Organisation: Kerry Group plc

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business

Danny Healy Rae's plant-hire business sees profits rise by 85%

The plant-hire company owned by independent Kerry TD, Danny Healy Rae last year recorded an 85% increase in post tax profits to €444,227.

farming

Kerry joins AMBM, improves its buying power

farming

COMMENT: Sour taste from Kerry Co-op share redemption plan

news

Watch: Tireless Traveller advocate accepts honorary doctorate

farming

Experienced Denis Cregan is Ornua’s first ever non-executive director

farming

Dairygold Co-op’s property deal with Reox to turn debts into assets

Golfers pitch in to raise €35k in memory of Donal

The memory of an inspirational teenager lured golfers to sun-splashed fairways in Killarney, Co Kerry, yesterday.

Sat, 06 Jul, 2013

Horsemeat scandal hits Kerry Group

Though Kerry Group plc is not implicated in the horsemeat scandal, it has had an impact on sales of some of its frozen products, especially those containing processed beef, according to group chief executive Stan McCarthy.

Thu, 02 May, 2013

Tourism body set to decide on €5m project

Fáilte Ireland will shortly decide on a submission seeking its support for a €5m cultural and sports heritage project in Kerry.

Fri, 04 Jan, 2013

Kerry Group directors take 14% pay cut despite growth

The executive directors of Kerry Group Plc have been on the receiving end of a 14% pay cut despite the fact that the company recorded pre-tax profits of €449.1m.

Fri, 06 Apr, 2012

Noonan growth forecast doubts

FINANCE Minister Michael Noonan’s forecast for faster economic growth this year may prove too optimistic, according to a Bloomberg News survey.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2012

Kerry Co-op agree change to transfer a 25% shareholding to Kerry Group

MEMBERS of Kerry Co-op have approved a change in shareholder regulations which is now likely to lead to the transfer of 25% of their shareholding to Kerry Group PLC.

Wed, 17 Aug, 2011

Kerry Co-op shareholders agree by 80% majority to ownership changes

MORE than 1,600 Kerry Co-op shareholders yesterday agreed by an 80% majority to changes which will net them a €290 million windfall in a share exchange with Kerry Group.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2011

Kerry Group ‘to continue’ to make acquisitions

KERRY Group plc will continue growing and making acquisitions, adding to its reputation as a leading global food company, chief executive Stan McCarthy told the group’s AGM in Tralee, yesterday.

Wed, 11 May, 2011

Kerry earnings set to grow by 10%

GLOBAL food giant Kerry Group Plc expects earnings per share to grow by 10% this year, chief executive Stan McCarthy yesterday told the group’s annual general meeting in Tralee.

Thu, 06 May, 2010

Glanbia deal seems weighted against farmers

NEXT month the farmer owners of Glanbia Co-op will vote at two separate meetings on the proposed buy out of the Irish dairy and agri businesses currently owned by the Plc.

Sat, 24 Apr, 2010

Co-op plans to buy dairy and agri parts of plc

GLANBIA Co-op, which owns 54% of Glanbia plc, has announced its plan to buy the Irish dairy and agri businesses of the plc.

Thu, 11 Mar, 2010

Project management firm appoints new chairman

Leading project management consultancy the PM Group has announced the appointment of Kevin Kelly as Chairman of the Board.

Thu, 27 Aug, 2009

Breeo Foods sale blocked

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.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2008

Dairygold must return €750,000 grant after Welsh plant closure

DAIRYGOLD has had to pay back a €750,000 grant to the Welsh Assembly government, stemming from last year’s closure of its Dairygold Food Products cheese company packing plant in Wales.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2008

New chief executive for Bord na Móna

Bord na Móna has today announced the appointment of Mr Gabriel D’Arcy as managing director.

Wed, 17 Oct, 2007

Kerry co-op shareholders to get €200m

KERRY CO-OP shareholders in south Munster are in line for a €200m plus windfall in the coming months.

Tue, 19 Jun, 2007

Kerry begins buyback programme

Kerry Group plc today announced the commencement of a buy back programme of up to 2.8 million ordinary shares, representing approximately 1.5% of the issued ordinary share capital of the company.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2006

Farmers benefit from co-op’s plc shares

KERRY Co-op has transferred 10% of its equity stake in Kerry Group Plc directly back to its farmer shareholders.

Tue, 20 Jun, 2006

Southern Ring Road battle ends in defeat for Mungret multi-award-winner

ONE of the country’s best-known dairy farms is exiting the industry to make way for a new highway.

Thu, 25 May, 2006

Dairying ‘threatened by EU cutbacks’

DAIRY industry chiefs have warned Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan the dairy sector was under serious threat due to excessive withdrawal of market supports by the EU.

Fri, 27 May, 2005

DDA buys Jeanie Johnston for €2.7m

THE replica famine ship The Jeanie Johnston, which cost €15.5 million to build, has been sold to the Dublin Docklands Authority (DDA) for €2.7million.

Wed, 18 May, 2005

Jeanie set to be sold to Dublin Docklands Authority

The sale of replica famine ship Jeanie Johnston to the Dublin Docklands Authority (DDA) looks set to go ahead, it emerged today.

Tue, 17 May, 2005

Kerry becoming an industrial wasteland, says SIPTU official

AMID claims that Kerry is becoming an industrial wasteland, state agencies were called on yesterday to help existing industries, which are under pressure, to become more competitive.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2005

ISEQ on the up

The ISEQ index of shares put a lacklustre start to the week behind it this morning as it gained 25.66 points to 6172.27 in early trading.

Wed, 22 Dec, 2004

Rose of Tralee in full bloom again

AFTER surviving a financial crisis that threatened its future, the Rose of Tralee Festival will go ahead in late August.

Thu, 01 Jul, 2004

Kerry buys US food companies in $62m deals

Kerry Group PLC said it has bought US based Da Vinci Gourmet and Crystals International for $62m (€52.6m).

Fri, 10 Oct, 2003

Brosnan walks away from Kerry Group

KERRY Group legend Denis Brosnan has walked away from the leading global food ingredients company he helped create.

Wed, 06 Aug, 2003

25% sales hike at Kerry Group

SATISFACTION with a year of solid performance was tinged with emotion at the imminent departure of chairman Denis Brosnan, who was accorded a standing ovation, at the annual general meeting of Kerry Group plc, in Tralee, yesterday.

Wed, 28 May, 2003

Finance sector lifts ISEQ

The ISEQ closed in positive territory yesterday, rising 28.91 points from Tuesday's tally to 4341.37 points.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2002

Walsh makes calls to rationalise dairy sector

THE Government has accepted the need for rationalisation of the dairy processing sector, Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh has said.

Tue, 05 Nov, 2002

Jeanie hopes to be kept afloat by Shannon Development

THE fate of the troubled Jeanie Johnston could today hinge on an announcement by Shannon Development.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2002

Milk price a big issue in race for Kerry seats

MILK price will be an election issue in north Munster next month, when farmers in the former Golden Vale Co-op area vote three colleagues onto the board of Kerry Group.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2002

Jeanie Johnston company welcomes spending review

THE troubled Jeanie Johnston company yesterday welcomed a full review ordered by Marine Minister Dermot Ahern into the spending of 10m euro of taxpayers' money on the 16m euro project.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2002