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Aengus O'Snodaigh

AENGUS Ó SNODAIGH LEADS THE WAY

Date: May 21, 2020 - Affairs of the Nation

THE MORE ‘respectable’ political parties were recently made to look amateurish and even disrespectful of parliamentary procedure by Sinn Féin. At a virtual meeting last week, Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghail felt compelled to deliver a stern lecture to the party whips that make up the business committee and who are supposed to agree the… Read more »

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Francesca McDonagh

BOI SUPERWOMAN

Date: May 21, 2020 - Affairs of the Nation

Things seem to keep going from bad to worse for Bank of Ireland (BoI) boss Francesca McDonagh. Having spent days last week calming the markets after worse-than-expected first-quarter results, ‘Francey’, as Irish staffers call her, had to go into a charm overdrive with Irish brokers after the share price slid by 14.9% in one afternoon…. Read more »

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GERALDINE BYRNE NASON’S DIMPLOMACY

Date: May 21, 2020 - Hush Hush

OUR WOMAN at the United Nations, Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason – recently reported as having a sharp spat with Ireland’s military advisor to the permanent mission to the UN – is well used to the rough and tumble of office politics at the heart of the permanent government. One of the country’s leading mandarins, Geraldine… Read more »

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Fintan O'Toole

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

Date: May 21, 2020 - The Hot Air Brigade

Bono may be the first Irish person since Bernard Shaw to have become a truly global celebrity. Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times Matt, I honestly feel like I’m about to throw up, that in a few seconds I’m going to wake up naked with drool on my pillow. Radio presenter Nathan O’Reilly of Spin 1038 keeps… Read more »

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Gerry Adams

THE MONEY BEHIND THE WIRE

Date: May 21, 2020 - Northwind

Last week’s unanimous decision by the UK Supreme Court quashing Gerry Adams’s convictions for twice trying to escape from internment in Long Kesh in 1973 sparked predictable outrage from Ulster Unionist politicians. The fact that it was their party leader, Brian Faulkner, who in 1971 insisted on the efficacy of internment as the way to… Read more »

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Richard Bruton

MOORE’S ALMANAC

Date: May 21, 2020 - Fowl Emissions

US FILM MAKER Michael Moore is doing his best to sabotage the boom in renewable energy with his latest attack documentary, Planet of the Humans. Desperate to rebuild his brand as a maverick “truth-teller”, Moore’s film purports to expose hypocrisy at the heart of the renewables movement, but it’s a bizarre mix of long-ago-busted myths,… Read more »

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NOEL SMYTH’S TACTICS

Date: May 21, 2020 - Fowl Emissions

Social distancing is suddenly bringing us the wider footpaths and cycle lanes that years of campaigning could not quite manage to do. It’s a double win, since investment in cycling and walking has to be a key element of any green recovery. But not everyone is happy. The Dublin City Centre Traders Alliance (DCCTA) got… Read more »

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Catherine Martin

GREENS LEFT-RIGHT LEADERSHIP CONTEST

Date: May 21, 2020 - Last Refuge

GOLDHAWK CAN put an end to speculation about whether or not Green deputy leader Catherine Martin TD will stand for the party leadership. Martin will definitely run for the position against current leader Eamon Ryan, with whom she has clashed in recent weeks over the terms of coalition talks with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil…. Read more »

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SEAN KELLY’S HOT AIR

Date: May 21, 2020 - Last Refuge

THE GREENS’ response to the provocative demand from Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly – a member of FG’s government formation reference group – to retain plans for the mammoth LNG fracked gas terminal was measured and pithy. It simply stated that FG and Fianna Fáil had already accepted the Green Party’s case that the LNG… Read more »

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Jim O'Callaghan

BARRISTERS VIE FOR CABINET

Date: May 21, 2020 - Last Refuge

MANOEUVRING AND speculation about who will get what cabinet postings is considered to be in poor taste in current pandemic circumstances, but that doesn’t mean it’s not happening. And the most intriguing, as well as Machiavellian, calculations are being made about the two judicial posts to be filled – that of Attorney General and Minister… Read more »

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James Kelly

ARMY VICTIMS AND VILLAINS

Date: May 21, 2020 - Last Refuge

MICHAEL HENEY, author of the explosive book The Arms Crisis of 1970, gave unstinting praise to the Army’s director of intelligence at the time, Colonel Michael Hefferon, when interviewed by RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan recently. Hefferon, Heney argued, took the principled decision to resile from the manufactured line of taoiseach Jack Lynch and his allies that… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS

Date: May 21, 2020 - Bog Cuttings

Martial Arts Expert Damian Zygmunt, 28, appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court charged with one count of burglary relating to an incident in 2018. Judge John Aylmer heard how Zygmunt broke into the home of one Josie Murray in April 2018. Murray was sitting in his home at The Maples in Lismonaghan, when he heard a… Read more »

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Philip Ryan

‘INDO’ POLITICAL TEAM

Date: May 21, 2020 - Fit to Print?

THE ELATION of Philip Ryan, newly appointed group political editor at INM, was evident on Twitter recently. Ryan enthused about the Indo’s newsroom, himself and his charges on “The Political Team” and patronised his former boss, Fionnan Sheahan, telling how he had learned so much since he was given his chance at the Indo by… Read more »

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MIRIAM ALLEN’S EDIT

Date: May 21, 2020 - Behind the Scenes

IN THE wake of similar announcements from Galway 2020 and the Galway Arts Festival, Galway Film Fleadh (GFF) chief executive Miriam Allen announced earlier this month that this year’s shindig will not take place. The fleadh operates on the basis of its €150,000 pa grant from the Arts Council and also gets a few bob… Read more »

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HOLD ME NOW – JOHN MACKENNA

Date: May 21, 2020 - BooksReviews

THIS NOSTALGIC love story, spanning several decades from the late 1980s onwards, is loosely framed against the backdrop of the Eurovision song contest and is the literary equivalent of an unsuccessful semi-final entry. Narrated by Sean Sherrard (Johnny Logan’s real name), it’s a slender offering, barely more than a novella, with short undemanding chapters. Song… Read more »

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Richard Wood

OPPOSING RICHARD WOOD

Date: May 21, 2020 - High Society

INTERESTING TO see an objection filed in the Companies Office late in day in relation to the striking off of a company called Rockroan Estate Ltd, which is one of the vehicles associated with the hapless businessman, art collector and general culture vulture Richard Wood. Poor Richard has had his fair share of setbacks, mostly… Read more »

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Consuelo O’Connor

GEORGIANS’ “APPROPRIATE DESIGNATION”

Date: May 21, 2020 - High Society

WITH SOME new faces arriving at the Irish Georgian Society, the shots are still being called by the company behind the heritage body, the Irish Georgian Foundation (IGF). IGF chair is all-rounder Michael Wall SC, a barrister-cum-architect with a significant presence in the culture sector, holding directorships at the Abbey Theatre and Irish National Opera…. Read more »

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Roisin Lyons

ROISIN LYONS’ DREAM HOME

Date: May 21, 2020 - High Society

WHILE THERE was good news for businesswoman Roisin Lyons earlier this year when she was elected the ladies’ captain at Carton House demesne golf club in Co Kildare, she could end being bunkered when it comes to moving into the €1.5m dream home being developed with husband Vincent Lyons on the estate overlooking the golf… Read more »

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Barry O'Dowd

YEW GROVE REIT’S PANDEMIC VACCINE

Date: May 21, 2020 - Moneybags

NOT ONLY was Yew Grove REIT a late arrival to the Irish property recovery party, but with a portfolio of €141m, it is also a relative minnow in comparison to other REITs – Green, Hibernia and I-Res. Nevertheless, it looks like the group has made the right choices to see it through the current chaos…. Read more »

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ANTHONY FITZPATRICK’S ‘FLAWED’ STRATEGIES

Date: May 21, 2020 - Briefcases

ONE OF Goldhawk’s old friends got a bit of a kicking from Judge John MacMenamin in the Supreme Court recently, when liquidator Anthony J Fitzpatrick was found to be personally liable for the costs of a failed appeal by a company called Eteams (International) Ltd. This is far from the first time Fitzpatrick has come… Read more »

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TRIONA HARRINGTON’S HEAVY GOING

Date: May 21, 2020 - Briefcases

THERE WAS good news for the horseracing community last week when the government brought forward the proposed restart date for the sport to June 8. Among those most happy with the decision are surely the bookies, which have been starved of contests to tempt the punters in. For Harrington Bookmakers (HB), however, the news was… Read more »

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Harry Lorton

CALLING IT A DAY AT H&A

Date: May 21, 2020 - Briefcases

THREE YEARS after it exited examinership, Healy Design & Advertising Ltd (the company that was behind the H&A Advertising agency) has been quietly wound up. One player well-removed from the action is former CEO of Permanent TSB Harry Lorton. Lorton, who grew up in Cork, is very much part of the establishment and currently has… Read more »

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Michael McNamara

NURSING HOME CASH

Date: May 21, 2020 - Affairs of the Nation

INDEPENDENT CLARE TD Michael McNamara will have his work cut out running the new Oireachtas Covid-19 committee. Real teeth will be needed to get to the bottom of the bonanza accruing to private care and residential homes. Over the past three months, the media focus has been on the traditional, one-off nursing homes that are… Read more »

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Virginia Teehan

UPDATING THE HERITAGE COUNCIL

Date: May 21, 2020 - Behind the Scenes

AS THE coalition negotiations drag on, more state boards are running out of time. One of these is the Heritage Council, where historian and former council member Virginia Teehan is in situ as chief executive since last year. The term of the 11-member board expires in two months and culture and heritage minister Josepha Madigan… Read more »

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Albert Manifold

CRH: ASIAN NIGHTMARE AND AMERICAN DREAM

Date: May 21, 2020 - Moneybags

ON FOOT of the pandemic-induced shutdown in March, CRH’s shares collapsed from €36 in February to a low of U16 the day after St Patrick’s Day – a drop of 56% that represented a huge over-reaction. Swedish “activist investor” Cevian took advantage to build its stake up to over 3% and the next move may… Read more »

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Micheál Martin

MICHEÁL MARTIN’S APPALLING VISTA

Date: May 7, 2020 - Affairs of the Nation

THE REMARKABLE aspect of the current crisis in Fianna Fáil is the almost deafening silence, not just from senior politicians but the media, which, by and large, has lapsed into that deadly condition of ‘responsible’ journalism – ie don’t upset progress towards government formation. The decline of perhaps the most successful political party in Europe… Read more »

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Michael Somers

MICHAEL SOMERS AND THE LAWYERS

Date: May 7, 2020 - Affairs of the Nation

WITH THE state focused on the immediate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated mounting costs, a new front was opened by loaded former chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) Michael Somers, who says he is “alarmed” at the tsunami of damages claims he expects to be lodged. While his analysis… Read more »

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Claire Byrne

PROFILE: CLAIRE BYRNE AND MIRIAM O’CALLAGHAN

Date: May 7, 2020 - Pillars of Society

WHEN SEAN O’Rourke recently told his morning radio audience that he was about to stand down from the highest seat of national broadcasting, he left most of his listeners flabbergasted, as he might say himself. The soon-to-be 65-year-old presenter was at the height of his powers and was steering hundreds of thousands of morning listeners… Read more »

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Elisha McCallion

YOUNG BLOOD: ELISHA MCCALLION

Date: May 7, 2020 - The Young Bloods

ON THE political roundabout that is modern Irish politics, there should be no recovery from defeat as abject as that of Derry’s Elisha McCallion, the 38-year-old former MP for Foyle. But, after losing her Westminster seat, she is now back in play as a newly elected member of the Seanad. McCallion astonished the political commentariat… Read more »

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Daisy Edgar Jones

NORMAL PEOPLE – RTÉ ONE

Date: May 7, 2020 - ReviewsTV

IF THE Joe Duffy outrage-ometer is anything to go by, the BBC/Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People predictably generated oodles of publicity for the already much-hyped production. With rather more inflammatory material to be seen in further episodes, Liveline listeners could get yet more relief from Covid-19 material. Apart from the sexual high jinks,… Read more »

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Eamon Ryan

40 SHADES OF GREEN

Date: May 7, 2020 - Last Refuge

THE GREENS’ deputy leader, Catherine Martin, had no problem confirming to the media that she voted against the party holding government formation talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. This is because Martin has become the champion of the younger, more radical grassroots party members. But Martin is also an astute politician who believes that… Read more »

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Eoin Colfer

EOIN COLFER’S COFFEE

Date: May 7, 2020 - Behind the Scenes

BESTSELLING children’s fantasy fiction writer Eoin Colfer got a pat on the back recently from the Irish Mail on Sunday, which headlined a gushing piece, “Coffee for the frontliners thanks to Artemis Fowl writer and Dublin cafe”. This was because the author had committed to helping to cover the cost of coffee for essential workers… Read more »

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Caroline Boyle

CAROLINE BOYLE’S NEW MENU

Date: May 7, 2020 - High Society

AWARD-WINNING restaurant owner Caroline Boyle of Salamanca in D2 features in last weekend’s Irish Times in a piece looking at the impact of lockdown on the dining business. It’s not the first time the high-profile restaurateur’s name has featured in the media. Things had been going pretty well at Salamanca, which was selected the ‘Best… Read more »

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Date: May 7, 2020 -

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ANNE HERATY’S REWARDS

Date: May 7, 2020 - Affairs of the Nation

INTERESTING to see that eager nurses who thought they would be recruited by the HSE when seeking to help fight the pandemic are instead being asked to sign precarious and short-term contracts of employment with CPL Healthcare. It looks like even Covid-19 can’t stop CPL boss Anne Heraty making a few bob. Recruitment giant CPL… Read more »

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Sinéad Flanagan

FESTIVAL FEELS THE PAIN

Date: May 7, 2020 - Affairs of the Nation

WITH THE 61st Rose of Tralee hooley cancelled, it will be 2021 before the successor to Limerick’s Sinéad Flanagan is crowned. Given the financial strains showing in the operation, the cancellation of the five-day festival will hurt. At least the head honcho has experience of dealing with troubled times. The cancellation decision is also bad… Read more »

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