Cavan board launch probe into Ramor ear-bite claim
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-08 21:46:24 -0700 | sports-news
Simon Cadden from the Ramor United club was taken to Cavan General Hospital for treatment after last Saturday's Division 1A league clash with Ballinagh. Cadden, who was a member of the county's U-21 squad that won the Ulster title last...
Irish arm of Oracle turns corner with €92m profit
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-08 21:06:33 -0700 | technology-news
Gordon Deegan 09 May 2013 28.8bn Oracle 's global revenues The main Irish subsidiary of US software and hardware giant Oracle last year returned to the black to record pre-tax profits of 92.3m. Revenues recorded by the Irish unit accounted...
International insurers are confident of potential for expansion
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-08 21:06:28 -0700 | business-news
Ireland are confident about their potential for expansion, a survey shows. But the positive news is tempered by the fact that nearly three-quarters said that uncertain economic conditions were the top challenge facing the insurance industry, followed by over-regulation and...
€430m wiped off CRH after gloomy forecast again disappoints markets
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-08 21:06:26 -0700 | business-news
Shares in building materials giant CRH sank more than 3pc, wiping more than 430m from its market capitalisation, after it said first half profit will be lower than investors expected. The company Ireland's biggest blamed bad weather in the US...
Central Bank in pilot project to force losses on credit unions
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-08 21:06:21 -0700 | business-news
THE Central Bank is to launch a pilot project to force credit unions to take a financial hit when distressed mortgages are restructured, despite failing to get agreement on a deal. Credit unions have been resisting attempts by regulators to...
McLaren play down hopes of Spanish revival
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-08 08:43:31 -0700 | sports-news
Ian Parkes 08 May 2013 McLaren's hopes of a revival at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix are being tempered by a cautious note coming out of the team. It had been hoped the recent break ahead of the start of...
Providence Resources positive about oil production around Ireland
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-08 03:50:55 -0700 | green-news
For 2012, the company saw losses almost double to 24m from 13m in 2011. That will be of little consequence however if Providence can pull off production at any of its licences around Ireland. The company claims to have found...
CRH shares tumble as bad weather hits the bottom line
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-08 02:34:48 -0700 | business-news
The company, which holds its annual general meeting in Dublin at 11am, said that its operations in Europe since the beginning of the year were hit by prolonged winter conditions which extended through March and up to mid-April. Combined with...
The five greatest signings of the Fergie era
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-08 02:04:29 -0700 | sports-news
Here are arguably the five greatest signings from his time at Old Trafford Peter Schmeichel (signed from Brondby, 1991) Widely regarded as the greatest goalkeeper in Premier League history, the Dane's heroic efforts provided clean sheets aplenty and the security...
Clarke strikes as UCD get helping hand
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-07 22:57:35 -0700 | sports-news
UCD were the better team, but they needed some help from referee Padraig Sutton midway through the second half when the Students' captain appeared to use an arm to block Chris Lyons' goal-bound effort on the line. Bohs were furious...
Nowlan Park's grand day proves bigger is not always better
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-07 21:58:09 -0700 | sports-news
We were walking from the press box towards an exit in a stadium whose only remaining occupants were a flock of crows, noisily scavenging amid the remnants left by the 21,447 people who had earlier enjoyed the Kilkenny-Tipperary Allianz League...
O'Neill hopes to merge all Gaelic games organisations
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-07 21:58:01 -0700 | sports-news
As it stands, the GAA and its sister organisations that run ladies football, camogie, handball and rounders operate as separate entities but Association president Liam O'Neill insists that bringing all units under the same roof presents "huge" opportunities.
Hotels and restaurants show signs of recovery
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-07 21:25:40 -0700 | business-news
Official figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show the sector jumped 0.7pc over the year. The monthly services value index (MSI) monitors trends in output at current prices of enterprises in the non-financial traded services sector. It is also...
'Sunday Business Post' to begin lay-offs
Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-07 21:25:25 -0700 | business-news
The newspaper, which is in examinership, is seeking at least five redundancies by Friday week. That figure will rise to a maximum of 10 if there is demand from staff. The cuts are the first step in the restructuring of...
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Source: Independent
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-05-07 21:25:35 -0700 | business-news
US credit union insurance director Thelan Colwell gave the example of tracking the spending habits of a customer who regularly buys coffee in one particular cafe, who could then be incentivised with an offer of a free coffee at that...
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