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  • Over 200 jobs to go in closures at Carlow and Cork

    Staff arriving at the Läpple plant in Carlow yesterday. The company has announced that it is to close the factory after 33 years in the town with the loss of 140 jobs. More than 200 jobs are expected to be lost at manufacturing plants in Carlow and Cork. German engineering company, Läpple announced yesterday that it is to close its Carlow factory after 33 years with the loss of 140 jobs. Michael Parsons in Carlow and Olivia Kelleher in Cork p

  • O'Brien wants IN&M to sell UK paper

    Telecoms entrepreneur Denis O'Brien is reported to want Independent News & Media (IN&M) to sell its loss-making Independent newspaper in London and review other assets in Australia and South Africa in a bid to boost the company's share price. Ciarán Hancock , Business Affairs Correspondent, reports. p

  • Murtagh involved in Kwik Save rescue plan

    Troubled British retailer Kwik Save was yesterday granted more time by a judge in Manchester to arrange a refinancing package that would save the ailing business. p
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  • Lapple closure emphasises range of challenges facing State, says Martin

    The closure of the Lapple factory in Carlow underlines the ongoing challenge facing the Government and the State as a whole, Minster for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin said yesterday. p

  • Vodafone chief executive get €4.7m package

    Arun Sarin, chief executive of Vodafone, saw his pay package rise nearly 20 per cent in the last financial year as he achieved many of the mobile phone group's internal performance targets. p

  • First Active wins case taken against it by customer

    First Active has won a High Court case taken against it by one of its customers. Delivering his verdict yesterday, Mr Justice Peter Charleton said the only evidence he had found to be reliable was that of Declan McCann, manager of the bank's Kilkenny branch. Mr McCann appeared as a witness for the defence. p

  • AG to act for Fyffes in court appeal

    The new Attorney General, Paul Gallagher SC, will represent Fyffes in a Supreme Court appeal due to open on Monday. Colm Keena , Public Affairs Correspondent, reports. p

  • New Fyffes shipping link to Americas

    Fruit group Fyffes has started the first direct shipping link between Ireland and North and South America, with the first ship in the weekly service arriving at Dublin Port yesterday. p

  • Consortium to appeal court ruling on phone competition

    The Persona consortium has said it will appeal this week's decision by the High Court to throw out its case against the State over the running of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition. p

  • Trade mission from Georgia to arrive in Ireland

    Georgia governor Sonny Perdue will lead a two-day trade mission to Ireland on Monday, in a visit that reflects Ireland's growing economic links with the southern US state. p

  • Slow start for Irish green cards

    The State's new green-card system has got off to a slow start, with just 725 permits issued during its first four months in operation. Caroline Madden reports. p

  • Black stays silent as defence concludes its case

    Final arguments in Conrad Black's criminal fraud trial will start on Monday after the defence wrapped up its case this week when the one-time media baron and three co-defendants turned down a last chance to take the stand in their own defence. p

  • Symantec 'not just in Ireland for tax rate'

    Security company Symantec has said it would have to "look at" the general situation for its operations in Ireland if the State's 12.5 per cent corporate tax regime changed. p

  • Heavy trading as market rebounds

    Market Report: The Irish market rebounded in line with its US and European counterparts yesterday after tame US inflation data eased concerns over interest rates. p

  • In Short

    A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
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