It is important to champion the traditional businesses that have succeeded, such as Smyths Toys. How many family owned companies employ more than 6,000 people and have a network of 280 stores around Ireland, the UK, and Europe?
Seulla Braverman now has Rishi Sunak in her preferred theatre, summed up by the emotive slogan “take back control”, and with it the confusion, conflation and deception that have characterised the Brexit campaign. The Tory party is in deep trouble.
In a club match this year, I fractured my skull, eye socket, and nose. The doctors said it was like something they would see from a road accident. But it also made me realise that I was wrong to criticise the GAA for splitting the season. The club is the centre of it all.
Many professional investors spend time meeting the management of the companies they own or may own in the future. Unfortunately, such meetings are at best a waste of time, and more likely a costly waste of time.
The short term woes of pharma companies mask a sector that is performing well, and performing well for Ireland.
Ireland needs to invest billions in infrastructure. Most of the benefits will go to landowners and developers. But there's a way to make developers foot the bill.
For whatever reason, whether you like racing fast cars or crossing the street without looking, everybody is somewhat petrified of people and cultures from a socioeconomic class that is different to their own, let’s call it a Culture-Difference-Fear.
Prudently managed growth is as important to a business as the strength of its balance sheet or the quality of its people. Removing growth imperils a company. If we aren’t continually investing in our businesses we risk being left behind.
The battle between Europe and Ireland over Apple is historical at this point. But it also matters. It matters because the mood music is changing towards multinationals, and at a time when Ireland needs multinational tax receipts like never before.
As other Western states crack down on pro-Palestinian sentiment, Ireland has taken a different tack as concerns over freedom of expression mount in the EU.
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