Affairs of the Nation

Paul Gallagher Apple Tax

Affairs of the Nation

APPLE TAX LAWYERS’ PRIVATE FEES

IT IS hard to think of a story whose publication could be more in the public interest than the multi-billion-euro Apple tax charade, involving as it does enormous sums of... Read more »
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TICKET FOR TAT

TO DESCRIBE the Nicki Minaj ‘concert’ at Malahide Castle as a debacle would be something of an understatement. The Trinidadian-born rapper left fans waiting in pouring rain for nearly two... Read more »
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Affairs of the Nation

SUE GRAY: IRELAND’S FRIEND

THE RENEWAL of “friendship” between Britain and Ireland, the Aawrish edition of the Sunday Times recently reported, has much to do with the Irish influence on British Prime Minister Keir... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

Budget Jack Chambers Nicki Minaj B’Tselem Phil Hogan UCD IRTA DIGI Katy Brown Rory Godson Pallonji Mistry Shark Hanlon Frances Ruane Taste of Dublin Listowel Writers’ Week Paddy Curran Harvey Norman Anton Savage Paul Hourican Enda O’Coineen PfP Red C Poll IFTA Ben Gilroy Luke Comer Sue Spence Fingleton Aubrey McCarthy Matt Cooper Parker Green Danny McConnell Gayle Killilea Maura Derivan Ed Honohan INS Arts Council EDAF Emuse Rosslare Golf Club Mairead Casey Colm O’Rourke Stephen Connolly Peter Aiken John Malone Tom Barry Anthony Halpin Ian Kehoe Kevin Bakhurst Geraldine O’Leary Dennis Horgan RUSI Gareth McAllister Ryevale House Joe Macken RUC Omagh Patrick Connolly Paddy Cosgrave The Ditch Newstalk Fake Tan Fred Logue Ian Paisley Sean O’Riordan Margaret Sweeney Jay Bourke Ellie Kisyombe Francesca McDonagh Ted Cunningham National Space Centre An Irish Goodbye Oscar Robert Quirke Ciara Kelly Executive Women Gathering Doug Taylor Florian Haufe Robbie Henshaw Bill Shipsey Breaking the Silence L’Ecrivain Ronan McNally National Lottery Michael Roche Energy Action Balls.ie Newspapers VAT Abbey Theatre Patricia Madden Irish Banking Culture Board Randox Aoife Gallagher Book Dalai Lama Trinity Trevor White RTÉ Chairperson Shane Houlihan Noel Smyth IKC Bob Geldof Landlord Ireland Neutrality Ukraine

Affairs of the Nation

ISRAELI ABUSES IGNORED?

RECENT REPORTS of Palestinian detainees being brutalised by Israeli guards, in abuse ranging from beating to sexual torture, have recently been chronicled by the Israeli rights organisation, B’Tselem. Based on... Read more »
John Collison Progress Ireland

Affairs of the Nation

REGRESSIVE IRELAND

Things can only get better for Ivana Bacik. With New Labour back in power in London, the Irish Labour leader had to attend a football match at the Aviva Stadium... Read more »
Grainne Seoige

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GRÁINNE SEOIGHE’S RIVALS

WHILE THE media fawn over broadcaster Gráinne Seoighe, who is the new Fianna Fáil Dáil candidate in Galway West, rumblings of discontent abound in the party organisation, from Connemara hopefuls... Read more »
John McGuirk New-Right

Affairs of the Nation

NEW RIGHT VIEW ON CHILD ABUSE

THE INVECTIVE of new-right agitators in Ireland, both on the streets and online, is often centred on depicting opponents as “paedos”, “groomers”, “child abusers” etc. The strategy is designed to... Read more »
Drew Harris Iain Livingstone

Affairs of the Nation

DREW HARRIS AND MI5

DREW HARRIS became Garda commissioner in 2018, having served as deputy chief constable of the PSNI, 2014-18. His RUC/PSNI duties once involved liaison with MI5. The selection committee for his... Read more »
Kim Cattrall EPA

Affairs of the Nation

MEAT AND THE CITY

A year ago this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a light-hearted tweet featuring a photo of Kim Cattrall of Sex and the City with the tagline: “Ready to... Read more »

Pillars of Society

Brian Polly

Pillars of Society

PROFILE: BRIAN POLLY

MOST OBSERVERS were shocked at the revelations to the Committee for Public Accounts (PAC) by Darragh O’Loughlin, CEO of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board... Read more »

The Young Bloods

John Cummins

The Young Bloods

YOUNG BLOOD: JOHN CUMMINS

CAN 36-YEAR-OLD senator John Cummins win back a seat for Fine Gael in Waterford, after the party’s wipe-out there in 2020. Heavy transfers from... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Mark Ryan Religious Orders

Fit to Print?

ONLY CATHOLICS ABUSE CHILDREN

MOST ABUSE survivors surely could not have been taken in by the restrictive terms of reference in the scoping inquiry to determine the form of a statutory investigation into abuse... Read more »
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Fit to Print?

MATT’S MIGHTY MOOLAH

FILLING IN for Pat Kenny recently on his Newstalk morning show, Ivan Yates titillated listeners with the exciting news that his long-time colleague, Matt Cooper, would shortly be on air... Read more »

Last Refuge

Phil Hogan

Last Refuge

BIG PHIL’S GENDER-BENDER LAW

BIG PHIL HOGAN’S return to the centre of Fine Gael, via its internal election committee, is not without irony as well as a ruthless logic given his formidable back-stage machinations... Read more »
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Military Spending

Last Refuge

JENNIFER BENDS THE KNEE TO MARTIN

TÁNAISTE AND defence minister Micheál Martin has torn off the epaulettes and snapped the sword of Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, his junior officer or Minister of State at the Department of... Read more »
Shay Cullen

Last Refuge

HARRIS TO WIPE OUT FF IN WICKLOW?

INTERNAL CONVULSIONS in Wicklow Fine Gael, involving competition between two contenders for a place on the general election ticket with Taoiseach Simon Harris and resentment against Eoin O’Duffy-type discipline in... Read more »
Sarah Bunting Irish Language

Last Refuge

WEAPONISING IRISH

THE DUP has once again raised the charge that Sinn Féin is “weaponising” the Irish language, as Belfast City Council issues a draft language policy for consultation with the public.... Read more »

Northwind

Hilary Benn ICRIR

Northwind

UNFULFILLED LEGACY

Many people presume that the British government’s decision to repeal the 2023 Legacy Act, which halted Troubles-related inquests and inquiries, is a major success for the Government here, all northern... Read more »

Hush Hush

Nadia Dobrianska Alex Ryzhuk

Hush Hush

RTÉ: FIRST CASUALTY

Missing in action, presumed dead, the fate of Dubliner Alex Ryzhuk, a member of the Ukrainian Army’s 3rd Assault Brigade, hit the headlines in late August. Much of the coverage... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

Bog-Cuttings-Defaul

Bog Cuttings

BOG CUTTINGS

‘THAT’S MY HASH’ Cork District Court heard the case of Patrick Fennelly (63), who was charged with a number of public order offences arising from several incidents in May and... Read more »

Fowl Emissions

Nicholas Ashley-Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury

Fowl Emissions

LOUGH NEAGH OWNER

The Earl of Shaftesbury, a Dorset aristocrat and former DJ who somehow owns the bed of Lough Neagh, has been enjoying considerable kudos from his big announcement in June that... Read more »
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Fowl Emissions

MARIE’S UNUSUAL OUTINGS

Marie Donnelly has had some baffling media outings since taking over as Climate Change Advisory Council chair in 2021 but a recent comment on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland was her most... Read more »

The Hot Air Brigade

Senan Molony

The Hot Air Brigade

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

In Lozère, Sophie felt oxygenated, freed from the claustrophobic city. This untamed place, and the wild creatures that inhabited it, spoke to her soul. She painted rocks, hills and sky,... Read more »

High Society

High Society

John Stewart

High Society

INTERCEPTING JOHN STEWART

GOFFS SUPREMO Henry Beeby and his team will have their fingers crossed that the free-spending Resolute Racing founder, John Stewart, will get to participate... Read more »

High Society

Development will ‘shrink’ the park

High Society

HERBERT PARK’S NEW NEIGHBOUR

LAST WEEK, Ballsbridge residents were greeted with a sign, erected on the ugly fencing fronting the controversial site on the edge of Herbert Park,... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

Una Carmody Dublin Theatre Festival

Behind the Scenes

FESTIVAL CASTING CALL

AFTER 13 years at the helm, Willie White is stepping down as artistic director and CEO of Dublin Theatre Festival (DTF). Would-be applicants have until the day after the curtain... Read more »
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Behind the Scenes

A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE

DÉSIRÉE FINNEGAN’S Screen Ireland (SI) has just launched yet another funding initiative, Perspectives, which is intended to provide “a window into experiences and viewpoints that may not have been widely... Read more »

Sport of Kings

Steve Parkin

Sport of Kings

STEVE PARKIN’S MOVES

FALLEN ANGEL, the Irish 1,000 Guineas winner and dual Group 1 winner, owned by Steve Parkin, has been sold to continue her racing career with Wathnan Racing. The Too Darn... Read more »
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Sport of Kings

SHARK SLAPPED

FANS OF Goldhawk will recall (see The Phoenix 27/6/24) that a video of an uncovered dead horse in an open builder’s trailer, which was being towed by John ‘Shark’ Hanlon’s... Read more »

Moneybags

Moneybags

Luis Gallego Aer Lingus

Moneybags

AER LINGUS IN FOR A BUMPY RIDE

AFTER THE high-profile industrial relations stand-off at Aer Lingus, the airline is in the bad books of its owner, International Airlines Group (IAG). The... Read more »

Moneybags

James Fitter

Moneybags

ONEVIEW HEALTHCARE IN SEARCH FOR RIGHT MEDICINE

IT WAS considered a surprising move when Darragh Lyons jumped ship from Malin Corp last Christmas, at a time when he seemed to be... Read more »

Brief Cases

John McGuirk Dundrum House

Brief Cases

JOHN MCGUIRK V THE BROGANS

THE HEATED reaction to the housing of ‘unvetted military-aged men’ has reached fever pitch in recent months, spearheaded by a few key personalities on social media. One such maven of... Read more »
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Brief Cases

GAY FUTURE COUP

FOXROCK-BASED moneybags Ger O’Leary had plenty to celebrate last month after the part-time racehorse trainer saddled Doyen For A Drink to land Cartmel’s bank holiday Monday EWGA Handicap Hurdle on... Read more »
Mark Quick 9th Impact

Brief Cases

MARK QUICK’S MANY HATS

IT’S BEEN a challenging few years for entrepreneur Mark Quick, who has dipped his fingers in a great many pies but pulled up relatively few plums lately. His eclectic track... Read more »
Norah Casey

Brief Cases

NORAH ORBITING ONCE MORE

ONE OF the ventures of Norah Casey is about to enter a new dimension as she gears up for the launch of Planet Woman Travel. Edited by her good self,... Read more »