Lesley O’Connor is set to launch a two-tier lobbying organisation at the Irish and EU levels, while she and her brother maintain investments in the green-power businesses founded by their father Eddie.
Ahead of this year’s Real Deal conference, Ian Kehoe speaks with Brendan Traynor of Renatus Capital Partners and Noel Winters of Fitzgerald Power about the mood in the market, emerging deal trends, and why a resilient SME sector keeps Ireland punching above its weight.
Less than one year on from selling their stake in The Gloss, the media duo’s next move is materialising into the upcoming Design Week Dublin.
The €50m fund raise announced by the SME lender this week is backed by a Hamburg credit institution forced to reinvent itself after regulatory investigations.
Questions over director responsibilities and recanted claims of forged signatures have added intrigue to the Boyzone singer’s case against Medica Stem Cells.
The company, which was founded in Northern Ireland by Caoimhe and Gerard Donnelly, is set to close its Belfast entity and instead operate through its US business.
With a career spanning nearly four decades and 15 albums, Eleanor McEvoy remains one of Ireland’s most passionate musical voices. But she is also a fierce advocate for creators’ rights, a seasoned entrepreneur, and the chair of Imro.
As Ireland prepares to launch a wave of capital infrastructure projects, the spotlight is on shifting from budgets to boots on the ground. Aidan Scollard of Baker Tilly and James Smith of MHA explain why international partnerships, long-term planning, and labour mobility are critical.
Senior lender, BentallGreenOak, appointed Grant Thornton as receivers over the site last December after the €475m-valued office complex project, also backed by Oaktree, hit financial difficulties.
The electronics firm spent a year chasing Dermot Keogh through the courts, claiming he violated his contract and misused company data. A judge found in the Irishman’s favour.
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