“By hook or by crook”: from a failed construction empire to a hobby farm in Kildare
January 21, 2021 4:50 amIn 2011, the Sammon construction group was riding high and on course to generate annual revenues of €100 million. The... View Article
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“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
“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
