Fintan Drury: Brian Mullins was defined by his kindness
October 1, 2022 7:17 pmBrian Mullins was more forceful than normal in his insistence that we meet for a pint or coffee. I chose... View Article
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How a lawyer from Limerick helped sell Chelsea and AC Milan, while bringing Barcelona and Spotify together
October 1, 2022 5:00 amWhen, over one summer, you’ve played a pivotal role in the sale of two of the biggest football clubs in... View Article
A €100m fine for Bank of Ireland over its treatment of tracker customers — but why has it shed €710m in two days?
September 30, 2022 4:49 amOn Wednesday morning we learned Bank of Ireland’s fine over its part in the tracker scandal was incoming. Yesterday morning... View Article
A fiasco in the UK, and the return of the bond vigilantes
September 28, 2022 7:58 pmThe story starts earlier this summer. Liz Truss won the Conservative leadership promising tax cuts and reforms to boost growth.... View Article
Sean Keyes on investing: a budget conundrum
September 28, 2022 4:38 amPaschal Donohoe is worried about one of Ireland’s big multinationals closing down and taking billions of taxes with it. One... View Article
Populism, pragmatism, and prudence: the architecture behind the €11bn budgetary package
September 27, 2022 4:40 pmIn the immediate aftermath of last year’s Budget, I wrote that the underlying motif of Budget 2022 was one of... View Article
Crammer households, emigration, and a failure to provide younger adults with rental housing
September 27, 2022 3:05 amWith higher education teaching starting up once more, the news media are – for a while at least – paying... View Article
Central bank power – more myth than reality
September 26, 2022 5:21 amWhile rarely peripheral, central banks have seldom seemed so central. Increasingly, the crusade to crush inflation has propelled them centre... View Article
The tech slide and Irish start-ups, inside the Predator’s layer, and Shaq’s Irish play: Rewinding the week that was
September 25, 2022 5:18 amJohn Collins has a unique perspective on the start-up scene – both in Ireland and internationally. A former technology and... View Article
Modern life is rubbish: Jack Grealish, Graeme Souness and why sportspeople are more resilient than they were in the past
September 24, 2022 4:16 amOn a flight back to Ireland many years ago, a member of the Ireland coaching staff left his seat at... View Article
