Recently added articles from Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland):
Why I, as a supermarket boss, say that shoppers should shop around.
Oct 09, 2008 ... By Simon Burke -- Chairman, Superquinn Last week, Conor Feehan penned a piece comparing Conor's normal weekly shopping purchases in his local Superquinn store, where he regularly shops, with a similar trolley of goods from Lidl. Conor buys a range of products when he shops in ...
C&C to cut interim dividend by half.
Oct 09, 2008 ... Beleaguered cider maker C&C will announce later today that it is cutting its interim dividend in half to 6c. Market sources said the decision was based on the current economic environment and the group's performance to date as well as its projected activities. C&C ...
::: Cash stash Boom in safe sales as consumers withdraw savings.
Oct 09, 2008 ... SALES of safes have shot up as panicky consumers take money out of banks and seek to stash it in their homes. Gold and other commodities are also soaring in value as the flight to safety and away from banks gains momentum. Irish investors are estimated to have put as ...
Banks in UK bailout still seek cover under Irish guarantee.
Oct 09, 2008 ... ULSTER Bank and Halifax both said yesterday they still wanted to be part of the state protection scheme for banks despite a multi-billion pound investments in their parent companies by the UK government. Halifax and Bank of Scotland (Ireland) are owned by HBoS, with Ulster Bank ...
Interbank lending rate to remain high despite central bank cuts.
Oct 09, 2008 ... THE wholesale cost of money for banks is set to remain high despite the co-ordinated move by six of the world's central banks to cut their interest rates, a leading economist said. The key rate at which banks borrow from each other, or three-month money, was at 5.39pc yesterday ...
'Lying Eyes' to face sentence for hitman plot next month.
Oct 09, 2008 ... The woman convicted this summer of soliciting a former Las Vegas poker dealer to kill her partner and his two sons, Sharon Collins, will be sentenced at the Central Criminal Court at the beginning of November. It has been a long summer for Collins as she awaits her fate -- the ...
Lenihan forced to wait for EU verdict on bailout.
Oct 09, 2008 ... THE Government has sent its guarantee scheme for Irish banks to the European Commission for approval, including proposals on how to deal with subsidiaries. The details will not now be known until after the announcement of Budget 2009, meaning the bank bailout may be ...
Army barracks targeted as O'Dea aims for savings.
Oct 09, 2008 ... DEFENCE Minister Willie O'Dea yesterday gave a clear indication that a number of Army barracks are set to close in a bid to claw back savings in his department. The minister said his department kept its property portfolio under constant review and at the moment it included a ...
Angry patients protest as millions spent on banks.
Oct 09, 2008 ... Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent THE family of a mother whose death in Dublin's Mater Hospital remains a mystery have called on people to turn out in their hundreds for a protest rally on Saturday. Colm and Philip Seville spoke out to publicise a march which aims ...
30,000.
Oct 09, 2008 ... building workers under threat THE construction sector is set to suffer a further dramatic collapse next year, a new report spells out starkly to the Government. House completions will once more nearly halve by a year-on-year comparison, warns the detailed ...
Sharing the Pale Blue limelight Smurfit's husband puts on show.
Oct 09, 2008 ... ACTRESS Victoria Smurfit shared the limelight with her photographer husband Doug Baxter last night as they celebrated the opening of his latest exhibition. Despite being heavily pregnant with their third child, Victoria made sure she was at Doug's side at the Residence Club on ...
Charlie Weston and Fionnan Sheahan THE Government will not force Irish banks to pass on the European Central Bank's 0.5pc cut in interest rates to mortgage holders.
Oct 09, 2008 ... Charlie Weston and Fionnan Sheahan THE Government will not force Irish banks to pass on the European Central Bank's 0.5pc cut in interest rates to mortgage holders. The banks last night refused to commit to passing on the rate cuts to those on standard variable ...
Act of faith earns devout President her latest diploma.
Oct 09, 2008 ... Katherine Donnelly PRESIDENT Mary McAleese has turned her legal mind to the study of the law of the Catholic Church. Mrs McAleese, a devout Catholic who ignited controversy by receiving communion in Christ Church Cathedral, was yesterday conferred with a Higher ...
Taxpayer 'picking up '10bn of high risk debt'.
Oct 09, 2008 ... Senan Molony Deputy Political Editor THE State has bought up to '10bn of high-risk bad debts -- effectively underwriting a select band of super-wealthy speculators, the Dail heard yesterday. The Government's blanket bank guarantee had given 100pc cover to "high-risk ...
Computer giant cuts 133 jobs in major revamp.
Oct 09, 2008 ... Anne-Marie Walsh, Pat Flynn and Eimear Ni Bhraonain A COMPUTER industry giant is to axe 133 hi-tech jobs at bases in Dublin and Kildare as part of a major worldwide restructuring plan. Hewlett Packard (HP) and its newly acquired subsidiary EDS announced the hi-tech ...
HSE hires '1m consultants as widespread cuts planned.
Oct 09, 2008 ... The Health Service Executive (HSE) has hired consultants at a cost of nearly '1m to advise on how it should be reorganised to give more power to regional managers. It was announced during the summer that the HSE was restructuring itself in order to give regions more say in how ...
Emission fines will cost tens of millions.
Oct 09, 2008 ... IRELAND will be forced to pay tens of millions of euro to meet commitments to tackle the amount of carbon dioxide generated by industry, agriculture and the transport sector, the report says. We have one of the highest levels of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU, and we will ...
Cavanagh gets GPA nomination at full-forward.
Oct 09, 2008 ... THEY may have been surprisingly overlooked for International Rules selection, but Gary Connaughton (Westmeath) and Anthony Masterson (Wexford) will be battling it out with Fermanagh's Ronan Gallagher for the goalkeeper's slot on the Opel Gaelic Football 2008 Team of the Year. ...
Loughnane feels heat as decision on Galway post looms.
Oct 09, 2008 ... GER Loughnane's future as Galway hurling manager will be decided tonight. The county hurling board are meeting to decide whether to ratify Loughnane for a third year in charge. However, his position is expected to come under pressure, particularly as two other ...
Berry can step.
Oct 09, 2008 ... up title quest with Ebalista The race for the flat jockeys' title moves on to Tramore this afternoon where action on the level comprises half the minimum six-race card despite the concluding handicap hurdle being heavily over-subscribed, WRITES DAMIEN McELROY. ...