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  • Homebond reports 46% fall in house starts

    Housing starts in November fell by more than half from 3,492 in November 2006 to just 1,539 last month. The figures reported to Homebond, the building industry guarantee scheme, indicate that the number of homes started last month was just one-third of the level in November 2005. p

  • Sales grow at fashion giant

    The Zara store on Dublins Henry Street. The company which owns the Zara chain, Inditex, saw its Irish sales grow by 51 per cent. Spanish fashion giant Inditex stormed ahead in the Irish market last year with a 51 per cent increase in annual sales, bringing revenues from its five clothing brands to more than €62 million. p

  • Hobbs investment firm short of €50m target

    Brendan Investments, the property investment firm of which television personality Eddie Hobbs is a director, has raised about €13 million from investors - well short of its target of €50 million. p
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  • Babcock urged to sell off Eircom stake

    Eircom owner Babcock & Brown Capital has assured its shareholders that it will provide an update on its investments by the end of next March. p

  • October euro-zone retail sales weaken

    Euro-zone retail sales turned out much weaker than expected in October, falling against the previous month and barely rising in annual terms, the EU's statistics office said yesterday. p

  • Firms with US plans urged to have US owners

    Irish technology companies planning to raise finance or sell in the United States should incorporate US parent companies when they start up, according to one leading American investor. p

  • Irish, UK block EU workers plan

    The Government teamed up with the UK yesterday to block a draft EU law that would give temporary workers the same pay and conditions as full-time staff. p

  • Amarin to buy Israeli research firm for $32m

    Pharmaceutical group Amarin is buying an Israeli research and development company for up to $32 million (€21.8 million). p

  • Closed food firm files accounts

    Whelan Frozen Foods, the Dublin food distributor that closed after it lost its only customer, Dunnes Stores, made a profit of €555,000 on a turnover of €233 million in its last 18 months in business. p

  • EU regulators approve Northern Rock rescue

    Northern Rock's government rescue won approval from EU regulators as UK prime minister Gordon Brown said he is keeping open the option of nationalising the bank in case efforts to sell it fail. p

  • Financial earnings up 11.7%

    Average earnings in the financial sector rose by 11.7 per cent between the second quarter of 2006 and the second quarter of 2007, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). p

  • O'Briens seeks court order to permanently restrain franchisee

    The managing director of a sandwich bar company, who claims that health inspectors found cockroaches in the premises of one of its Dublin franchisees, is seeking a High Court order permanently restraining that franchisee operating under the company's logo. p

  • Payzone shares fall on first trading day after merger

    Shares in Dublin-based Payzone fell by 1p in London yesterday on its first day of trading following the merger of Irish e-payments group Alphyra and UK ATM operator Cardpoint. p

  • Under starter's orders as sponsorship race hots up

    Media&Marketing:  It's known as the sport of kings but these days horse racing is an everyday event at one of the 27 racecourses across Ireland. The sport is financed by owners, the betting industry, the taxpayer and a lot of sponsorship. p

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