12 shares to watch in 2019From sandwich-makers to house-builders, keep an eye on these stocks in the new year, write Ian Guider and Jack Horgan-Jones
Work permits backlog ‘hitting ability to attract foreign investment’2,520 work permits waiting to be processed at the end of December. Business groups say that system needs urgent modernisation.
Imperial Tobacco moves €400m into newly-formed Irish subsidiaryDeal values each share in transaction at €1,000 but does not invlove transfer of any IP
Glenveagh’s Ronan case runs out of roadBitter row over costs in battle over exclusive south Dublin site
Deals 2018: five game-changing moves that defined the yearThe year’s most interesting and significant deals reflect a changing landscape
Hines to be new backer of Players Square buildProperty giant in talks with Nama on €94m deal to buy debts associated with large residential scheme
The year in business: A time when INM wobbled and Ryanair was hobbledThere was no shortage of juicy stories in a year when controversy and intrigue swirled in every direction
INM braced for cost-cutting drive and introduction of paywallMarket sources said they expected the company to put the cost cutting programme in place over the coming three-year period
Iput shells out €95m for the last slice of Carrickmines retail parkThe property investor has agreed to buy phase two of the Carrickmines retail park in Dublin, according to sources with knowledge of the deal.
Ireland’s large shadow banking system a magnet for dirty moneyIreland’s murkiest sector accounts for 13 times the country’s GDP, and its lack of oversight or regulation puts it at high risk of abuse by criminal elements
