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October 20 - November 2, 2017
Affairs of the Nation
Denis O’Brien’s control problem
DENIS O’BRIEN and INM chairman Leslie Buckley still await the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) inquiry into Robert Pitt’s complaint about that proposed Newstalk deal, but they... Read more »
Miriam O’Callaghan’s ambitions
MONTROSE matriarch Miriam O’Callaghan will have been quietly thrilled at the vote by Fianna Fáil ard fheis delegates last weekend to run a presidential candidate. She will also have been... Read more »
INVESTIGATING THE REFUGEE COUNCIL
THE BOARD of the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) is involved in a spat with the European Commission over alleged “illegible” expenditure of grant aid on a two-year European project. This... Read more »
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Bank of Ireland: Supporting Farmers Through Wet Weather Challenges
As the wet weather persists Bank of Ireland is encouraging under-pressure farmers to swiftly engage with their accountants, financial advisers or banks to explore the range of flexible financing... Read more »
BRIAN MCDONAGH’S DATA OVERLOAD
GOLDHAWK’S old pal, Brian McDonagh, didn’t come out too well of last week’s High Court ruling on the huge Apple data centre in Athenry, Co Galway. Judge Paul McDermott said... Read more »
Katie Ascough’s burrito blues
KATIE ASCOUGH, the under-fire president of UCD’s student union (SU) will face her public next week when students vote on whether or not to impeach her over her removal of... Read more »
NCAD Issues
AT LEAST the incoming Director of the National College of Art And Design, Sarah Glennie, won’t have to worry about the ridiculously overdue annual report for 2013-2014. The document has... Read more »
MUTINOUS NOISES BELOW DECK
THE Military Police Corps were mobilised recently on a special mission to identify the source of insubordinate and seditious sentiments from the ranks of the Defence Forces. A recent post... Read more »
Catalan Tourism
THE Spanish Tourism Office in Ireland, oblivious perhaps to the political significance of some of their own leading artists, advertised last week “a different trip around Catalonia, the Balearic Islands... Read more »
WHO FEARS BORDER POLL?
WITH exquisite irony, the Irish government is running scared of a request by northern Unionist Raymond McCord to support his legal challenge to the failure of the British government to... Read more »
Pillars of Society
Profile: John ‘Glenveagh’ Mulcahy
IT IS hard to believe the audacity involved in the truly gobsmacking €550m IPO float of Glenveagh Properties last week, at the centre of... Read more »
The Young Bloods
Young Blood: TCD’s Louis Hoffman
Trinity College student Louis Hoffman (20) wants your attention. The former Blackrock boy has been making a name for himself on campus as a... Read more »
ESB: Reducing Energy Costs for Your Business
ESB’s Smart Energy Services are driven by the belief that electricity holds the key to a brighter, more sustainable future. Its mission is to create a brighter future, powered... Read more »
Fit to Print?
Paddy Agnew and The Irish Times
THAT Michael O’Leary should be cornered by that European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling forcing Ryanair to deal with employees in the country they are based was dealt with in... Read more »
NOVEL CONSPIRACY
THE Sunday Independent ran a racy yarn last weekend about the Guardian and Observer whose political prejudices, the Sindo argued, was the reason why both newspapers had failed to review... Read more »
Last Refuge
VLAD’S EYES AND EARS
CONGRATS to the universally liked former senator Jim D’Arcy, who has been appointed to the role of northern advisor to Leo Varadkar, working out of the Taoiseach’s office. Enda Kenny... Read more »
Labour Poll
LABOUR’S latest poll rating (4%) will have disappointed SIPTU boss Jack O’Connor, not merely because he is party chairman but also because he plans to run for Labour at the... Read more »
MARTIN FLEES FROM VARADKAR
FIANNA FÁIL ard fheis delegates and the media have been obsessing about the wrong argument inside the party. The real debate is not about a possible coalition with Sinn Féin... Read more »
15 EXTRA FINE GAEL SEATS?
IT was no accident that Leo Varadkar told the Fine Gael think-in that Tipperary is the party’s number one on a list of targeted seat gains. But Vlad is dreaming... Read more »
Bog Cuttings
Rugby player avoids conviction CONNACHT rugby player Peter Robb will avoid a conviction for a public order offence provided he undertakes a training session with a Westport underage rugby team.... Read more »
Fowl Emissions
IRELAND LEADS FROM REAR
When cost to Ireland of Storm Ophelia’s fury is calculated, will that figure feature in future cost/benefit analyses as the Government considers whether to take real action to tackle climate... Read more »
Bird's Eye View
DEAL OR NO DEAL?
Sinn Féin and the DUP have now entered their customary period of brinkmanship, keeping Dublin and London on tenterhooks about the chances of a deal before a budget must be... Read more »
Foreign Frolics
IS THE US PRESIDENT A HEAD CASE?
by Gary Leupp Forget the Russia election-collusion issue. It’s not going anywhere. To bring down Trump, the mainstream media will use the mental health issue or the general intelligence issue.... Read more »
The Hot Air Brigade
We are really focusing on the individuals’ experience of news. This is not just about saving journalism. Mark Little discusses his new company, Neva Labs, Irish Times If only I... Read more »
High Society
STAR GAZING AT BIRR CASTLE
THERE IS plenty of excitement in Birr Castle at the arrival of a brand new state-of-the-art telescope, the I-LOFAR. Meanwhile, the Earl and Countess of Ross – Brendan and Alison... Read more »
Hanby Sale
ONE OF the more impressive properties to come on the Dublin market this year is surely ‘Ellerslie’ on Temple Road in Dartry. The road has had its fair share of... Read more »
COLM TÓIBÍN’S WINDFALL
THE ULTIMATE networker, Colm Tóibín was recently installed as chancellor of the University of Liverpool at a ceremony in the college, the first time a citizen of another European country... Read more »
Experience Unmatched Luxury at Centara Reserve Samui, Thailand
Embark on a journey of modern sophistication amidst an idyllic tropical haven at Centara Reserve Samui in Thailand, where unforgettable stories come to life. As the inaugural gem... Read more »
Behind the Scenes
Pratschke v Humphreys
IT’S A TRYING time at the Arts Council where they have just lost a board member, the unions are kicking up and the chair has been putting the boot into... Read more »
THE SQUEEZE OF TROY
ON AUGUST 24 last an interesting advert appeared on the UK film and TV production guild website. It relates to the latest international show to use Ireland and its tax-friendly... Read more »
Sport of Kings
FRANCES CROWLEY’S COMEBACK
WITH AIDAN O’Brien and his son, Joseph, winning more than their fair share these days, it looks like another branch of the clan is preparing to step back into the... Read more »
DE BROMHEAD’S BOO BOO
HENRY DE BROMHEAD runs a tight ship and is one of the most respected trainers in the country. However, even the best are prone to the odd cock-up, as was... Read more »
GOOD NEWS FOR THE COOPERS
BRYAN COOPER has wasted little time in establishing links with other powerful owners, following his Gigginstown demotion. The news of his alliance with the UK-trained horses owned by Alan Potts... Read more »
AL THANI’S SHAKEUP
QATAR’S SHEIKH Fahad Al Thani is shaking up his racing operation in Ireland, with a few of his horses moving yards in the hope that a change of scenery might... Read more »
Movies
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER – DIRECTED BY YORGOS LANTHIMOS
THERE ARE many things that may justify a release being called an Irish film. Being filmed in Cincinnati is probably not one of them. Nor the fact that The Killing... Read more »
Moneybags
Eamonn Rothwell’s numbers
EAMONN ROTHWELL rarely fails to surprise. Just as Irish Continental Group (ICG) is preparing to lash out €144m for its big new overnight ferry that is being built in Germany... Read more »
Is Gold Too Expensive For Investors?
Dave Russell, CEO, GoldCore Ltd In March, the gold price surpassed €2,000 for the first time. It has left many wondering if it is now too expensive. First, we... Read more »
The Hot Water Brigade
Brian Cunningham’s latest scrap
GOLDHAWK’s old pal Brian Cunningham popped up again last month after yet another bad day in the Four Goldmines. The distinctive Galway developer lost his appeal against a 2016 High... Read more »
Ian Mallon’s business interests
GOLDHAWK recently spotted an interesting decision in the High Court relating to solicitor Ian Mallon, the principal at Ian Mallon & Co Solicitors, which has offices in Newry and Dublin.... Read more »
Nicholas O’Connor’s disciplinary matters
SPARE a thought for Wexford number cruncher Nicholas O’Connor who has (yet again) fallen foul of the Chartered Accountants Regulatory Body (CARB), the disciplinary arm of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).... Read more »
More upheaval at Maximum Media
WHAT is going on at Maximum Media, the company behind JOE.ie and HER.ie, where chief executive Katie Molony has just announced her resignation? Regular readers will be well aware of... Read more »
Ian Gallagher’s tax troubles
SPARE a thought for the shareholders at Dimension Media IT Ltd, which is facing down the barrel of a winding-up petition in the High Court, courtesy of the dreaded taxman.... Read more »
Shane Ormsby’s business partner
IT WAS reported last weekend that IBAT, one of the largest private colleges in the state, has been slapped on the wrist by a regulatory body. The Temple Bar-based business... Read more »
End of Term
WHILE ASSORTED educational establishments around the country have been closed this week as a result of ex-Hurricane Ophelia, one operation that will be keeping its doors closed permanently is Athena... Read more »
AINTREE ANTICS
WHILE ZILLIONAIRE Geneva tax resident JP McManus won his third Aintree Grand ...
KILLIAN POYNTON’S HIGH NET WORTH CLIENTS
GREEN BIRD Ltd, a company catering to the needs of so-called “high ...
SMOCK ALLEY’S BAD REVIEW
WITH DUBLIN City Council (DCC) preparing to take over Smock Alley Theatre ...
APPEALING BEHAVIOUR
THE REVELATION last month that the IHRB had been described by consultants ...
EN POINTE!
THE DECISION by Anne Maher’s Ballet Ireland (BI) to withdraw a piece ...
CORRECTING CHRISTINE DAVIES
THERE WAS some bad news for the glamorous Christine Jane Davies, owner ...
MARK GALLAGHER’S €10M MANSION
THE ADVERTISING by Sherry FitzGerald of a redbrick pile on leafy Ailesbury ...
SEAMIE HEFFERNAN DISMOUNTS
MEYDAN RACECOURSE Dubai was the location on Saturday afternoon where the spotlight ...
LYRA V BEYONCÉ
IT HAS been hard to avoid Irish singer Laura McNamara (aka Lyra) ...
SUSAN O’REILLY’S ‘APPARITION’
A “STUNNING beachfront house hovering over the water in Howth” has attracted ...