Dracula horror as North lures $70m movie from Ardmore
THE Paul McGuinness-backed Ardmore Studios is examining whether the loss of UIP's $70m (€55m) budget blockbuster Dracula to Northern Ireland may have been as a result of unfair state aid.
THE Paul McGuinness-backed Ardmore Studios is examining whether the loss of UIP's $70m (€55m) budget blockbuster Dracula to Northern Ireland may have been as a result of unfair state aid.
Three Irish biomedical companies are investing €3m in a new joint venture to make the chemicals required to make biodegradable human implants. The joint venture reunites Alltracel founder Gerry Brandon, who runs chemicals maker Cellulac, with his former colleague there Tony Richardson, who is now chief executive of AIM-listed clinical research organisation Venn Life Sciences.
The chief executive of 98FM, Chris Doyle, has announced his departure, taking to three the number of radio bosses who have tuned out of Communicorp in six months.
Packaging tycoon Michael Smurfit has made a fortune on Irish government bonds after putting his money into these investments when most people ran scared of them.
Stripe, the US payments company started by multimillionaire Limerick brothers, is set to open for business in Ireland.
BANK staff facing the axe because of the liquidation of IBRC have been given a reprieve that will see many kept on much longer than expected to manage up to €16bn of state-owned loans.
The Government's debt agency said it still does not know what is needed to ensure the country gets financial support in the bond markets from the European Central Bank (ECB) at the end of the bailout.
THE COUNTRY'S main banking body says lending to small businesses is on target and not being constrained by deleveraging.
DARINA Allen's famed Ballymaloe Cookery School in Cork served up tasty profits of €233,396 last year.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has defended Justice Minister Alan Shatter's use of information held by the Garda when he revealed that Independent TD Mick Wallace had escaped penalty points for using a mobile phone while driving last year.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been making the most of his brief visit to Boston.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny today addressed Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley's public boycott of his commencement speech at Boston College tomorrow morning.
Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny has laid a wreath at the memorial to those killed or injured in the Boston Marathon bombing.
An elderly cyclist has been killed in a collision with a car driver who was arrested for suspected drink-driving in Co Kildare.
An elderly cyclist has been killed in a collision with a car driver who was arrested for suspected drink-driving in Co Kildare
FINE Gael ministers are defending Justice Minister Alan Shatter as the row over his use of information about Independent TD Mick Wallace deepens.
GARDAI have made two further arrests in an investigation into an armed robbery at a supermarket in Rathfarnham last Thursday.
ALLOWING voting for a local Dail candidate without affecting overall party strengths is among electoral changes being considered by the Constitutional Convention, it was revealed.
Allowing voting for a local Dail candidate without affecting overall party strengths is among electoral changes being considered by the Constitutional Convention, it was revealed.
THE ante was upped last week in the legal row between Sean O'Driscoll and the former Anglo Irish Bank, after its special liquidator KPMG served proceedings on the Glen Dimplex boss seeking €1.8m.
Cormac McCarthy – the former boss of Ulster Bank, which lost over €17bn – has been awarded a €1.1m share bonus in listed bookie Paddy Power subject to hitting certain targets.
LAR Bradshaw, the former director of Anglo Irish Bank and the embattled Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), has said he will appear before the Public Accounts Committee to defend his role in the €450m Irish Glass Bottle site debacle.
John Grayken, the fourth richest man in Ireland, is under pressure to appoint an heir to his €25bn Texas-based private equity giant, Lone Star.
Recent moves by financial markets are truly extraordinary.
Exploration firm Petroceltic postponed listing on the main stockmarkets in Ireland and the UK because of delays with a deal in Algeria.
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Ebooks are, on average, 33pc cheaper than the printed variety, reveals Aideen Sheehan
In the age of the svelte smartphone, handheld games consoles unwittingly challenge the notion of portability. Sony's PS Vita and Nintendo's 3DS XL both prove a stretch on the pocket, literally.
At their annual developer's conference in San Francisco Google unveiled All Access, a new music streaming service.
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Angry Birds game has had 1.7bn downloads to date and is to be turned into an animated 3D movie, out in 2016.
YOUNG people are turned off by pensions, a new survey has found.
THE self-employed and workers who fund their own pensions have been warned that their pension contributions are at risk if they seek a debt deal under the new personal insolvency regime.
SEVERAL senior judges could retire before January 1 next year when the Government axes lucrative pension subsidies for public and private sector workers.
THE European Central Bank may not cut its key lending rate again until the end of next year – a move that would be a blow for tracker mortgage holders.
A couple were turned down for a mortgage when the bank discovered they has been for a baby scan, it has emerged.
THE cost of renting a home has risen again as tenants are being forced to pay more to secure accommodation in places where they want to live.
THE savings rates paid by banks has been slashed in the past year, a new report seen by the Irish Independent shows.
YOUNG families are bearing the brunt of the financial downturn, new research from a leading think-tank has found.
THE Irish League of Credit Unions has accused the Central Bank of failing to act in the interests of distressed mortgage holders.
People with coeliac disease have a higher risk of developing the bone disease osteoporosis
John Rocha, known for his signature muted tones, has brought in a vibrant palette for his debut foray in to eyewear
Lulu unveils a collection of glasses created specifically for stylish women aged 50 plus
‘Should’ve gone to Specsavers’, will be a phrase aimed less often at referees, now that the new Hawkeye points detection technology is going live at Croke Park.
Bright crimson, blush pink and indigo blue are the keynotes in one of the biggest fashion stories of this year. Designer John Rocha has launched his first ever eyewear collection, teaming up with Specsavers.
One of the problems with managing a gluten free diet is making sure that you don’t accidentally pick up gluten.