Person: Eugene Murtagh

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Billionaires' wealth grew during pandemic but 160 million people forced into poverty

Worldwide, a new billionaire is created every 26 hours — while inequality kills 21k-plus poor people every day

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Kingspan chairman makes €44.5m from share sale

Kingspan founder and chairman Eugene Murtagh has made €44.5m from selling a tranche of his shares in the company.

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Kingspan executive pay levels rise nearly 11%

Executive pay levels at building materials group Kingspan jumped by nearly 11% last year.

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Kernan hails Crokes class

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Kernan: Segregation wrong route

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Kingspan buys US group for €75m

Kingspan chief executive’s salary increase of 46%

THE chief executive of building materials group Kingspan received a 46% pay hike last year.

Tue, 15 Apr, 2008

Match mix-up ‘human error’

LEINSTER COUNCIL chiefs have written off as ‘human error’ the embarrassing end to Sunday’s clash of the Dublin and Meath football champions.

Tue, 13 Nov, 2007

Dr Crokes may protest Crossmaglen win

Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0-13 Dr Crokes (Kerry) 1-5

Sun, 01 Apr, 2007

Donegal show durability

THIS was about the survival of the fittest in the context of Donegal’s physical superiority in a bruising encounter at Brewster Park yesterday.

Mon, 31 Jul, 2006

Profits and share earnings to exceed expectations, say Kingspan

Construction industry giant Kingspan Group are upbeat ahead of today's annual general meeting.

Thu, 25 May, 2006

Down get first blood

Captain Benny Coulter ensured it was first blood to Down in the Ulster SFC as he scored the only goal in a 1-13 to 0-11 preliminary round win over Cavan at Casement Park.

Sun, 07 May, 2006

Tomás Ó Sé to face disciplinary probe

Kerry wing back Tomas Ó Sé is to be brought before the GAA's Central Disciplinary Committee after attention was brought to an incident involving the player in the Kingdom's Munster SFC semi-final victory over Limerick.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2005

Kingspan shares rise 2% as chairman tells of sales surge

KINGSPAN shares rose 2% yesterday after the Cavan-based building materials group issued an upbeat statement on recent trading.

Fri, 27 May, 2005

Kingspan sales 'well ahead' of 2004

Construction company Kingspan has said sales for the first four months of 2005 are "wee ahead" of the same period last year.

Thu, 26 May, 2005

Building materials firm bosses paid like kings

EUGENE MURTAGH, who stepped down as chief executive of building materials group Kingspan, earned just shy of €1 million last year.

Tue, 03 May, 2005

Kildare on march as lifeless Laois swept aside

Kildare 0-13 Laois 0-8

Mon, 14 Mar, 2005

Kingspan profits climb 34% to €88m

Building materials giant Kingspan saw 2004 pre-tax profits climb 34% to €88m, the group revealed this morning.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2005

Kingspan shares surge after 32.5% profits hike

KINGSPAN’S share price surged ahead by almost 6% yesterday after the company disclosed first half pre-tax profits increased by 32.5% to €37.5 million, well ahead of expectations.

Wed, 08 Sep, 2004

Longford referee Murtagh gets six-month ban

Inter-county referee Eugene Murtagh has been banned for six months and his club has been flung out of the Longford County Junior football championship.

Mon, 16 Aug, 2004

AIB up 4c as bank reveals further irregularities

The ISEQ finished up 7.61 points today to 5227.86.

Thu, 27 May, 2004

Kingspan confident in robust market conditions

Kingspan shareholders have been given an upbeat assessment about the company's prospects in 2004.

Thu, 27 May, 2004

ISEQ up in light trade

The ISEQ index was up 13.80 points to 5234.05 in early morning trade.

Thu, 27 May, 2004

Kingspan expects increased revenues

KINGSPAN has “identified over €500 million in ‘new’ revenues to chase”, according to Davy Stockbrokers.

Sat, 01 May, 2004

Strong euro hits Kingspan but profits up

THE strength of the euro hit profits at building supplies manufacturer Kingspan to the tune of €2 million in 2003 but the company still managed to increase pre-tax profits by 3% to €65.4m.

Wed, 10 Mar, 2004

Kingspan pre-tax profits build to €65.5m

Kingspan PLC, the building products manufacturer, has released results for year ended December 31, 2003.

Tue, 09 Mar, 2004

Crafty Darcy delivers for Brigid’s

St. Brigid’s (Dublin) 3-11 Round Towers (Kildare) 1-10

Mon, 08 Dec, 2003

US panel awards Kingspan $40m

KINGSPAN Group, the largest Irish maker of flooring and insulation boards, has been awarded $40.1 million (€33.9 million) in damages in a major US judgment.

Sat, 11 Oct, 2003

Kingspan awarded damages over purchase

Irish Construction firm Kingspan has been awarded more than $40m €33m in damages over its purchase of US company Tate in 2001.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2003

Currency weakness sees Kingspan’s profits dip

Pre-tax profits of €23.8m have been announced by building materials group Kingspan for the first-six months of 2003.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2003

12c dividend boosts Kingspan shares as profits plunge 13% to €63.7m

KINGSPAN shares rose by 7.74% yesterday on the back of the promise of a special 12c dividend as pre-tax profits plunged by 13% to €63.7 million.

Wed, 12 Mar, 2003

Cavan bounce back to beat Mayo

Cavan 1-16 Mayo 0-11

Sun, 02 Mar, 2003

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