Unable to pay its debts, Blacklough Construction, which has been building hundreds of social homes in Dublin and Louth, has had an interim examiner appointed by the High Court. It blames a dramatic rise in building material costs for its troubles.
After eight years heading up the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, better known as the fraud squad, Pat Lordan talks about cybercrime, police tactics, regulation, and the fallout of the banking crisis.
The Irish vehicle established by Cerberus to acquire a billion-euro mortgage portfolio in 2018 has just reported nearly €100 million in various payments to its parent last year alone. But how does that translate into long-term performance?
Markets are repricing their estimates of the discounted cash flows of tech companies in response to changes in monetary policy, which has nothing to do with Ireland. Yet, for some strange reason, we are altering our draft enterprise strategy. This makes no sense.
The tech giant, which recently announced it was laying off 13 per cent of its workforce, is leaving its Grand Canal Square offices in Dublin four years earlier than the lease's break date.
The Irish company, which provides finance to online retailers, is cutting 200 jobs globally, including at its Dublin headquarters.
Users always go for the convenient option. That's why decentralised finance is doomed, and why the anarchic spirit of crypto will morph into boring regulated finance.
Karen O'Neill left her corporate life behind to start an unusual drinks brand, and it hasn't been easy. She talks to The Currency about having the mettle to continue and refusing to be someone that quits.
Retail investors dissatisfied with the redress scheme established by the bank to compensate some investors in the Belfry property funds have formed a new action group, opening a fresh front in an eight-year-old battle.
Richmond Homes declines to comment in detail, but says its former CEO “remains involved in his projects”.
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