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VHI to seek go-ahead to increase charges
VHI Healthcare, the State-controlled health insurer, is set to seek the Government's permission to increase its charges later this month. p
Sisk Group posts €82m in pretax profits
The Republic's biggest building and civil engineering company
made almost €82 million in profits last year, according to
the latest figures. p
Clondalkin raises €400m from refinancing
Irish packaging company Clondalkin Group has completed a €400 million refinancing and acquired Keller Crescent, an Indiana-based company that provides products to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. p
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Inaccurate labels found in Dawn Meats inspection
Department of Agriculture inspectors forced the suspension of some operations at a Dawn Meats plant last year after they discovered inaccurate labels on beef which had been processed at the factory. pJurys Doyle group appoints new chief
The Jurys Doyle Hotel Group has appointed Bill Walshe as its new chief executive. Mr Walshe (40) joins from Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality management company where he was group chief marketing and business innovation officer. pGrant Thornton aims at 'big four'
Grant Thornton and RSM Robson Rhodes aim to double their combined fee income to €80 million by 2010 by taking business from the "big four" players. pEU orders Telefónica to pay €152m fine
Telefónica was yesterday ordered to pay a €152 million antitrust fine after the European Commission found Spain's dominant telecoms group guilty of illegally freezing out rivals from the lucrative broadband market. pO'Reilly firm builds stake in Island Oil
Irish oil and gas exploration group Providence Resources, which is headed by Tony O'Reilly jnr, is believed to have built up a stake of 1.5 per cent in Island Oil & Gas. pCouncil rejects Airtricity plan
Local councillors have shot down Airtricity's plans for a wind farm in the Borders region of Scotland. pWarning of food price increases
Food prices will rise by between 20 and 50 per cent over the next decade from average levels over the last 10 years, supported by the growth of the biofuel industry and increased food demand in emerging countries, a study warned yesterday. pNew Blackrock purchase in UK
Blackrock International Land has agreed to buy an office and warehouse facility at Milton Keynes in the UK for €12.25 million, bringing its property investments this year to more than €76 million. pDebate in ad circles about new media
Media & Marketing: The culmination of the Cannes "Lions" advertising festival last week reinforced the ongoing debate in advertising circles over the shift to new media. The overall Grand Prix winner in the film section, ironically titled, Evolution, for Dove (part of the "real beauty" campaign) produced by Ogilvy in Toronto, was in fact a "viral" rather than a "commercial". pIn Short
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