Fingleton loans: the golden circle
Society's €4.4bn rubberstamping binge financed casinos, hotels, golf resorts and French vineyards
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Society's €4.4bn rubberstamping binge financed casinos, hotels, golf resorts and French vineyards
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Davy clients hold $60m in Facebook before IPO
Irish investors set to make sixfold return on stake in just two years
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Irish investors set to make sixfold return on stake in just two years
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Resistance is futile in face of greedy, secretive gnomes
Swift and radical action is needed to lead us out of austerity but politicians shy away from such seismic choices
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Swift and radical action is needed to lead us out of austerity but politicians shy away from such seismic choices
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Potential Nama conflict over Murphy
Gerry Murphy, a senior managing director in the multibillion Blackstone Group, is being tipped as the latest member of a high-powered group being set up to advise government on the National Asset Management Agency.
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Gerry Murphy, a senior managing director in the multibillion Blackstone Group, is being tipped as the latest member of a high-powered group being set up to advise government on the National Asset Management Agency.
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Half of us now own smart phones
HALF of us will own a smartphone before the year is out, sales figures are suggesting.
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HALF of us will own a smartphone before the year is out, sales figures are suggesting.
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Buyers circle landmark Dublin store as Clerys on the block for estimated €50m
Buyers are believed to be circling landmark department store Clerys, where around €30m in bank borrowing fell due on February 1.
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Buyers are believed to be circling landmark department store Clerys, where around €30m in bank borrowing fell due on February 1.
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Quinn Group grounded as chopper sells for just €1m
Private jet with gold taps next to go
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Private jet with gold taps next to go
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Not much in Facebook IPO for little guys
LATER this year, social networking site Facebook will launch a massive internet IPO. The flotation is expected to value Facebook, founded just eight years ago, at up to $100bn (€76bn).
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LATER this year, social networking site Facebook will launch a massive internet IPO. The flotation is expected to value Facebook, founded just eight years ago, at up to $100bn (€76bn).
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Court rejects Kim Dotcom's appeal
A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing sitemegaupload.comto be freed on bail, agreeing with prosecutors there was a risk he would attempt to flee before an extradition hearing.
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A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing sitemegaupload.comto be freed on bail, agreeing with prosecutors there was a risk he would attempt to flee before an extradition hearing.
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Ryanair rushes to add 26 routes as Malev collapses
THE Irish arm of the ground-handling firm Servisair surrounded Hungarian flag carrier Malev's aircraft at Dublin airport yesterday.
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THE Irish arm of the ground-handling firm Servisair surrounded Hungarian flag carrier Malev's aircraft at Dublin airport yesterday.
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NAMA takes over control of 'landbank' site with €90m debt
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has moved against developer David Agar, taking control of a "land-bank" development site with debts of €90m.
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The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has moved against developer David Agar, taking control of a "land-bank" development site with debts of €90m.
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Troika paper will extend to the wider restructuring of Irish banks
THE "technical paper" being worked on by officials from the EC/ECB/IMF bailout team extends to the wider restructuring of the Irish banking system and not just ways to lower the cost of Anglo Irish Bank's €30bn bailout.
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THE "technical paper" being worked on by officials from the EC/ECB/IMF bailout team extends to the wider restructuring of the Irish banking system and not just ways to lower the cost of Anglo Irish Bank's €30bn bailout.
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Jobs take a hit as activity across the services sector shrinks again
ACTIVITY in the services sector shrank in January, for the second month running.
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ACTIVITY in the services sector shrank in January, for the second month running.
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O'Leary to fight top-up of Aer Lingus pension fund
AER Lingus remained tight-lipped yesterday after Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said his airline is initiating legal proceedings against its rival to prevent the injection of any fresh funds into a pension scheme deeply in deficit.
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AER Lingus remained tight-lipped yesterday after Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said his airline is initiating legal proceedings against its rival to prevent the injection of any fresh funds into a pension scheme deeply in deficit.
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ISEQ breaks 3,100 level for first time in 18 months
THE ISEQ closed a week of steady gains on a high, breaking the 3,100 level for the first time in nearly 18 months as fears of catastrophe in Europe faded and the US showed real signs of a rebound.
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THE ISEQ closed a week of steady gains on a high, breaking the 3,100 level for the first time in nearly 18 months as fears of catastrophe in Europe faded and the US showed real signs of a rebound.
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EU intrusion on national budgets 'won't solve' the euro debt crisis
Former Taoiseach John Bruton yesterday warned that new European budget rules that allow the EU to intrude into national budget-making will not solve the debt crisis.
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Former Taoiseach John Bruton yesterday warned that new European budget rules that allow the EU to intrude into national budget-making will not solve the debt crisis.
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Devey firm is facing liquidation
A company at the heart of hotel and nursing home developer Terry Devey's business empire is facing liquidation.
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A company at the heart of hotel and nursing home developer Terry Devey's business empire is facing liquidation.
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Buoyant US jobs increase for January boosts global stocks
Stocks jumped and the dollar climbed against the yen yesterday as a surge in US job creation fuelled optimism about the world's biggest economy, though uncertainty over a Greek debt restructuring deal kept the euro little changed.
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Stocks jumped and the dollar climbed against the yen yesterday as a surge in US job creation fuelled optimism about the world's biggest economy, though uncertainty over a Greek debt restructuring deal kept the euro little changed.
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Ireland is facing 'a lost decade' due to private debt
THE Government is too focused on the question of public debt when it needs to concentrate on private indebtedness, according to a leading economist.
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THE Government is too focused on the question of public debt when it needs to concentrate on private indebtedness, according to a leading economist.
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Corporate enforcer quits
This week's announcement that Paul Appleby is to retire as head of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has once again thrust the low-key bureaucrat into the limelight.
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This week's announcement that Paul Appleby is to retire as head of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has once again thrust the low-key bureaucrat into the limelight.
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BoI shares soar by 15pc in investor rush
SHARES in Bank of Ireland soared another 15pc yesterday -- putting them up more than 80pc for the year to date -- as institutional investors piled into the PLC.
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SHARES in Bank of Ireland soared another 15pc yesterday -- putting them up more than 80pc for the year to date -- as institutional investors piled into the PLC.
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Quinn family argues Anglo should be deprived of loan security
They allege transactions were for illegally propping up share price
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They allege transactions were for illegally propping up share price
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Desmond increases shareholding in INM
BILLIONAIRE investor Dermot Desmond has raised his stake in Independent News & Media, according to a stock-exchange filing issued last night. Mr Desmond's investment vehicle IIU Nominees said it had increased its stake in the publisher of this newspaper from 4.54pc to 5.75pc. IIU now owns 31.6 million shares in the company, according to yesterday's filing.
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BILLIONAIRE investor Dermot Desmond has raised his stake in Independent News & Media, according to a stock-exchange filing issued last night. Mr Desmond's investment vehicle IIU Nominees said it had increased its stake in the publisher of this newspaper from 4.54pc to 5.75pc. IIU now owns 31.6 million shares in the company, according to yesterday's filing.
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Viridian's wind-farm assets put up for sale
Irish wind-farm assets belonging to energy firm Viridian have been formally put up for sale by the company's Bahrain owner, Arcapita. They could fetch as much as €200m.
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Irish wind-farm assets belonging to energy firm Viridian have been formally put up for sale by the company's Bahrain owner, Arcapita. They could fetch as much as €200m.
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BT cost-cutting drives small rise in earnings
BRITAIN’S FORMER telephone monopoly BT managed a small rise in third-quarter core earnings, relying on cost-cutting and lower regulatory charges to offset falling sales, with broadband a rare bright spot on the demand side.
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BRITAIN’S FORMER telephone monopoly BT managed a small rise in third-quarter core earnings, relying on cost-cutting and lower regulatory charges to offset falling sales, with broadband a rare bright spot on the demand side.
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Strong corporate data drives values
MARKETS ROSE across Europe yesterday, buoyed by good corporate news, stronger than expected jobs data from the US, and positive indications from the British and European services industries.
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MARKETS ROSE across Europe yesterday, buoyed by good corporate news, stronger than expected jobs data from the US, and positive indications from the British and European services industries.
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Game Group up 48% on lender deal
GAME GROUP, the UK’s biggest independent video-games retailer, rose as much as 48 per cent in London trading after reaching a deal with lenders to stay in business and forecasting a smaller than estimated annual loss.
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GAME GROUP, the UK’s biggest independent video-games retailer, rose as much as 48 per cent in London trading after reaching a deal with lenders to stay in business and forecasting a smaller than estimated annual loss.
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Glencore and Xstrata close on $88bn merger
GLENCORE AND Xstrata have launched merger talks to create an $88 billion commodities trading and mining giant with the financial muscle to sweep up some of its biggest rivals.
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GLENCORE AND Xstrata have launched merger talks to create an $88 billion commodities trading and mining giant with the financial muscle to sweep up some of its biggest rivals.
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High Court allows IL&P challenge
THE MINISTER for Finance has failed to secure a High Court order halting a challenge by an Irish Life & Permanent shareholder to the Government’s recapitalisation of the bank. The challenge is one of a number brought over the recapitalisation.
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THE MINISTER for Finance has failed to secure a High Court order halting a challenge by an Irish Life & Permanent shareholder to the Government’s recapitalisation of the bank. The challenge is one of a number brought over the recapitalisation.
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Sky in talks on 'triple play'
SATELLITE broadcaster Sky is in talks with local telecoms operators about providing telephone and broadband services to its 675,000 subscribers in the Republic.
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SATELLITE broadcaster Sky is in talks with local telecoms operators about providing telephone and broadband services to its 675,000 subscribers in the Republic.
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