Affairs of the Nation

Affairs of the Nation

HEATHER’S HOUSE

SPARE a thought for Mark Thornburgh, who stumped up over E170,000 to help his sister Heather Perrin – the only Irish judge ever to be jailed – and her hubby... Read more »
Queen Elizabeth

Affairs of the Nation

SEE THE QUEEN!

Boris Johnson arrived at Stormont on 31 July all bluff, bluster and bonhomie, urging the north’s parties to “seal the deal on power-sharing”. We’re told much has been agreed about... Read more »
Pat-Carey

Affairs of the Nation

MEDIAHUIS LEGAL DEBUT

THE WEEK in which Mediahuis received High Court approval of its INM takeover also saw a slew of legal problems and potentially huge damages plus legal costs incurred by INM... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

Affairs of the Nation

BERNARD BROGAN’S GOALS

WITH MANY Dubs fans hoping that Bernard Brogan will be back in the squad for this weekend’s All Ireland semi-final clash with Mayo, he has also been stirring interest in... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

PAT HICKEY’S MEDAL RUN

IT IS not surprising that the photo of former Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) boss Pat Hickey having a chinwag with his good friend, Sport Ireland chairman Kieran Mulvey, set... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

FILM PLOT THICKENS

EARLIER THIS month, the latest episode of the ongoing film and TV union saga played out at a meeting to discuss assorted plot lines, including the increasingly contentious issues of... Read more »
Emily-Logan

Affairs of the Nation

EMILY LOGAN’S APPOINTMENT

IT EMERGED at the weekend that justice minister Charlie Flanagan has stripped away the red tape previously wrapped around the re-appointment of serving commissioners on the Irish Human Rights and... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

MARY HARNEY’S TIMELY EXIT

GOLDHAWK was surprised to spy the appointment of an administrator to the UK-registered parent of Mary O’Brien’s VideoDoc operation. The good news is that Mary Harney got out when the... Read more »
Michael Nugent

Affairs of the Nation

MICHAEL NUGENT’S LUNCH DATE

INTERESTING TO see Atheist Ireland (AI) founder and High Priest Michael Nugent lending his impressive intellectual ballast to yet another unpopular cause. Last week, Nugent sent social media into a... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

BAHRAIN BLAST

The recent executions in Bahrain of three Shi’ite activists were met with opprobrium from human rights groups and civil unrest in the Middle Eastern kingdom. One member of the country’s... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

GALWAY RADICALS

FOLLLOWING THE recent attack on the Galway Maryam Mosque, the president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Ireland, Dr M A Malik, pointedly remarked that “radicalisation is not only limited... Read more »

Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society

PROFILE: FEARGAL PURCELL

Feargal Purcell was back in the news last month following an explosive Dáil row over the Climate Emergency Bill. The Fine Gael handler turned... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Diageo Dana An Garda Síochána IT Trust No Stone Unturned Irish Times Black Friday Vicky Conway

Fit to Print?

COLETTE SEXTON’S CONVERSION

SUNDAY BUSINESS POST hack, Colette Sexton, will surely raise the tone and exper- tise of her new colleagues at Edelman which she joined recently. As media & marketing correspondent at... Read more »

Fit to Print?

IRISH TIMES IMAGE

IN AN unusually unsubtle PR move, the Irish Times announced the editorial promotion of two women the weekend following The Phoenix story about alleged bullying and discrimination against the paper’s... Read more »
Boris Johnson

Fit to Print?

SEZ THE MAN FROM THE DAILY MAIL

HOW IRONIC that the Aarish edition of the Sunday Times should pick up on the fake news peddled by the Daily Mail which claimed that Leo Varadkar was put in... Read more »

Last Refuge

Last Refuge

JOSEPHA, SHANE, SHAY AND NEALE

SHAY BRENNAN’S win at the Fianna Fáil Dublin Rathdown convention last week is but a small step in the party’s seemingly hopeless quest to take back the seat held by... Read more »

Last Refuge

BERNARD MCCABE’S RETURN

MANY OF the dinner ‘guests’ at the recent barristers fund raiser for Fine Gael (see The Phoenix, 28/6/19) would have political as well as professional motivation in forking out €600... Read more »
Joan Burton

Last Refuge

JOAN BURTON’S LAST STAND

THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT was kind to former Labour leader, Joan Burton, in its recent front page splash about tens of thousands of pensioners being deprived of thousands of Euro each... Read more »
Micheál Martin

Last Refuge

TIMMY DOOLEY’S DEMISE

TIMMY DOOLEY’S public dressing down by his boss, Micheál Martin, for his unpatriotic remarks on the Taoiseach as he confronted the old foe, represent the final demise of the front... Read more »

Northwind

Queen Elizabeth

Affairs of the Nation

SEE THE QUEEN!

Boris Johnson arrived at Stormont on 31 July all bluff, bluster and bonhomie, urging the north’s parties to “seal the deal on power-sharing”. We’re told much has been agreed about... Read more »

Hush Hush

Freddie Scappaticci

Hush Hush

THE SCAPPATICCI MYTH

THE SUNDAY TIMES is cited in a ‘psyops’ complaint lodged at Belfast High Court recently by Belfast Solicitors, Brentnall Legal. The complaint takes the form of an application for a... Read more »

Fowl Emissions

Seán Canney

Fowl Emissions

NOT SO CANNEY

Bono and Mary Robinson are among the famous faces wheeled out as part of Ireland’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council (see The Phoenix 29/7/2018). But Ireland... Read more »

High Society

High Society

High Society

MAIREAD RONAN’S SCHEDULE

THERE HAS been plenty of showbiz coverage this month of Mairead Ronan’s landing of a prime time radio slot on Today FM. Radio presenting... Read more »

High Society

High Society

WRIGHT FAMILY AT WAR

INTERESTING TO see proceedings lodged in the Four Goldmines by assorted companies associated with the Wright fish dynasty in Howth. The matriarch here is... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

KEEPING UP WITH JOHN McDONOUGH

INFORMATION is fairly thin on the ground at the Department of Culture when it comes to discussing the filling of the €100,000 pa approx post of Director of the national... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

JOHN HEDIGAN’S REPORT

WITH A new Director soon to head up the National Archives of Ireland, it is to be hoped that whoever does land the five-year contract can encourage the National Archives... Read more »

Sport of Kings

Sport of Kings

HERE COMES ANOTHER O’BRIEN

AS If Irish trainers hadn’t enough on their plates competing with the might of both Aidan and Joseph O’Brien on a weekly basis, it turns out that a third O’Brien... Read more »

Sport of Kings

APPEALING BEHAVIOUR

THERE WAS mixed news for jockey MJ O’Connor last month after a couple of run-ins with the stewards resulted in a lengthy riding suspension. While the rider and trainer still... Read more »

Moneybags

Moneybags

Moneybags

Jeremy Masding can’t stop the rot at Permanent TSB

IT IS now over 10 years since the bottom of the crash and over seven years since Jeremy Masding was appointed CEO (2012) of... Read more »

Moneybags

Ger Rabbette

Moneybags

Question marks over Uniphar’s prescription for success

IN RAISING E135m at E1.15 a share by floating on the Dublin Euronext junior Growth market and London’s AIM market, Uniphar has signalled that... Read more »

Brief Cases

Brief Cases

Sally Ann’s Van

GOLDHAWK was surprised recently to see the name of his old pal Sally Ann Luykx on the back of a van belonging to a Dublin corporate catering outfit called Let’s... Read more »

Brief Cases

Paul Joyce’s Big Setback

KILDARE developer Paul Joyce has just had his bell rung by Ulster Bank. The bank recently registered a judgment against the Turnerstown businessman for a hefty €4.2m but it’s far... Read more »

Brief Cases

MICHAEL WRIGHT’S NEW BUSINESS PLAN

WHILE ONE of the siblings of the Wright ‘fish family’, Mark Wright, finds himself on the receiving end of High Court proceedings from his mother and sister and various compa-... Read more »

Brief Cases

TARGETING THE NUMBER CRUNCHERS

THERE WAS bad news for some number crunchers recently, with the Chartered Accountants of Ireland (CAI) disciplinary and conduct committees registering some hits, one rather more high profile than the... Read more »

Brief Cases

Arnaud Gaultier’s fine whines

THERE was more hard cheese for Kildare-based wine importer Arnaud Gaultier in the Four Goldmines recently, where the Frenchman is failing to make any friends among the judiciary. The colourful... Read more »

Brief Cases

Corrado Forte’s latest headache

MORE woe for Wexford businessman Corrado Forte, who has just had two tax judgments registered against him for a total of over €92,000. Forte has had a lot on his... Read more »