Anthony O'Reilly is to step down as CEO of Independent News and Media (INM), it was announced this morning.

Communications tycoon Denis O'Brien has become Ireland's wealthiest man, according to the latest rich list from Forbes magazine.

Hundreds of workers were occupying Ireland's world-famous Waterford Crystal factory tonight after being told by text message they were losing their jobs.

A convicted murderer and drug dealer has been jailed for two years by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after he was found in possession of €1,980 worth of cocaine.

Waterford Wedgwood this morning requested that its shares be suspended from trading on the Irish stock exchange following the appointment of a receiver.

Independent News & Media's Newry print centre is to benefit from an additional £7m (€10m) investment for further expansion and the purchase of two high speed print towers, it was announced today.

Financier Dermot Desmond has reportedly become Ireland's richest man after selling London City Airport for €1.1bn.

Independent News & Media has this morning reported growth in a mumber of areas in a trading statement for the first half of the year.

Media group Independent News & Media has said early results for 2006 are in line with expectations.

IRISH newspaper and publishing group Independent News & Media (INM) expects cost cuts and rising advertising revenue from growing markets to boost its operating margin to 20% by mid-2007, top executives said on Friday.

Waterford Wedgwood group CEO Redmond O'Donoghue is to retire from his position.

Media group Independent News & Media (INM) has said it has experienced "sustainable revenue growth" in each of its five primary markets so far this year.

Before-tax profit at Independent News and Media rose 55% to €189.1m in 2004 from €122m in 2003.

Independent News and Media plc has reported a profit before tax and exceptionals increase of almost 20% to €154.6m.

Eircom last night confirmed that it is considering a flotation on the stock market.

Waterford Wedgwood, the ISEQ-listed luxury goods firm, has completed a three-for-eleven rights issue, raising €38.5m to restructure its debts.The company also completed a €166m bond issue.

The ISEQ opened in the black for the tenth session in a row with a firm gain of 20 points, or 0.41%, up to 4992.

Around 600 staff worldwide are to lose their jobs with Independent News & Media (INM) as part of a cost-saving restructuring programme.

Waterford Wedgwood has announced a pre-tax pre-exceptional loss of €12.1m in the six months to 30 September, compared with a profit of €24.5m in the year earlier.

Waterford Wedgwood has revealed a drop in profits following a wave of job cuts.

The sale of Eircom to the Valentia consortium heady by Anthony O'Reilly is to go ahead.

Eircom's board of directors have given their backing to Anthony O'Reilly's bid to take over the company.

The Denis O'Brien-led bid to take over Eircom's fixed-line business has called on the company's independent directors not to recommend to shareholders the latest Valentia buy-out offer.

The board of Eircom and the Sir Anthony O'Reilly-backed Valentia consortium have agreed terms of a revised offer for the company's fixed-line business.

Members of Eircom's staff have presented a petition to the company's head office in Dublin expressing their opposition to the e-Island bid to take over the company.

The Eircom board has agreed to be recommend the £2bn e-Island bid to its shareholders.

Eircom has agreed to be taken over by Valentia Telecommunications in a £1bn deal.

Advisors from Eircom are expected to spend the day in meetings with the

There are reports today that American buyout giant Kohlbery Kravis Roberts has emerged as a possible fourth bidder for Eircom.