Eight companies have been placed on a watchlist by the environmental watchdog and could ultimately lose their licence if they continue to damage the environment.

REOX may be forced back into the marketplace to seek a repeat deal offering the “compelling value” which had swung its decision to sell its Breeo division to Kerry Group.

DIY AND homewares group 4HOME Superstores is set to hit its target of 600 employees by the year’s end following the opening of its 12th store.

THE milk price gap continued to narrow in 2005, with only a 1.39 cent per litre (6.3 cent per gallon) range over the 14 co-ops and dairies in the Irish Farmers Journal/KPMG Milk Price Audit.