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Revenue collects €22.85m from tax defaulters
THE REVENUE Commissioners collected €22.85 million in tax
settlements from 120 individuals and companies in the final three
months of 2007, according to the latest tax defaulters' list.
Simon Carswell , Finance Correspondent,
reports. p
Tailwind stake costs Aer Lingus pilots almost €5m
A GROUP led by Aer Lingus pilots that bought 2 per cent of the
airline in an effort to frustrate Ryanair's takeover bid in the
autumn of 2006 lost nearly €5 million on its shares last
year, new filings reveal. p
Sterling dip squeezes already strained exporters
STERLING FELL to a record low against the euro yesterday, putting further pressure on already-pressurised Irish exporters. p
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Revenue Tax Defaulter List
List compiled pursuant to Section 1086 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, in respect of the period beginning on October 1st, 2007, and ending on December 31st, 2007, of every person - in whose case the Revenue Commissioners accepted a settlement of the kind mentioned in Subsection (2) of the said Section 1086. pO'Brien's INM stake diluted in all-share deal
DENIS O'BRIEN'S declared shareholding in Independent News & Media (INM) has been diluted to 21.07 per cent from 22.16 per cent after the completion of an all-share deal in which the company acquired the 50 per cent stake in African advertiser Clear Channel Independent that it did not already own. pConflict continues as INM turns its guns on O'Brien's track record
ANALYSIS: INM's counter-attack this week shows it expects more fireworks from Denis O'Brien. pHigh price levels put squeeze on the poor
OPINION: A number of forces are inexorably pushing up inflation, and high prices are likely to stick, writes Paul Sweeney. pQuarry denies supplying flawed materials for houses
A QUARRY accused of supplying defective materials used in three housing estates has denied the claims three days before the issue is to come before the High Court. pApplications sought for radio licence
THE BROADCASTING Commission of Ireland (BCI) is seeking applications from interested parties for a classic rock radio licence for the greater Dublin area. pIreland best placed to exploit Open Skies deal - Barrot
EU TRANSPORT chief Jacques Barrot has said the Republic is one of the best-placed European states to benefit from the Open Skies deal with the US, which takes effect from tomorrow. pRyanair to close telesales with loss of 40 jobs
RYANAIR IS to close its telesales operation in Dublin at the end of May with the loss of up to 40 jobs. The airline said the move was part of its "cost reduction programme" to combat high oil prices. pTrade lags rest of Europe as Iseq drops 95 points
MARKET REPORT: THE IRISH market underperformed the rest of Europe on a day when dealers said volumes were light and sellers were responsible for most of the activity in leading stocks. pIn Short
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