“There’s an old saying in our family, ‘Those who bow must obey'”
November 5, 2022 3:25 am“I dreamt I played for Liverpool last week. I woke up and realised I’m 62 now.” There was a moment... View Article
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“We just couldn’t hold on, we were down to the wire”
November 4, 2022 2:35 pmIn total Kindora raised €900,000 from angel and private investors. Some of that money came from Techstars London, where Kindora... View Article
Weekly wrap: LinkedIn’s $5.6bn gift to Microsoft, and aircraft stuck in Russia among fresh court battles
November 4, 2022 1:07 pmThe Dublin-based non-American operation of the professional social network LinkedIn continued to provide a sizeable contribution to the profitability of... View Article
“When you have that greater concentration of leading companies, you become a target”
November 4, 2022 5:09 amEntrepreneurs know the value of a good origin story, a shorthand to explain themselves, their idea, their business journey, and... View Article
More wind and solar build-outs, new grid services and a fresh offshore project: How Statkraft spends its €450m Irish investment
November 4, 2022 3:34 amThis time last year, The Currency took a deep dive into the massive stream of investment Statkraft has steadily directed... View Article
Avolon launches fight with insurers over planes lost to Putin’s ‘Grand Theft Aero’
November 3, 2022 1:37 pmAvolon, the aircraft leasing company headquartered in Dublin 4, has initiated legal proceedings against Lloyd’s Insurance Ltd in the Irish... View Article
Au revoir Orpea? Part 2 – Scrutinising standards and stalled plans at a care giant
November 3, 2022 3:55 amIn less than two years, Orpea went from zero to No 1 in the Irish nursing homes industry. The Paris-headquartered... View Article
The battle of Victoria reignites: Why an Israeli-backed property financier has moved against a high-end Irish housebuilder
November 2, 2022 7:58 pmWith its flashy, high-production billboards stapled to its development sites all across Dublin, Victoria Homes has not been shy about... View Article
Cork Constitution ends five-year row with a High Court apology to parent
November 2, 2022 10:35 amCork Constitution, one of the country’s most successful rugby clubs, has said it has reviewed and updated its club policies... View Article
Au revoir Orpea? Part 1 – How a French scandal engulfed the largest owner of Irish nursing homes
November 2, 2022 5:24 amFor the second time this year, Orpea is operating under the protection of a court-sanctioned “conciliation procedure”, a light insolvency... View Article
