Affairs of the Nation

Kitty Holland

Affairs of the Nation

‘MACHO BOYS CLUB’ AT THE ‘IRISH TIMES’

THE MOST shocking news likely to be (not) reported in the Irish Times for years is the document drawn up by women in the paper’s newsroom and which alleges a... Read more »
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Affairs of the Nation

DAVID COLEMAN’S JUDGMENT

GOLDHAWK’S old friend, legal eagle David Coleman, has suffered a setback at the hands of one of those dreadful vulture funds. The high-profile solicitor, who made his name acting in... Read more »
Anna Kirwan and Ian Madigan

Affairs of the Nation

MADIGAN’S FANTASY

FORMER LEINSTER and Ireland out-half Ian Madigan has been having a tough time of late, but there has now been some good news on both the business and personal fronts.... Read more »
Ellen O’Malley Dunlop

Affairs of the Nation

VLAD CULLS NO-HOPE CANDIDATES

WITH NO obvious signs of mutiny after the de-selection of one or more general election candidates, Fine Gael’s director of organisation and director of elections, Paschal Donohoe, is intent on... Read more »
Jeremy Corbyn

Affairs of the Nation

ARJUM WAJID’S ERROR

PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS were seriously embarrassed at the blunder by NUJ executive member Arjum Wajid, who had been the target of Irish NUJ executive member Ronan Brady and Dublin NUJ head... Read more »
Paula Tiernan

Affairs of the Nation

PAULA TIERNAN’S PAST

IRATE CIRCUIT Court judge Jacqueline Linnane claimed earlier this month that some solicitors should be more selective with the clients they take on. This followed her dismissal of five insurance... Read more »
Declan Cregan

Affairs of the Nation

DECLAN CREGAN’S US TROOP MOVEMENTS

INTERESTING TO see that US customs and border pre-clearance at Shannon Airport is being expanded to include corporate jets from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The service (which allows passengers... Read more »
Simon Coveney

Affairs of the Nation

THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!

THE ANTI-RUSSIAN campaign in the so-called ‘Irish’ edition of the Sunday Times is reaching Cold War proportions and reflects the obsessions of Whitehall rather than the Irish government. A front... Read more »
Patricia Ryan

Affairs of the Nation

PATRICIA RYAN’S PROMOTION

THE RECENT handover of the presidency of the Circuit Court from Judge Raymond Groarke to Judge Patricia Ryan was met with high spirits by legal eagles and court staff as... Read more »

Pillars of Society

Paul Kehoe

Pillars of Society

PROFILE: PAUL KEHOE

PAUL KEHOE, minister with special responsibility for defence and former Fine Gael chief whip, has become one of the latest government whipping boys in... Read more »

The Young Bloods

Lisa Duffy

The Young Bloods

YOUNG BLOOD: LISA DUFFY

From tiny boutique owner to red carpet designer and Instagram influencer, fashionista Lisa Duffy (39) has been one of the more compelling Irish success... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Cliff Richard

Fit to Print?

CLIFF RICHARD FOR HIGH COURT

AN UNPRECEDENTED action being taken by John Browne (brother of Dana Rosemary Scallon), who was acquitted of all charges of child abuse in an English court in 2014, is that... Read more »
Irish Times Black Friday Vicky Conway

Fit to Print?

KEVIN MYERS’S LIBEL WRIT

THE BROODING Kevin Myers, sacked from the Sunday Times for penning an anti-semitic jibe about BBC Jewish journalists, has re-entered the public arena with a libel writ against the Sunday... Read more »
Paddy Agnew

Fit to Print?

WHEN IN ROME…

IRISH TIMES management’s triumphal declaration of victory over its 28-year-long Rome correspondent, Paddy Agnew, last February may have been a bit premature, judging by a recent letter to IT freelancers... Read more »

Last Refuge

Maria Bailey

Last Refuge

CHOPPING MARIA BAILEY

FOLLOWING recent adverse developments, Maria Bailey has lost her role as chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, but the axe could fall even further. Leo Varadkar has been agonising... Read more »
Richard Boyd-Barrett

Last Refuge

TARGETING RICHARD BOYD BARRETT

With colourful political drama in Dún Laoghaire dominating headlines, the real political news has been submerged – namely, the rise of the Green Party and the serious threat to People... Read more »
Michelle Mulherin

Last Refuge

MICHELLE’S MAYO MADNESS

FINE GAEL farming members, a mainstay of the party for generations, are not enamoured of their Galway West TD, the fragrant Hildegarde Naughton, but they do rather like their party’s... Read more »
Juliet O'Connell

Last Refuge

FALLING STAR DEIRDRE KINGSTON

THE REAL political drama in Kingstown involving Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey, as well as other high-profile candidates (see p10), was eclipsed briefly last week by the most contrived, politically... Read more »
Julie O'Leary

Last Refuge

GENDER IMBALANCE IN CORK FG

LEO VARADKAR and Fine Gael general secretary Tom Curran have a serious gender problem in Cork City and County with not a single woman being selected to run in the... Read more »

Hush Hush

Christy Kinahan

Hush Hush

DANSKE TAKEN TO CLEANERS AGAIN

Just when Danish banking giant Danske Bank thought the heat over the money-laundering scandal at its Estonia operations (see The Phoenix, 21/9/18) was beginning to cool, it has been hit... Read more »
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Hush Hush

GUNTHER FALKENTHAL’S TAX BILL

INTERESTING to see the dreaded taxman registering a judgment against number cruncher Gunther Falkenthal. The German accountant should be familiar to fans of Goldhawk. Last month the Revenue Commissioners hit... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

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Bog Cuttings

BOG CUTTINGS

‘FUCKING EEJITS’ A BALLYROAN woman who was drunkenly falling over and abusing gardaí by calling them “fucking eejits” was convicted and fined in Portlaoise District Court. Linda O’Donnell, 20 The... Read more »

Fowl Emissions

Phil Hogan

Fowl Emissions

BIG PHIL’S ‘FAKE NEWS’

Since the removal of EU milk quotas in 2015, Ireland’s dairy herd has grown by more than a quarter, sending carbon emissions – as well as water and air pollution... Read more »
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Fowl Emissions

FICKLE FARMERS

The howls of outrage from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) at the recent Mercosur trade deal with South America included its slogan, “One burned every minute”. This relates to the... Read more »

The Hot Air Brigade

Imelda May

The Hot Air Brigade

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

‘Hallowed’ featured May within the “sensory space” of an illuminated, reflective cube in the festival’s woodland, where she wrote both within and on the fractured glass wall. Billed as an... Read more »

High Society

Johnnie Cooke

High Society

JOHNNIE COOKE’S NEW BACKER

RESTAURATEUR Johnnie Cooke is expanding his empire again, this time with the opening of Juanito’s on trendy Drury Street, D2. Apparently, it is an “LA Soulfood restaurant” featuring “tastes from... Read more »
Consuelo O’Connor

High Society

DENIS BROSNAN’S WRITE-OFF

FORMER Kerry Foods boss Denis Brosnan has had a myriad of interests since he went his own way in 2003. One constant down the decades, however, has been horse racing,... Read more »
Rachael Naughton

High Society

RACHAEL NAUGHTON’S ‘RETREATS’

RACHAEL NAUGHTON, daughter of Martin and Carmel Naughton of Glen Dimplex fame, has stepped down from the board of the Irish Undergraduate Awards Company (IUA), which was subsequently listed for... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

Anne O'Donoghue

Behind the Scenes

O’DONOGHUE DELIVERS FIRST REPORT

THE CASH-STRAPPED Irish Heritage Trust (IHT) is advertising for a general manager at one of the handful of properties for which it is responsible – Fota House in Cork. The... Read more »
Susan Bergin Marlowe Mullingar Film Studio RTÉ Self-Employment

Behind the Scenes

NGI SEEKS NEW FACES

TWO SEATS on the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) board are up for grabs and would-be directors have until August 15 to apply for selection by Minister for Culture Josepha... Read more »
Siún Ní Raghallaigh

Behind the Scenes

JOSEPHA MADIGAN’S UPLIFTING TIMES

JUST AS culture minister Josepha Madigan was emerging unscathed from swing-gate, a happy distraction arrived in the form of a nihil obstat from the EC competition directorate for even more... Read more »

Sport of Kings

Cristina Patino

Sport of Kings

CRISTINA PATINO’S WINNING STRATEGY

FANS OF Goldhawk may not have been too surprised by the debut victory of the Ger Lyons-trained Brunelle in a maiden at Leopardstown on July 18. The result has raised... Read more »
Rich Ricci

Sport of Kings

RICH GETTING RICHER

FLAMBOYANT OWNER Rich Ricci had an up-and-down year last year and there were times when people were predicting his days as a free-spending owner were limited, especially after business setbacks,... Read more »
Mick Bailey

Sport of Kings

NEW CURRAGH RACE CARD

NEWS THAT the Curragh racecourse board will be seeking to install a new chief executive to oversee the operation of the (very) expensively refurbished facility will no doubt grasp the... Read more »
Henry Beeby

Sport of Kings

VINDICATION FOR BEEBY

GOFFS CHIEF executive Henry Beeby has finally managed to dispense with online pest Jim Carney, but he had to head to the High Court to do so. Wicklow-based Carney had... Read more »

Moneybags

Francesca McDonagh

Moneybags

FRANCESCA MCDONAGH’S PROBLEMS AT BANK OF IRELAND

THE CHIEF executive of Bank of Ireland (BoI), Francesca McDonagh, has overseen a total clear-out of all the top management inside the bank since she was appointed in October 2017.... Read more »
Paul Marchant Galen Weston

Moneybags

TIME FOR WESTONS TO SPIN OUT PENNEYS/PRIMARK

THE LATE Arthur Ryan was a retailing genius who founded the Penneys/Primark retail clothing giant, which today trades out of 364 stores occupying 15 million sq ft of retail space,... Read more »
John Farrell

Moneybags

JOHN FARRELL’S SUPER MISS BLUES

DISGRUNTLED creditors of trendy Dublin 2 restaurants Super Miss Sue and Luna have cooked up some trouble for the directors and shareholders. A group of former employees and suppliers have... Read more »

The Hot Water Brigade

Hugh Scully

The Hot Water Brigade

HUGH SCULLY SINGS FOR HIS SUPPER

FORMER DJ Hugh Scully is no stranger to soft-focus plugs in the media for his music venture, Dublin Vinyl. So Goldhawk wasn’t too surprised to see the Dublin entrepreneur pop... Read more »
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The Hot Water Brigade

HALES NOT SO HEARTY

SPARE a thought for husband-and-wife duo John and Mary Hale, who had another tough day out in the Four Goldmines recently. A vulture fund moved one step closer to having... Read more »
Ian Lucey

The Hot Water Brigade

IAN LUCEY’S LATEST GLITCH

GOLDHAWK’S favourite tech investor, Ian Lucey, is dealing with some major bugs at one of his companies. Already locked in a High Court battle with developer Philip Gannon, Lucey Technology... Read more »
John Murphy

The Hot Water Brigade

JOHN MURPHY’S PAIN MANAGEMENT

A VISIT to the dentist is a harrowing experience for many, although Dr John Murphy of Vevay Dental in Bray, Co Wicklow, has a reputation for calming patients down. He... Read more »
Declan Cregan

The Hot Water Brigade

DECLAN CREGAN’S ‘TAX EFFICIENT EXIT’

ON PAGE 5 of this issue, Goldhawk takes a look at the intriguing tie-in at Shannon Airport between Declan Cregan’s company, US Air Flight Support Ltd (US Alliance), and the... Read more »
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The Hot Water Brigade

JOHN SWAN’S DEFENCE

MORE ON Carlow wholesaler Swan Fruit Ltd, where liquidator PJ Lynch is trying to have former directors John, Niall and Alex Swan disqualified in the High Court. The matter was... Read more »