From Iraq to the High Court: how Petrel’s deal with Tamraz-led group unravelled
January 17, 2020 3:16 pmThe deal was meant to lead a small Irish oil exploration company to potentially lucrative new oil fields in high-risk... View Article
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Boots on the ground: why Google had to pay $160m for Irish start-up Pointy
January 17, 2020 5:55 amThe headquarters of retail technology business Pointy can be found in a red-bricked Victorian building on unfashionable Amiens Street in... View Article
As he prepares to buy the K Club, Irish entrepreneur Fetherston lines up sale of nursing home portfolio to €7.5bn French giant
January 17, 2020 5:32 amMichael Fetherston, the entrepreneur in the process of buying the K Club luxury golf resort from the businessman Michael Smurfit,... View Article
Field of dreams: The epic dispute over Athlone Town’s €4.5 million soccer stadium
January 17, 2020 5:06 amIt was a bruising few years for Athlone Town FC marked by financial hardship, controversy, conflict and poor league performances.... View Article
Mapping the multinationals: Unlocking Google’s €40bn Irish corporate empire
January 16, 2020 5:55 amAs employees walk the multicolour-lighted concourse connecting three of the buildings forming part of Google’s headquarters for Europe, the Middle... View Article
Ireland’s insurance exodus: Now Liberty pulls out of commercial liability and development bond market leaving businesses scrambling for cover
January 15, 2020 6:25 amIrish businesspeople have learned to dread emails from their insurance broker. The news is rarely good. Yesterday’s email, circulated late... View Article
Round two: Inside the data investigation at Independent News and Media
January 15, 2020 5:50 amDeclaring it “well justified” and “not disproportionate”, Mr Justice Peter Kelly had little qualms about appointing inspectors to Independent News... View Article
“Pernicious” Communicorp ban on journalists a breach of impartiality and raises questions over the BAI: Michael McDowell
January 15, 2020 5:50 amHours after The Currency launched at the end of September, a missive was dispatched to producers at Communicorp, the country’s... View Article
Declan Black: “You have one reputation as a lawyer. Once you compromise yourself for a client, you are bought“
January 15, 2020 5:45 amThe vertiginous, panoramic view from the sixth floor of South Bank House in Dublin’s docklands tells its own story, offering... View Article
Property trusts and boarding passes: Maltese-based Irish millionaire’s battle with taxman over €10.6m pension pot
January 14, 2020 5:55 amIt appeared the perfect plan, and it was both hatched and executed with military precision. It involved the establishment of... View Article
