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<p>August 1922: Free State troops make their way along Clontarf St towards Lower Oliver Plunkett St and the city centre. Clontarf St is now bounded by the Clayton Hotel and Deloitte, and the structure atop Clontarf Bridge is long gone. Picture: Irish Examiner Archive</p>

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Irish Civil War: Free State takes over its second city after naval landings and the Battle for Cork

Having fought through Passage West and Rochestown, Emmet Dalton's troops met little resistance in Cork as the 'Irregulars' sabotaged train lines and printing presses before retreating

general

Book review: Ireland: The Autobiography ed. by John Bowman

business

Patrick Pearse plotted to import guns in the South-west

The undercover war: spies in Cork were not shot on mere suspicion

business

DCC set to land €23m damages boost

business

Shares in Grafton group take tumble

DCC expects double-digit growth

MARKETING and distribution group DCC Plc posted a smaller-than-expected fall in half-year earnings yesterday and said it expected to nudge into double-digit earnings growth in the second half.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2005

House building expected to slow

HOUSE BUILDING activity has reached a peak and will slow down over the next two years, according to a new report from Davy Stockbrokers.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2005

NTR ‘set to shift focus onto waste’

TOLL road group NTR will continue to reduce its reliance on Dublin’s West Link and East Link bridges and will instead look to Greenstar, its waste management business, to deliver up to 40% of profits next year, according to Davy Stockbrokers.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2005

Kingspan profits increase by 34%

KINGSPAN shares rose 3% yesterday after the Cavan-based building materials group delivered a 34% increase in pre-tax profits.

Wed, 09 Mar, 2005

Shareholders happy as McInerney reports strong performance results

HOUSEBUILDER McInerney kept the good news coming for shareholders yesterday as it reported a strong full-year performance.

Sat, 15 Jan, 2005

DCC trading statement positive

DCC share forecasts were upgraded yesterday after the firm issued a very positive trading statement.

Fri, 09 Jul, 2004

Stockbrokers push up Heiton’s EPS forecast

HEITON’S up-beat trading statement has prompted Davy, Merrion and NCB stockbrokers to push up their earnings per share (EPS) forecast for the current year.

Tue, 11 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

Housebuilding stocks are ‘cheap’

HOUSEBUILDING stocks in Ireland and Britain look extremely cheap at present, according to Davy Stockbrokers, who believe current ratings in the sector all but assume a crash in house prices.

Wed, 21 Apr, 2004

McInerney pre-tax profits up by 38%

PRE-TAX profits at McInerney Holdings have exceeded all expectations, increasing by 38% to €28.46m in 2003.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2004

McInerney pre-tax profits increase by 26% to €26m

PRE-TAX profits at McInerney increased by 26% to €26 million in 2003, according to Davy Stockbrokers.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2004

McInerney builds profit to €26m

BUILDERS McInerney are on course to record pre-tax profits of €26 million when the company publishes full-year results for 2003 at the end of February, Davy Stockbrokers said yesterday.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2004

McInerney investors’ dividend boost

INVESTORS in McInerney Holdings plc who have seen the value of their shares increase by 64% this year received a dividend boost yesterday when the company announced a 17% increase in pre-tax profits.

Fri, 12 Sep, 2003

Grafton share price boosted

CONSTRUCTION and building materials provider Grafton Group’s shares raced ahead yesterday after the company said it expected profits to exceed stockbroker forecasts.

Thu, 03 Jul, 2003

Goodbody up share prices of Sherry Fitzgerald

PRE-TAX profits at real estate company Sherry Fitzgerald leaped by 63% in the first six months of the year prompting Goodbody Stockbrokers to up their target shares price for the company by 40%.

Wed, 25 Sep, 2002