Affairs of the Nation

Seamus Woulfe

Affairs of the Nation

CRYING WOULFE

THE JUDICIARY’S ineffectual attempt to deal with their esteemed new Supreme Court member, Seamus Woulfe, following his double bogey on the 19th hole at Clifden has itself run into the... Read more »
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Affairs of the Nation

GOODBYE GIRLCREW

SO FAREWELL then GirlCrew, whose female-focused networking app never gained the traction required to become a big player in the social media maelstrom. The trio behind GirlCrew are Pamela Newenham,... Read more »
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Affairs of the Nation

FERGAL KEANE’S PPE CONTACTS

WITH NO sign of Covid-19 going away any time soon it, the state will be spending big on personal protection equipment (PPE) for some time to come. It doesn’t look... Read more »

Affairs of the Nation

Michael McDowell

Affairs of the Nation

MCDOWELL’S SILENCE

THE INFORMATIVE and provocative columns in the Irish Times by Senator Michael McDowell indicate a man who has rarely shied away from confrontation with vested interests and powerful lobby groups.... Read more »
Michael McNamara

Affairs of the Nation

McNAMARA’S NEW BAND WAGGON

IT MIGHT be temporary, but the public mood is in favour of stern government measures against Covid, although that does not seem to deter Nphet sceptic, Michael McNamara TD. Former... Read more »
Paul Gallagher

Affairs of the Nation

IAN BAILEY AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

ATTORNEY GENERAL, Paul Gallagher has crossed Ian Bailey several times since the garda tried to pin the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier on him 24 years ago. He will... Read more »
Judge Robert Haughton

Affairs of the Nation

WEE CARE’S BIG BUCKS

NO DOUBT the suits at RTÉ paid particular interest to a Court of Appeal ruling rejecting the unusual request by a most profitable crèche operation to have its accounts ‘censored’... Read more »
Stephen Rae

Affairs of the Nation

FLANAGAN’S CRYING GAME

NEWSTALK SHOWED great alacrity in interviewing former justice minister, Charlie ‘BlackandTanagain’ Flanagan about his attack on Unquiet Graves, the documentary about collusion (was Newstalk’s enthusiasm simply down to it being... Read more »
Denis O'Brien

Affairs of the Nation

DINNY’S AUSSIE DEAL

THE ONGOING High Court jousting concerning former Independent News and Media (INM) chairman Leslie Buckley has cast a spotlight on that strange deal involving the sale of the media group’s... Read more »

Pillars of Society

Steohen Donnelly

Pillars of Society

PROFILE: STEPHEN DONNELLY

STEPHEN DONNELLY is a unifying force in Irish politics in that he manages to unite government and opposition politicians as well as many political... Read more »

The Young Bloods

Tara Gilsenan

The Young Bloods

YOUNG BLOOD: TARA GILSENAN

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP is tough but it’s especially tough at the head of a responsible moderate political party trying to keep his youth wing in... Read more »

Fit to Print?

Ian Bailey

Fit to Print?

IAN BAILEY AND THE MEDIA

MEDIA COVERAGE of the garda’s strenuous efforts to put Ian Bailey in the frame for Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s murder in 1996 initially relied on garda briefings which were faithfully... Read more »
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Fit to Print?

IRISH TIMES ETHICS

A CLASSIC Irish Times device was deployed last week when the paper of record published a full page advertisement promoting herd immunity and the simultaneous protection of the vulnerable. The... Read more »
Mike Cubbard

Fit to Print?

PROTESTER UNMASKED

GALWAY BAY FM received a flood of complaints following a 19-minute interview-cum-debate with Darragh O’Flaherty, a far-right warrior with anti-immigrant views. The interview followed a recent “anti-mask” protest in the... Read more »

Last Refuge

Regina Doherty

Last Refuge

REGINA TO OUST FARRELL IN FINGAL

“I CAN’T wait to get stuck in and do my best to fight for Fingal alongside Alan (Farrell),” said former minister, Regina Doherty, who has moved to Dublin Fingal after... Read more »
Dónall Geoghegan

Last Refuge

GREEN HANDLERS FOR HIRE

THOSE IRRESPONSIBLE leftists in the Green Party who seem to think they can change (save, even?) the world, cavilled predictably at the appointment of two joint chiefs of staff —... Read more »
Hazel Chu

Last Refuge

GREEN STRIFE CONTINUES

GREEN PARTY chairperson and Dublin Lord Mayor, Hazel Chu’s casual remark, “You can never rule these things out,” when asked if she might join the Social Democrats underlines the ongoing... Read more »

Hush Hush

Boris Johnson

Hush Hush

MORE LICENSE TO KILL

THE NEW and even more aggressive agent-handling legislation about to be passed in Great Britain has major implications for Ireland MI5 agents and UK Special Branch spies are active in... Read more »
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Hush Hush

GONZAGA BLACKOUT

ONLY THAT uncouth, insensitive tabloid, the The Sun, reported that the former principal of Gonzaga College, Patrick Potts — the first non-Jesuit to occupy the Post — who died recently... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

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Bog Cuttings

BOG CUTTINGS

“Little Nobody” A garda sergeant was verbally abused by a motorist in Cork city when he told him not to park on double yellow lines. Sergeant Mark Keating told Cork... Read more »

Fowl Emissions

Lorna Bogue

Fowl Emissions

WEAK CLIMATE BILL

Earlier this year, the Green Party fought a running battle with its internal dissenters when pushing through its endorsement of the Programme for Government. After all, this is a climate... Read more »
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Fowl Emissions

RTÉ’S NEW SPONSOR

These are tough times for broadcasters, with advertising revenue hard to come by. However, there was still a sharp intake of breath at the news that RTÉ had agreed a... Read more »

The Hot Air Brigade

Laura Whitmore

The Hot Air Brigade

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

I can have a laugh. And then I can talk about feminism. But I can also get covered in shit by Keith Lemon if I want to, because I’m multifaceted... Read more »

High Society

High Society

The Old Vicarage

High Society

PETER STAPLETON’S PRICE CUT

TOP REAL estate player Peter Stapleton has knocked a few bob off the asking price for his granite-clad ‘Old Vicarage’ Blackrock, Co Dublin. Happily... Read more »

High Society

Consuelo O’Connor

High Society

MARTIN NAUGHTON’S MOOLAH

WHAT A coincidence that a full page advert should appear in the Sunday Times last weekend on the same days as the paper published... Read more »

High Society

Katherine FitzGerald

High Society

CATHERINE FITZGERALD’S GARDEN GIG

THERE WAS plenty of excited media coverage last weekend of the relationship between Dominic West and his missus, Catherine FitzGerald, following the former’s thoroughly photographed Roman Holiday with actress Lily... Read more »

Behind the Scenes

Catherine Martin

Behind the Scenes

JOHN GORMLEY’S NEXT ROLE?

AT LONG last, culture minister Catherine Martin has advertised the board vacancies left unfilled since March at Desiree Finnegan’s Screen Ireland (SI). Indeed, Martin has gone one further, advertising four... Read more »
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Behind the Scenes

RAAP RAPPED

THERE WAS an interesting little ruling published last week linked to the bitter dispute between Recorded Artists Actors Performers (RAAP) and Phonographic Performance (Ireland), who represent performing artists and the... Read more »

Sport of Kings

Brendan Duke Adrian Murray Mick Bailey

Sport of Kings

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S MIX UP

THERE WERE red faces in the Ballydoyle camp after it emerged that Aidan O’Brien’s two runners in the prestigious Group 1 Fillies Mile at Newmarket were saddled up incorrectly by... Read more »
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Sport of Kings

COLIN KEANE’S NEXT RIDE?

FORMER CHAMPION jockey Colin Keane’s bid to regain his title this year is providing an exciting narrative to this flat season, as he has come from a 10-winner deficit to... Read more »
John Hanlon

Sport of Kings

SHARK ATTACKS JOCKEY

JOHN HANLON’S good season hit a hurdle last month at Listowel when one of his horses, Comporta, was deemed by the race day stewards not to have run his merits.... Read more »

Reviews

Lucy Kennedy

Reviews

LODGING WITH LUCY – VIRGIN ONE

THE CATEGORY that Lodging With Lucy belongs in is truly the preserve of the damned: a reality series deemed surplus to requirements by RTE. Though by 2016 the programme had... Read more »

Moneybags

Moneybags

David Sturt

Moneybags

END OF THE ROAD FOR PETRONEFT INVESTORS?

PETRONEFT HAS utterly failed to deliver. Having raised big bucks from investors in 2006 on the basis of impressive production projections and stated proven... Read more »

Moneybags

Charlie Gallagher

Moneybags

OUTSIDE ABBEY SHAREHOLDERS CONTINUE TO SUFFER

CHARLIE GALLAGHER continues to retain €100m cash inside Abbey plc rather than buying assets or paying it out to the shareholders by way of... Read more »

Briefcases

Jim Ferry

Briefcases

CAULDERBANKS’ TIME EXTENSION

ONE OF Donegal’s biggest waste collectors, DM Waste (DMW), has benefited from a planning decision by Donegal County Council. The decision saved some blushes at the council given that DMW... Read more »
Deirdre Somers

Briefcases

DEIRDRE SOMERS’ NEW HAT

GOOD TO see Deirdre Somers keeping busy since she stepped down from the top job in the Irish Stock Exchange, but her appointment to a British company called Aquis Exchange... Read more »
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Briefcases

BYE BYE BUTLER’S

THE BUSINESS casualties of Covid-19 continue to pile up and it turns out even the backing of assorted Chinese millionaires won’t save the day. Butlers Townhouse on Lansdowne Road, D4... Read more »
Dermot Smurfit

Briefcases

DERMOT SMURFIT’S ‘NEXT STAGE’

IT’S BEEN a tough few months for the shareholders of GAN, Dermot Smurfit’s internet gambling company, and the Smurfits are busy putting on the gloss. Fans of Goldhawk will recall... Read more »
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Briefcases

PALMARIANS’ PLANNING PROBLEM

There was mixed news in Lusk, Co Dublin, for His Holiness Pope Peter III – to the initiated, Markus Josef Odermatt – in his battle to build a church for... Read more »
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Briefcases

VAN MORRISON’S SOUND FIGURES

DUMPY AND grumpy little songster Van Morrison is getting worse reviews than normal thanks to his protest songs against the Covid-19 lockdown. Goldhawk hasn’t yet heard the songs, including ‘Born to... Read more »