Fintan Drury

David Power, a co-founder of Paddy Power, passed away this week. Here, the company's former chairman Fintan Drury recalls a warm and thoughtful man who wore achievement, especially business or financial success, so lightly that he barely wore it at all. 

Despite Ireland's laudable position on Palestine, this country has been slow to limit economic ties with Israel amid the devastation inflicted on Gazans. Now is the time to step up. Anything less is unconscionable.

The interventions of Simon Harris and Micheal Martin on GAAGO are a play for soft power. They know this, of course. But it suits them to talk about this instead of the more pressing issues facing our country.

The new chair of RTÉ Terence O’Rourke, the former managing partner of KPMG, faces many challenges. His biggest one will be to take on a political system that has neglected the State broadcaster for too long.

Fintan Drury first met Eddie O’Connor 35 years ago. Later, he chaired one of two wind energy startups that O’Connor built into €1 billion companies. He reflects on a true great who passed away too soon on Saturday.

Fintan Drury suggests that President Michael D Higgins broke his word to the electorate when he ran for President a second time and that he is continually over-reaching his role by straying into the political arena.

Clever marketing experts understand sport's power to change people's perceptions. Why not use the Ryder Cup to the planet's advantage?

Listening to Michael Parkinson that evening, journalism, radio, and television in the England of the 1970s appeared to reflect an emerging dynamism, free-spiritedness, or even bolshiness of younger generations in northern England.

Saudi Arabia has stunned the football world with an offer of £259 million for French giant Kylian Mbappé. It came just 24 hours after the death of Trevor Francis, the first player to earn a £1 million transfer fee. Professional football is now chasing the money as never before, even if it leads to some dark places.

It’s perverse to think that the people asking the questions of the state broadcaster over recent weeks are those who should also be answering them.