Dolmen Stockbrokers made a pre-tax loss of just under €2.5m in 2010, accounts just lodged with the Companies Office show, but the firm expects its 2011 accounts to show a return to profitability.

Irish waste management company Advanced Environmental Solutions (AES), announced today it has completed its recent fundraising.

Bedminster International, a bio-energy technology company, has signed a €200m agreement to convert post-consumer organic material into a high quality bio-fuel in the United States.