http://www.irishexaminer.com/Ireland's premier news website providing news and sports reports.10http://www.irishexaminer.com/rss/images/irish_examiner_rss.gifhttp://www.irishexaminer.comhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnidid/rss2/THE long-term outlook for the Irish dairy industry is favourable, but it is dependent on a restructuring plan being adopted, Kerry Group chief executive Stan McCarthy told the Teagasc national dairy conference in Killarney yesterday.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnidsn/rss2/GLOBAL ingredients flavours and consumer foods group Kerry says it is confident of increasing earnings for the full year to the levels previously indicated of between 160c and 165c a share.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnsnau/rss2/CONVENIENCE food and malting group Greencore is to sell its water business to Highland Springs for €19.6 million.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnsnkf/rss2/INSURANCE group FBD has said that it has maintained a solid trading performance during the second half of the year – including showing a profit, to date – despite challenging market conditions.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnsncw/rss2/ONE of Liam Carroll’s property development companies has shown an annual increase of 20.5% in pre-tax profits, according to newly filed accounts with the Companies Office.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnsnmh/rss2/RYANAIR will be applying within weeks to the High Court for a judicial review of what it calls the Department of Transport’s order to the aviation regulator to increase passenger prices at Dublin Airport by 40% next year.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnsney/rss2/MILK price increases announced by a number of co-ops have been welcomed by the Irish Farmers Association.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnsnoj/rss2/SHEEP electronic identification and the progress being made north and south on legislation in the areas of animal health and welfare were discussed at the latest North/South ministerial council in Dublin.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnkfoj/rss2/LOW-COST, grass-based milk production is key to survival, the Teagasc national dairy conference was told in Mullingar yesterday.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnkfgb/rss2/PAYMENTS under the 2009 Upland Sheep Payment Scheme will commence in early December, Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith announced yesterday.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsncwql/rss2/FEXCO, the Kerry-based financial services and online travel bookings group, saw pre-tax profits increase from €1.44 million to €19.8m last year.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsncwid/rss2/AIB has increased its bad debt charge from €4.3 billion to €5.3bn for 2009.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsncwsn/rss2/OF the € 24 billion of bad, property and other related loans being transferred by AIB Group to NAMA, nearly half will be in the bad debt category by the end of 2009.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnmhau/rss2/THE self-employed tax take could be down as much as 30% this year resulting in a significant shortfall for the exchequer.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnmhkf/rss2/RYANAIR has confirmed it has cut 17 routes from Shannon Airport from the end of March resulting in the loss of 150 jobs and a 75% cut in capacity.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnmhcw/rss2/TOUGH trading conditions resulted in a 5% fall in pre tax profits in the year to end September 2009 for healthcare services group United Drug. BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnmhmh/rss2/ONE of the country’s leading businessmen has urged Irish companies to seize more opportunities abroad.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnmhey/rss2/GLANBIA announced last night that it will be seeking around 65 redundancies in its Irish dairy ingredients sector.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnmhoj/rss2/BEWLEY’S cafe on Grafton Street increased sales by 5% in 2008 in what owners said was a satisfactory year despite declining footfalls on the street.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojsnmhgb/rss2/EMPLOYEE fraud has soared in Ireland since the downturn, yet Irish employers are among the least likely in Western Europe to take legal action against staff.BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojidmhau/rss2/AN initiative which will bring agriculture and the classroom closer together has been launched by Agri Aware, the agri-food educational body.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojidmhkf/rss2/AN end to a “business as usual” approach to fighting world hunger was sought by Ireland at the UN World Food Summit in Rome yesterday.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojideyql/rss2/SHARES in Irish Life & Permanent (IL&P) slumped by more than 13% after the group said that its provisions for impaired loans, for the second half of the year, are likely to be greater than previously anticipated.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojideyid/rss2/JACOBS Engineering Group reported yesterday that Q4 profit dropped by about a third and earnings missed Wall Street expectations, as the construction services firm was hit by project cancellations.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojideysn/rss2/GREENCORE Group confirmed yesterday that it has had a number of approaches that could lead to the sale of its international malt business.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojidojau/rss2/INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM) is to centralise the management of its three printing facilities on the island of Ireland but is not planning job cuts.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojidojkf/rss2/IRELAND’S bankruptcy laws are costly, outdated and compare unfavourably with other European countries. This is according to a report by Beauchamps Solicitors, which said the bankruptcy laws in Ireland must be revised.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojidojcw/rss2/CLOSE to one-in-five people surveyed say they are unable to meet their monthly financial commitments. Also almost two out of three people said their household incomes have been cut this year.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojidojmh/rss2/THE currency crisis is costing thousands of jobs and putting the viability of Ireland’s export-dependent agri-food sector under threat, according to a report launched in Dublin yesterday.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfauojidojey/rss2/IRISH oil and gas exploration company Petroceltic has reported positive results from its latest drilling round at its INE-2 well in southern Algeria.BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT