

Fri, 03 Jun, 2005

Hopeful signs for Elan

ATHLONE-BASED pharmaceutical company Elan has been assigned a hold recommendation

Tue, 26 Nov, 2002