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Eoghan Harris

HARRIS HOIST

Date: May 20, 2021 - Affairs of the Nation

THE DEFENESTRATION of Eoghan Harris by Sunday Independent editor Alan English and publisher Peter Vandermeersch had little to do with sexism and everything to do with the national question, despite the tone of the debate surrounding the writer’s demise. Harris’s fans still exist but they were long ago eclipsed by events and the new politics… Read more »

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PETER KELLY’S ROUGH RIDE

Date: May 20, 2021 - Affairs of the Nation

FILINGS IN the Companies Office throw some light on the scale of last year’s collapse of businesses controlled by Ballymore Eustace bloodstock breeder Peter Kelly. He found himself in a bit of a pickle in 2018, after he got embroiled in a row over a big overseas bloodstock deal. This resulted in his Emerald Equine… Read more »

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Catherine Martin

FILM BOARD’S NEW CAST

Date: May 20, 2021 - Affairs of the Nation

RATHER LATE in the day, the board of the state funding agency for film and television, Screen Ireland (SI), has finally been appointed by arts minister Catherine Martin. Remarkably, the SI board had muddled along with just four of its quota of seven members for a full 12 months before the terms of those remaining… Read more »

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President Deby

IRISH COLONIAL ADVENTURE

Date: May 20, 2021 - Foreign Frolics

TUCKED AWAY at the bottom of page 7 of the Irish Times on April 21 last was a short, innocuous report headlined, “Chad’s long-time president Déby killed after battle with rebels”. How much does this matter to Irish people, one might ask? Quite a lot, actually. The deepening involvement of Irish soldiers in what is… Read more »

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Peter Vangeel

KBC’S IRISH AFFAIR

Date: May 20, 2021 - Foreign Frolics

KBC BANK Group has had a tangled relationship with Ireland since coming here in the late 1970s but, happily, despite rejecting the Irish market it has managed to maintain positive coverage from an accommodating Irish media. Take the announcement two years ago that KBC chairman Thomas Leysen was to stand down after eight years at… Read more »

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Paul Kehoe

RTÉ’S BOOT CAMP

Date: May 20, 2021 - Hush Hush

SINCE 2019, RTÉ has partnered with Motive Television to produce Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week, and preparations for the third series began last autumn. Described in application forms as Ireland’s “Ultimate Military Bootcamp” a number of men and women undergo challenges on the show, such as a 22km mountain march, being buried alive, interrogation, etc. But… Read more »

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Gerry Thornley

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

Date: May 20, 2021 - The Hot Air Brigade

Ringrose has more creative flair, footwork and passing range than any of the centres chosen. His missed tackle count has always been misunderstood, for in most cases they are good reads redirecting opponents back into traffic inside. Gerry Thornley, Irish Times, submitted by reader Newly released text messages between Stephen Donnelly and Tony Holohan show… Read more »

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Ivana Bacik

KATE GETS DOSE OF THE BLUES

Date: May 20, 2021 - Last Refuge

KATE O’CONNELL’S melodramatic wail about a Leo Varadkar leadership faction undermining her prospects of a nomination in the Dublin Bay South byelection is wide of the mark. Until it became clear – via all 12 FG branches in DBS mandating convention delegates to vote for James Geoghegan – that O’Connell would not win at convention,… Read more »

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Eimear Haughey

SEÁN LEMASS DOUBLY HONOURED

Date: May 20, 2021 - Last Refuge

SO ESTEEMED is the late taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Seán Lemass in the eyes of today’s party members that the party held not one but two events in Dublin to mark the 50th anniversary of his death last week. Indeed, so anxious were the organisers of the two events that they almost appeared to… Read more »

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Ted Tynan

THE FIRST (AND LAST) ITEM …

Date: May 20, 2021 - Last Refuge

BRENDAN BEHAN suggested that the first item on the agenda of any organisation should be the Split. It seems that this same proposition is appropriate to the endgame as well, as both the Workers’ Party (WP) and the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI), once stalwarts of the left, of trade unionism, and even civil rights,… Read more »

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Darina Allen

ROUND UP THE USUAL LOBBYISTS

Date: May 20, 2021 - Fowl Emissions

THE REVELATION that two of our national institutions – Guinness stout and chef Darina Allen – tested positive for glyphosate, the chemical in Roundup weedkiller, is not a huge surprise. When you consider how much of it is doused on this island by local authorities, farmers and gardeners, it would be a shock if any… Read more »

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AN TAISCE’S MEDIA DETRACTORS

Date: May 20, 2021 - Fowl Emissions

POLITICAL CORRESPONDENTS mostly do a good job of presenting themselves as objective, analysing the political fray from on high. But occasionally it gets so rowdy they can’t help reaching down and throwing a few punches. The fracas over Glanbia’s planned €140m cheese factory in Kilkenny was too much for the Indo’s Fionnan Sheahan, who basically… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS

Date: May 20, 2021 - Bog Cuttings

‘Fat Mayo Cunt’ Jason Doherty (34) of Castle Park, Buncrana, appeared before Buncrana District Court in Donegal charged with public order offences. Judge Alan Mitchell heard that the defendant had been spotted wandering around near his home in the early hours of February 7 last. As he was being arrested for his own safety, Doherty… Read more »

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Jane Trenaman

JANE TRENAMAN’S OPERA ROLE

Date: May 20, 2021 - High Society

THE LATEST arrival on the board of the National Opera House is Jane Trenaman, daughter of Shrewsbury Road moneybags Fred Trenaman. No doubt, Jane’s fundraising skills will be put to good use by the owners of the opera house, Wexford Festival Trust, which will be looking to put some actual bums on seats for its… Read more »

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Sarah Glennie

NEW FACE FOR NCAD

Date: May 20, 2021 - Behind the Scenes

SIMON HARRIS has advertised for expressions of interest from candidates interested in serving on the board of the beleaguered National College of Art and Design (NCAD), an institution that has in the not so distant past been characterised by dreadful governance and financial management issues and which, it turns out, continues to struggle financially. The… Read more »

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MARY KELLY’S PRODUCTION

Date: May 20, 2021 - Behind the Scenes

CHANGE IS in the air at Wexford Festival Opera (see p18) but the good news is that the finances have started to look healthier, following a setback in 2018. The jury is out, however, on the potential financial impact of this year’s planned 70th anniversary event. The review from festival chair Mary Kelly included in… Read more »

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MY THERAPIST GHOSTED ME – VOGUE WILLIAMS / JOANNE MCNALLY

Date: May 20, 2021 - Podcasts|Reviews

IF WATCHING her shilling laundry capsules during every second TV ad break isn’t enough Vogue Williams for fans, a new podcast has now launched. As Williams co-hosts it with comedian and fellow loudmouth Joanne McNally, listening with the volume turned down is a useful strategy for anybody embarking on the weekly series.  Those allergic to… Read more »

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WHITE CITY - KEVIN POWER

WHITE CITY – KEVIN POWER

Date: May 20, 2021 - Books|Reviews

IT HAS been 13 years since the publication of Kevin Power’s debut novel, Bad Day in Blackrock (subsequently filmed as What Richard Did). The book tapped into aspects of social class and the corrupting nature of privilege that surfaced in the news at the time – issues that are also central to this hit-and-miss follow-up…. Read more »

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Jim Bolger

JIM BOLGER’S DAWN RAID

Date: May 20, 2021 - Sport of Kings

JIM BOLGER has pulled off one of his finest coups in his 80th year with the repatriation of the stallion Dawn Approach. A former 2000 Guineas and four-time Group 1 winner, who was bred and raced by Bolger before he sold him for big bucks to Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum, Dawn Approach subsequently proved a… Read more »

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SAM CURLING’S SURPRISE

Date: May 20, 2021 - Sport of Kings

WHEN THE Sam Curling-trained Call Me Freddie appeared in the declarations for a low-grade hurdle at Cork recently, his credentials for a successful outing were reflected by the 50/1 opening price. A result was therefore clearly not on the cards. The horse had not finished within 30 lengths of the winner on his last five… Read more »

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Jessica Harrington

COVID CASH BOOST

Date: May 20, 2021 - Sport of Kings

SINCE RACING resumed after the Covid enforced break in June last year, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) has been coming down hard on those who may have breached the strict protocol that was introduced to allow racing operate in a Covid landscape. It has proved a nice little earner. This enforcement has provided a… Read more »

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Sean Corkery

DATALEX BANKING ON POST-PANDEMIC BOOST

Date: May 20, 2021 - Moneybags

THE PANDEMIC has traumatised the airline industry. With Datalex’s revenue dropping 38% last year from $45m to $28m (following a 30% fall in 2019), it is impressive that the group continues to fly at all. Indeed, according to the annual report, the company is in a “strong position to respond to this latest challenge”. This… Read more »

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Ger Rabbette

UNIPHAR NEEDS RIGHT PRESCRIPTION TO JUSTIFY ITS HUGE RATING

Date: May 20, 2021 - Moneybags

IT IS impressive how Uniphar has come through the worst of the pandemic. Some other players in the field struggled, such as the McCauley chain, which turned in a €3m loss, while Ramona Nicholas’s Cara group went into examinership. Uniphar, however, has delivered but there has to be a question mark over its stratospheric share rating…. Read more »

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Dudley Dolan

UCD COMPANY FAILS TEST

Date: May 20, 2021 - Briefcases

IT’S THE end of the road for Q-Validus Ltd, a UCD-backed company that emerged on the back of what was called the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL), a 1990s computer literacy certification programme. Q-Validus has been headquartered for almost 15 years at NexusUCD on the university’s Belfield campus and was set up to assist clients… Read more »

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Sheila O’Riordan and Nina Gillett

NINA GILLETT’S KEY TO SUCCESS

Date: May 20, 2021 - Briefcases

DOCUMENTS FILED in the Companies Office by Nindav Ltd show a loss for its first six months to the end of 2019 of €60,000. This turns out to be an entity controlled by Catherine Eustace, who may be better known to readers as Nina Gillett, formerly one-half of the high-profile, short-term let operator Key Collections,… Read more »

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A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE

Date: May 20, 2021 - Briefcases

THE ACCOUNTS just filed for Principle Management (the firm that was incorporated after Live Nation acquired Paul McGuinness’s company of the same name in 2013) reveal an impressive €5.5m was paid out in dividends to the US owners. The 2019 figures predate the pandemic, which may knock a few bob off the bottom line in… Read more »

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Alan Hynes

MORE TUSKAR CREDITORS

Date: May 20, 2021 - Briefcases

DOCUMENTS JUST filed by the liquidator of Tuskar Property Holdings Ltd (TPH), Myles Kirby, reveal that unsecured creditors were owed a hefty €3.5m when it was wound up in March last year, while there was another €1m outstanding to debenture holders. The Tuskar name is, of course, closely associated with the controversial accountant Alan Hynes,… Read more »

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Jeffrey Donaldson

EVEN-STEVENS AS JEFFREY CATCHES UP

Date: May 6, 2021 - Affairs of the Nation

THE DUP leadership election is shaping up to be more of a contest than many expected. Edwin Poots, the north’s agriculture minister, widely seen as the instigator behind the heave against Arlene Foster, initially seemed to have enough support to clinch the result before the contest opened. By Saturday, May 1, his team were claiming… Read more »

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ROSE HYNES’S TURBULENCE

Date: May 6, 2021 - Affairs of the Nation

THE IRISH Aviation Authority (IAA) has just published its annual report, which doesn’t make for easy reading. As a result of a 21% drop in revenue, operating profits at IAA plummeted by 94% to €2m and, after interest charges, the agency recorded its first ever loss. Rose Hynes is in the hot seat here but… Read more »

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Richard Humphreys

PROFILE: RICHARD HUMPHREYS

Date: May 6, 2021 - Pillars of Society

NOTHING REFLECTS the growing conversation about a united Ireland and a border poll more than the involvement of High Court judge Mr Justice Richard Humphreys. An adolescent Blueshirt in his college days before becoming Labour party legal adviser, Humphreys is a complex – not to say contradictory – character. His sharp legal brain has earned… Read more »

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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

YOUNG BLOOD: DONNCHADH Ó LAOGHAIRE

Date: May 6, 2021 - The Young Bloods

WITH SINN Féin riding high in the polls, especially among the younger 18-34 cohort, and with its leading spokespeople commanding grudging respect even from its critics, two questions now face the party. Can it maintain and consolidate its current level of political support, or even extend it? Can it attract more young people of ability… Read more »

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Hazel Chu

HAZEL CHU’S CUL-DE-SAC

Date: May 6, 2021 - Last Refuge

THE POINTED reference last weekend by Green councillor Claire Byrne to her status as “not a stranger” to the constituency was actually a dig at her party ‘colleague’ Hazel Chu, currently Dublin lord mayor and a rival for the Greens’ nomination at the Dublin Bay South byelection. Chu has only been politically active in Dublin… Read more »

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SHAUN MURPHY’S SNOOKERS

Date: May 6, 2021 - Affairs of the Nation

IRISH SPORTING heavyweights are rare enough these days and snooker supremo Shaun ‘the Magician’ Murphy has been claimed as an honorary Irishman. Earlier this week he narrowly lost out in the World Championships final at the Crucible but still landed a nice purse. It is not clear, however, where the Dublin-based potter puts his winnings…. Read more »

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Peter Vandermeersch

BELGIAN PETE SETS UP ‘INDO’ FACE-OFF

Date: May 6, 2021 - Fit to Print?

A KEEN rivalry has developed at Talbot Towers where editors of Mediahuis Ireland’s two main titles the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent – Cormac Bourke and Alan English, respectively – are now locked in competitive battle. This is natural and the fact that Bourke was pushed aside by new owners, Mediahuis, to make way for… Read more »

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GUNPLOT – RTÉ ONE

Date: May 6, 2021 - ReviewsTV

RTÉ HAS come to its ambitious Gunplot project bearing a horrendous burden of quisling-like reverence for the great political princes of the state. A good example was the head-down, backside-up coverage on Nationwide in 2017 of the centenary of Jack Lynch’s birth. In more recent times, as the world observed the shredding of Lynch’s reputation… Read more »

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Graham Spurling

GRAHAM SPURLING’S SCREENPLAY

Date: May 6, 2021 - Briefcases

WITH CINEMAS having been rightly banjaxed by Covid-19, it is not surprising that there have been closures but Graham Spurling and his family look set to buck the trend, moving into the Tallaght multiplex vacated by giants Irish Multiple Cinemas (IMC). IMC Tallaght was one of the most high-profile casualties of the pandemic, shutting its… Read more »

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