After a torrid few years, a path has opened up for Denis O’Brien to retain full control of Digicel
June 25, 2021 5:45 amDigicel has had a good year. By the skin of his teeth, it’s looking like Denis O’Brien might avoid having... View Article
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The government never wanted its Bank of Ireland shares – now a market rally is giving it a chance to get out
June 24, 2021 5:45 amThe Department of Finance never intended to become a bank shareholder. Twelve years later, it’s still trying to get rid... View Article
“A disgrace”: a conference call between the Central Bank and financial analysts got testy
June 23, 2021 5:45 amLast Thursday, the Central Bank of Ireland had a conference call with analysts to discuss the first 2021 Financial Stability... View Article
Making deals is fun, and that’s why acquisitions usually fail
June 23, 2021 5:15 amSay you’re the CEO of a big publicly-traded company. What you’re meant to do is obsess over shareholder value all the time.... View Article
There is no new space race: America’s ‘Great Power Competition’ is back. But what are we competing for?
June 22, 2021 5:30 amAs Neil Armstrong planted the Stars and Stripes on the moon on July 20, 1969, the United States of America... View Article
A small number of executives disgraced Davy. But the board’s handling of that disgrace raises big questions also
June 21, 2021 5:15 amReading through Tom’s three-part investigation into the Davy bond scandal last week, it was impossible not to focus on the... View Article
“Rugby was traditionally seen as the national sport, it’s now started to be talked of as a bit of a British sport.” How Welsh football transformed itself and the lessons for the FAI
June 19, 2021 5:15 amIn March 2007, an important event took place at Croke Park when Ireland’s footballers took on Wales. It was the... View Article
The Mother and Baby Homes report is a radical document which history will judge fairly
June 19, 2021 5:00 amMy mother, a flinty northerner transplanted to Cork, was not given to sentimentality or hero worshipping of any kind. But... View Article
The gambler, the insider trading trial and the enduring mystery of Phil Mickelson
June 18, 2021 5:45 amSuddenly, and without too much warning, Phil Mickelson is in a major flirtation with history. In ordinary times, his pursuit... View Article
Post-pandemic work: What Facebook’s residency rule change means for Irish workers and the state
June 17, 2021 5:15 amCritics often accuse economists of being out of touch or, as Marx called us, the scientific representatives of the bourgeois... View Article
