Bord na Móna €426m turnover
Bord na Móna’s has reported a 11 per cent increase in turnover to a record €426.1 million for the financial year ended in March 2013. [...]
Energia Emerges As The ‘Greenest Energy Supplier’ On The Island Of Ireland
Ireland's largest independent energy provider, Energia has emerged as the Greenest Energy Supplier on the island of Ireland. The top all-island ranking comes in the [...]
ESB seeks partner to set up fibre network
Vodafone and BT Ireland are vying to partner ESB in building a €400 million super-fast fibre network, which will be strung across ESB poles and run directly into [...]
‘Cowboy’ builders will face State blacklist
The Government is going to try to effectively blacklist construction firms who dodge paying taxes and give preferential treatment to companies with clean records. A [...]
Cork firms see rise in optimism
There was an increase in confidence among businesses in the Cork region over the past quarter with most respondents expecting to see an increase in [...]
RIAI Concerned About Gaeltacht’s Report On Registration Of The Title Architect
The RIAI has expressed concern that many of the recommendations contained in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht's report on Registration [...]
Need to fast-track new water supply for Dublin – Humphreys
With Dublin City Council requesting citizens to conserve water and minimize use, it shows the urgent need for a strategic water reserve for the region, [...]
EirGrid seeking feedback on Interconnector scheme
EirGrid is seeking feedback on a key new report on the proposed north south interconnector, a cross-border scheme that will improve the all-island electricity system. [...]
Greens Deliver playground rubbish to NAMA
Calling for greater transparency on who is responsible for managing unfinished estates. Joe O’Brien the Green Party representative for the Balbriggan Ward today delivered a bag [...]
Debtors protect assets in private trust
Hundreds of distressed borrowers — including businessman Bill Cullen — have ploughed their assets into a single private trust in a bid to prevent lenders [...]
75 jobs announced under the Succeed in Ireland Initiative
AnTaoiseach, Enda Kenny TD and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD today [Friday] announced that three multinational companies are establishing new [...]
Archaeologists find ancient fish trap at Diageo site
Discovered by archaeologists at Diageo’s construction site at Victoria Quay in Dublin, is believed to be an ancient fish trap dating back to the mesolithic [...]
New Waterford City Fire Station to begin construction within weeks
Fine Gael Waterford Deputy Paudie Coffey has said that the construction of the new Waterford City Fire Station will begin in the coming weeks. Deputy [...]
Kingspan examined – Davy Stockbrokers
The ISEQ is a lot easier this morning at 4,067, down 30 points as European markets buck world trends in reaction to some poor earnings [...]
EU Commissioner says no more public money for ailing banks
European Union banks that do not pass the next round of stress tests and need to secure more funding will have no further recourse to public money, [...]
Green REIT day 1
Green REIT, Ireland’s first property investment trust, rose in its first day of trading in Dublin today on expectations that the company will benefit from [...]
CRH plc announces Chief Executive Designate
Albert Manifold will assume the role of Group Chief Executive on 1 January 2014, following the retirement of the current Chief Executive, Myles Lee, after [...]
Kenny’s big jobs plan!
Enda Kenny today sets out his Government's new plan to take 75,000 long-term unemployed off the dole queues. In an exclusive interview with theIrish Independent, Mr [...]
€54 million invested in 84 Irish based companies
The Enterprise Ireland Seed & Venture Capital Programme 2012 Report launched today [Thursday] by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, shows a [...]
Microsoft tops Irish exporters list
Microsoft has become the top exporter in Ireland, increasing its export turnover by 37 per cent in the past year and beating competition from fellow tech [...]
Housing crisis raging with inadequate government response: Ellis
Sinn Féin housing spokesperson, Dessie Ellis TD said today: “The government is allowing the housing crisis to rage on with wholly inadequate numbers of homes [...]














