The president of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) Bertie O’Leary has called on Glanbia shareholders to vote “yes” and pave the way for the creation of Glanbia Ingredients Ireland.

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, has bought Lonely Planet in a deal that values the travel publisher at about £100 million (€143m).

A high level of business sale and transfer activity should be expected in 2006, according to a Bank of Ireland business banking survey released today.

FINANCIAL advisers to Jurys Doyle Group and Precinct have been engaged in serious talks over the past week thrashing out details of the €1.04 billion bid on the table from Precinct.

THREE Irish businessmen yesterday launched a €113m takeover bid for the Gresham Hotel group. The long-threatened takeover bid for the Gresham Hotel Group finally came yesterday afternoon.