DCC shares performed sluggishly despite the group reporting a strong performance for its seasonally less important first half. The company says it remains on course for another full year of profit growth.

DCC shares performed sluggishly despite the group reporting a strong performance for its seasonally less important first half. The company says it remains on course for another full year of profit growth, writes Geoff Precival.

Support services group DCC paid out over €3m in performance-related bonuses to its top three executives last year, driving combined executive pay levels up from €8.54m to just under €11.5m. 

Shares in DCC slipped by as much as 3% yesterday despite the group posting strong annual earnings for 2016 and forecasting further good growth this year.

DCC is to spend over €140m on buying Shell’s commercial fuel business in Hong Kong and Macau, marking its first expansion in the energy services market outside Europe.

Night hunters, or lampers, pursuing rabbits and hares have been urged to seek farmers’ permission following complaints about risks to livestock and, furthermore, amid rising fears of rural burglaries.

Kerry GAA secretary Peter Twiss has warned against a “highly dangerous” proposal from a senior football club in the county of postponing all SFC games between July’s Munster final and Kerry’s exit from the All-Ireland Football Championship.

Having showcased their footballing flair on Sunday to claim the Sam Maguire, Dublin’s footballers tapped into other talents last night on their victory parade.

Having showcased their footballing flair on Sunday to claim the Sam Maguire, Dublin’s footballers tapped into other talents last night on their victory parade.

The Red Mills Unraced Bitch Stake series, run in conjunction with the individual track supporters’ clubs, continues be a great success, and last Friday night’s victory for Badminton Rossa, in the Youghal renewal, was further testament to that.

Land subsidence is causing serious problems, including sewage back-up, in an unfinished housing estate in Co Kerry.

On a relatively quiet week on the greyhound front, it was good to hear a sponsor has been secured for the Laurels, albeit on a short-term basis. 

Esther N McCarthy is away with the fairies this week — and has picked up a few other bits along her way.

"First and foremost, a very proudfather and second, a very proud club chairman," beams Donal Murphy.

Day two of the Ballabuidhe festival featured the Murphys/Western Beverages Grand Prix final, with six runners who qualified from Sunday’s heats.

DCC chief Tommy Breen is in line for his first salary increase in seven years, with his basic pay set to rise by over 2% in the group’s current financial year.

A man has pleaded guilty to stealing in the region of €1,650 after being offered the use of a staff toilet at a small city centre cafe where he was having a cup of tea and a pancake.

DCC’s executive directors were rewarded for the group’s strong growth last year, with an almost 50% increase in annual pay levels and a near fourfold rise in performance-related bonuses.

An employment appeals tribunal that ruled in favour of allowing some witnesses give evidence in camera in a case involving SouthDoc has rejected an attempt by the Irish Examiner to reverse that ruling.

A GP co-op that recently claimed to be “on its knees” is facing another budget cut of up to 10% in 2013.

Clyda Rovers 1-8 Kinsale 1-8

Gearoid Finn proved the hero for Kinsale on Saturday when he kicked the winning point deep into injury time.

Executive pay levels at support services group DCC marginally declined last year.

Rathmore are benefiting from retired inter-county star Tom O’Sullivan’s presence as they sit proudly on top of Division 1 after a tough 0-7 to 0-6 local derby win over Gneeveguilla.

The IDA has said there will be more technology jobs announced here by multinationals in the coming months.

It was a sight reminiscent of 1970s Belfast rather than a quiet cul de sac on Cork’s northside.

MASS MARKETFICTION

KINSALE will face Youghal in the IFC quarter-final after they overcame the challenge of Cill na Martra in a dour contest at Ovens on Saturday evening.

LAST year’s Kerry IFC champions Gneeveguilla face the prospect of an immediate return to that grade after they came up agonisingly short in a winner-take-all SFC round two clash at home to Dingle yesterday.

TOTAL combined pay for executive directors at DCC fell nearly €400,000 last year, despite the support services group’s strong performance.

THE household names have given way to the names of households.

TOTAL remuneration outlay at support services group DCC increased by €500,000 in its last financial year, according to the company’s latest annual report.

THE Irish Trotting & Harness Racing Federation (ITHRF) is objecting to Cork County Council plans to introduce bylaws on beaches which will severely curtail their sport and a number of other activities.

THE Bishop of Galway, Martin Drennan, is coming under increased pressure to reverse his decision not to resign due to the findings of the Murphy report into cleric child sex abuse in Dublin.

ONE of the country’s biggest dairies has delighted consumers and incurred the wrath of milk producers by cutting 20 cent off a two litre pack of milk.

Practical Allotment Gardening Course: Ightermurragh Garden Allotments Ladysbridge, East Cork.

Business support services group DCC has announced three new appointments to its board of directors.

Marts: A top price of €803 was paid for the champion continental bull weanling at the Annual Weanling Show and Sale at Skibbereen Mart yesterday.

DESPITE the inclement weather, a huge crowd turned out for day one of the Ballabuidhe Racing festival yesterday.