Affairs of the Nation

Noirin O’Sullivan

Affairs of the Nation

Nóirín O’Sullivan’s perfumed bullet

THE received wisdom purveyed by the ‘serious’ media is that garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan’s resignation was a ‘stroke of luck’ for Leo Varadkar and that his government had nothing at... Read more »
Micheal Ganley

Affairs of the Nation

GANLEYS GO TO COLLEGE

BUSINESSMAN Declan Ganley was barely off social media last week, sending numerous tweets about the George Hook situation at Newstalk, railing against the PC brigade and the “corporate bullying” of... Read more »
Sarah Carey

Affairs of the Nation

Sarah Carey’s prescience

THE mystery of broadcaster Sarah Carey’s absence from Newstalk has been solved. Her transgression was to warn station management and owner Denis O’Brien that the station’s deliberately provocative editorial philosophy... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

BONO

Affairs of the Nation

WHERE IS BONO WHEN HE’S NEEDED?

WILL Bono pen another hymn to Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, pilloried for standing over her government’s brutal persecution of the Rohingya people, described as ethnic cleansing by many... Read more »
Simon Coveney

Affairs of the Nation

AIR CORPS FAILS TO SHOW IN DONEGAL

DURING 2017, exceptional weather conditions have caused widespread destruction in many parts of the globe. In Donegal between 7-9pm on 22nd of August, a “once in a hundred year” type... Read more »
British American Tobacco

Affairs of the Nation

PAUL HOPKINS ON BRITISH AMERICAN

WHISTLEBLOWER Paul Hopkins, who learned his trade with the Irish Defence Forces, in particular, the elite, special forces Army Rangers Wing (ARW) has been telling the British media of his... Read more »
Jackie McDonald

Affairs of the Nation

THE CONTINUITY UVF

WHAT’S to become of loyalist terrorist groups? They haven’t gone away you know. On the other hand, while they have lost their self-appointed role as defenders of Unionists against republicans... Read more »
Frances Black

Affairs of the Nation

Ross v Fine Gael

SHANE ROSS cannot decide whether he was blind sided by justice minister, Charlie Flanagan, justice officials or both by the inclusion in the Judicial Council bill of a provision that... Read more »
Martin Quinn

Affairs of the Nation

WHITE HELMETS GET TIPP AWARD

MINISTER for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, was effusive in his recent congrats to the White Helmets, recipients of the Tipperary Peace Award, remarking on their “heroism and sacrifice” in apparently... Read more »

Pillars of Society

Neil Jordan

Pillars of Society

Profile: Neil Jordan

THE HUGE audiences attracted to Sky TV’s recent blockbuster series, Riviera, tuned in despite, not because of, its creator, Neil Jordan (with John Banville),... Read more »

The Young Bloods

Suzanne Jackson

The Young Bloods

Young Blood: Suzanne Jackson

IRISH beauty blogger and model Suzanne ‘SoSueMe’ Jackson (32) is more of a business than a businesswoman. The Dubliner has gone from blogger and... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Fintan O'Toole

Fit to Print?

IT RESTORES PEACE WITH NEWSTALK

FINTAN O’TOOLE’S public gesture in proclaiming his boycott of Newstalk over George Hook’s rape commentary would surely have met with the approval of his colleagues in the most politically correct... Read more »
John Brown

Fit to Print?

LONDON MET TO QUIZ INM?

THE latest salvo in the legal shock and awe campaign by Dana and her brother, John Brown against various parties in the media as well as other individuals came this... Read more »

Last Refuge

Catherine Ardagh

Last Refuge

FF TARGET TEN DUBLIN SEATS

IF the latest Sunday Times poll (Fine Gael 33%/Fianna Fáil 25%) was to translate into real electoral figures then Fianna Fáil could forget about any post-election coalition calculations, but Micheál... Read more »

Last Refuge

MARTIN WILL DEAL WITH SINN FÉIN

MICHEÁL MARTIN delivered yet another thundering disavowal of any coalition deal with Sinn Féin at this week’s Fianna Fáil think-in in Longford. But his private injunctions to his TDs against... Read more »
Brendan Griffin

Last Refuge

WILD COLONIAL MINISTER

JUNIOR minister, Brendan Griffin, has played a blinder in the last few years, starting with a selfless public gesture on his first general election in 2011 when he pledged to... Read more »
Mary Newman

Last Refuge

BLUESHIRT SISTERS TO UNSEAT ALAN KELLY?

THE Blueshirt political waste land that is Tipperary will not necessarily be reclaimed by the entry of Mary Newman – sister of Kate O’Connell TD – into the electoral field.... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

‘If you can’t beat them, eat them’ A young Derry woman shouted “if you can’t beat them, eat them” after she bit a detective. Megan McQuaide, Meadowbank Avenue, Strand Road,... Read more »

Fowl Emissions

Michael Creed

Fowl Emissions

MONSANTO’S FIGHT FOR ‘ROUNDUP’

IF YOUR business is managing reputations, it pays to have well-heeled clients. A case in point is Hume Brophy, whose modest HQ in a Georgian house on Dublin’s Herbert Street... Read more »

Bird's Eye View

Kim Jong Un

Bird's Eye View

The Russia-China Plan TO CONNECT ‘EURASIA’

by PEPE ESCOBAR THE United Nations Security Council’s 15-0 vote to impose a new set of sanctions on North Korea somewhat disguises the critical role played by the Russia-China strategic... Read more »

The Hot Air Brigade

Nadine O'Regan

The Hot Air Brigade

The Hot Air Brigade

Death, too, feels like the most acute and terrible type of failure; a failure of living. Nadine O’Regan, Sunday Business Post Magazine, Submitted by reader You may receive the menu... Read more »

High Society

High Society

Simone Rocha

High Society

SIMONE ROCHA’S FASHION SENSE

IT WAS interesting to see The Irish Times gushing over the impressive achievement of achingly trendy London-based fashion designer, Simone Rocha, daughter of that... Read more »

High Society

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High Society

Wedding Bling

AFTER a scaling back caused by the economic recession, those Celtic Tiger style bling weddings are apparently back, with so-called ‘wedding guru’ Peter Kelly... Read more »

High Society

Howard Corscadden

High Society

Howard Corscadden’s many castles

WITH THE tourist industry booming according to Fáilte Ireland, it is not just Airbnb that is benefiting. One hotel group reporting impressive results is that belonging to Howard Corscadden and... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

AnneMarie Naughton

Behind the Scenes

AnneMarie Naughton’s Rangle

THE SUBJECT of industrial relations in the film industry is an especially touchy one and a new arrival on the scene could lead to union comrades shouting ‘cut’. Perhaps unsurprisingly,... Read more »
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Behind the Scenes

Brunswick Debt

THE LIQUIDATION of the long-established Brunswick Press is now complete but there was not too much left for creditors after the professionals took their cut. Brunswick Press traced its roots... Read more »

Sport of Kings

Jonathan Mullin

Sport of Kings

CURRAGH DEBATE KEEPS RUMBLING

FOR A media savvy, ex-RTÉ employee Jonathan Mullin has certainly made a quiet start to his new role as Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs at Horse Racing Ireland. In... Read more »
Anthony Stroud

Sport of Kings

PEACE IN OUR TIME?

THE TRADE embargo between Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin racing stable and Coolmore appears well and truly put to bed and it seems the removal of John Ferguson as Godolphin Chief Executive... Read more »
Kevin Blake

Sport of Kings

KEVIN BLAKE’S NEW ROLE

PROFESSIONAL punter, author, journalist and general racing pundit Kevin Blake may have to scale back on his At The Races TV appearances now that he is working with a rising... Read more »
Michael O'Leary

Sport of Kings

O’LEARY THE TOP SELLER

MICHAEL O’LEARY’s Gigginstown House Stud is no stranger to making headlines at bloodstock auctions by splashing out on the top lots but the stud experienced the other side of the... Read more »

Reviews

Gerry-Adams-book

Books

GERRY ADAMS: AN UNAUTHORISED LIFE – MALACHI O’DOHERTY (FABER AND FABER)

LIKE him or loath him – as Malachi O’Doherty repeatedly intones – Gerry Adams is a colossus in modern Irish politics. He steered the Provisional Republican Movement from its armed... Read more »
This-family-of-things

Books

THIS FAMILY OF THINGS – ALISON JAMESON (DOUBLEDAY IRELAND)

SET IN Ireland and America, the story revolves around the Keegan family, a brother and two sisters who are landowners in a remote part of Co Wicklow. Bird Keegan works... Read more »
Moon-Dogs

Movies

MOON DOGS – DIRECTED BY PHILLIP JOHN

MUCH-HYPED as a possible breakthrough for hotly tipped young Irish actress Tara Lee, Phillip John’s Scottish-set, comic drama Moon Dogs is unfortunately something of a mess. With a ‘Pro 12... Read more »
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Movies

THE DRUMMER AND THE KEEPER – Directed by Nick Kelly

As a sensitive and nuanced depiction of mental health problems and developmental disorders, Nick Kelly’s debut feature, The Drummer And The Keeper, does an excellent job. However, on the more... Read more »

Moneybags

Moneybags

Jeremy Masding

Moneybags

Jeremy Masding’s PTSB gamble

JEREMY MASDING has to do something with the €5.8bn rump of non-performing loans in Permanent TSB (PTSB). He can no longer sit on these... Read more »

Moneybags

Stephen Glancey

Moneybags

Fizz has gone out of Cantrell & Cochrane

STEPHEN GLANCEY walked C&C into a real disaster in his rapid expansion into the USA, lashing out $400m four years ago to buy into... Read more »

Brief Cases

Brief Cases

Thomas Ryan’s nursing home woes

A MAJOR row has broken out between the directors of a company called Quesada Developments Ltd, which has just had to appoint an examiner after running out of dosh. Quesada... Read more »
Brendan Burgess

Brief Cases

Brendan Burgess’s Hibernia pals

PERSONAL finance expert Brendan Burgess was back on television screens last week when he appeared on Pat Kenny’s TV3 panel show. Burgess discussed social housing provision, arguing that working families... Read more »
Tony O'Reilly Jr

Brief Cases

Nick Furlong buys Providence

IT WAS interesting to watch the feeding frenzy that took place on the Irish Stock Exchange after Providence Resources announced that it had hit water at its Drombeg prospect in... Read more »
Jarlath Feeney

Brief Cases

Galway Indo stops the presses

A DREADFUL year for local newspapers continued this month with the sudden closure of the Galway Independent, one title in Declan Dooley and Jarlath Feeney’s stable of freesheets. The Independent... Read more »
Pure NightClub

Brief Cases

Des Foley’s tax trouble

SPARE a thought for Leitrim publican and developer Des Foley who has found himself on the latest list of tax defaulters. Foley reached a settlement with the Revenue for just... Read more »
Arnaud Gaultier

Brief Cases

J’accuse!

KILDARE-based wine importer Arnaud Gaultier had another bad day in the High Court in front of Judge Seamus Noonan. Gaultier has been in the Four Goldmines a lot since his... Read more »