“A thorough gentleman”: Taoiseach Micheál Martin on the passing of Dr Brian Hillery
January 20, 2021 7:29 pmThe Taoiseach Micheál Martin has praised the integrity and decency of Dr Brian Hillery, the former Fianna Fáil TD and... View Article
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“We had to pivot the company to 100% online. And that was the best decision we ever made”
January 20, 2021 6:00 amDespite coming from a family of entrepreneurs, setting up her own business did not seem like a likely professional path... View Article
A Lynchpin in a shifting world: Paul Lynch on scaling and selling tech businesses, raising funds and the secrets of SaaS
January 20, 2021 5:00 amPaul Lynch is telling me a story about Jim Mountjoy, a pioneer in Ireland’s tech community. Decades before the Collison... View Article
British property fund U+I is clearing out management after plunging into loss. Much of its problems stem from its Dublin expansion
January 19, 2021 6:32 pmJust two years ago, U+I, the listed British property developer and investor, was hatching plans to invest €500 million in... View Article
Inside Mainstream’s €1bn buyout: Eddie O’Connor reveals how the deal was done and what happens next
January 19, 2021 1:19 pmThe €1 billion deal announced today between Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power and Aker Horizons – a subsidiary of €4.4... View Article
Beyond the Horizon: How Irish firms fared in Europe’s flagship R&D funding programme
January 19, 2021 5:51 amIn 2011, while Ireland and the eurozone were still deep in crisis, Ireland’s European Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn was writing up... View Article
Pandemic toll: Motorways have lost €100m and counting. The taxpayer will pay most of it
January 19, 2021 5:50 amThe first Monday in January is when millions of people usually get back into their cars and hit the road... View Article
Murder on the Orient Express: why FBD’s financial exposure over disputed Covid pay-outs is deepening
January 18, 2021 5:40 amTo understand the current controversies engulfing the insurance company FBD, it is wise to reflect on a meeting that took... View Article
Political pursuit: how a former minister fought for double tax relief after gifting pension to the state
January 18, 2021 5:10 amThe latest determination published by the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) adjudicates on an extraordinary appeal brought forward by an unnamed... View Article
“You never want to be the guy who relies on what you did as a player”
January 16, 2021 5:10 am“There is no plan.” Jerry Flannery was talking to his friend Ronan O’Gara. He had been to New Zealand to... View Article
