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  • Vodafone rings up €328m Irish profit

    Mr Paul Donovan, chief executive, Vodafone Ireland, at the company's Leopardstown headquarters yesterday. For the first time in its history, Vodafone lost customers in a quarter, reducing its overall subscriber base by 7,000 Shares in Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile operator, dipped more than 5 per cent yesterday after it reported results that failed to beat expectations, writes Jamie Smyth , Technology Reporter p

  • State urged to cut tax on petrol

    Oil-consuming countries such as the Republic could keep petrol price rises down by reducing the Exchequer tax take on the commodity, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Ireland and the UK has said. Paul Cullen reports. p

  • Case for Aer Rianta break-up not made - advisers

    Documents supplied to the trade unions by the Department of Transport have failed to show that Shannon and Cork airports can be viable as standalone entities, according to an analysis by two consultancy firms. Chris Dooley , Industry and Employment Correspondent, reports. p
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  • Ryanair appeals ruling on subsidies

    Ryanair has lodged an appeal against repaying the subsidies it received at Charleroi airport in Belgium, claiming the European Commission's ruling was a "flawed decision". Siobhán Creaton, Finance Correspondent, reports. p

  • Chambers seek to protect Shannon

    Five Chambers of Commerce representing more than 1,000 businesses in Shannon have united in opposition to a proposal by the Tánaiste to transfer the operation of the Shannon Free Zone to the incoming Shannon Airport Authority. p

  • Skynet suspends flights

    Up to 100 jobs at Skynet Airlines are in the balance after the loss-making carrier announced it was suspending flights because a dispute with a leasing company has left it without any aircraft. Edward Power reports. p

  • Greencore pre-tax profits fall 3%

    Greencore has reported a 3 per cent drop in first-half pre-tax profits, hit by the impact of higher raw material costs, writes Jane O'Sullivan , Markets Correspondent p

  • Companies registrar to take tougher line with late filers

    The Companies Registration Office (CRO) is introducing a more forceful prosecution policy against companies that are late in filing their returns. p

  • Dail committee to get legal advice on AIB meeting

    A Dáil committee is expected to seek legal advice to see if it can compel AIB officials to appear before it while the bank is conducting an internal investigation into overcharging. p

  • Elan seeks early US licence for MS drug

    Elan and its development partner, Biogen Idec, could be licensed within a year to sell a multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment with significant potential. Barry O'Halloran reports. p

  • Gresham bidders make guarantees to bank

    Mr Bryan Cullen, the lead investor in the Precinct consortium seeking to take over Gresham Hotel Group, will provide a personal guarantee of €10 million to Anglo Irish Bank to help secure the necessary finance to fund his group's offer, writes Una McCaffrey. p

  • Caution limits trading with exception of Eircom

    Market Report: The market was in soggy form yesterday, with volumes limited by a general air of nervousness, writes Una McCaffrey. p

  • Housing confuses rates issue

    London Letter: UK interest rates are heading up - but by how much? Misreporting of the Council for Mortgage lenders' "call for a doubling of interest rates" attracted "Mortgage Shocker" headlines earlier this week, with the trade body seemingly calling on the Bank of England to push interest rates up to near double digits, writes Chris Johns. p
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