Affairs of the Nation

Denis O'Brien

Affairs of the Nation

DENIS O’BRIEN MISCALCULATES

NOBODY HAS ever accused Denis O’Brien of not being able to count or play poker, but he certainly got it wrong in negotiations to settle with the Sunday Business Post... Read more »
Róisín Shorthall

Affairs of the Nation

THOSE ANTI-SOCIAL DEMOCRATS

In this issue, Goldhawk profiles the Social Democrat’s local election candidate for Dublin’s North Inner City, Ellie Kisyombe, who is at the centre of an unholy row that threatens to... Read more »
Marianne Finucane

Affairs of the Nation

WHOSE AFRAID OF DENIS O’BRIEN?

THE MEDIA chill – or unbridled paranoia – that grips RTÉ management at the very suggestion of broadcasting critical coverage of Denis O’Brien was referred to in the recent Sunday... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

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Affairs of the Nation

CRAIG ZEIRING’S BUTTOCK-TONING

SO FAREWELL then Dr Craig Ziering, hair transplant surgeon and ‘body sculptor’ to the celebrity set, whose Irish venture has quietly folded. Craig operates mainly out of his Beverley Hills... Read more »
Dearbhail McDonald

Affairs of the Nation

MATERNAL DEARBHAIL

IT IS difficult to say how Irish Independent editor Fionnán Sheahan, felt when he opened his Sunday Independent last weekend to read the most effusive and sympathetic interview, even by... Read more »
Ross Maguire

Affairs of the Nation

ROSS MAGUIRE’S GERMAN EFFICIENCY

AN ANONYMOUS-looking company called Generode Ltd has been listed for striking off by the Companies Office for failing to file accounts. This could prove tricky for one of its founders,... Read more »
Stephanie O'Toole

Affairs of the Nation

ISRAELI BACKLASH AT DCU

Students at another Irish university will vote on whether their union should sign up to the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli occupation, with a referendum being held... Read more »
Gemma O’Doherty

Affairs of the Nation

GEMMA O’DOHERTY’S ROOSKEY ROWS

Until recently, Broadsheet.ie had been a staunch defender of former Indo journalist Gemma O’Doherty and even campaigned for her ahead of the 2018 presidential elections. Last September, when she made... Read more »
Nicholas Crossan

Affairs of the Nation

MCDOWELL’S GAMBLE

WHILE THE bolshy Michael McDowell was jousting with Denis O’Brien in the High Court, he was also keeping one eye on another issue close to his heart – the regulation... Read more »
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Affairs of the Nation

CATHERINE ARNOLD’S SETBACK

THE COUPLE behind the super successful Nurse On Call (NOC) agency, Dan and Catherine Arnold, have had their latest plans for a new nightspot slap in Harcourt Street shot down... Read more »

Pillars of Society

Michael McDowell

Pillars of Society

PROFILE: MICHAEL MCDOWELL

PRESENTING AS St George fighting Denis ‘The Dragon’ O’Brien during the billionaire’s recent libel case against the Sunday Business Post, Michael McDowell stole the... Read more »

The Young Bloods

Ellie Kisyombe

The Young Bloods

YOUNG BLOOD: ELLIE KISYOMBE

Egotism and factionalism are the rocks that threaten to scupper the Social Democrats’ ship before the party even leaves the harbour. The recent furore... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Fionnán Sheahan

Fit to Print?

DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS

TRIUMPHANT BOASTS and victory cries over the competition always accompany the Irish Independent’s reporting of the circulation figures and the latest ABC results are no different. But the most recent... Read more »

Fit to Print?

FINTAN’S FOE

IRISH TIMES opinion enforcer Fintan O’Toole, expressed his distaste last year that New York Times columnist Ross Douthat should welcome the notion of prosecuting women who have abortions “the way... Read more »
Conor O'Donnell

Fit to Print?

‘MAIL’ MANAGEMENT MASSACRE HACKS

THE PRE-CHRISTMAS hack-cleansing at the Irish Daily Mail (see The Phoenix, 30/11/18) has been followed by another onslaught against staff at the newspaper exceeding even the scale of the INM... Read more »

Last Refuge

Micheál Martin

Last Refuge

WHO FEARS TO SPEAK OF UNITED IRELAND?

FIANNA FÁIL senator Mark Daly stuck it to the government in a Sunday Independent interview last weekend over its lamentable failure to prepare for a united Ireland which, he says,... Read more »
Jim O'Callaghan

Last Refuge

JIM O’CALLAGHAN UNDER THREAT

THERE WAS a time when Fianna Fáil’s justice spokesperson, Jim O’Callaghan, was Micheál Martin’s right-hand man in the parliamentary party and a member of the inner circle along with advisors... Read more »
Seán Kelly

Last Refuge

EXPELLING VICTOR ORBÁN

FINE GAEL’S four MEPs are keeping their heads down as a serious split breaks out over the proposed expulsion from the European People’s Party (EPP) of Hungary’s Fidesz party, headed... Read more »
Ruth Coppinger

Last Refuge

TROT SEATS AT RISK

THE Sunday Business Post’s story last weekend about the Socialist Party’s international and internecine factionalism is surprising, but nevertheless indicates a malaise in the Irish revolutionary left, with seat gains... Read more »

Hush Hush

Pat Finucane

Hush Hush

FINUCANE: WHY NO PUBLIC INQUIRY

The most basic question arising from Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane’s murder is whether RUC Special Branch members aided and abetted loyalist paramilitaries in the elimination of people it saw as... Read more »
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Hush Hush

DONAL CAULFIELD’S TAX BILL

GOLDHAWK spotted an old pal on the Revenue’s latest list of defaulters. Boom-era builder Donal Caulfield made a settlement with the taxman for U35,000 in relation to underdeclared VAT. Caulfield... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

Bog Cuttings

BOG CUTTINGS

Complaint to POLICE ABOUT ‘DRUG’ DEALER A DISGRUNTLED would-be drug user has left police incredulous after calling to complain that she paid £200 for “brown sugar” instead of cocaine. Officers... Read more »

Fowl Emissions

Bríd Smith

Fowl Emissions

MANNERLY VARADKAR

We may be in for another torrid year – meteorologically and politically. The UK’s all-time record for the warmest winter’s day was broken several times last week. On this side... Read more »
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Fowl Emissions

GARRETT SIMONS’S RULING

Where the government is pally with big oil, the courts continue to be friends of the planet. The beleaguered Shannon LNG project was given yet another kicking last month, this... Read more »

Bird's Eye View

Boris Johnson

Bird's Eye View

DREW HARRIS’S ‘LEGACY’

On 27 February, the permanent secretary at the north’s Department of Justice allocated £55m for expediting so-called “legacy inquests”. He was able to do this in the absence of devolution.... Read more »

The Hot Air Brigade

Roz Purcell

The Hot Air Brigade

HOT AIR BRIGADE

Roz Purcell has become what is known as a ‘multi-hyphen’ force to be reckoned with. Rachel Farrell, Sunday Independent Shorts are comfortable, they keep you cool and they are less... Read more »

High Society

High Society

Chitra Stern

High Society

LOSSES AT LISS ARD

HAVING FIRST gone on the market over two-and-a-half years ago, it is probably not surprising that the asking price for the sprawling Liss Ard... Read more »

High Society

Jamie Myerscough

High Society

MYERSCOUGH’S WORKOUT

WITH THE campaign against the imposition of the top rate of VAT on health food supplements, it is not surprising that Jamie Myerscough has... Read more »

High Society

Paddy McKillen

High Society

McKILLEN’S ART WORK

MULTI-MILLIONAIRE Paddy McKillen knows a bit about art and likes to spend some of his loose change acquiring works. He also has a stake in Dublin’s Kerlin Gallery, which managed... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

Marian Keyes

Behind the Scenes

MARIAN KEYES’S MAKE-UP

THIS MONTH the long list for the first Comedy Women In Print (CWIP) prize is announced, with our own Marian Keyes in situ on the judging panel. The new prize... Read more »
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Behind the Scenes

BISI BLOCKED

SPARE A thought for playwright Bisi Adigun. The Supreme Court has found that the long-running litigation against his former legal eagles failed to reach the standard of general public importance.... Read more »
Seána Kerslake

Behind the Scenes

CONOR BARRY’S ‘HOLE IN THE GROUND’

IRISH HORROR films and psychological thrillers have not fared well at the box office. Recent excursions The Lodgers and The Cellar Door hardly registered with Irish punters, so a lot... Read more »

Sport of Kings

Rachael Blackmore

Sport of Kings

BLACKMORE’S CHELTENHAM CHALLENGE

OVER THE past couple of national hunt seasons, the big sporting story has been provided by the rivalry between Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott, characterised by Elliot’s exasperation as his... Read more »
Jessica Harrington

Sport of Kings

JESSICA HARRINGTON’S FIRST CHOICE

AFTER SUCH a successful beginning to their association, it was a surprise when Jessica Harrington announced recently that she had appointed Shane Foley as her stable jockey for this season... Read more »
Brendan Duke Adrian Murray Mick Bailey

Sport of Kings

HUMBLE PIE FOR HAYES

FORMER BETTING industry executive Noel Hayes had to endure an awkward moment recently when offering his punditry insight as a guest in the Racing TV studio. It was a tough... Read more »
Tom Taaffe

Sport of Kings

TOM TAAFFE’S TRIBULATIONS

TOM TAAFFE’S form-filling skills – or lack thereof – have been put under the spotlight recently. The trainer brought one of his horses, Walking Fame, to Gowran in January to... Read more »

Moneybags

Moneybags

Brendan McAtamney

Moneybags

QUESTIONS OVER UDG’S DISASTROUS SELL-OFF

LAST YEAR it was almost impossible to decipher the results for UDG Healthcare (previously United Drug) and, this year, the damage done to the... Read more »

Moneybags

Jeremy Masding

Moneybags

VARADKAR KEY TO OVERDUE PTSB-ULSTER BANK MERGER

IN A recent review of British bank RBS, Davy analysts Stephen Lyons and Jack O’Halloran included a small section on its Irish subsidiary, Ulster... Read more »

Brief Cases

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Brief Cases

THE KELLYS’ EXAM RESULTS

THERE WERE some interesting claims in the Four Goldmines last month in a case that could cost the taxpayer a few bob. Interestingly, the plaintiff, a Ballinasloe-based firm that sued... Read more »
Jed Dowling

Brief Cases

JED DOWLING’S WRONG PRESCRIPTION

INTERESTING to see Jed Dowling popping up recently in relation Donal MacNally Opticians Ltd (DMO), the company behind some of the entities that trade under the Donal McNally name (in... Read more »
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Brief Cases

CAFOLLA FAMILY’S HOTEL KERFUFFLE

DUBLIN City Council has pulled the brakes on the proposed development of a Dublin city centre property with some interesting names attached to it. The council says that it has... Read more »
Pat O'Sullivan

Brief Cases

PAT O’SULLIVAN’S RECOVERY

CONGRATULATIONS are in order to former Kingspan suit turned management consultant Pat O’Sullivan. His company, Denis Moriarty The Kerries Ltd (DMTK), returned a profit of just over E8.5m in 2018,... Read more »
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Brief Cases

BREEGE O’CONNOR GROUNDED

FANS of Goldhawk will recall the adventures of Galway builder and used car salesman Donal O’Connor, who was declared bankrupt in the north in 2012 after getting his fingers burned... Read more »
Avril Stanley

Brief Cases

AVRIL STANLEY’S PLANNING WOE

HIPPY capitalist Avril Stanley is having some planning trouble. The event organiser behind the Body & Soul music and “wellbeing” festival is looking for retention permission for an extension to... Read more »
Roderick Smyth

Brief Cases

RODERICK SMYTH’S MATCHMAKER

SPARE a thought for Roderick Smyth, the founder of the award-winning TempBuddy app and a senior suit at recruitment agency Erecuit. His company, Matchmaker Software Limited (MSL), has fallen foul... Read more »
Hampton Hotel

Brief Cases

OFFSHORE AT THE HAMPTON HOTEL

SOME interesting developments at Crofter Properties Ltd, the property vehicle behind the Hampton Hotel on Morehampton Road in D4. Classiebawn Castle owner Hugh Tunney controlled Crofter until his death in... Read more »