Ireland’s great leap forward: why the pack is Andy Farrell’s best hope for thrilling success
November 6, 2021 5:07 amBefore Stephen Kenny even held his first training session as manager of the Republic Of Ireland senior team, he set... View Article
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“Fiefdoms”, “toxic relationships” and “attempted blackmail”: Inside the Web Summit shareholder court battle
November 5, 2021 8:25 pmWeb Summit chief executive Paddy Cosgrave engaged in toxic conduct, waged a campaign of intimidation and attempted blackmail against his... View Article
Mercury rising: Turnover, profits and dividends all increase at mechanical and electrical contracting giant
November 5, 2021 3:07 pmJust before Christmas in 2017, management at Mercury Engineering finalised a deal to acquire the country’s largest mechanical and electrical... View Article
Big accountancy firms have long given money to trainees when they pass professional exams. Revenue say it is now taxable
November 5, 2021 10:55 amAll professional accountants, at least in times past, crossed the threshold from trainee to fully qualified status with a granite-like... View Article
Promises, promissory notes and Barbie: Inside the death of an Irish tech darling
November 5, 2021 5:55 amBy any standard, Patrick Rainsford has experienced both the high and the lows of business. Back in 2001, he ranked... View Article
Disappointing climate plan contains one bold new target: 80% renewable electricity. But how?
November 5, 2021 5:01 amAs Taoiseach Micheál Martin put it at the launch of the Government’s new Climate Action Plan this Thursday evening, “if... View Article
“I am unrelenting” – Paddy Cosgrave, a lawsuit, scaling Web Summit, and a potential Sinn Féin government
November 4, 2021 7:29 pmBack behind the main stage of the Web Summit is a low key collection of couches. It is there that... View Article
“Nobody really cares about us. So, we have got to make the connections, tell our story and develop our networks”
November 4, 2021 5:52 amConor O’Kelly makes his way through the throngs between the main stage of the Web Summit and its four vast... View Article
Inside the Malin boardroom: Share wars, buybacks, and dividends
November 4, 2021 5:42 amLife sciences investment firm Malin Corporation has had a bumpy ride since its €330 million flotation on the Irish Stock... View Article
Inside the Ronan brothers’ nine-figure wind farm deal
November 3, 2021 5:49 amIn February 2020, French-based EDF, Europe’s largest electricity utility, entered the Irish market by purchasing half of the proposed Codling... View Article
