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Hermann Kelly IFP

NOT ALL RIGHT ON THE NIGHT

Date: June 13, 2024 - Hush Hush

DESPITE THE hype, the results of the local government and European Parliament elections were underwhelming for a number of Ireland’s new right-wing parties. A small number of ‘Independent’ new-right councillors were elected and Independent Ireland (II) EU candidates Niall Boylan and Ciaran Mulloolly were still battling for seats as we went to press. But the… Read more »

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VOL 42 NO 12

Date: June 13, 2024 -

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Marie Donnelly

TOO MUCH DATA, MARIE

Date: June 13, 2024 - Affairs of the Nation

LAST OCTOBER the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) received an email from PR and lobbying firm FleishmanHillard to say that its client, Peter Lantry, was “very keen to arrange a very discrete [sic] but urgent discussion with Marie”. Lantry is MD of the Irish arm of data centres operator Equinix, and the Marie he was… Read more »

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PADDY CURRAN’S HEAVY GOING

Date: June 13, 2024 - Affairs of the Nation

AMONG THE various interesting local election results thrown up this week, Goldhawk noted the surprise defeat by a short head of Kildare Blueshirt councillor Paddy Curran. Having entered the election on the back of a stint as mayor of Kildare-Newbridge, Curran was fancied to take a second seat for Fine Gael but came up just… Read more »

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Jim O'Callaghan

JIM O’CALLAGHAN’S INTENTIONS

Date: June 13, 2024 - Affairs of the Nation

MICHEÁL MARTIN was not so much elated as tremendously relieved at the local and EU election results, which basically mean he does not have to face down a revolt from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party, councillors and members. These, of course, would have been looking chiefly to TD Jim O’Callaghan to ride in on a… Read more »

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Paschal Donohoe Ray McAdam

PASCHAL DONOHOE’S PATIENT ‘ALLY’

Date: June 13, 2024 - Affairs of the Nation

SCENES OF jubilation among Fine Gael candidates and other senior party figures at the Dublin local election count centre in the RDS were captured by the Sunday Times last weekend, with one particular focus being the on public expenditure minister, Paschal Donohoe, and his “ally”, Dublin City councillor Ray McAdam. ST political editor Hugh O’Connell… Read more »

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Clodagh Higginson

COMER BROTHERS’ PR COUP

Date: June 13, 2024 - Affairs of the Nation

CONGRATULATIONS TO the minted Comer brothers, Luke and Brian, who earned a quick return from their decision to splash out on some public relations handlers from London. It turns out that there is a strong Irish connection in play here, courtesy of Clodagh Higginson, better known in Co Waterford as Clodagh Hartley. The rise of… Read more »

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Darragh O'Loughlin Mazars Report

DARRAGH O’LOUGHLIN’S HANDICAP

Date: June 13, 2024 - Affairs of the Nation

A DRAFT copy of the long-awaited Mazars report into financial matters that were described by Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) boss Darragh O’Loughlin as being of “grave concern” has been delivered to the boards of the IHRB and the state agency, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI). Goldhawk is aware that it confirms that accounting transactions show… Read more »

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Eoin Drea Irish Neutrality

NEUTRALITY ANNOYS EU, FG AND BRITS

Date: June 13, 2024 - Affairs of the Nation

After a European Parliament election campaign dominated by the issue of immigration, which was put centre stage by a cohort of ideologically committed hard-right parties and then amplified by more opportunistic politicians, the possibility that Irish neutrality and not immigration will be the key issue for the newly elected parliamentarians, as well as Nato cheerleaders… Read more »

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Micheál Martin Dublin-Monaghan

DUBLIN-MONAGHAN BOMBING FILES

Date: June 13, 2024 - Affairs of the Nation

Last month President Michael D Higgins told the survivors and victims’ relatives of the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan bomb atrocities that it was “not morally acceptable, nor is it politically feasible, to request that those affected by such tragedy should forget about the past, draw a line or move on…” The Dublin-Monaghan victims want to see the… Read more »

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Gavin Duffy

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

Date: June 13, 2024 - The Hot Air Brigade

It’s a great investment for a child to have a pony because they won’t be down the local shopping mall or be hanging around. Gavin Duffy, Sunday Independent Life Magazine Four years ago there was this Mary Lou wave. If you had put up a Bichon Frisé pup for election with a picture of Mary… Read more »

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FAO Charlie McConalogue

DAIRY PR PRODUCE

Date: June 13, 2024 - Fowl Emissions

On being installed as Taoiseach, one of the first actions by the canny Simon Harris was to reassure the agri lobby that his Government had no intention of rolling back the rapid expansion of the emissions-intensive livestock herd. While acknowledging that “the planet is on fire and we have to make significant changes”, Harris then… Read more »

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NIALL BOYLAN’S HOT AIR

Date: June 13, 2024 - Fowl Emissions

While the local and European elections have thrown up some real surprises, perhaps the least surprising aspect has been the sheer cluelessness of climate-denier candidates and the fact that this in no way hurt their electoral prospects. Dublin shock jock Niall Boylan provided many of the lowlights of the campaign. In a TV debate, his… Read more »

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Jim Allister

UK ELECTION TO DAMAGE DUP

Date: June 13, 2024 - Northwind

In all the brouhaha swirling around the elections in the south, not much attention was paid to developments in the north’s British general election to be held on July 4. The big development is the intervention of the extremist Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV), fronted by Jim Allister. The party is usually referred to as ‘Jim… Read more »

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Marian Dwyer-Agrios

FAMILY FORTUNES

Date: June 13, 2024 - Last Refuge

THAT EMBARRASSING tale of Louth Fine Gael candidate Marian Dwyer-Agrios withdrawing from the local elections because she had received €30,000 go-away money-cum-works-on-her-house from a local developer (she initially sought €40,000) has interesting political and family antecedents. Marian hails from a strong FG family in Killorglin, Co Kerry, and after being selected at convention to run… Read more »

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Naomi Long

MEDIA AND CHURCH RED FACES

Date: June 13, 2024 - Fit to Print?

THERE WERE red faces for the north’s justice minister, Alliance leader Naomi Long, and her officials, who can add non-competence to the party’s much-touted non-sectarian halo. Media organisations recently convinced the High Court in Belfast to strike down parts of Long’s 2022 Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act as it was incompatible with Article… Read more »

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PAUL TWEED’S MATCHMAKER

Date: June 13, 2024 - Fit to Print?

An intriguing mention in the Irish Times recently reported that dating agency Intro Matchmaking is seeking an injunction against one of its former clients, clothes designer Fionnuala Bourke. The story also mentioned that Intro’s legal firm is celeb lawyer Paul Tweed’s WP Tweed & Co. The background to this story involves an investigation last October… Read more »

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Justin McCarthy Morning Ireland

‘MORNING IRELAND’ REPLACEMENT

Date: June 13, 2024 - Fit to Print?

NOW THAT the venerable Dobbo’s replacement on RTÉ’s News at One has been appointed – Morning Ireland’s Rachel English – speculation about who will replace English on the morning news programme is swirling around Montrose. Top of the table of potential presenters is Justin McCarthy, whose interview of Web Summit chief executive Paddy Cosgrave last… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS

Date: June 13, 2024 - Bog Cuttings

LAST CHANCE SALOON A Donegal pub owner once more found himself before Letterkenny District Court charged with selling alcohol after hours. Garda Suzanne Gordon described how gardaí received an anonymous tip-off on September 12, 2022, at 4:20am that loud music was being played in the Village Inn of Kerrykeel. When the police officers arrived to… Read more »

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Susan Kirby Revenue

DOMINO EFFECT

Date: June 13, 2024 - Behind the Scenes

NEW GUIDELINES issued by Revenue – following its successful Supreme Court appeal last October regarding the employment status of Domino’s pizza delivery drivers – look set to have a domino effect across the ‘independent’ film and television business. The guidelines, published last month, have caused such a scramble that Susan Kirby’s Screen Producers Ireland (SPI)… Read more »

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TARKA RUSSELL’S EXIT

Date: June 13, 2024 - Behind the Scenes

SO FAREWELL then to Tarka Russell, who has stepped down from the board of the Glucksman art gallery in UCC after five years. The 30-something London/New York-based gallery director added a touch of glamour to the Lawrence O’Hara-chaired board. Certainly, not too many directors have appeared in the Daily Mail under a headline like: “Sean… Read more »

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Denis Hogan

DENIS HOGAN HITS OUT

Date: June 13, 2024 - Sport of Kings

AS FANS of Goldhawk are aware, trainer Denis Hogan is no stranger to the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) stewards and he made his feelings pretty clear earlier this month following their enquiry into the recent Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle at Down Royal. Hogan’s runner, Benji’s Benefit, was sent off favourite for the two-mile bank… Read more »

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EOIN O’BRIEN’S DOUBLE TROUBLE

Date: June 13, 2024 - Sport of Kings

ANOTHER POOR reflection on the regulatory standards in Irish racing was evident when the same appeals body subsequently sat to consider the case of Eoin O’Brien, the winning rider of Hunt Away at the Dawstown point to point on May 6. The matter had been referred to the appeals panel by the acting stewards on… Read more »

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Philippa Evans Bevan Fortwilliam Estate

EVANS BEVAN’S ESTATE

Date: June 13, 2024 - High Society

HAVING ACQUIRED the impressive Fortwilliam Estate on 400 acres outside Lismore, Co Waterford, just over a decade ago for almost €8m, the wonderfully named David Gawain Evans Bevan and his wife, Phillippa, are upping sticks. They are seeking a rather chunky looking €12m for the sprawling demesne. Fortwilliam – which was quietly offered for sale… Read more »

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JOHN BYRNE SADDLES UP

Date: June 13, 2024 - High Society

CONGRATULATIONS TO moneybags horse owner John Byrne, who has ended up in the saddle at the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board as senior steward and chairman, having succeeded Martin O’Donnell. Ballsbridge-based Byrne runs the show at the hugely valuable property empire built up by his father, John Byrne Sr (who was rather well known to Squire… Read more »

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Bertrand Bodson

KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLAYING THE RIGHT GAME

Date: June 13, 2024 - Moneybags

KEYWORDS STUDIOS plc was established in Dublin in 1997 before eventually floating on the AIM market in 2013, driven by then CEO Andrew Day. The IPO saw Keystrokes raise £28m, valuing the company at £50m. Now the video games services firm has been targeted for acquisition by a player that has put an eye-watering €2.6bn… Read more »

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Michael O'Leary Ryanair Profits

PROFITABLE RYANAIR’S PROBLEM IN THE COCKPIT

Date: June 13, 2024 - Moneybags

THE RYANAIR results for the full year to March 2024 show a modest 9% increase in passenger numbers to 184 million but a stonking 34% jump in net profits to €1.92bn, driven not by operational expansion but rather price hikes, with average fares up 21%. Nevertheless, the market reaction to what look like excellent results was… Read more »

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John Magnier Curragh racecourse

MAGNIER & CO DIG DEEP

Date: June 13, 2024 - Briefcases

A COMPANIES Office filing reveals that another €20m has just been pumped into the Curragh racecourse by its assorted shareholders that includes a who’s who in Irish racing. The €82m (and growing) cost of the redevelopment of the famous track – home of the Irish Derby and other classics – has attracted plenty of attention… Read more »

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SUSAN BERGIN BOWS OUT

Date: June 13, 2024 - Briefcases

Given arts and media minister Catherine Martin’s promise to bring forward a proposed new funding framework for RTÉ before the Dáil recess on July 11, it may be a while before she gets around to appointing a new chair for the film funding agency, Screen Ireland (SI). The vacancy has arisen following the resignation of… Read more »

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Norman Crowley

NORMAN CROWLEY’S DEPLETED ENERGY

Date: June 13, 2024 - Briefcases

JOINT LIQUIDATORS Ken Fennell and Brendan O’Reilly of Interpath Advisory have been installed at Crowley Carbon, owned by the media-friendly Norman Crowley. The move must have come as quite the shock to the companies fans in the Irish business media. The writing, however, was on the wall for some time. In recent years, Stormin’ Norman… Read more »

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Clare Daly Bríd Smith

LEFT SOLIDARITY WITH CLARE DALY

Date: May 30, 2024 - Last Refuge

PEOPLE BEFORE Profit TD Bríd Smith has become a lightning rod for those on the left – Clare Daly supporters in particular – who will be looking for a scapegoat should the under-pressure Daly lose her seat in the European Parliament. They have in fact already identified the guilty party and candidate, with ‘comrade’ Smith… Read more »

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Ciaran Mullooly

PROFILE: CIARAN MULLOOLY

Date: May 30, 2024 - Pillars of Society

FORMER RTÉ midlands correspondent Ciaran Mullooly could become the first member of the European Parliament to emerge from a party of the new Irish right, Independent Ireland (II). Mullooly’s self-projected image is that of a man who is conscious of his roots and his local, rural community and he has indeed shown much commitment to… Read more »

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Lisa Chambers

YOUNG BLOOD: LISA CHAMBERS

Date: May 30, 2024 - The Young Bloods

Can 37-year-old Fianna Fáil senator Lisa Chambers finally justify party leader Micheál Martin’s faith in his preferred west of Ireland politician or will she once again just fall shy of the mark, leaving the great leader to ponder? Chambers is exactly the new image that Martin wants to project for Fianna Fáil. She is young,… Read more »

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Tony O'Reilly

GOLDEN BOY’S TARNISHED IMAGE

Date: May 30, 2024 - Fit to Print?

IT IS natural that the grown-up children of Tony O’Reilly would praise their father’s qualities in funeral eulogies, as would any bereaved family members and friends. But the selection of tributes paid to the businessman focused heavily on his contribution as a publisher and, to a lesser extent, his commitment to politics and peace in… Read more »

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Niall Boylan

TOP OF THE NEW RIGHT

Date: May 30, 2024 - Hush Hush

POLLS INDICATE that, if a breakthrough for new right-wing candidates is to come about, Independent Ireland (II) candidates are the ones most likely to be successful in the European Parliament elections. With Ciaran Mullooly on 7% in the Midlands-North-West constituency and Niall Boylan on 5% in Dublin, they are significantly ahead of candidates for the… Read more »

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Micheál Martin

MICHEÁL MARTIN’S PODCAST

Date: May 30, 2024 - Briefcases

WITH THE elections to be held next week, money starts to become more of a factor, as advertising spend is ratcheted up, especially on online marketing campaigns – an area that is seen as increasingly important when it comes to targeting younger voters. It turns out that there has also been a few bob spent… Read more »

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