Child’s play: will the arrival of a global giant disrupt the Irish toy industry this Christmas?
November 25, 2019 6:00 amHamleys, the world’s oldest toy shop, opened its doors to Ireland in the height of the crash in 2008. Its... View Article
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“I wouldn’t describe myself as a trailblazer because trailblazers know they’re blazing a trail“
November 25, 2019 6:00 amIn this interview Bríd Horan spoke to Alison Cowzer about: Being unaware of what an actuary was but choosing the... View Article
There’s a battle for control of the ECB. For Ireland and Europe’s sake, Christine Lagarde needs to win it
November 22, 2019 5:55 amShe’s three weeks into her new job as President of the ECB, and Christine Lagarde’s rivals have already moved against... View Article
From connected beehives to magnetic sprays: Which Irish ag-tech start-ups are raising funds?
November 22, 2019 5:50 amWith Ireland punching above its weight in both the agri-food and technology sectors, the intersection of the two is often... View Article
High times for investors: Meet the Irish firm raising millions to grow cannabis for treating common ailments
November 21, 2019 6:00 amHemp-based product maker Celtic Wind Crops is seeking to raise €3.5 million to fund a shareholding restructuring and sales and... View Article
Between Blackrock and a hard place: the epic battle for control of Ireland’s premier private hospital
November 21, 2019 6:00 amIt is hard to identify the first shot fired in one of the most interminable and bitter corporate battles of... View Article
Leaving Las Vegas: The inside story of the Irish firm, the €1.3bn property plan, and the €14m hole in the ground
November 20, 2019 5:50 amIn the desert twelve miles from the Las Vegas strip, beside the highway, is a giant hole in the ground.... View Article
Back from the brink: US investor swoops to save data privacy firm from liquidation
November 19, 2019 6:00 amAs examinerships go, it went to the wire. The 100-day statutory deadline had passed. Fuelled by a bitter internecine battle... View Article
Chairman of the boards: Gary Kennedy on Rusnack, Elan, Greencore, Green Reit and the need for gender diversity in the boardroom
November 19, 2019 5:50 am Leave your thoughtsThe phone rings. It is a Monday evening in February 2002, and the clock has just edged past nine o’clock.... View Article
Michael McAteer: “You have to remember when you are dealing with insolvency, it is a people business“
November 18, 2019 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsIn this interview Michael McAteer, the managing partner of Grant Thornton, speaks about: His unlikely route into the accountancy profession... View Article
