VW seeks to curb competition from Skoda - sources Volkswagen managers and unions are seeking to curb competition from lower-cost stablemate Skoda, according to company sources. Business • 05 Oct 17
VW seeks to curb competition from Skoda - sources Volkswagen managers and unions are seeking to curb competition from lower-cost stablemate Skoda, according to company sources. Business • 05 Oct 17
Ryanair to set up new base in Prague from October Ryanair is set to open a new base at Prague Airport in the Czech Republic from the end of October. Business • 06 Apr 16
Ryanair to set up new base in Prague from October Ryanair is set to open a new base at Prague Airport in the Czech Republic from the end of October. Business • 06 Apr 16
KBC Bank Ireland reports profits of €75m for 2015 KBC Bank Ireland has reported profits of €75m for 2015, a marked improvement on the net loss of €91m posted in 2014. Business • 18 Feb 16
KBC Bank Ireland reports profits of €75m for 2015 KBC Bank Ireland has reported profits of €75m for 2015, a marked improvement on the net loss of €91m posted in 2014. Business • 18 Feb 16
Irish trade mission ends with deals worth €30m Irish companies have agreed deals worth almost €30m during a trade mission to Poland and the Czech Republic, according to Enterprise Ireland. Business • 22 May 15
Irish trade mission ends with deals worth €30m Irish companies have agreed deals worth almost €30m during a trade mission to Poland and the Czech Republic, according to Enterprise Ireland. Business • 22 May 15
Abbey sees improving confidence in Irish market House builder Abbey has reported pre-tax profits of €24.1m for the year to the end of April, up from €11.3m the previous year. Business • 10 Jul 14
Abbey sees improving confidence in Irish market House builder Abbey has reported pre-tax profits of €24.1m for the year to the end of April, up from €11.3m the previous year. Business • 10 Jul 14
Explosive device found in Prague embassy Czech police discovered an explosive device at the Palestinian embassy in Prague where a possibly booby-trapped safe killed the ambassador on New Year's Day. News • 16 Jan 14
Explosive device found in Prague embassy Czech police discovered an explosive device at the Palestinian embassy in Prague where a possibly booby-trapped safe killed the ambassador on New Year's Day. News • 16 Jan 14
Palestinian ambassador to Prague dies in blast The Palestinian ambassador to Prague was killed in an explosion at his residence that Czech authorities believe was probably an accident. News • 01 Jan 14
Palestinian ambassador to Prague dies in blast The Palestinian ambassador to Prague was killed in an explosion at his residence that Czech authorities believe was probably an accident. News • 01 Jan 14
Abbey reports 'good' trading in the UK Housebuilders Abbey has reported pre-tax profits of €7.65m for the six months to the end of October. Business • 06 Dec 13
Abbey reports 'good' trading in the UK Housebuilders Abbey has reported pre-tax profits of €7.65m for the six months to the end of October. Business • 06 Dec 13
Czech parliament votes to dissolve The lower house of the Czech parliament has voted to dissolve itself, clearing the way for an early election. News • 20 Aug 13
Czech parliament votes to dissolve The lower house of the Czech parliament has voted to dissolve itself, clearing the way for an early election. News • 20 Aug 13
Czech President to call early election in October Czech President Milos Zeman will call an early election for the 25 and 26 October if parliament votes to dissolve itself next week. News • 16 Aug 13
Czech President to call early election in October Czech President Milos Zeman will call an early election for the 25 and 26 October if parliament votes to dissolve itself next week. News • 16 Aug 13
Czech PM steps down over aide spy scandal Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has formally handed in his resignation after a bribery and spying scandal that centred on a close aide. News • 17 Jun 13
Czech PM steps down over aide spy scandal Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has formally handed in his resignation after a bribery and spying scandal that centred on a close aide. News • 17 Jun 13
Merkel promises aid for German flood victims Germany has dispatched thousands of soldiers to help cities and towns cope with flooding from the rain-soaked Danube and other southern rivers. News • 04 Jun 13
Merkel promises aid for German flood victims Germany has dispatched thousands of soldiers to help cities and towns cope with flooding from the rain-soaked Danube and other southern rivers. News • 04 Jun 13
Eight die in Central Europe flooding Rising waters from the Danube and Vltava rivers have inundated parts of Austria and the Czech Republic after days of heavy rainfall. News • 03 Jun 13
Eight die in Central Europe flooding Rising waters from the Danube and Vltava rivers have inundated parts of Austria and the Czech Republic after days of heavy rainfall. News • 03 Jun 13
€17m worth of deals signed in EI trade mission Irish companies who took part in this week’s Enterprise Ireland trade mission to the Czech Republic and Poland have secured new contracts with a potential value of €17m. Business • 17 May 13
€17m worth of deals signed in EI trade mission Irish companies who took part in this week’s Enterprise Ireland trade mission to the Czech Republic and Poland have secured new contracts with a potential value of €17m. Business • 17 May 13
Irish trade mission to Poland and Czech Republic The Minister for Small Business has started a four-day trade mission with 25 Irish companies to the Czech Republic and 37 companies to Poland. Business • 13 May 13
Irish trade mission to Poland and Czech Republic The Minister for Small Business has started a four-day trade mission with 25 Irish companies to the Czech Republic and 37 companies to Poland. Business • 13 May 13
Coughlan family admits repatriation defeat The family of a woman murdered in Longford in 2007 have said they accept they have "failed" to overturn a decision to repatriate the man convicted of the murder to a prison in the Czech Republic. News • 15 Nov 12
Coughlan family admits repatriation defeat The family of a woman murdered in Longford in 2007 have said they accept they have "failed" to overturn a decision to repatriate the man convicted of the murder to a prison in the Czech Republic. News • 15 Nov 12
Czech government bans liquor exports The Czech government has imposed an immediate ban on all exports of hard liquor following the deaths of 23 people from methyl alcohol poisoning. News • 21 Sep 12
Czech government bans liquor exports The Czech government has imposed an immediate ban on all exports of hard liquor following the deaths of 23 people from methyl alcohol poisoning. News • 21 Sep 12
Czech Republic visitors warned over local liquor The Food Safety Authority is advising anyone travelling to the Czech Republic to avoid consuming locally-produced liquor, due to a number of fatalities as a result of methanol poisoning. News • 18 Sep 12
Czech Republic visitors warned over local liquor The Food Safety Authority is advising anyone travelling to the Czech Republic to avoid consuming locally-produced liquor, due to a number of fatalities as a result of methanol poisoning. News • 18 Sep 12
Transfer of murderer to Czech Republic deferred The Department of Justice has confirmed that the transfer of a man, who was convicted of raping and murdering a woman in 2007, back to a jail in the Czech Republic has been deferred. News • 21 May 12
Transfer of murderer to Czech Republic deferred The Department of Justice has confirmed that the transfer of a man, who was convicted of raping and murdering a woman in 2007, back to a jail in the Czech Republic has been deferred. News • 21 May 12
Ex-Czech minister gets 18-month suspended sentence A court in Prague has convicted former Czech transport minister Vit Barta of bribery and handed him an 18-month suspended prison sentence with probation. News • 13 Apr 12
Ex-Czech minister gets 18-month suspended sentence A court in Prague has convicted former Czech transport minister Vit Barta of bribery and handed him an 18-month suspended prison sentence with probation. News • 13 Apr 12
