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Ireland Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2001
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31/12/2001 Irish National Library Benefits From Tax-Credit Gifts
24/12/2001 Irish Government To Earn £100 Million From Tax On...Plastic Bags?
21/12/2001 Irish Revenue Embroiled IN VAT Row Over Canteen Subsidies
19/12/2001 Irish Economists Fear Slump Following 'Mattress Money' Boost
19/12/2001 Online Filing Service Wins More Praise In Ireland
19/12/2001 Eircom Chief Executive Leaves With Eur. 2m
18/12/2001 Ahern Puts Dampers On EU Tax Harmonisation Dreams
17/12/2001 Ireland Needs More Tax Incentives To Entice Hollywood
13/12/2001 Irish Tax Inquiry Clears Bank Auditors
12/12/2001 Irish 'Mattress Money' Continues To Appear In Run Up To Euro Introduction
11/12/2001 Tonnage Tax Ruling A 'Catalyst For Renewal' Says Irish Minister
11/12/2001 Irish Tech Companies Want Share Option Tax Changes
07/12/2001 Paddy Power Says Thanks, But No Thanks To McCreevy
07/12/2001 New Hedge Fund From American Express Bank
06/12/2001 Ireland's Banks To Shop Non-Resident Account Holders
06/12/2001 Irish Revenue On Line Service Ranks Among Top In Europe
06/12/2001 Opposition Calls Irish Budget 'Voodoo Economics'
05/12/2001 High(ish) Hopes For Betting Tax Changes In Irish Budget
05/12/2001 Last-Minute Advice Pours In For Irish Budget
04/12/2001 Ireland's E-Commerce Aim In Jeopardy
04/12/2001 Irish Business Awaiting Budget In Trepidation
30/11/2001 Fine Gael Spokesman Calls For Appointment Of E-Commerce Minister
30/11/2001 McCreevy Promises To Prosecute More Tax Evaders In The Future
26/11/2001 Bookmakers Offer Irish Punters A Way To Escape Betting Tax
26/11/2001 NCB Stockbroker Research Says Irish Economy Not To Blame For Falling Tax Revenues
22/11/2001 Oireachtas Committee Urges Compensation For Wronged Taxpayers
22/11/2001 Irish Chambers Of Commerce Furious Over Rising Business Taxes
21/11/2001 Green Party Urges Higher Taxes For Wealthy In Ireland
21/11/2001 Hedge Funds Facing Capacity Problems
20/11/2001 Irish Budget To Fall Back On Sin Taxes
20/11/2001 Irish Tax Evasion Sweep Yields £176 Million
19/11/2001 Ireland's Flood Tribunal Runs And Runs
16/11/2001 Irish Revenue Warn Bogus Account Holders On Amnesty Deadline
16/11/2001 Irish Spending Estimates Show McCreevy In Election Mode
15/11/2001 Fine Gael Condemns Irish Government's Budget Record As 'Shameful'
13/11/2001 Irish Company Provides E-Banking Solution In Dubai
12/11/2001 Irish Gas Company Faces £36 Million UK Tax Charge
09/11/2001 Irish Central Bank Chief Says Celtic Tiger Era Over
09/11/2001 Harney Crushes Hopes Of High Rate Income Tax Cut In Ireland
07/11/2001 Tax Downturn Could Force Irish Finance Minister To Borrow £2 Billion
06/11/2001 Revenue Commissioners Identify Over 600 Ansbacher Links
05/11/2001 Surprise Increase In Dublin Fund Assets
05/11/2001 SIPTU Presses Irish Government To Fast Track Tax Reforms For Mining Sector
05/11/2001 Ireland May Face Fiscal Deficit In 2002
02/11/2001 Irish Tribunals Hear Controversial Disclosures On Offshore Accounts
01/11/2001 Irish Farmers Win £20 Million In Tax Relief
31/10/2001 Irish High-Tech Sector Protests At Calls For Higher Corporate Taxes
30/10/2001 Will Charlie McCreevy's Luck Survive A Tough Budget?
29/10/2001 Removal Of Ireland's PRSI Ceiling Draws Stern Opposition
25/10/2001 EU Climbs Down Over Irish Budget
24/10/2001 Irish Farmers Welcome CGT Move
23/10/2001 PPF Pledges Put Irish Tax Cuts In Jeopardy
22/10/2001 Baltimore Paid 'Outrageous' Salaries Says New Boss
22/10/2001 Bank Of Ireland Merges Bricks And Clicks
19/10/2001 Fine Gael Official Says Jail Tax Evaders
19/10/2001 Tax Cuts Highly Unlikely In Irish Budget
19/10/2001 Buy A Tree With Your Next Pair Of Armani Jeans
18/10/2001 Irish Bookies Act On Threats To Relocate Over Betting Tax
18/10/2001 Online Tax Collection Picking Up In Ireland
16/10/2001 Irish Accountants Need To Be On The Alert For Money Laundering
11/10/2001 As UK Betting Turnover Increases, Irish Bookies Demand Tax Cuts
11/10/2001 Tax Net Closing On NIB Customers
10/10/2001 Bogus Account Declarations In Ireland Disappointing
10/10/2001 Plan To Remove Low Paid From Tax Net Called 'Ineffective'
10/10/2001 Aer Lingus Joins The Queue Of State Aid Supplicants
08/10/2001 Shrinking Irish Surplus Puts McCreevy Through The Wringer
05/10/2001 Questions Raised About Absence Of Tax Evasion Statistics In Irish Crime Reports
04/10/2001 Slumping Tax Collection Means More Bad News For Irish Budget
04/10/2001 Ryanair Expands Services To Online Financial Products
03/10/2001 Profits Could Soon Halve For UK And Irish Fund Managers
03/10/2001 Ireland's Largest Trade Union Urges Government To Keep Tax Promises
03/10/2001 EU Governments Ready To Help Airlines With Taxpayers' Money
02/10/2001 Irish Government Plans Tax Breaks For Older Workers As Tax Take Shrinks
01/10/2001 Irish Taxpayers Can Now File And Pay Tax Electronically
01/10/2001 Irish Revenue Doggedly Pursuing Ansbacher And DIRT Enquiries
01/10/2001 Irish Research Institute Wants To Increase Corporation Tax
28/09/2001 Irish Finance Minister Closes Tax Loophole On Personal Investment Portfolios
28/09/2001 Tranaut Hedge Fund Admin Company Opens Offshore Office In Dublin
28/09/2001 Irish Development Offers Tax Reliefs On Country Properties
27/09/2001 Most Consumers Unaware Of Credit Card Tax In Ireland
27/09/2001 Irish E-Business Initiative Promotes Internet Strategy For SMEs
27/09/2001 Hong Kong, Ireland Agree On Mutual Legal Assistance
18/09/2001 McCreevy Rejects Tax Swap Proposal
18/09/2001 Irish Telecoms Regulator And Eircom At Loggerheads Over High Tariffs
17/09/2001 Offshore Net Bank Prepares For Merger In Isle Of Man
17/09/2001 Monti Launches Formal Investigations Into 'Unfair' Tax Breaks
13/09/2001 IBEC Says Continued Public Spending May Spark 'Financial Disaster' For Ireland
13/09/2001 BNP Paribas Expands Operations In Ireland
11/09/2001 Irish Employers Want Tax Cuts To Reduce Wage Costs
11/09/2001 Ireland, Australia Join Forces On E-Commerce Goals
07/09/2001 Irish Union Leaders Warn Of Chaos If Budget Tax Pledges Are Not Kept
07/09/2001 Irish Internet Bank Shuts Its Doors
07/09/2001 Irish Betting Exchange Launches Today
06/09/2001 £1 Billion Blow To Irish Government's Budget Plans
23/08/2001 Another 200 Irish High-Tech Jobs Lost
22/08/2001 Irish Economic Outlook Report Prompts Budget Adjustments
15/08/2001 IMF Urges Moderation For McCreevy Budget
14/08/2001 Government Asked To Intervene As Eircom Battle Hangs In The Balance
13/08/2001 Downturn In Irish IT Sector Could Force Review Of Work Permit Policy
10/08/2001 Irish Revenue Commissioners Taking Tough Stance On 'Mattress Money'
09/08/2001 Isle Of Man Treasury Minister Hits Back Over Reports On 'Secrecy Laws'
09/08/2001 900 Jobs May Go In Dublin PC Closure
07/08/2001 Ireland's B2C E-Commerce Industry Lagging Behind
07/08/2001 Battle For Eircom Hots Up As Highest Bid To Date Requires Tax Law Change
06/08/2001 Ireland's Energy Industry Criticised As Epower Is Forced To Shut Down
03/08/2001 PJ Mara Says 'Bad Thoughts' Made Him Stash Money Offshore
02/08/2001 Allied Irish Bank Defies Economic Slowdown
01/08/2001 Harney To Prioritise Services Over Tax Cuts
31/07/2001 Irish Revenue To Step Up Action Against Tax Evaders
30/07/2001 Ireland: Public Enterprise Minister Launches Satellite Internet Project
30/07/2001 Sportingbet Acquires SportsBook, Will Stay In Alderney
27/07/2001 E-Island And Valentia Both Still In The Eircom Race
26/07/2001 Irish Finance Minister Announces Launch Of New Financial Products
26/07/2001 Bank Of Ireland Private Banking Unveils Hedge Fund Certificates
18/07/2001 3G Licence Squabble Must End, Says Irish Business And Employers Confederation
18/07/2001 Enterprise Capital Management Launches New Offshore Fund Group
17/07/2001 Hong Kong Expensive, Dublin Cheap, But Both Successful
16/07/2001 Eircom Board Recommends Higher E-Island Offer
12/07/2001 EU Will Not Repeat Irish Budget Mistake
11/07/2001 Irish Businesswoman Jailed In VAT Fraud Trial
09/07/2001 Baltimore Technologies Battered After Warning
02/07/2001 Eircom Refuses EIsland's Higher Offer, Stays With Valentia
02/07/2001 Irish Revenue Not Flooded With Money Under DIRT Amnesty
27/06/2001 Irish Central Bank Warns Government Over Economy
21/06/2001 EU Heads Visit Divided Ireland To Push Euro, Enlargement
14/06/2001 Quigley Reiterates Warning To Irish Offshore Tax Cheats
13/06/2001 Dublin Chases Luxembourg In Race For Top Retail Investment Funds
12/06/2001 Ireland's Minister Of Finance Closes Tax Loophole
12/06/2001 EU Plans To Ignore Irish Referendum Vote!
11/06/2001 EU Agrees Common Position On Extension Of UCITS Directive
11/06/2001 Eircom Board Vacillates Over Competing Bids
06/06/2001 European Rush To Launder Black Cash Accelerates
05/06/2001 Valentia, E-Island Battle For Eircom Shares
01/06/2001 Fexco's New Gozo Office Is Testament To Malta's Comprehensive Financial Services Legislation
31/05/2001 Irish Inspectors May Pursue Second Cayman Case Over Ansbacher Account Names
30/05/2001 Revenue Chairman Explains Ireland's Position On International Tax Issues At World Tax Conference
29/05/2001 Manx Court Throws Out 'Fishing Expedition' Seeking Bank Details
28/05/2001 Cayman Islands Judge Rules Ansbacher Bank Cannot Release Depositor Names
28/05/2001 ABN Amro Streamlines Irish Operations, Quits Funds' Listing Service
24/05/2001 Ireland's Minister For Public Enterprise Announces New Communications And E-Commerce Action Plan
23/05/2001 Troubled Irish Stockbroker Is Wound Up
22/05/2001 Ireland's Tánaiste Unveils Continued Investment In High-Tech Companies
22/05/2001 OECD Report On Ireland Contradicts EU's Critical Assessment
21/05/2001 Ireland Gets High Speed Links Across Europe With Global Crossing Agreement
18/05/2001 Ireland: Senator Attacks Non-Resident Tax Rules
18/05/2001 Ireland's Ambassador To Japan Explains Irish Success
15/05/2001 US Company Genuity Connects Irish ISP To Global Internet Backbone
15/05/2001 Irish Stockbroking Firm Suspended From Tightly-Regulated Stock Exchange
14/05/2001 Diplomatic Relations Officially Established Between Barbados And Ireland
10/05/2001 Bank Of Bermuda's Worldwide Subsidiaries Contribute To Strong First Quarter Results
04/05/2001 Boost For E-Business As Irish Internet Association And E-Commerce Association of Ireland Agree To Merge
04/05/2001 Eircom Ticked Off As Irish Telecoms Regulator Sets Prices For Local Loop Unbundling
03/05/2001 Ireland: Central Bank To Supervise Insurance Intermediaries
03/05/2001 Ireland Could Be Next In ABN Amro Bank's Global Downsizing
02/05/2001 Henderson Global Investors Launches European Absolute Return Fund
27/04/2001 EU Commissioner Warns Against Complacency In Developing Irish Telecoms Infrastructure
27/04/2001 Ireland Plans Bid For EU Top-Level Domain Registry
26/04/2001 Ratings Firm A M Best Names Bermuda As Top Captives Domicile
26/04/2001 Ireland's RTE Launches Online Business Service
26/04/2001 Is Ireland In The EU Or The Americas?
24/04/2001 Bidding War In Prospect For Eircom
19/04/2001 Irish Stockbroker May Soon Reopen To Private Investors
18/04/2001 Blow For Irish Internet Scene As Another E-Commerce Business Flounders
18/04/2001 Ireland Gets Financial Services Regulatory Body
12/04/2001 Ireland: Eircom To Sell Mobile Subsidiary But Still Expects Job Losses
10/04/2001 Celtic League Presses Irish Public Accounts Committee For Inquiry Into Tax Evasion
02/04/2001 Internet Banking The Way Forward For Irish Consumers As TSB Launches 24 Hour Service
30/03/2001 Irish Stockbroker Goodbody Launches Online Share Dealing Service
20/03/2001 Investec (Dublin) Makes A Bid For European Investment Market, Adds Four Extra Funds
20/03/2001 Healthy Competition From Irish Stockbrokers As They Launch Online Share Dealing Services
19/03/2001 Cayman Islands Trust Firm Opposes Ansbacher's Request To Reveal Depositors' Identities
15/03/2001 Former US Speaker Gingrich Backs Ireland In Fiscal Dispute With Brussels
15/03/2001 WorldCom Says Irish E-Commerce Threatened By Infrastructure Regulations
13/03/2001 Ansbacher (Caymans) Could Reveal Identities Of Further Irish Investors In Tax Scam
12/03/2001 Ireland's Investment Companies Woo Retail Investors With More Hedge Fund Opportunities
09/03/2001 Offshore Bookmakers Won't Be Enticed By UK's New Betting Tax Rules Just Yet
08/03/2001 Ireland's Corporate Attractions Lure Another US Company
05/03/2001 Merrill Lynch Open For Business With Ireland's High Net Worth Individuals
01/03/2001 Societe Generale's Inora Life Launches First Offshore Fund
23/02/2001 Allied Irish Banks Ditches Standalone Internet Offering
22/02/2001 Paddy Power Profits Up 55% - But Renews Offshore Threat
16/02/2001 Irish Finance Minister Unveils Finance Bill - Mr Solbes Not Invited
16/02/2001 Ireland: Aberdeen Asset Management Launches New High Yield Funds
13/02/2001 Ireland Receives Expected EU Reprimand
09/02/2001 Ireland: Major Taxation Conference Set For March 2001
08/02/2001 Ireland's Finance Bill Will Reduce Tax On Share Option Work Schemes By 20%
08/02/2001 Irish Stockbroker Woos Investors With New Leveraged Credit Fund
08/02/2001 Eircom, Innovatia Team Up To Get Irish Government Services Online
07/02/2001 Ireland: Statistics Reveal Widening Gap Between Stockbrokers
06/02/2001 Ireland Could Get New Financial Regulatory Body
06/02/2001 Irish Online Stock Market Service To Launch
06/02/2001 Invesco, Perpetual To Merge Offshore Funds
05/02/2001 PwC In Brussels Says Dublin The Worst European City To Do E-Business
05/02/2001 Irish Stock Exchange Announces De-Materialisation Of Shares
05/02/2001 Irish Finance Minister Faces Renewed Pressure From EU and European Central Bank Over Tax Cuts
01/02/2001 US Internet Hosting Giant Expands Dublin Headquarters
31/01/2001 Hongkong Post And Ireland's Baltimore Technologies To Supply Asia's First Mobile Certification Authority
31/01/2001 US Firm Sets Up European HQ In Ireland
30/01/2001 Anglo Irish Gets Licence To Operate Own Assurance Company
29/01/2001 Study Says Ireland Ahead In 'New Economy' In Europe
26/01/2001 Bank of Bermuda's Dublin Branch To Provide Services To Major Hedge Fund Specialists
26/01/2001 US - Irish Technology And E-Commerce Forum Opens In Washington Soon
25/01/2001 EU Commission Recommends Changes To Irish Budget
25/01/2001 The Irish Association of Investment Managers Asks Government To Reconsider Tax-Based Savings Incentive
22/01/2001 Ebeon Becomes First Dublin E-Commerce Business To Collapse
22/01/2001 Goodbody Stockbrokers Bring Financial Information, Share Prices To Mobile Phones
16/01/2001 Ireland: Public Accounts Committee Report Asks For More Penalties For Tax Evaders
11/01/2001 National Irish Bank Gets Into Hot Water Over 'Tax-Free' Investment Polices
09/01/2001 Irish Prime Minister Makes Official Visit To Malta
08/01/2001 Ireland: Costs Decrease As Online Share Trading Takes Off
08/01/2001 Allied Irish Bank Invests In Property Portal MyHome.ie
03/01/2001 Irish Police To Get New Powers To Fight Money Laundering
02/01/2001 Mellon Global Investments Will Launch UCITS And Hedge Funds In Europe

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