DUBLIN, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's budget deficit soared to 12.714 billion euros ($17.70 billion) last year versus 1.619 billion in red in 2007 as a deepening recession battered the former "Celtic Tiger's" public finances. A collapse in Ireland's ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Three U.S.-based parties are in talks to save china-maker Waterford Wedgwood after the Irish company called in receivers, the Financial Times said on Tuesday. The heavily indebted maker of Waterford crystal, one of Ireland's most ...
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DUBLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Irish airline Ryanair (nasdaq: RYAAY - news - people ) on Tuesday extended the offer period to Aer Lingus shareholders after getting virtually no response to its 750 million euro ($1 billion) takeover bid for its rival. The ...
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LONDON— British retailers Debenhams and Next saw sales drop over the Christmas season, but both companies said profits held up well as they had prepared for one of the toughest retail periods in a long time. Mid-market department store chain ...
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Historic pottery firm Waterford Wedgwood has become the latest victim of the global economic slow-down. Business advisory firm Deloitte has announced it had become administrators of the debt-laden ceramics and china firm, along with a number of its ...
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DUBLIN, Ireland - (Business Wire) Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1173b2/sauces_dressings ) has announced the addition of the " Sauces, Dressings and Condiments in Ireland to 2011 " report to their offering. This ...
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To change the basic EU rule-book, you need the agreement of every single one of the 27 member states. The latest reform package, the Treaty of Lisbon, which concentrated on seeking to make the enlarged EU more effective and more accountable, was ...
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