Sean Scully: “They paid me sometimes, and sometimes they didn’t”
April 8, 2020 4:59 amIt was a juggernaut of contemporary art, with multimillion-pound sales and a roster to die for; Damien Hirst, Jake and... View Article
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“We have to push liquidity into every economy that we can. But there is going to be a reckoning at the end of it”
April 8, 2020 4:53 amIt is just six months since I last spoke with Andrew McDowell, the Irish economist who serves as vice-president of... View Article
Property markets are frozen. But just how long before they crack?
April 8, 2020 4:51 amCovid-19 has smashed stocks and risky bonds. It has sent the dollar and euro soaring, along with gold and bitcoin.... View Article
“I wasn’t prepared to undervalue the company“: Meet the woman who spurned four British dragons
April 7, 2020 5:09 amNoelle O’Connor walked into the Irish Dragons’ Den just over a decade ago. Since then, she has been hailed as... View Article
Reviving Providence Resources – “We consider Barryroe to be now ready to be developed.”
April 7, 2020 4:57 amThe statement from Providence Resources came at 7am on Monday. It notified the stock markets in both Dublin and London... View Article
Debenhams’ Irish dilemma: Retailer weighs future of Irish department store network as it seeks to survive Covid crisis
April 7, 2020 2:45 amIn 2016, as the Irish economy was rebounding and consumer sentiment returning, lawyers for Debenhams made their way to the... View Article
Gone phishing: How cybercriminals are profiting from Covid-19
April 6, 2020 5:40 amAs nations pull together to try and stop the spread of Covid-19, there is a cohort of criminals taking advantage... View Article
PwC boss: “We need a national solution, almost Nama-esque, between the banks and the state to get working capital to businesses”
April 6, 2020 2:56 amFeargal O’Rourke smiled when he heard Donald Trump’s plea to Congress to restore full tax benefits prized by business for... View Article
A profitable loss: Inside the $50m battle between the taxman and global trading giant
April 6, 2020 2:04 amWith his trademark bow tie, hangdog expression and erudite disposition, Stephen Shay looks every inch the Ivy League professor. A... View Article
“We need a joint special effort to cope with the crisis… but somebody will have to pay”
April 5, 2020 5:00 amA decade ago, unravelling banks were dragging Ireland deeper into the financial crisis. In a last-ditch attempt to circumvent contagion,... View Article
