Article Category: Affairs of the Nation

TOM BARRY’S FERTILE PROFITS

July 27, 2023

CONGRATULATIONS ARE in order for agribusiness operator and property investor Tom Barry, who has been making hay while the sun shines. Clearly, he... Read more »

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RYANAIR’S HOT AIR

July 27, 2023

THIS YEAR is, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) “a critical year for delivery of Ireland’s national climate action”. Given that... Read more »

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MALIGN MALIAN MISSION

July 27, 2023

SOMETIMES THE language of western diplomats jars with reality, especially when explaining the high-minded, humanitarian reasons for invading countries or even, as recently,... Read more »

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MALCOLM BYRNE’S “EXTRAORDINARY” EVIDENCE

July 27, 2023
THE IMPROPER sacking of Aodhagán Ó Súird as principal of Wexford primary school Gaelscoil Moshíológ has generated plenty of headlines given the 11 years... Read more »

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RTÉ BOARD BACK IN THE MONEY

July 27, 2023
WITH THE wait for RTÉ’s 2022 annual report going on, there will be some information included that may be of interest to followers of... Read more »

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DEFENCE FORCES DIFFER ON SECURITY

July 27, 2023

IN THE summer edition of Signal, the biannual magazine of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO), Micheál Martin, Tánaiste and Minister for... Read more »

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NIAMH BRENNAN’S TRANSPARENCY

July 13, 2023
AS THOSE RTÉ committee hearings concluded this week, the focus moved to the clean up at Montrose, which is being spearheaded by Niamh Brennan... Read more »

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JUDGE HALPIN V RTÉ

July 13, 2023

THE LESS than media shy judge Anthony Halpin garnered himself a fair few headlines last week when he gave RTÉ execs and ‘talent’... Read more »

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HOLLY AND THE ‘SINDO’

July 13, 2023

THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT appears to be still infatuated with Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns and has gone to extraordinary lengths to promote her... Read more »

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DIRECT MESSAGES DIRECT TO GCHQ

July 13, 2023

IRISH MINISTERS, senior civil servants and others in authority are going to have to take care while using Twitter to transmit ‘direct messages’,... Read more »

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NIALL FORTUNE’S MISFORTUNE

July 13, 2023

GOLDHAWK is surprised to spot that a couple of ventures owned by burger king Niall Fortune of Eddie Rocket’s fame are going into... Read more »

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TRIPLE-LOCK MYTHS

July 13, 2023
THE BIG argument behind the frustration of Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin, who feel blocked from getting young Irish people to tool up and... Read more »

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SHANE ROSS’S CURRENCY EXCHANGE

July 13, 2023

LAST WEEKEND, Shane Ross fixed his sights on Montrose, which comes as no surprise given that the former politician is penning a book... Read more »

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RTÉ BOSSES’ TORMENT

July 13, 2023
DAVID NALLY, RTÉ editorial adviser, RTÉ content (salary €150,000), was obviously aggrieved at being ‘dragged’ into the Montrose maelstrom last week by Irish Times... Read more »

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NOEL KELLY’S PORSCHE

July 13, 2023
NOEL KELLY’S arrival at Leinster House on Tuesday came as a great disappointment to Goldhawk given the blaze of advance publicity about the Mr... Read more »

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BAKHURST’S BLITZKRIEG

July 13, 2023
WHILE RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst has attracted plaudits for “hitting the ground running”, maybe he is moving too fast. Certainly, Kev wasted no... Read more »

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UP IN SMOKE IN CHILE

July 13, 2023

INVESTORS IN the Sandyford-based Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) must be aghast at losses continuing to accumulate – €630m in 2022, following on from... Read more »

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MARTIN’S FORUM ON ‘NOT NEUTRALITY’

June 29, 2023
IN ITS push back against President Michael D Higgins and other defenders of neutrality, the Irish Times last week blamed an allegedly mistaken Leo... Read more »

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LAWYERING UP AT RTÉ

June 29, 2023
THE COVERAGE of the Tubridy circus by RTÉ journalists has been extensive and unrestricted by Montrose management but defences have been mounted in more... Read more »

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NOEL KELLY’S COMPETITION

June 29, 2023
WITH “SUPERAGENT” Noel Kelly of NKM in the spotlight as a result of star client Ryan Tubridy’s travails in RTÉ, the turmoil might present... Read more »

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SANDS MAKES WAVES

June 29, 2023

BROSNAN RACING is a new name in the horseracing game, which announced its arrival on the scene when buying the top lot at... Read more »

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HORGAN & HOGAN

June 29, 2023

DENNIS HORGAN is a highly regarded aerial photographer who has published assorted well-received books, most recently Ireland’s Guiding Lights, for which he captured... Read more »

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MARTIN BUNGLES SECURITY FORUM

June 29, 2023
IF MICHEÁL MARTIN believes that his ambition to secure a Brussels sinecure will be enhanced by his forum on international security then his political... Read more »

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FORUM FREE SPEECH

June 29, 2023

THE SECURITY forum heard much from its chair, Dame Louise Richardson, about her desire to “ensure freedom of speech” and for “maximum participation”... Read more »

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INCITEMENT TO HATE CONSEQUENCES

June 29, 2023

The recent conviction of James Allchurch — online pseudonym, Sven Longshanks — from Wales has created quite a stir within Irish far-right circles.... Read more »

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‘INDO’ EXPOSES GREEN TD

June 29, 2023

IN A story that should have wiped Ryan Tubridy off the front pages, Irish Independent political editor Philip Ryan has ruthlessly exposed a... Read more »

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RONAN MCNALLY’S GOOD NEWS

June 28, 2023

THERE WAS some good news for errant trainer Ronan McNally last week, although he still carries a hell of a handicap. The Irish... Read more »

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CURRENCY EXCHANGE

June 28, 2023

AS THE RTÉ saga gathered momentum, The Currency business media website has had its fair share of exposure courtesy of RTÉ. Not surprisingly,... Read more »

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RUSSIAN ROULETTE IN THE DÁIL

June 15, 2023
AN INTRIGUING EXCHANGE recently occurred in the Dáil between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and People before Profit TD Paul Murphy, which appeared to demolish much... Read more »

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CATHERINE MARTIN’S €1.85M GRANT

June 15, 2023
ARTS MINISTER Catherine Martin was delighted to bask in the positive publicity surrounding the purchase by the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) of Paul... Read more »

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NAEEM MANIAR’S FROZEN FOOD

June 15, 2023
THE RATHER discreet change of ownership at the Iceland stores has resulted in raised temperatures in the frozen food chain, where the new owner,... Read more »

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UNA MCGURK’S WRIT

June 15, 2023

OUTSPOKEN SENIOR counsel Una McGurk has been tweeting about the incoming hate speech legislation but she has also been keeping an eye on... Read more »

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SPOOKY SPEAKERS

June 15, 2023

HOW APPROPRIATE that the first speaker to address Micheál Martin’s opening panel at the forum on security policy (see also p11) this month... Read more »

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NUNAN’S TOUGH TASK

June 15, 2023

CHILDREN’S MINISTER Roderic O’Gorman’s choice of Sheila Nunan to lead negotiations with churches on contributions to the long-awaited, miserly Mother & Baby Institutions... Read more »

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BAUER’S RADIO INTERFERENCE

June 15, 2023

THIS WEEK the High Court will hear deliberations regarding the action initiated by DJ and radio presenter Dave Macardle against his new employers,... Read more »

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GARETH MCALLISTER’S BACKERS

June 15, 2023
WITH IT getting harder to avoid tripping over the latest new whiskey distillery to pop up (see p17), it is not surprising to learn... Read more »

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