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Maria Bailey

CHOPPING MARIA BAILEY

Date: July 25, 2019 - Last Refuge

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 about taking the almost unanimous advice of close cabinet colleagues and parliamentary party members to take her off the Dún Laoghaire general election ticket. He… Read more »

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Richard Boyd-Barrett

TARGETING RICHARD BOYD BARRETT

Date: July 25, 2019 - Last Refuge

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 Before Profit (PBP) Richard Boyd Barrett’s Dáil seat. In the three local areas that largely make up the Dún Laoghaire Dáil constituency – Blackrock, Dún… Read more »

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Michelle Mulherin

MICHELLE’S MAYO MADNESS

Date: July 25, 2019 - Last Refuge

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 Mayo senator, Michelle Mulherin. Hildegarde is chair of the Oireachtas joint committee on climate action and she has delivered much progressive rhetoric and support for… Read more »

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Juliet O'Connell

FALLING STAR DEIRDRE KINGSTON

Date: July 25, 2019 - Last Refuge

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 correct storyline for some time. Labour’s Dún Laoghaire Dáil candidate, Cllr Deirdre Kingston – described by the Irish Independent as “a Labour rising star” and… Read more »

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Julie O'Leary

GENDER IMBALANCE IN CORK FG

Date: July 25, 2019 - Last Refuge

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 general election in Rebel Cork. Julie O’Leary had been added to the FG ticket in Cork North-Central, but her abysmal performance in the local elections… Read more »

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Cliff Richard

CLIFF RICHARD FOR HIGH COURT

Date: July 25, 2019 - Fit to Print?

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 of malicious prosecution against Independent News & Media and the Irish Independent’s then journalist, Greg Harkin. Brown is also suing another sister, Susan Stein, as… Read more »

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Paddy Agnew

WHEN IN ROME…

Date: July 25, 2019 - Fit to Print?

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 from managing editor Cliff Taylor. When the newspaper ran a coach and horses through his wages and conditions, Agnew failed in his unfair dismissal case… Read more »

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Phil Hogan

BIG PHIL’S ‘FAKE NEWS’

Date: July 25, 2019 - Fowl Emissions

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 – from the sector skyrocketing. This has happened despite heroic spin about ‘efficiency’ from agriculture minister Michael Creed and co. Much of this glut of… Read more »

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FICKLE FARMERS

Date: July 25, 2019 - Fowl Emissions

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 shocking destruction of an area of rainforest the size of a football pitch every 60 seconds for cattle grazing and ranching. The IFA’s touching new-found… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS

Date: July 25, 2019 - 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 Cross of Newtown, Ballyroan was charged with being intoxicated in a public space and threatening and abusive behaviour. The gardaí were dealing with an assault… Read more »

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Consuelo O’Connor

DENIS BROSNAN’S WRITE-OFF

Date: July 25, 2019 - High Society

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, but the Brosnan bloodstock business took something of a tumble last year. These days, Brosnan focuses much of his energy on his role as chairman… Read more »

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Anne O'Donoghue

O’DONOGHUE DELIVERS FIRST REPORT

Date: July 25, 2019 - Behind the Scenes

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 2018 annual report has also just been published – the first for chief executive Anne O’Donoghue – but the figures are less than encouraging. Fota… Read more »

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NGI SEEKS NEW FACES

Date: July 25, 2019 - Behind the Scenes

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 Madigan. The two new vacancies arise following the expiry of the terms of Margaret Glynn and Suzanne McDougald, both appointed in 2014. A third 2014… Read more »

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Siún Ní Raghallaigh

JOSEPHA MADIGAN’S UPLIFTING TIMES

Date: July 25, 2019 - Behind the Scenes

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 state moolah for the nation’s film moguls. Cue breathless PR from Madigan and Pascal Donohoe, but not too much detail of the Revenue’s ‘film regulations’…. Read more »

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Cristina Patino

CRISTINA PATINO’S WINNING STRATEGY

Date: July 25, 2019 - Sport of Kings

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 eyebrows given that the winner cost just €800 as a yearling. The win offers hope to owners and trainers operating on restricted budgets that a… Read more »

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Rich Ricci

RICH GETTING RICHER

Date: July 25, 2019 - Sport of Kings

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, such as the Betbright voided bets debacle. Instead, he came out of the Betbright story with his reputation intact and finished his racing season on… Read more »

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NEW CURRAGH RACE CARD

Date: July 25, 2019 - Sport of Kings

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 attention of plenty of current and wannabe racecourse managers. An opportunity like this doesn’t come around often. Clearly, outgoing CEO Derek McGrath has done all… Read more »

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Henry Beeby

VINDICATION FOR BEEBY

Date: July 25, 2019 - Sport of Kings

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 been a persistent thorn in Beeby’s side, conducting an anti-Goffs Twitter campaign that wrongly accused Beeby and the company of underhand activities regarding the sale… Read more »

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Francesca McDonagh

FRANCESCA MCDONAGH’S PROBLEMS AT BANK OF IRELAND

Date: July 25, 2019 - Moneybags

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. This is pretty drastic stuff and the relatively inexperienced CEO will need all her wits about her in the wake of such a shake up…. Read more »

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Hugh Scully

HUGH SCULLY SINGS FOR HIS SUPPER

Date: July 25, 2019 - Brief Cases

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 up recently alongside his business partner, Donagh Molloy, in the Irish Times to announce their latest attempts to fund the company behind their vinyl pressing… Read more »

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HALES NOT SO HEARTY

Date: July 25, 2019 - Brief Cases

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 the Dublin couple declared bankrupt on foot of a E1.9m debt after a High Court judge struck out their motion to have the bankruptcy proceedings… Read more »

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Ian Lucey

IAN LUCEY’S LATEST GLITCH

Date: July 25, 2019 - Brief Cases

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 Ltd (LTL) has just had yet another judgment registered against it by a creditor, this time by the dreaded taxman. LTL is Lucey’s investment vehicle,… Read more »

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John Farrell

JOHN FARRELL’S SUPER MISS BLUES

Date: July 25, 2019 - Moneybags

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 successfully applied to the High Court to have John Healy, of Kirby Healy Chartered Accountants, replace Portmarnock number cruncher Patric Black as liquidator of Super… Read more »

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John Murphy

JOHN MURPHY’S PAIN MANAGEMENT

Date: July 25, 2019 - Brief Cases

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 may have needed to take some of his own medicine last month, however, when AIB moved to register some painful judgments against the dentist, who… Read more »

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Declan Cregan

DECLAN CREGAN’S ‘TAX EFFICIENT EXIT’

Date: July 25, 2019 - Brief Cases

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 US military, the CIA and other US agencies. Although in business since 2008, a significant restructuring took place last year involving the arrival on the… Read more »

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JOHN SWAN’S DEFENCE

Date: July 25, 2019 - Brief Cases

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 back in the Four Goldmines this week, where the court heard that the three Swan boys are now to enter a defence in the proceedings,… Read more »

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Phil Hogan

BIG PHIL’S PAYBACK FROM LEO

Date: July 11, 2019 - Affairs of the Nation

THE ANGST-RIDDEN debate on the EU deal with South American trading block Mercosur is one thing, and it may be that the government can minimise the fall-out among its farming base over time. But the re-appointment as EU commissioner of Big Phil Hogan is another matter and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has scored another own goal… Read more »

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Sarah O'Shea

SARAH O’SHEA’S FOOTBALL SKILLS

Date: July 11, 2019 - Affairs of the Nation

IF ALL goes according to plan on July 20, then the subsequent annual general meeting of the FAI could see a brand new 12-person board elected, including four independent directors and with a significantly enhanced gender balance. This explains why the name of legal eagle and sports consultant Sarah O’Shea has now surfaced as a… Read more »

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Micheál Martin

PROFILE: MICHEÁL MARTIN

Date: July 11, 2019 - Pillars of Society

SUDDENLY, after three years of being widely mocked as Leo Varadkar’s pussycat and pilloried by his own members for refusing to fight the Blueshirts, Micheál Martin appears to be vindicated. The polls are beginning to show Fianna Fáil edging ahead of Fine Gael and a real poll – the local elections – reflected that lead…. Read more »

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Sean McLoughlin

YOUNG BLOODS: SEÁN MCLOUGHLIN

Date: July 11, 2019 - The Young Bloods

Millionaire Internet entrepreneur Seán McLoughlin (29), better known to his fans as Jacksepticeye, appears to be one of the most successful young Irish businessmen of recent times. Thanks to his YouTube channel, the Offaly man has built a global brand with a monstrous reach that most traditional businesses could only dream of. Exactly how did… Read more »

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Mary Lou McDonald

MARY LOU RESHUFFLES SF DÁIL TEAM

Date: July 11, 2019 - Last Refuge

SINN FÉIN’S post-election revamp will see the restructure of various layers of the party, but already Mary Lou McDonald’s Dáil reshuffle involves a refocus on those TDs that need strengthening and greater exposure if they are to retain their seats. Bright stars Pearse Doherty, Eoin Ó Broin and Louise O’Reilly (finance, housing and health, respectively)… Read more »

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Cynthia Chua

CYNTHIA CHUA’S VIBRATIONS

Date: July 11, 2019 - High Society

IT’S INTERESTING to see that the colourful and loaded Cynthia Chua – who has recently been extolling the virtues of “perfuming your vejayjay” and giving “vulva facials” – has just registered her home address at the Deepwell mansion in Blackrock south County Dublin, five years after acquiring the impressive pile along with her hubby, renewable… Read more »

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Dermot Desmond

DERMOT DESMOND’S JET LAG

Date: July 11, 2019 - Affairs of the Nation

SURPRISING to see three companies associated with Dermot Desmond’s former investment in a Swiss private jet hire operation being listed for striking off the Companies Register. His involvement in the jet business previously resulted in some unwelcome publicity for the billionaire. Back in 2007, Dermo acquired a 67.7% stake in the Swiss-based ExecuJet operation, aiming… Read more »

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Pat Quirke

PAT QUIRKE’S RESIGNATION

Date: July 11, 2019 - Affairs of the Nation

THREE MONTHS on from Tipperary farmer Pat Quirke’s high-profile conviction for murder, the company he set up to run his business has just filed accounts showing the bottom line was looking good last year. Quirke, however, has now stepped down as a director. Pat Quirke set up Breansha Farms Ltd in March 2014, the year… Read more »

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Eugene Downes

EUGENE DOWNES’S NEW GIG

Date: July 11, 2019 - Behind the Scenes

GOOD NEWS for fans of Irish cultural promotion abroad. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has finally offered the new position of cultural director to the successful candidate, barely six months after advertising the job. However, the department is not yet saying who got the nod officially, with the position to become active… Read more »

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Michael O'Leary

O’LEARY’S FLAT AMBITIONS

Date: July 11, 2019 - Sport of Kings

WHILE MONEYBAGS Mick O’Leary begins winding down his extensive portfolio of national hunt horses, he is taking the opposite approach to his nascent flat-breeding enterprise. O’Leary has long claimed to be a die-hard jumps fan and has openly shown disdain for flat racing, yet an advertisement he placed recently in some industry papers seeking a… Read more »

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