Affairs of the Nation

Denis O’Brien

Affairs of the Nation

Denis O’Brien’s control problem

DENIS O’BRIEN and INM chairman Leslie Buckley still await the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) inquiry into Robert Pitt’s complaint about that proposed Newstalk deal, but they... Read more »
Miriam O’Callaghan

Affairs of the Nation

Miriam O’Callaghan’s ambitions

MONTROSE matriarch Miriam O’Callaghan will have been quietly thrilled at the vote by Fianna Fáil ard fheis delegates last weekend to run a presidential candidate. She will also have been... Read more »
Elizabeth Mitrow

Affairs of the Nation

INVESTIGATING THE REFUGEE COUNCIL

THE BOARD of the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) is involved in a spat with the European Commission over alleged “illegible” expenditure of grant aid on a two-year European project. This... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

Brian McDonagh

Affairs of the Nation

BRIAN MCDONAGH’S DATA OVERLOAD

GOLDHAWK’S old pal, Brian McDonagh, didn’t come out too well of last week’s High Court ruling on the huge Apple data centre in Athenry, Co Galway. Judge Paul McDermott said... Read more »
Katie Ascough

Affairs of the Nation

Katie Ascough’s burrito blues

KATIE ASCOUGH, the under-fire president of UCD’s student union (SU) will face her public next week when students vote on whether or not to impeach her over her removal of... Read more »
NCAD

Affairs of the Nation

NCAD Issues

AT LEAST the incoming Director of the National College of Art And Design, Sarah Glennie, won’t have to worry about the ridiculously overdue annual report for 2013-2014. The document has... Read more »
Mark Mellett

Affairs of the Nation

MUTINOUS NOISES BELOW DECK

THE Military Police Corps were mobilised recently on a special mission to identify the source of insubordinate and seditious sentiments from the ranks of the Defence Forces. A recent post... Read more »
Catalan Flag

Affairs of the Nation

Catalan Tourism

THE Spanish Tourism Office in Ireland, oblivious perhaps to the political significance of some of their own leading artists, advertised last week “a different trip around Catalonia, the Balearic Islands... Read more »
Raymond McCord

Affairs of the Nation

WHO FEARS BORDER POLL?

WITH exquisite irony, the Irish government is running scared of a request by northern Unionist Raymond McCord to support his legal challenge to the failure of the British government to... Read more »

Pillars of Society

John Mulcahy

Pillars of Society

Profile: John ‘Glenveagh’ Mulcahy

IT IS hard to believe the audacity involved in the truly gobsmacking €550m IPO float of Glenveagh Properties last week, at the centre of... Read more »

The Young Bloods

Louis Hoffman

The Young Bloods

Young Blood: TCD’s Louis Hoffman

Trinity College student Louis Hoffman (20) wants your attention. The former Blackrock boy has been making a name for himself on campus as a... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Paddy Agnew

Fit to Print?

Paddy Agnew and The Irish Times

THAT Michael O’Leary should be cornered by that European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling forcing Ryanair to deal with employees in the country they are based was dealt with in... Read more »
Henry McDonald

Fit to Print?

NOVEL CONSPIRACY

THE Sunday Independent ran a racy yarn last weekend about the Guardian and Observer whose political prejudices, the Sindo argued, was the reason why both newspapers had failed to review... Read more »

Last Refuge

Jim D'Arcy

Last Refuge

VLAD’S EYES AND EARS

CONGRATS to the universally liked former senator Jim D’Arcy, who has been appointed to the role of northern advisor to Leo Varadkar, working out of the Taoiseach’s office. Enda Kenny... Read more »
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Last Refuge

Labour Poll

LABOUR’S latest poll rating (4%) will have disappointed SIPTU boss Jack O’Connor, not merely because he is party chairman but also because he plans to run for Labour at the... Read more »
Micheál Martin

Last Refuge

MARTIN FLEES FROM VARADKAR

FIANNA FÁIL ard fheis delegates and the media have been obsessing about the wrong argument inside the party. The real debate is not about a possible coalition with Sinn Féin... Read more »
Micheal Lowry Jnr

Last Refuge

15 EXTRA FINE GAEL SEATS?

IT was no accident that Leo Varadkar told the Fine Gael think-in that Tipperary is the party’s number one on a list of targeted seat gains. But Vlad is dreaming... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

Rugby player avoids conviction CONNACHT rugby player Peter Robb will avoid a conviction for a public order offence provided he undertakes a training session with a Westport underage rugby team.... Read more »

Fowl Emissions

Josepha Madigan

Fowl Emissions

IRELAND LEADS FROM REAR

When cost to Ireland of Storm Ophelia’s fury is calculated, will that figure feature in future cost/benefit analyses as the Government considers whether to take real action to tackle climate... Read more »

Bird's Eye View

Arlene Foster

Bird's Eye View

DEAL OR NO DEAL?

Sinn Féin and the DUP have now entered their customary period of brinkmanship, keeping Dublin and London on tenterhooks about the chances of a deal before a budget must be... Read more »

Foreign Frolics

Donald Trump

Foreign Frolics

IS THE US PRESIDENT A HEAD CASE?

by Gary Leupp Forget the Russia election-collusion issue. It’s not going anywhere. To bring down Trump, the mainstream media will use the mental health issue or the general intelligence issue.... Read more »

The Hot Air Brigade

Mark Little

The Hot Air Brigade

The Hot Air Brigade

We are really focusing on the individuals’ experience of news. This is not just about saving journalism. Mark Little discusses his new company, Neva Labs, Irish Times If only I... Read more »

High Society

High Society

Brendan and Alison Parsons

High Society

STAR GAZING AT BIRR CASTLE

THERE IS plenty of excitement in Birr Castle at the arrival of a brand new state-of-the-art telescope, the I-LOFAR. Meanwhile, the Earl and Countess... Read more »

High Society

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High Society

Hanby Sale

ONE OF the more impressive properties to come on the Dublin market this year is surely ‘Ellerslie’ on Temple Road in Dartry. The road... Read more »

High Society

Colm Tóibín

High Society

COLM TÓIBÍN’S WINDFALL

THE ULTIMATE networker, Colm Tóibín was recently installed as chancellor of the University of Liverpool at a ceremony in the college, the first time a citizen of another European country... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

Sheila Pratschke

Behind the Scenes

Pratschke v Humphreys

IT’S A TRYING time at the Arts Council where they have just lost a board member, the unions are kicking up and the chair has been putting the boot into... Read more »
Macdara Kelleher

Behind the Scenes

THE SQUEEZE OF TROY

ON AUGUST 24 last an interesting advert appeared on the UK film and TV production guild website. It relates to the latest international show to use Ireland and its tax-friendly... Read more »

Sport of Kings

Frances Crowley

Sport of Kings

FRANCES CROWLEY’S COMEBACK

WITH AIDAN O’Brien and his son, Joseph, winning more than their fair share these days, it looks like another branch of the clan is preparing to step back into the... Read more »
De Bromhead

Sport of Kings

DE BROMHEAD’S BOO BOO

HENRY DE BROMHEAD runs a tight ship and is one of the most respected trainers in the country. However, even the best are prone to the odd cock-up, as was... Read more »
Bryan Cooper

Sport of Kings

GOOD NEWS FOR THE COOPERS

BRYAN COOPER has wasted little time in establishing links with other powerful owners, following his Gigginstown demotion. The news of his alliance with the UK-trained horses owned by Alan Potts... Read more »
Sheikh Fahad Al Thani

Sport of Kings

AL THANI’S SHAKEUP

QATAR’S SHEIKH Fahad Al Thani is shaking up his racing operation in Ireland, with a few of his horses moving yards in the hope that a change of scenery might... Read more »

Reviews

Nicole Kidman

Movies

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER – DIRECTED BY YORGOS LANTHIMOS

THERE ARE many things that may justify a release being called an Irish film. Being filmed in Cincinnati is probably not one of them. Nor the fact that The Killing... Read more »

Moneybags

Moneybags

Eamon Rothwell

Moneybags

Eamonn Rothwell’s numbers

EAMONN ROTHWELL rarely fails to surprise. Just as Irish Continental Group (ICG) is preparing to lash out €144m for its big new overnight ferry... Read more »

Brief Cases

Brian Cunningham

Brief Cases

Brian Cunningham’s latest scrap

GOLDHAWK’s old pal Brian Cunningham popped up again last month after yet another bad day in the Four Goldmines. The distinctive Galway developer lost his appeal against a 2016 High... Read more »
Ian Mallon

Brief Cases

Ian Mallon’s business interests

GOLDHAWK recently spotted an interesting decision in the High Court relating to solicitor Ian Mallon, the principal at Ian Mallon & Co Solicitors, which has offices in Newry and Dublin.... Read more »
Nicholas O'Connor

Brief Cases

Nicholas O’Connor’s disciplinary matters

SPARE a thought for Wexford number cruncher Nicholas O’Connor who has (yet again) fallen foul of the Chartered Accountants Regulatory Body (CARB), the disciplinary arm of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).... Read more »
Katie Molony

Brief Cases

More upheaval at Maximum Media

WHAT is going on at Maximum Media, the company behind JOE.ie and HER.ie, where chief executive Katie Molony has just announced her resignation? Regular readers will be well aware of... Read more »
Ian Gallagher

Brief Cases

Ian Gallagher’s tax troubles

SPARE a thought for the shareholders at Dimension Media IT Ltd, which is facing down the barrel of a winding-up petition in the High Court, courtesy of the dreaded taxman.... Read more »
Arkady Etingen (right) and friend

Brief Cases

Shane Ormsby’s business partner

IT WAS reported last weekend that IBAT, one of the largest private colleges in the state, has been slapped on the wrist by a regulatory body. The Temple Bar-based business... Read more »
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Brief Cases

End of Term

WHILE ASSORTED educational establishments around the country have been closed this week as a result of ex-Hurricane Ophelia, one operation that will be keeping its doors closed permanently is Athena... Read more »