Article Category: Moneybags

ANNUAL 2023: MONEYBAGS – NAMA AND THE HOUSING CRISIS

November 15, 2023

AS HOUSING continues to be the domestic political issue of the day, with the Government sweating that it will be the one that... Read more »

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WRITING WAS ON THE WALL FOR HEALTHBEACON

November 2, 2023

BACK IN January last year, Moneybags expressed concern about Jim Joyce’s medtech outfit, HealthBeacon, which had just floated off at €5.85 a share... Read more »

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BARRYROE OILFIELD SAGA FAR FROM OVER

November 2, 2023

BEEF-BARON-turned-oil-explorer Larry Goodman knows a good thing when he sees it. His move to gain control of Barryroe Offshore Exploration (BOE) is clearly... Read more »

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IMC EXPLORATION’S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

October 19, 2023
IMC EXPLORATION is a tiny little Irish company that, although quoted on the London AIM stock exchange, remains very much under the radar in... Read more »

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UNIPHAR’S SHARE SLIDE DEMANDS NEW PRESCRIPTION

October 18, 2023

FOUR YEARS after floating in Dublin, Uniphar has grown significantly but suffered a significant setback when its attempted takeover of Navicorp was shot... Read more »

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SMURFIT KAPPA SHAREHOLDERS FACE UNEASY FUTURE

October 5, 2023

FANS OF Moneybags will be aware that he has long highlighted the lack of a trans-Atlantic presence for Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), a... Read more »

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AMINEX FINALLY READY FOR THE BIG TIME?

October 5, 2023
THE REAPPOINTMENT last month of Bob Ambrose as a director of Aminex is a real signal that the potential game-changer well – Chikumbi-1 (CH-1),... Read more »

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SIOBHÁN TALBOT’S SURPRISE EXIT FROM GLANBIA

September 21, 2023

IT IS a surprise to see Siobhán Talbot exiting Glanbia given that the CEO for the last 10 years appears to be on... Read more »

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EAMONN ROTHWELL’S LOSS-MAKING CAR FERRIES

September 21, 2023

THERE WAS yet more good news this month for the lucky Irish Continental Group (ICG) captain, Eamonn Rothwell, when P&O Ferries announced it... Read more »

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BANK OF IRELAND’S BUMPER PROFITS NO SURPRISE

September 7, 2023

THE BANKS have been in the spotlight in recent weeks and it is easy to see why. Bank of Ireland’s (BoI) recently published... Read more »

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NO LOVE FROM RUSSIA FOR PETRONEFT

September 7, 2023

DOING BUSINESS in Russia has, not surprisingly, become increasingly difficult during the reign of Vladimir Putin, reaching a nadir as a result of... Read more »

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HOSTELWORLD JOURNEYING TOWARDS REAL PROFITABILITY

August 24, 2023

THE LATEST results from Hostelworld demonstrate that CEO Gary Morrison has been doing an impressive job getting this online travel booking engine back... Read more »

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C&C LEAVES A BAD TASTE IN MARKET’S MOUTH

August 24, 2023

THE C&C group is unique in that it is the only Irish-quoted company whose financial year ends on February 28. In the ordinary... Read more »

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MARKET STILL CONFUSED BY GRAFTON’S STRATEGY

August 10, 2023

AS GAVIN Slark was in situ as Grafton Group CEO until November 2022, he has the bulk of responsibility for where the company... Read more »

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WAITING ON OVOCA BIO’S BLOCKBUSTER DRUG

August 10, 2023

AS AN Irish company now dominated by Russian shareholders, Ovoca Bio has been badly impacted by the Ukraine war and CEO Kirill Golovanov... Read more »

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BARRYROE SAGA STARTING TO LOOK VERY EXPENSIVE

July 27, 2023
THE SAGA of the attempts by Barryroe Offshore Energy (BOE) to develop a huge oil and gas field off the south coast of Ireland... Read more »

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KINGSPAN SHARES CLEARLY NOT FIRE RESISTANT

July 27, 2023

WHILE KINGSPAN is in the news for the wrong reasons again – this time due to criticism of its sponsorship deal with Ulster... Read more »

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DALATA SHARES NOW LOOK UNDERVALUED

July 13, 2023

A RECENT trading update from Dalata Hotels Group suggests that some serious profits are set to be generated this year, leaving the shares... Read more »

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CLONTARF ENERGY’S BOLIVIAN LONG SHOT

July 13, 2023

IT IS no easy task for David Horgan to fill the boots of John Teeling, even having worked alongside him for over 20... Read more »

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SHAREHOLDERS CORNERED AT BALMORAL INTERNATIONAL LAND

June 29, 2023

FANS OF Moneybags are well aware of his reservations concerning the whole Balmoral International Land Holdings (BILH) operation, where the directors and executives... Read more »

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SMOOTHER ROAD AHEAD FOR GREAT WESTERN MINING

June 29, 2023

EMMETT O’CONNELL has been working in the Nevada Rockies for the last 20 years looking for gold, uranium and copper. He floated Great... Read more »

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AIB SHAREHOLDERS SET FOR PROFIT BONANZA

June 15, 2023
AIB SUPREMO Colin Hunt has had a challenging time since his appointment as CEO in March 2019, trying to keep pace with Bank of... Read more »

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HVIVO LOOKING HEALTHIER THANKS TO PANDEMIC

June 15, 2023
WHILE THE effects of the pandemic on businesses are starting to ease, some companies made great leaps forward over the last couple of years.... Read more »

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RYANAIR BOOSTS PROFITS ON FOOT OF HIKED FARES

June 1, 2023

MONEYBAGS HAS previously queried Mick O’Leary’s near obsession with growing Ryanair’s capacity for the sake of growing it, rather that seeking to optimise... Read more »

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SHAREHOLDERS WELL PLACED DESPITE FBD’S QUIRKS

June 1, 2023

HAVING FAILED to pay out on business interruption insurance to assorted publicans shut down during the pandemic, the deadline is imminent for the... Read more »

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CORKERY LEADS DATALEX INTO TURBULENCE

May 18, 2023

THIS IS not the first time that the accounts for airline software outfit Datalex have left Moneybags scratching his head. This time, the... Read more »

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GLENVEAGH HOMES SHARE PRICE HIDES PROGRESS

May 18, 2023

DESPITE THE fact that Stephen Garvey’s Glenveagh Properties only kicked off in October 2017, two years after Cairn Homes, the former has managed... Read more »

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I-RES REIT ONLY ITSELF TO BLAME FOR REVOLT

May 4, 2023

FANS OF Moneybags are very familiar with the criticism in these pages of the remarkably generous management fee arrangements put in place by... Read more »

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MINCON SHAREHOLDERS PREPARE TO MINE PROFITS

May 3, 2023

MINCON, which is headquartered in Shannon, has gradually become a worldwide force in designing and producing rock drilling tools for the mining and... Read more »

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P&O STORM DELIVERS SMOOTH SAILING FOR ICG

April 19, 2023

THE LATEST figures from Irish Ferries’ owner Irish Continental Group (ICG) are pretty impressive and reflect the wise move to expand on the... Read more »

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VODAFONE SHARES WORTH DOUBLE CURRENT PRICE

April 19, 2023

VODAFONE HAS seen some significant changes at the top recently – and not just in Ireland, where CEO Anne O’Leary switched provider for... Read more »

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FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT’S DANGEROUS US BET

April 6, 2023

PETER JACKSON is preparing to seek an additional listing for Flutter Entertainment (owner of Paddy Power) in the US, with a view to... Read more »

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KENMARE RESOURCES SHARES COULD RISE TO €20

April 6, 2023

TWO YEARS ago (see The Phoenix 7/5/21), Moneybags noted that Kenmare Resources shareholders should be happy to “sit tight for the next 12... Read more »

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CRH’S SHARE PRICE COULD DOUBLE AFTER US MOVE

March 23, 2023

AS CRH boss Albert Manifold looks towards his legacy, the CEO is rebranding the group as an American business by moving its so-called... Read more »

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PTSB MISSING OUT ON ULSTER BANK JAM

March 23, 2023

IT WAS surprising to read media reports earlier this month with headlines such as “Permanent TSB swings to €267m pre-tax profit amid gain... Read more »

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MALIN CORP’S SHARES CONTINUE TO BE UNDERRATED BY MARKET

March 8, 2023

DARRAGH LYONS has the valuable quality, as far as Malin Corp shareholders are concerned, of being boring. After the rollercoaster ride during Kelly... Read more »

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