Smurfit on K Club sale: “You can’t buy happiness or memories. I would do it all again”
February 7, 2020 5:15 amLegendary businessman Michael Smurfit rejected higher offers for his beloved K Club in order to ensure it was acquired by... View Article
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On a war footing: How the biggest parties want to tackle the housing crisis
February 7, 2020 5:00 amMost of the time, markets are discreet. They work away in the background, allocating people and things so we have... View Article
Interviews and insights: The definitive business guide to the election
February 6, 2020 12:38 pmParty interviews – the Greens, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, Fine Gael and Labour on business and finance: Eamon Ryan: “CRH,... View Article
Internal affairs: The inside story of the courtroom feud between Brian Maccaba and a $28m Dublin tech startup
February 6, 2020 5:50 amThe last time veteran Dublin tech entrepreneur Brian Maccaba was embroiled in a high profile court case, it was about... View Article
Paschal Donohoe, Ireland’s quintessentially polite politician, bares his teeth and defends his record
February 5, 2020 6:00 amThe interview is drawing to a natural conclusion. We have discussed Fine Gael’s management of the economy and explored why... View Article
Diplomatically speaking: “If there is no solution at OECD level, corporation tax will come back at EU level”
February 5, 2020 5:55 amA career diplomat, French ambassador Stéphane Crouzat has kept the lines open between Dublin and Paris through the Brexit saga,... View Article
Shares in Keywords Studios are up 10x in six years. Is there anything left for investors?
February 5, 2020 5:55 amThere’s a moment near the start of the game Zelda: Breath of the Wild where your character comes over the... View Article
Stolid Pearse Doherty’s radical plan: a much bigger, much more expensive state
February 5, 2020 5:55 amFor parties of the left, finance spokesperson is a critical job. That’s because left-wing parties are perceived as sympathetic and... View Article
Caveat emptor: Financial dark pools, junk bonds and the curious art of financial advice
February 4, 2020 5:55 amWhen Prime Minister Thatcher’s 1986 Financial Services Act allowed workers the freedom to opt out of Defined Benefit pension schemes... View Article
Having shadowed nine budgets, Michael McGrath makes his pitch for the finance ministry – and it centres on middle Ireland
February 4, 2020 5:55 amIn this in-depth interview, Michael McGrath talks budgetary policy and outlines Fianna Fáil’s ambitions to create a “decent society”. Specifically,... View Article
