Affairs of the Nation

Drew Harris

Affairs of the Nation

DREW HARRIS LEGAL CHALLENGE

CIARÁN MacAirt, the Belfast-based litigant seeking a judicial review to block the appointment of PSNI deputy chief constable Drew Harris as garda commissioner, is well qualified for this legal case.... Read more »
Mary Robinson

Affairs of the Nation

ME AND KOFI ANNAN

IT was only right and fitting that former Irish president Mary Robinson penned an Irish Times tribute to long-time UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, recently deceased. Otherwise the public might not... Read more »
Gemma O'Doherty

Affairs of the Nation

GEMMA O’DOHERTY VS ‘IRISH TIMES’

GEMMA O’DOHERTY is easily the most entertaining of the declared presidential aspirants, although Irish Times hack Kitty Holland may not agree. Gemma is pursuing poor Kitty with legal intent and... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

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Affairs of the Nation

OLAF AT WAR

MUSIC journalist Olaf Tyaransen’s legal eagles are busy bees these days. Fans of Goldhawk will recall that Hot Press announced in February that the rock hack was standing down by... Read more »
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Affairs of the Nation

LABOUR’S NEXT LEADER?

THE HEAVE currently underway against Labour leader Brendan Howlin and which has nothing at all, at all to do with Alan ‘AK47’ Kelly has seen ex-TD Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin... Read more »
Jackie Goodall

Affairs of the Nation

ISRAELI DIPLOMACY

A CHANGING of the guard has taken place at the Israeli Embassy-sponsored propaganda arm in Ireland and the new group, Ireland Israel Alliance (IIA), is headed by Christian fundamentalist Jackie... Read more »
David Kitt

Affairs of the Nation

DAVID KITT’S FIANNA FÁIL FAMILY

Spare a thought for musician David Kitt, son of former government chief whip Tom Kitt, who recently had a good moan about coverage of his Fianna Fáil family links. He... Read more »
Eoin Ó Broin

Affairs of the Nation

ECONOMICS WORKSHOP’S GENDER PROBLEM

GOLDHAWK was most impressed with a press release from Dublin Chamber of Commerce outlining the speaker line-up for the 41st Dublin Economics Workshop in Whites of Wexford on September 14/15.... Read more »
John McGuirk

Affairs of the Nation

JOHN MCGUIRK ON THE RADIO

It didn’t take long for the media to find an excuse to get Declan Ganley’s squire John McGuirk up and running again. Fresh from defeat in May’s abortion referendum, the... Read more »
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Affairs of the Nation

GREEN PARTY’S ELECTRIC POWER COUPLE

GREEN PARTY councillor for Rathgar-Rathmines Patrick Costello and his partner, Hazel Chu, lead an exemplary green lifestyle as indicated by their use of an electric car. But Dublin City Council... Read more »

Pillars of Society

Diarmuid Martin

Pillars of Society

PROFILE: DIARMUID MARTIN

After 14 years as skipper of the battered barque of St Patrick in Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese, a no-longer-young Diarmuid Martin, 73, is grappling stoically... Read more »

The Young Bloods

Rosemary MacCabe

The Young Bloods

YOUNG BLOOD: ROSEMARY MAC CABE

Social media personality Rosemary Mac Cabe (33) is one of the few ‘influencers’ left unscathed in the wake of the Bloggers Unveiled (BU) furore.... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Leo Varadkar

Fit to Print?

LEO VARADKAR EXPOSÉ!

THE Sunday Independent recently splashed a story across its front page and inside page about relations between Leo Varadkar and health minister Simon Harris headlined, “Leo Varadkar: I had a... Read more »
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Fit to Print?

MICKEY HARTE VS RTÉ

IF RTÉ was unaware of just how some in the GAA, especially in nordie counties, viewed the station over the last 20 years or so, then Mickey Harte, All-Ireland football... Read more »
Simon Harris

Fit to Print?

SIMON AND SARAH

THE LATEST recruit from media to the government spin machine is Irish Times political reporter Sarah Bardon, who will work for health minister Simon Harris. This is an astute career... Read more »

Last Refuge

Sean Gallagher

Last Refuge

SEÁN GALLAGHER’S VENGEANCE

IT WAS never a question of if but rather when Seán Gallagher would enter the presidential contest. Even before any declaration, he has managed to draw as much media attention... Read more »
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Last Refuge

JOHN MCGUINNESS’S ATTACK

NEXT MONTH’S Fianna Fáil think-in at the Grand Hotel Malahide is intended to be a civilised, policy-driven discussion about housing, child care, the budget etc, but it could turn out... Read more »
Eugene Murphy

Last Refuge

TO HELL OR SLIGO

FIANNA FÁIL’S Roscommon-Galway AGM was expected to be dominated by the controversy surrounding Mary Devine O’Callaghan, the party’s constituency director of organisation and FF’s joint national treasurer. Devine was office... Read more »
Micheál Martin

Last Refuge

TWO LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES LOOMING?

THE Fianna Fáil offer – or capitulation to Leo Varadkar’s offer of a 2020 summer election – to extend the confidence and supply agreement (CSA) for another budget (in October... Read more »

Hush Hush

Omagh bomb

Hush Hush

OMAGH BOMB AND MARTHA POPE

DESPITE Dame Nuala O’Loans extraordinary ‘intelligence’ intervention last week and the media spotlight on the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bomb, there’s been no mention of Martha Pope. Yet the... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

BOG CUTTINGS

A costly hotel stay A FERMANAGH man, who pleaded guilty to obtaining services dishonestly after he failed to pay bills in two local hotels totalling £5,700, has received a suspended... Read more »

Fowl Emissions

Sean Kelly

Fowl Emissions

TRUMP SAVES GAS TERMINAL

DONALD TRUMP is the latest addition to the list of entities conspiring to help bring to life Tralee businessman Paddy Power’s dream of turning the unspoiled shores of the Shannon... Read more »
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Fowl Emissions

WEED KILLER BEES

IN THE wake of a California court’s ruling that Monsanto should pay school janitor Dewayne Johnson $289m dollars, on the basis its Roundup weedkiller had caused his terminal cancer, Irish... Read more »

Bird's Eye View

Lisa Chambers

Bird's Eye View

FINE GAEL/FIANNA FÁIL GO NORTH

Confusing times for people used to traditional alignments in Irish politics. Lisa Chambers TD, Fianna Fáil’s Brexit spokesperson, was up in Belfast on 6 August speaking at the West Belfast... Read more »

The Hot Air Brigade

Arlene Foster

The Hot Air Brigade

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

Mrs Foster appreciates the invitation, but regretfully will be away with her family at that time. DUP statement on Arlene Foster’s decision to decline an invite to the papal visit... Read more »

High Society

High Society

Caitriona Fottrell

High Society

FAMOUS FIVE FOR IRELAND FUNDS

WHILE FORMER prez Mary McAleese has been taking pot-shots at the Catholic hierarchy ahead of the Papal visit, she has also become one of... Read more »

High Society

Neven and Amelda Maguire

High Society

NEVEN’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

EARLIER THIS month, the Sindo’s salivating hack, Barry Egan, was the latest to give a plug to celebrity chef Neven Maguire, with readers of... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

Sinead Moriaty

Behind the Scenes

NEW FACES ON MERRION SQUARE

MINISTER FOR Culture Josepha Madigan has got around to making some overdue appointments to the Arts Council. It won’t be long before she is called into action again and a... Read more »
Mary O'Kennedy

Behind the Scenes

MARY O’KENNEDY’S NEW GIG

THE LATEST addition to the Arts Council’s payroll is fundraising consultant Mary O’Kennedy. She has landed a contract to try and whip assorted cash-strapped arts organisations into shape by tapping... Read more »

Sport of Kings

Tony Martin

Sport of Kings

MARTIN’S BASE ON THE MARKET

Tony Martin’s trying season could take a turn for the worse next month if Arodstown Stables, his current training base, sells at auction. The 80-acre state-of-the-art training complex is set... Read more »
Jane Chapple-Hyam

Sport of Kings

COOLMORE’S ONE THAT GOT AWAY

It’s not often the Coolmore team get it spectacularly wrong about a horse, but even the best of us are prone to the odd blunder – as is clear with... Read more »
Brendan Duke Adrian Murray Mick Bailey

Sport of Kings

TESTING TIMES AT THE TOTE

When Horse Racing Ireland announced its half-year statistics last month, it did so before the Galway festival – a week that serves as a bellwether for the health of some... Read more »
Rich Ricci

Sport of Kings

ANYONE FOR KOREA?

Willie Mullins has never been afraid to push the boundaries. He famously sent Blackstairmountain to Japan to plunder over €½m by winning the Nakayama Grand Jump in 2013 and he... Read more »

Reviews

The Trick to Time

Books

THE TRICK TO TIME – KIT DE WAAL (VIKING)

THIS SECOND novel by Kit de Waal follows her bestselling 2016 debut, My Name is Leon, the story of a vulnerable young boy in the British foster care system. The... Read more »

Moneybags

Moneybags

Bernard Byrne

Moneybags

BERNARD BYRNE NEEDS TO STOP THE ROT AT AIB

THERE HAS been a lot of change at AIB in recent years, but the bank is currently in a sticky situation despite the apparently... Read more »

Moneybags

Charles Gallagher

Moneybags

ABBEY GROUP VS CAIRN HOMES

IT WOULD be interesting to know what Charlie Gallagher thinks when he sees Mick Stanley and the boys in Cairn Homes taking out huge... Read more »

The Hot Water Brigade

Judge Marie Baker

The Hot Water Brigade

BAKERS BRUISE THE VULTURE

CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Cork brothers Michael and Tony Harrington, who had a win of sorts in the High Court against a vulture fund recently. The retired bakers were... Read more »
Walton Court

The Hot Water Brigade

PAUL RAFFERTY’S MARINA MIGRAINES

GOLDHAWK spotted a €78,000 judgment registered recently against Walton Court Ltd by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. This turns out to be the company behind the 18th... Read more »
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The Hot Water Brigade

DOM CARNEY’S BANKRUPTCY SUMMONS

MORE hard cheese for Rebel County entrepreneur Dom Carney, whose scrap with a vulture fund was back in the High Court recently. Ennis Property Finance, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs,... Read more »
Ken McMoreland

The Hot Water Brigade

KEN MCMORELAND’S DEBT PILE

IT’S the end of the line for hapless accountant and property speculator Ken McMoreland, who has just been declared bankrupt in the High Court. McMoreland had his eye wiped during... Read more »
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The Hot Water Brigade

DECLAN DOYLE’S TAXING MATTERS

SPARE a thought for North County Dublin businessman Declan Doyle, who has just been whacked by the taxman for €72,000. This probably relates to the €70,000 that his company, Comlee... Read more »
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The Hot Water Brigade

WATERFORD: NO-FLY ZONE

TURBULENCE abounds in the latest accounts filed by Waterford Regional Airport plc. The future of the troubled airport is still in jeopardy, despite receiving €375,000 in emergency funding courtesy of... Read more »
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The Hot Water Brigade

DROGHEDA LEISURE’S HEAVY LOSSES

GOLDHAWK spotted a set of accounts filed by Drogheda Leisure Facilities (DLF) Ltd recently. This is the troubled property vehicle that owned the Drogheda Leisure Centre and Broadcasting House, where... Read more »
Click.ie website

The Hot Water Brigade

RAY NORTON’S NEW VENTURE

INTERESTING to see Goldhawk’s old pal Ray Norton’s name pop up in relation to the ongoing saga of Cantec Office Solutions Ltd. This is the tech retailer that traded as... Read more »