‘It was a lonely place. There were definitely lonely times, isolated times’
March 27, 2021 5:30 amThere is old cine camera footage of Lisa Fallon which tells the story of how her life was destined to... View Article
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“The experience of when life is on the edge… You just don’t get it in everyday life”
March 27, 2021 4:55 amRonan Murphy fell in love with mountaineering over a decade ago in the last financial crash. He was at the... View Article
Why has a global consultancy firm sunk €61 million into a private golf club in Kerry?
March 26, 2021 5:55 amThe global consultancy firm Alvarez and Marsal took the unusual step in 2015 of buying an old golf course in... View Article
Red flags and purple flags raised in court as Taipei investor sinks a million in a Dublin property deal
March 26, 2021 5:55 amIn 2017, a Taiwanese businessman looking to relocate to Dublin paid a €1.2 million deposit to complete three houses in... View Article
“It was a moment of reflection. I got a little emotional, and I took a moment to think what a ride it has been”
March 26, 2021 5:35 amThe phone call was unexpected. And it came the day before St Patrick’s Day. After six weeks of intense talks,... View Article
Ulster Bank fined €37.8m, close to the maximum possible, over trackers. Here’s how the number was reached
March 25, 2021 12:02 pmAs Ulster Bank navigates its exit from Ireland, the Central Bank has levied a €37.8 million fine on it for... View Article
Debt, planning battles and a mountain of volunteer work: The true cost of running an ecovillage
March 25, 2021 5:40 amBehind the shop fronts and houses that line the main street of Cloughjordan in Tipperary lies Ireland’s only ecovillage. Fifty... View Article
Plain speaking: Declan Ryan on floating airlines, aviation leasing and how Ireland takes travel for granted
March 25, 2021 5:30 amDeclan Ryan was in New York on St Patrick’s Day 2020. “It was like a ghost town,” he says. “It... View Article
First, the state won’t pay for its whitewater rafting plan. Now council’s plan for just “minimal” height increases in Dublin’s docks hit
March 24, 2021 5:19 pmAn Bord Pleanála (ABP) has decided “not to approve” amendments being proposed by Dublin City Council to the North Lotts... View Article
Buying Broderick’s: bidders line up to acquire confectionary company
March 24, 2021 5:50 amThe accountancy firm Deloitte has received about half a dozen potential bids from parties interested in acquiring Broderick’s, the Dublin-based... View Article
