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Bank of Ireland said that new lending in the first nine months of 2019 was about 4% higher than the same time last year

Bank of Ireland trading in line with expectations

Bank of Ireland said it continues to trade in line with expectations, adding that economic growth in its core markets of Ireland and the UK remain positive despite the uncertainties related to Brexit.

Business • 30 Oct 19

AIB on target for 2019, but warns of more tracker costs

AIB has reported a good start to the year and said its remains on track to meet its full year expectations, but warned that it expects to see more tracker mortgage costs.

Business • 01 May 19

Kingspan is seeing the impact of weaker sterling when translating earnings from the UK back into euro

Kingspan eyes 30% increase in operating profits

Building materials group Kingspan has said it expects to deliver a full year operating profit of €335m, an increase of 30% on the previous year.

Business • 14 Nov 16

Glanbia's group managing director Siobhán Talbot said the outlook for the rest of 2016 is positive

Glanbia on track for earnings growth of 8-10%

Global nutrition group Glanbia has reiterated its full year guidance of 8-10% growth in earnings per share, pushing its shares to close 7.2% higher in Dublin trade.

Business • 02 Nov 16

Bank of Ireland said the weaker sterling is impacting the value of profit generated in the UK

Bank of Ireland trading in line with expectations

Bank of Ireland originated an extra €1 billion in new loans over the first nine months of the year compared to the same time last year, according to a trading statement from the bank today.

Business • 28 Oct 16

DCC's CEO Tommy Breen to host company's AGM in Dublin today

DCC's Q1 operating profits ahead of forecasts

Support services group DCC has said that its overall group operating profit for the first quarter to the end of June was significantly ahead of the previous year and modestly ahead of expectations.

Business • 15 Jul 16

Wetherspoon's like-for-like sales rise 4% in the final quarter and increase 3.4% over the year

Wetherspoon boss warns of post-Brexit negativity

The Brexit-backing chairman of JD Wetherspoon has lashed out at Chancellor George Osborne, the IMF, the Bank of England and a host of other organisations, blaming them for a potential slowdown following the EU referendum vote.

Business • 13 Jul 16

CPL said that it is monitoring the effects of the recent Brexit vote in the UK

CPL Resources expecting profits to meet forecasts

Recruitment group CPL Resources said it expects its profit before tax for the year to the end of June will be in line with market expectations

Business • 11 Jul 16

Tesco said its group like-for-like sales grew 0.9% in its fiscal first quarter

Tesco reports second quarter of UK sales growth

Tesco said today its recovery was gaining momentum as it reported a second successive quarter of UK sales growth, the first time it has done so in more than five years.

Business • 23 Jun 16

Media group holds its AGM in Dublin today

INM's overall ad revenue down so far this year

Independent News and Media has warned of challenging markets in a statement in advance of its annual general meeting today.

Business • 02 Jun 16

Datalex issues interim management statement ahead of its AGM today

Datalex reaffirms full year growth targets

Travel software firm Datalex has said it still expects to see adjusted earnings per share growth of 20-25% in its full fiscal year.

Business • 24 May 16

AIB issues trading statement for its AGM today

AIB rejects Central Bank 'protection' claims

AIB bosses have today rejected suggestions that the bank was being protected from enhanced competition in the market by the Central Bank.

Business • 24 May 16

In a trading update, IFG has said that its trading is in line with expectations

IFG Group says trading in line with expectations

Financial services company IFG Group has said that market conditions has supported its continuing progress in the three months to the end of March.

Business • 11 May 16

Sales at the chain's shops plunged 4.7% in the first quarter of 2016

Next warns on profits as cold weather hits sales

Retailer Next has warned that full-year profits could take a hit after overall sales for the first quarter fell 0.9%.

Business • 04 May 16

Fyffes says its existing business has performed in line with expectations so far this year

Fyffes ups full year earnings forecast

Fruit distributor Fyffes has increased its target earnings ranges for full year in 2016 and said its existing business has performed in line with expectations so far this year.

Business • 29 Apr 16

Bank of Ireland issues interim management statement today

Bank of Ireland trading in line with expectations

Bank of Ireland has said its capital adequacy remained robust over the first three months of the year after organic capital growth mostly offset a rise in its pension deficit.

Business • 28 Apr 16

UDG Healthcare's new CEO Brendan McAtamney takes over from today

UDG Healthcare sees strong start to fiscal year

UDG Healthcare said it has made a strong start to the financial year, with trading for the quarter to the end of December "well ahead" of the previous year.

Business • 02 Feb 16

Bank of Ireland seeing 'favourable' conditions in Ireland and the UK

Bank of Ireland trading in line with expectations

Bank of Ireland has said it continues to trade in line with expectations with good momentum across all of its businesses both in Ireland and internationally.

Business • 05 Nov 15

DCC sees significant rise in earnings

DCC has said that overall group operating profit for its first fiscal quarter to the end of June was in line with expectations.

Business • 17 Jul 15

C&C's core markets of Ireland and Scotland were impacted by unseasonably cold and wet weather

C&C reports weaker than expected first quarter

Drinks group C&C has said that trading conditions in its fiscal first quarter were "mixed".

Business • 02 Jul 15

Hibernia Reit issues interim management statement for October to present data

Hibernia REIT sees positive start to 2015

Property investment firm Hibernia REIT has said that 2015 has started positively for it, with a number of opportunities which it is actively assessing with its "usual discipline".

Business • 04 Feb 15