No business like show business: When Sam Smyth met Louis Walsh
December 9, 2019 6:00 amIn this interview, Louis Walsh talks about: His love of showbands, starting from the bottom and clawing his way to... View Article
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Anne Harris meets Shelly Corkery: “I look at a team of people and I can feel the energy”
December 6, 2019 5:50 amA funny thing happened on the way to the forum (The Currency of course!). Two people, in the same week,... View Article
Regulating retail: “By carving price out, I have been able to resolve issues”
December 6, 2019 5:50 amIn a hotel function room in Dublin Airport, Christine Tacon ends a recent whistle-stop tour of Irish authorities and business... View Article
Debt and Digicel: the inside story of why the markets are gearing up for a possible default
December 5, 2019 5:55 amThe fateful day was the 6th of October 2015. That was when Denis O’Brien started to lose full control of... View Article
Austrian air control puts Ryanair subsidiary under watch
December 5, 2019 5:55 amRyanair’s wholly-owned Austrian subsidiary Laudamotion has hit some turbulence in the past few days. One of its flights to Dublin... View Article
Cash crunch: Why cash is key to the FAI’s money woes
December 5, 2019 5:50 amRevenue is vanity. Profits are sanity. Cash is reality. I could not help but think of that phrase as I... View Article
“This is not my first rodeo“: The trials and tribulations of businessman Philip Marley
December 4, 2019 6:00 amOn Monday morning, the former millionaire property developer Philip Marley sat at the back of a half empty court waiting... View Article
Mapping Goldman Sachs’ €8bn Irish debt maze: the structures, the litigation, the people and the profits
December 3, 2019 6:00 amOn the bank of the Grand Canal adjoining Dublin’s Baggot Street Bridge, a cheery, modern office block with wide windows... View Article
Former senior central banker on Apple tax case, the tracker scandal and his new role as a regulator in the Channel Islands
December 3, 2019 6:00 amWith its pristine streets, manicured parks and waterfront vistas, St Helier looks every inch the picture-perfect tourist town. Yet, the... View Article
Dialling it up: the unfulfilled ambitions of a millionaire telecoms operator
December 2, 2019 6:00 amMark Roden isn’t one for compliments or pats on the back. Introductions out of the way, I kick off the... View Article
