When Muhammad Ali visited Dublin to fight Al Blue Lewis he famously asked where do all the black people hang out? He was told there weren’t any. Dave Hannigan has written a marvelous book about that week in Ireland. He talks to Dion Fanning about Ali’s time in Dublin and the people who made it happen.
For the past three months, The Currency's Mapping multinationals series has analysed the Irish accounts and corporate structures of the world's largest technology firms. Ian Kehoe discusses its findings with series author Thomas Hubert, and they explore the lessons to be learned from the picture emerging from hundreds of corporate filings when it comes to Ireland's tax policy.
Brody Sweeney made his name and his reputation building O’Brien’s Irish Sandwich Bar into an international brand. Having lost the business during the crash, he has made a stellar comeback with Camile Thai, one of the fastest growing food delivery businesses in Ireland and Britain. In a candid interview with Ian Kehoe, the entrepreneur talks about the impact that Covid-19 could have on his business and its expansion plans. He also talks about its new high-profile tech investors Brian Caulfield and Paddy Cosgrave and explains how the company has responded to shifts in eating habits.
Zoë Newman is a Managing Director in Kroll’s Business Intelligence & Investigations practice, and co-head of the Global Financial Investigations practice. Since joining Kroll, Zoë has worked on numerous complex multi-jurisdictional fraud and corruption probes in Central and Eastern Europe, and the UAE. In this sponsored podcast with Francesca Comyn, she describes the forensic accounting, data analytics and asset recovery techniques Kroll uses to fight organised criminal networks.
From a standing start 20 years ago, Ade Stack has built a nationwide chain of 18 pharmacies with more than 200 staff. Stacks Pharmacy has achieved this by by-passing the high street and shopping centres in favour of establishing strong links within local communities. In this podcast with Alison Cowzer, she explains her contrarian approach to building a business and reveals why she is against the idea of sales targets in a healthcare business. She also talks about the future of healthcare in Ireland, taking on global chains and how technology is aiding customer care.
Kevin Hart has over 20 years of experience in fraud, corruption and money laundering investigations. He is an associate managing director in Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, based in Dublin, Ireland. In this podcast, Kevin explains to Legal Editor Francesca Comyn how businesses can secure their intellectual property assets, and what Kroll can do for clients when their IP is compromised or attacked.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Adrian Acosta moved to Ireland in his mid-twenties. After working on a project with the entrepreneur Brian Fallon, he agreed to help launch Journal Media. Ten years on, The Journal has become a mainstay of the Irish media landscape and has a string of sub brands. He tells Ian Kehoe about his own personal journey, the economics of free news, the perils of click-bait and the company’s plans for the future.
After 30 years in cyber security, both in government and in massive private enterprises, Andrew Beckett, EMEA Cyber Risk Practice Leader with Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, outlines findings from the frontline of cyber crime. In this sponsored podcast he tells Legal Editor Francesca Comyn the actionable steps organizations must take in the face of ever-more sophisticated attacks.
Hugo MacNeill was a renowned Irish rugby player, being on a team that secured two Triple Crown victories. After rugby, he went on to become Managing Director Ireland of Investment Banking in Goldman Sachs but recently stepped back from the role to pursue public office in a bid to win a seat in the Seanad.
Howard Cooper is a managing director in the Business Intelligence and Investigations practice and co-head of the Global Financial Investigations practice at Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps. In this podcast, he talks to Francesca Comyn about investigating illicit fund flows, probing bank frauds and uncovering money laundering.
Sharon Barrett is a director in the Dublin office of Duff & Phelps. With a background in banking and finance, Sharon’s key areas of expertise are in advisory & restructuring, and more recently in asset-tracing and investigations. In this podcast, she talks to Francesca Comyn about some of the techniques Kroll use in asset searching investigations, and how small online clues can help crack a case open.
