A group of Irish business leaders recently completed a three-city swing across the US aimed at forging deeper links with their American counterparts. It is one of the most significant annual interfacing events in the transatlantic business calendar.
Conor Sheridan is lending money to businesses that traditional banks are afraid of. And in the long term, that is going to hurt the banks. When you separate the rhetoric from the reality, you can see why he saw the opportunity in the first place.
In Dublin, we saw the provincials as a way of charting our journey. One more step towards the All-Ireland but they were steps for ourselves in preparing for the epic games to come. By the end, the provincial final in Leinster had no other meaning.
Government policies driving up labour costs provide welcome levelling up for vulnerable workers. When small businesses can’t afford them, the State could simply pick up the tab.
Trying to balance strict border controls with a duty to treat asylum seekers humanely seems nearly impossible with a right-learning parliament. Should they come to power, Sinn Féin will have no choice but to deal with these realities.
Data centres have been frozen out from Dublin because of grid bottlenecks. This has forced them and renewable energy developers to think outside the box, with positive outcomes on the horizon.
The Prague-born novelist and short story writer has long been a source of fascination and study throughout the world. First editions of his books are fetching enormous sums and experts return to his work again and again to gain a better understanding.
Yes, we can pull tents down. Yes, we can talk tough to the UK. But migration will become more pronounced and more complex in the years ahead, and requires a European-wide solution.
Peter Sutherland spoke what he believed was the unvarnished truth to power: People seek a better life. In a week when asylum seekers were removed from the capital and when Britain and Ireland sparred over refugees, Sutherland’s views are worth revisiting.
Fergus Clancy, the former chief executive of the Mater Private who died this week, made a serious contribution to Irish business and healthcare. He was a mentor for many and an experienced chairperson.
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