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://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/6_cLM8-pKB0/DISMANTLING the EU’s common agricultural policy threatens the food security of the entire region, according to Irish Farmers’ Association president Padraig Walshe.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/6_cLM8-pKB0" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaukfmh/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/5As4qSDCZYk/MORE signs of life in the British housing market were offered after builders Barratt Developments and Redrow reported higher sales and stable prices.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/5As4qSDCZYk" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaumhsn/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/azzert9AxVY/THE state-owned Anglo Irish Bank looks set to halt interest payments on some of its subordinated notes as it seeks to redeem up to &euro;3.25 billion of debt.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/azzert9AxVY" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaueyau/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/tl1I7SdgLFI/THE High Court has appointed an examiner to O’Brien’s Irish Sandwich Bars Ltd, which employs 20 people directly and 800 indirectly in 85 franchised outlets in Ireland. The company has a total 220 outlets in 13 countries worldwide.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/tl1I7SdgLFI" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaueykf/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/LPo0OFne24I/THE year-on-year decline of 8.5% in the Irish economy in the first quarter of 2009 may turn out to be the bottom of the cycle.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/LPo0OFne24I" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaueycw/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/XDFW23GME80/JOBS could be lost in the private sector because of spiralling public sector costs.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/XDFW23GME80" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaueymh/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/tf-r6a5OFM0/DISCOUNT fashion store, Primark, which trades as Penneys in Ireland reported a 20% surge in sales for the year to date.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/tf-r6a5OFM0" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaueyey/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/gKZf7mCIuQY/A US medical device manufacturer company plans to invest &euro;21.7 million in research and development at its Cork plant.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/gKZf7mCIuQY" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaueyoj/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/4DdCnma7j8E/INVESTMENT company TVC Holdings is looking to exit a number of its smaller shareholdings within the next six to 12 months.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/4DdCnma7j8E" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaueygb/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/I3ZK4QBj-3w/THE death has taken place of one of the towering figures of the Irish public relations industry over the past 40 years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/I3ZK4QBj-3w" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaueyql/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/VZQqs0cjTM4/MANUFACTURING output is expected to fall by between 2% and 3% this year, as a whole, after latest figures detailed a 4.3% year-on-year drop in May.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/VZQqs0cjTM4" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbaueyid/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/TTV__tUBBIY/CHINA’S top communist leaders vowed to maintain stability in the west of the country in their first public comments yesterday on the ethnic riots that killed more than 150 people.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/TTV__tUBBIY" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/sngbauojcw/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/VLpgFky_Ekg/SOME 2,500 head of cattle were exported to mainland Britain in the year up to June 20 &ndash; a 290% increase on the same period last year. Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith revealed the figure in a written reply to a Dáil question by Fine Gael TD Denis Naughten.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/VLpgFky_Ekg" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojididsn/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/hUZL8eMQQPs/A bright start for some areas on Friday &ndash; but cloud and rain gradually moving in from the Atlantic during Friday, or Friday night, and giving a little rain in parts of the south and southwest.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/hUZL8eMQQPs" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojidsnau/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/wTZA6ZJAn0Y/A DECISION by Teagasc to reduce Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) fees by 3% has been welcomed by farm leaders, but they insist further cuts are needed.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/wTZA6ZJAn0Y" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojidsnkf/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/Kr4y6H1QCvE/PLANS are going ahead for Tullamore Show which will be held on a new enlarged site on the Butterfield Estate at Bluebell, Co Offaly, three miles from the previous location, on August 9.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/Kr4y6H1QCvE" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojidsncw/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/ixXIEAMun9s/A SELL-OUT of the dairy sector in world trade talks is the real agenda behind the dismantling of milk quotas by the European Commission, the leader of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association Jackie Cahill has claimed.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/ixXIEAMun9s" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojidsnmh/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/xxiTWYZt4_4/FARMERS are furious at the Government’s decision to close the Rural Environment Protection Scheme to new applicants and are demanding an immediate meeting with Taoiseach Brian Cowen.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/xxiTWYZt4_4" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojsneygb/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/5R3tvHFYkBk/PASSENGER numbers at Dublin Airport are likely to be down by as much as 300,000 last month compared with June last year.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/5R3tvHFYkBk" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojsneyql/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/xdPny2VwWb4/FUNDING pressures on the State caused by the banking crisis may not be as severe as first thought, because the Government no longer has to carry the full burden of recapitalising the country’s banks.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/xdPny2VwWb4" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojsneysn/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/dyksV_Hkp94/IRISH drinks group C&C has given a rare upbeat trading outlook after better-than-expected results in its cider division.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/dyksV_Hkp94" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojsnojau/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/pXn9f5QtLVU/TULLOW Oil has reiterated that its first-half revenues this year will be down by nearly £100 million (€115.6m) at around £290m (€335m), due to falling sales volumes and a fall in commodity prices.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/pXn9f5QtLVU" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojsnojkf/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/8OTKiHoE0Ow/THE proposed new singular structure for financial regulation in Ireland &ndash; combining the Central Bank and the Financial Regulator &ndash; will be better placed to take a systemic overview of the entire banking sector, rather than just a case-by-case basis, officials from the Department of Finance told a Dáil committee yesterday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/8OTKiHoE0Ow" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojsnojgb/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/nqMHQ_iqFmA/BANKS may be forced to write off millions of euro to help homeowners stuck in negative equity.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/nqMHQ_iqFmA" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojsnojid/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/Qmo-K5rNwlM/MORE than half of private companies surveyed plan to slash jobs over the coming months while one in four managers have already taken a pay cut.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/Qmo-K5rNwlM" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojsnojsn/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/zGK05brCJdI/MORE jobs have been lost by state-assisted foreign companies here than were created by them for the second year running.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/zGK05brCJdI" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojsngbau/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/TWPhC2-9X9k/A NEW cross-border course attempting to ensure the public health veterinarians working in the Irish food industry continue to meet EU regulatory standards has been launched by ministers on both sides of the border.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/TWPhC2-9X9k" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojidkfcw/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/2NdIv33Vt-4/THE ongoing economic downturn and lowering consumer spending patterns will likely result in a 3.3% drop in revenue for Ireland’s entertainment and media (E&M) sector this year, says PricewaterhouseCoopers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/2NdIv33Vt-4" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojidmhmh/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/1ajkON1JG9Q/FIRST-HALF results from CRH, the biggest listed company on the stock market, hit a brick wall in the first half due to poor demand across its core markets.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/1ajkON1JG9Q" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojidmhey/rss2/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iebusiness/~3/nzCQoeMTQFM/CITIGROUP has reassessed its view for the outlook for CRH and has put a hold recommendation on the shares.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iebusiness/~4/nzCQoeMTQFM" height="1" width="1"/>BusinessIrishExaminer.comWed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/business/snojidmhoj/rss2/