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July 12 - July 25, 2024
Affairs of the Nation
SPOOKY STARMER
At long last, Britain’s Deep State can breathe a sigh of relief as the keys to 10 Downing Street are finally in a safe pair of hands – those of... Read more »
RORY GODSON’S TWEET
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS heavy-hitter Rory Godson doesn’t spend much time tweeting but he clearly likes to get some things off his chest. Last month, he was walking down the leafy street... Read more »
PHIL HOGAN’S DOCTORATE
CONGRATULATIONS TO former EU commissioner and current unofficial advisor to Simon Harris, Phil Hogan, who landed an honorary doctorate in science from University College Dublin. Goldhawk was eager to read... Read more »
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Ireland’s Economic Moment: Ibec Calls for Bold Action Ahead of Election
IBEC, the group representing Irish businesses, believes that Ireland’s current economic strength offers a generational opportunity for the next government to address barriers to growth and tackle areas that... Read more »
MACRON’S FRENCH EMPIRE CRUMBLES
With French president Emmanuel Macron grappling with a complicated loss of power at home, his illusions about restoring the glory days of the French empire have also taken a battering... Read more »
FROM SHANNON TO UKRAINE
AN OMNI Air aircraft, N351AX, on contract to the US military, landed at Shannon last weekend from Rzeszow airport in the southeast of Poland. Rzeszow is the main supply airport... Read more »
SEAN SWEENEY’S TRACK RECORD
THE APPOINTMENT of New Zealander Sean Sweeney, CEO of Auckland’s City Rail Link project, as the head of the big MetroLink rail project in Dublin raised a few eyebrows, especially... Read more »
RICH LIST LIQUIDATION
GOLDHAWK WAS a little surprised to see a company that was previously controlled by the richest man in Ireland, Pallonji Mistry, was wound up by the High Court last month.... Read more »
TRINITY’S DEFINITION DILEMMA
HAVING FACED down the college authorities in May over ties between Trinners and Israeli institutions, the TCD Students’ Union and the Trinity Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions group can’t have been overly... Read more »
MICHEÁL MARTIN’S TALL THALES
THE NUMBER and intensity of protests, including pickets and blockades of weapons manufacturer Thales UK plants, have ratcheted up significantly in recent months. The ire of pro-Palestinian and anti-war protesters... Read more »
LABOUR’S LAMENTABLE LAMMY
New British foreign secretary David Lammy is a keen supporter of Nato. Appointed shadow foreign secretary by Keir Starmer in November 2021, he was quickly reassuring his new pals in... Read more »
Pillars of Society
PROFILE: JACK CHAMBERS
THE MEDIA consensus – or should that be group think – is that the newly elevated finance minister, 33-year-old Jack Chambers, is Ireland’s very... Read more »
The Young Bloods
YOUNG BLOOD: LISA JORDAN
IT’S BEEN a busy few months for social media influencer and businesswoman Lisa Jordan (aka Just Jordan), with multiple product launches, a swanky new... Read more »
Protecting Your Wealth with Merrion Gold
Used to store value and as currency for thousands of years, gold has consistently provided long-term returns for investors looking to protect their wealth. In recent years, many have... Read more »
Fit to Print?
DOUBLE STANDARDS AT THE ‘IRISH TIMES’
JUSTIFIABLY, AND admirably, newspapers, and TV and radio programmes reported and commented on the recent suspended sentence for soldier Cathal Crotty, who viciously assaulted Natasha O’Brien. Outrage was followed by... Read more »
ULSTER-SCOTS’ PR
TIME WAS when one of the few unionists to see positive benefits in the peace process was ludicrous Lord Laird, who milked the Irish and British taxpayer for millions in... Read more »
RTÉ TOLD: DO MORE WITH LESS
RTÉ’s decision to outsource Fair City and The Late Late Show to outside production companies has been greeted with anger by Montrose trade unions who fear, correctly, that it will... Read more »
Last Refuge
STARMER: UNIONIST OR CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION
BRITAIN’S NEW prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer (don’t forget the Sir), has made his first visit to the north since taking over in Westminster last week and he was greeted,... Read more »
MICHAEL COLLINS TO REPLACE GREENS
AS THE Greens go down in the polls and their ability to play a coalition role looks increasingly doubtful, there is quiet satisfaction in Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil circles... Read more »
TIME NOT ON MARY LOU’S SIDE
Despite government insistence that it intends to run its full term and that there will be no general election this year, there is still feverish speculation that the date will... Read more »
NEW SPECTRE HAUNTS MACRON
There was a widespread sigh of relief in European Union circles at the astonishing news that the expected far-right dominance in the French parliament had been thwarted. But there was... Read more »
Hush Hush
JUSTIN BARRETT RIDES ON
SOME OBSERVERS feared that a poor showing for new-right movements in Ireland in the local government and European Parliament elections might push a section of these movements towards more extreme... Read more »
Bog Cuttings
BOG CUTTINGS
‘SICK’ OF CORK A MIDDLE-AGED man who got involved in an altercation with gardaí in Cork city, shouted that he was “sick” of Cork and wanted to go home. Thomas... Read more »
Fowl Emissions
EMER HIGGINS’S U-TURN
When running in the 2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election, Fine Gael’s Emer Higgins promised: “If elected, I will demand better public transport for our area.” She explained in a video the... Read more »
KEVIN MCPARTLAN’S HOT AIR
“We stand at a critical juncture where the urgency of our climate crisis demands bold and decisive action”. These were the stirring sentiments in a recent Irish Times business-page article.... Read more »
The Hot Air Brigade
THE HOT AIR BRIGADE
It was as though Super Joe had recovered from his bout of kryptonite poisoning. Keith Duggan on Joe Biden successfully reading from a teleprompter, Irish Times A well-written book is... Read more »
High Society
AUBREY’S AWARD
CONGRATULATIONS TO millionaire and philanthropist Aubrey McCarthy, who has just been awarded an honorary lifetime membership of the RDS. This pat on the back from the Ballsbridge worthies was also... Read more »
JOHN MAGNIER’S MIXED FORM
IT HAS been a successful but mixed couple of weeks for John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and the rest of the loaded Coolmore ‘lads’. Having landed the Epsom Derby... Read more »
RAY MORAN’S TURNTABLE
A DECISION is due shortly from the planners in Dublin City Council on an application for the retention of an unusual “vehicular turntable” in the driveway of an impressive three-storey... Read more »
Innovating Wellness with Cutting-Edge Technology
Eden One, Dublin’s premier health club and spa located on Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, is an elite destination redefining wellness. It seamlessly integrates cutting-edge technology, state-of-the-art equipment, and meticulously curated... Read more »
Behind the Scenes
NEIL JORDAN’S EDITING
AMNESIAC, THE memoir of Neil Jordan, has hit the shelves, accompanied by a predictable glut of author interviews diligently name-checking the likes of Stanley Kubrick, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise and... Read more »
PETER HYNES’S HEADACHE
STILL NO sign of an advert for the position of CEO of Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI), which is in the process of procuring a recruitment agency. Incumbent Rosemary... Read more »
Sport of Kings
SARAH’S SHOTS
SARAH LYNAM, who recently called a premature halt to her own career as a trainer, turned her sights on fellow trainer Paddy Twomey in a radio interview. The recently turned... Read more »
REBECCA MAY’S WINNER
LIMERICK-BASED corporate events queen Rebecca May finally tasted success as a racehorse owner (and presumably a tasty dividend from the bookies) when the 150/1 shot, Eaglewood, carried her purple and... Read more »
CIRCUIT BREAKER
RACHAEL BLACKMORE’S riding of the Louise Lyons-trained Lady Rita in a Kilbeggan three-mile hurdle last year was presumably on the minds of the directors of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board... Read more »
Moneybags
CHAOTIC C&C’S PROFITS SET TO GET VERY FIZZY
THE C&C saga continues to deliver twists and turns. Less than one year after David Forde stepped down with immediate effect as chief bottlewasher at C&C (on foot of the... Read more »
TONY SMURFIT’S US DREAM COULD BE A NIGHTMARE
IF THE agreed €7bn takeover of DS Smith group by International Paper (IP) goes through, this could be Tony Smurfit’s worst nightmare, just as he has completed the near $13bn... Read more »
Gold Surges to New Heights: Why Now is the Time to Invest
“PRICE OF gold bar hits $1m for the first time!” This was one of the many striking headlines last month, soon followed by “A gold bar is now worth... Read more »
The Hot Water Brigade
JOHN MCGUIRK’S COURT CASES
GOLDHAWK WONDERS if right-wing firebrand and Gript editor John McGuirk has had a chance to peruse the correction published in the latest issue of The Village magazine, given that he... Read more »
TWIN OAKS JUDGMENT
A JUDGMENT has just been registered by Fingal County Council for a paltry €4,500 against a company called Castleknock Hospitality but it seems unlikely that this small rates bill will... Read more »
LUKE COMER’S BLEMISHED RECORD
MONACO-BASED billionaire property developer Luke Comer is set to begin his lengthy three-year suspension as a racehorse trainer next Monday, although until the last minute it is possible that an application... Read more »
BECKETT END GAME
NEXT WEEK the High Court will hear a winding-up petition for a company called Beckett Acquisition Ltd (BAL). This is a company controlled by South Korean investors that owns the... Read more »
AUBREY MCCARTHY’S B&B
ELSEWHERE IN this issue (see p18) Goldhawk looks at the awarding by the RDS of honorary lifetime membership to businessman and philanthropist Aubrey McCarthy. He is keeping his fingers crossed... Read more »
Lifeline Ambulance Service Leading in Patient Care
Lifeline Ambulance Service holds the position of the second-largest ambulance provider in the state. Established in 1998 by CEO David Hall, Lifeline operates from 11 different bases nationwide, with... Read more »
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