Affairs of the Nation

Affairs of the Nation

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH

ONE of the most skilful tactics Enda Kenny has deployed in retaining his leadership is that of presenting continuous staging posts – the budget, the upcoming St Patrick’s Day meeting... Read more »
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Affairs of the Nation

Sean Lyons’s Doomsday Challenge

A COMPANY with the interesting name of Doomsday Challenge has just been restored to the register by the High Court, presumably in connection with proceedings lodged against it by one... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

LAURA MAGAHY’S HEALTHY CONTRACTS

Mary Mitchell O’Connor and Laura Maghahy GOLDHAWK’S old friend, Laura Magahy, found herself back under the spotlight last week after a number of years in which she managed to keep... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

Affairs of the Nation

THE RACE TO SUCCEED PAT HICKEY

WHILE THERE has been much talk of a changing of the guard at the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), next month’s election of a new president could yet see the... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

Peter Prendergast’s prescriptions

WITH THE Christmas festivities fading into the memory, eager members of the public have turned to diets, gyms and purification regimes and there is presumably less call for the cocktail... Read more »
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Affairs of the Nation

FROM TV3 TO LAGOS

THE mystery surrounding Andrew Hanlon’s sudden departure from his job as TV3 director of news, a post he occupied since the station was launched in 1998, is easily explained. Hanlon... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

RONAN CAVANAGH’S GOALS

IT WAS interesting to see An Post in the headlines the same week as the deadline for the filing of returns by lobbyists. One of those who turns out to... Read more »

Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society

BRENDAN OGLE

BRENDAN OGLE is a dangerous man. You can tell that from the media reaction to the Ogre’s leadership role in the Apollo House homeless... Read more »

The Young Bloods

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The Young Bloods

Leo Sherlock

Leo Sherlock, owner and publisher of The Liberal.ie, is enjoying a moment of notoriety. At a time when the alt-right and fake news phenomena... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Ivan Yates

Fit to Print?

IVAN YATES OFF AIR

THE return from his US sojourn of former minister, bookie and broadcaster Ivan Yates has not resulted in Denis O’Brien begging him to resume his post at O’Brien’s ailing Newstalk... Read more »
TK-Whitaker

Fit to Print?

TK WHITAKER’S VIEW OF DENIS O’BRIEN

THE Sunday Independent wrote with typical hyperbole about recently deceased TK Whitaker, pointing out that he had been voted the greatest living Irish man of the 20th century and was,... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Damery dismisses apology

AN apology appeared in the Irish Examiner last week to Ciaran Damery for wrongly accusing him of the rather serious crime of involvement in the IRA killing of Detective Garda... Read more »

Last Refuge

Mary Lou McDonald

Last Refuge

SF LEADERENES

THE switch from South Armagh’s ex-IRA man Conor Murphy to health minister Michelle O’Neill as Sinn Féin’s chosen leader in Stormont, surprised everyone, including most SF members. The swift and... Read more »

Last Refuge

ONE, TWO, THREE – BINGO!

A BRIEF but fascinating discussion at last week’s Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting has caused much anxiety among the party leadership and they fear the avenging crusader of new politics,... Read more »
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Last Refuge

FG DISMANTLING THEIR OWN BILL

FINE GAEL is playing a most insidious game with its own Alcohol Bill and is effectively caving in to the blitzkrieg of lobbying from the alcohol and retailers that has... Read more »

Last Refuge

THE JEAN MONNET OF CASTLEBAR

MUCH wincing as well as suppressed giggling at the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting last week as junior minister for European affairs Dara Murphy delivered an uninhibited accolade to his... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

‘THE DPP can kiss the ring of my arse’ A 21-YEAR-OLD man appeared in Ennis District Court charged with assault causing harm following an alleged incident in the town in... Read more »

Fowl Emissions

Fowl Emissions

DONALD TRUMP’S CLIMATE CREED

THE Trump presidency has become reality and with it eight years of American leadership on global efforts to curb the ever-worsening impacts of climate change have been eviscerated. This is... Read more »

Bird's Eye View

Bird's Eye View

A ‘BRUTAL’ BAPTISM FOR O’NEILL

SINN FÉIN has shot the DUP’s fox. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Arlene Foster campaigned on the basis that a vote for the UUP was a vote for Martin McGuinness... Read more »

Wigs on the Green

Maura King

Wigs on the Green

THE QUEEN OF KING’S INNS

IF barrister Maura King’s elders and betters thought she was an irritable crank in her recent polemic against the Bar Council’s autocratic MO they got a rude awakening at the... Read more »

Wigs on the Green

JAMES CAHILL’S LAW SOCIETY PROSPECTS

A RATHER unusual precedent has been set by the junior vice-president of the Law Society, Castlebar solicitor James Cahill, who has taken the society to the High Court. This follows... Read more »

Clerical Errors

Clerical Errors

BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE FOR FLANNERY?

REBEL CLERIC Fr Tony Flannery may have seriously miscalculated by defying a five-year-old Vatican ban on celebrating mass to mark his 70th birthday. Worse still, the Founding Father of the... Read more »

The Hot Air Brigade

John Waters

The Hot Air Brigade

The Hot Air Brigade

From the real source of religion to the infinite reach of rock ‘n’ roll; from the puzzle of the human ‘I’ to the true meaning of money, John Waters speaks... Read more »

High Society

High Society

High Society

DOMINIC WEST’S TAX PLANNING

YET MORE confusion at Glin Castle in Co Limerick, where the on-again off-again boutique hotel concept could be back on the cards. There may... Read more »

High Society

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High Society

Image magazine’s editorial strategy

INTERESTING TO see where the priorities lie at the glossy Image magazine these days. A Sunday Business Post interview with chief executive of Image... Read more »

High Society

IHT CHL The Lion in Winter Racing Royalty Le Brocquy City of Troy Fitzwilliam Square AIRO Dermot Smurfit Ballinacarrig Park Club Cosgrave Fitzpatrick Keith Jameson National Gallery Collection Marissa Carter VG Tom Higgins Neil Jordan Laura Bonner Paul Ward Variety Jones Dtat Eathos Sharon Keegan Angela Scanlon Desmond Canouan Bellair Estate Bobby Flay John O’Conor Portrait of Omai Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile Wedding NGI Board Rachel Flynn JP McMahon Ash Quinn Pamela Laird Abdullah Al Naboodah Boundless Ocean

High Society

MAY FRISBY’S NEW RECIPE

AFTER 27 years of operating Pasta Fresca on Chatham Street in Dublin 2, May Frisby’s restaurant has served up the last bowl of spaghetti and shut its doors. This is... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

Fiach Mac Conghail

Behind the Scenes

WHY FIACH IS SMILING

NOW THAT the Irish theatre industry’s annual navel-gazing exercise is just over a month away, it’s time to tally up the nominations for The Irish Times theatre awards. In that... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

IRISH FILM BOARD’S LATEST AUDITIONS

AN ARTICLE earlier this month by Colm McCarthy in the Sindo characterising the Revenue’s Section 481 tax credit as grants will not have cheered the film industry’s players, accustomed as... Read more »
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Behind the Scenes

HEATHER’S ‘IMPLICIT POWER’

THE DECISION by arts minister Heather Humphreys to add a surrender letter signed by Pádraig Pearse to the register of cultural objects has been the subject of extensive legal discussion,... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

Vacancies at the IMC

A YEAR after their terms expired, Heather Humphreys has advertised for applications to sit on the board of the Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC). It is currently chaired by James Maguire,... Read more »

Sport of Kings

Sport of Kings

DAVID MULLINS EYES NEW PRIZE

LAST YEAR teenage jockey David Mullins became a household name To access this content, you must be a Phoenix subscriber. Get access to The Phoenix online for as low as... Read more »
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Sport of Kings

ANOTHER GOFFS DISPERSAL

GOFFS HAS landed some valuable coups in recent years by being chosen to handle not one but two major dispersals of world class bloodstock. And another tasty deal has now... Read more »
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Sport of Kings

Justin Carthy’s new role

JUSTIN CARTHY, best known for being a bookie to the high rollers, has branched out into the role of bloodstock agent. Carthy recently came out on top in an online... Read more »

Sport of Kings

TURF CLUB TINKERING

WHAT AN eventful start to the year for the Turf Club, where the rules are changing but the legal eagles still look likely to earn a few bob. Last year’s... Read more »

Reviews

Reviews

DANCING WITH THE STARS – RTÉ ONE

THE NEW centrepiece of RTÉ One’s weekend schedule is a fluffy light entertainment effort filled with shameless attention seekers – and no, it’s not The Week In Politics. Rather, it’s... Read more »
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Books

LYREBIRD – CECELIA AHERN (HARPERCOLLINS)

SINCE WRITING PS I Love You in 2004, Cecelia Ahern has had extraordinary success and there is no doubt that her 14th novel will be eagerly welcomed by her many... Read more »

Moneybags

Moneybags

Moneybags

Paddy Coveney rolls the dice at Greencore

THERE ARE some troubling aspects to Greencore’s $751m (€700m) acquisition of the American Peacock Foods convenience food group. It is not clear if this... Read more »

Moneybags

Moneybags

First Derivatives’ sky-high share rating

ONE OF Ireland’s more impressive but little reported success stories is the fast growing financial software house, First Derivatives (FD), set up by Brian... Read more »

Brief Cases

Brief Cases

Workplace Relations Commission ‘grinding to a halt’

ALL IS not well at the new Workplace Relations Commission, according to a number of legal practitioners including  Richard Grogan of Grogan & Associates Solicitors, a well regarded employment law firm. Recent public... Read more »

Brief Cases

David Hughes’s timing issues

THE Courts Service last week published an intriguing judgment relating to liquidator David Hughes, who just before Christmas was ordered by the High Court to provide details of work he... Read more »

Brief Cases

John Flanagan’s hotel woes

SPARE a thought for Doolin businessman John Flanagan who had a judgment for €62,000 registered against him by Clare County Council at the start of January. Flanagan has had a... Read more »
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Brief Cases

Legal eagle Madden’s tale of woe

GOLDHAWK’s old pal, former solicitor Paul Madden, is set for a stint in the slammer after he got three and a half years at Monaghan Circuit Court last week. The... Read more »

Brief Cases

More headaches for John Condon

SPARE a thought for unlucky solicitor John Condon who had High Court proceedings lodged against him last week by the dreaded taxman. Condon, who is the principal at McMahon Tweedy... Read more »
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Brief Cases

A rough start to 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted a couple of interesting names and companies that have popped up in Stubbs Gazette since the start of 2017. Meath choreographer and dance teacher Niall Newman’s year got... Read more »

Brief Cases

Taxman gets tough with Cork solicitors

GOLDHAWK’s old pals Michael and Seamus “James” Doody have fallen foul of the taxman again with the boys having identical judgments for €16,000 registered against them in early January. The... Read more »