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Statement: Shocking level of crime in pharmacies according to new survey
The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU), the representative body for pharmacists, has today (Friday 28 December) called for more Gardaí on the streets and tougher sentences to deter crime against pharmacies. The call comes after a major survey by the IPU confirmed that almost three quarters (71%) of pharmacists were victims of [...]
Statement: Topaz investment secures 80 jobs
Topaz, the country’s largest fuel and convenience retailer has ( Thursday 20th December) secured the future of 82 jobs by investing in five petrol stations which were set to close. Overall Topaz has invested €1.35m in the five Leinster based outlets over the last two months. In October [...]
Statement: ptsb outlines approach to debt forgiveness and debt write-downs
permanent tsb bank is committed – fully and irrevocably - to applying the terms of the Personal Insolvency Act in relevant situations when it comes into law. This point was made clear by Mr. Ray MacSharry and Ms. Margaret Hayes when they spoke to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance [...]
Statement by Irish Medical Organisation – Retirement of CEO
The President of the Irish Medical Organisation, Dr. Paul McKeown, has announced (Thursday, 20 December) that the Chief Executive of the Organisation, Mr. George McNeice, will retire at the end of March next after almost 30 years service. Speaking today, Dr. McKeown acknowledged the role played by Mr. McNeice [...]
Statement: NAMA redeems €1.5bn of NAMA bonds
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has announced (Wednesday 19 December) that it has redeemed a further €1.5 billion of NAMA Bonds (Senior Securities) today. This is the fifth redemption of bonds to dateand brings the total value of NAMA bonds redeemed to some €4.75 billion (€3.5 billion of which [...]
Statement: IBI Corporate Finance ranked No 1 for 8th year in a row
IBI Corporate Finance has been ranked as the No. 1 financial adviser in Ireland in the annual Mergermarket review of international mergers and acquisitions activity by the specialist M&A publisher (Tuesday 18th December). This is the eighth successive year that IBI has been ranked No. 1. IBI topped the [...]
Statement: National Treasury Management Agency announces new issues of State Savings products and changes to rates
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has today (Sunday 16 December 2012) announced new issues of its range of State Savings products, which are available through An Post in any post office. From today, savers can subscribe to: A 3-year Savings Bond offering a 7% fixed-rate total return [...]
Statement: New dental complaints body handles 100 complaints in first 6 months
A new voluntary service set up to offer patients the opportunity to resolve complaints about their dental treatment in a fair and timely manner has handled over 100 complaints and queries in the first six months of its operation (Thursday 13th Dec). The main issues raised by complainants included; [...]
Budget 2013: Pharmacists react to cuts
The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU), the representative body for pharmacists, has reacted (Wed 5 December) angrily to the announcements in Budget 2013 to treble the cost of prescription fees for patients and also to cut the professional fees to community pharmacists. The IPU said that the decision to treble [...]
Budget 2013: MyHome.ie responds
Leading property website MyHome.ie has said the new property tax unveiled (Wednesday 5th December) by the Minister of Finance in Budget 2013 could threaten the stabilising property market. Transactions so far this year have already surpassed last year’s total as the market shows some sign of recovery. However, [...]
