Feargal O’Rourke: “100% turnout, 100% support. My mother thought it was like Kim Jong-un.”
October 16, 2019 5:59 amFeargal O’Rourke is clinging to the lectern, speaking a mile a minute and losing his train of thought. Throughout his... View Article
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The inside story of the boardroom powerbroker, the €2.3m gift and the taxman
October 15, 2019 5:25 amIt is only a fortnight into October and already it has been quite the month for seasoned business hand Gary... View Article
“A ventriloquist in legal terms.” The Apple objector, the “front company” and the data centre that never was
October 15, 2019 5:23 amWin, lose, settle, mediate. Corporate disputes can resolve several ways. But for Gerard Feehily, a director of a company called... View Article
Luke Comer: “It is the exact same ingredient that will make you and break you – and that’s bottle.”
October 14, 2019 5:49 amBefore our interview, Galway plasterer-turned-property magnate Luke Comer wants to show myself and The Currency’s photographer the stunning views down... View Article
Underground success: the low-key Dublin company helping raise the social profile of rising stars
October 13, 2019 11:31 amSometimes, numbers don’t tell the whole story. Take the twitter account of Circulate, a Dublin company that has tweeted just... View Article
We need to talk about reform: When Stephen Kinsella meets Robert Watt
October 11, 2019 6:08 amThere’s a reason the Treasury departments sit beside the offices of the Prime minister in most countries. A country unmoored... View Article
Ireland and the Cryptoqueen: how Irish investors lost millions on a currency scam
October 10, 2019 5:44 pmThe distinctive voice of Joe Duffy purred: “Edward O’Sullivan, good afternoon.” It is the final item on Duffy’s popular RTE... View Article
Heather Humphreys on Brexit, the border and the business impact of Budget 2020
October 10, 2019 6:02 amBudget 2020 has barely been delivered and digested, yet already, the world is starting to move on. The impending threat... View Article
Exclusive interview with OECD tax head: “Is the surge in Irish corporation tax sustainable? No. It is not.”
October 10, 2019 6:02 amOn Wednesday, the OECD published its proposal to re-balance the taxation of increasingly digital multinationals between the countries where they... View Article
Domhnal Slattery: “Are we a nation of storytellers anymore? Our history says we should be. But we have lost our way.”
October 10, 2019 6:00 amDid you hear the one about the aviation tycoon who offered a dream job to the first person who told... View Article
