Introducing ‘The Context’: A new podcast/book club series with Sinead O’Sullivan
May 13, 2023 5:07 amHi there, and welcome to The Context! One of the questions I get asked a lot is “what are you... View Article
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‘The Context’ with Sinead O’Sullivan: Part one – Disrupting Time by Aaron Stark
May 13, 2023 5:01 amBook: Disrupting Time: Industrial combat, espionage, and the downfall of a great American company Author: Aaron Stark Ok, so the... View Article
Risky business: Will Solar 21 investors accept a hairshirt to avoid catastrophe?
May 12, 2023 5:52 amDublin-based renewables venture Solar 21 narrowly avoided an investor-led wind-up petition last March that risked tanking restructuring proposals currently before... View Article
A waste disposal tycoon plans her next move
May 12, 2023 5:45 amAt the age of 19, Jacqueline O’Donovan abandoned an au pair job in Germany to become the managing director of... View Article
The Iref structure is under review. What do we know about how they operate (and how much tax they pay)?
May 11, 2023 5:46 amIrish real estate funds, or Irefs – the vehicles established in 2017 to channel foreign investment into Irish property and... View Article
CRH pursues Biden’s build back better programme
May 11, 2023 2:13 amUnprecedented levels of federal infrastructure funding and the onshoring of critical manufacturing activity in the United States are driving CRH’s... View Article
IBRC V Michael Fingleton: Court of Appeal dismisses former INBS boss’s application to have a stay on proceedings
May 10, 2023 1:24 pmThe Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by former Irish Nationwide Building Society (INBS) managing director Michael Fingleton to... View Article
What Liam Booth did next: Dealmaker on joining Interpath, the M&A outlook, and the Irish corporate finance sector
May 10, 2023 5:21 amInterpath Advisory has appointed experienced dealmaker Liam Booth as its new managing director of corporate finance. Booth spent 36 years... View Article
When Stephen Kinsella met Simon Johnson: Power, progress, and the Irish economy
May 10, 2023 2:16 amSpending time visiting the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a somewhat surreal experience. Like a football fan at your... View Article
With assets draining and the Central Bank breathing down its neck, Blackbee found itself in a spiral
May 9, 2023 8:00 pmFor David O’Shea, the news that the Central Bank was stepping in to liquidate his investment company might have come... View Article
