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CHASING MICHAEL HEGARTY

Date: December 13, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

FANS OF Goldhawk may have been a tad surprised to see East Cork Blueshirt county councillor Michael Hegarty pop up on a three-man panel on RTÉ’s Prime Time last week discussing the subject of rural isolation and the role of the Irish pub. It will be recalled (see The Phoenix, 2/11/12) that Hegarty, who has… Read more »

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Shane Ross

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

Date: December 13, 2018 - The Hot Air Brigade

My own experience on the ground, weekly experience on the weekends, is that the fans are very enthusiastic about what the FAI are doing. They think the FAI are doing a very good job. Shane Ross interviewed on Newstalk To me Scrooge, like Bono, is some sort of wise old existentialist soothsayer, there to pass… Read more »

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Jeremy Corbyn

CORBYN AND THE DUP

Date: December 13, 2018 - Bird's Eye View

THERE ARE truly astonishing times in British politics as the Conservative party tears itself asunder. This is not the first time, but it’s certainly the worst time. Ian Paisley Jnr for once got it right last week when he said, “some of the huge issues – whether it’s been the corn laws, imperial preference in… Read more »

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Freddie Scappaticci

MI5 SNUFF MOVIES

Date: December 13, 2018 - Hush Hush

THE EXTREME porn conviction against Brit spy in the IRA, Fred Scappaticci, is a very public admission of defeat for Operation Kenova. In 2016, the PSNI invited the chief constable of Bedfordshire Police, Jon Boutcher, to set up Operation Kenova, an investigation into “a range of activities surrounding an individual codenamed Stakeknife”. After a year… Read more »

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Lisa Chambers

MICHEÁL MARTIN’S MUTINOUS MEMBERS

Date: December 13, 2018 - Last Refuge

FIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin’s March reshuffle was intended to supplement and beef up his senior team, not to replace them. However, divisions about the confidence and supply deal with Fine Gael have since deepened and Martin’s command staff has largely been displaced by younger and more obedient frontbenchers. Martin’s lieutenants since 2016 had been… Read more »

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CHARLIE FLANAGAN’S TACTICS

Date: December 13, 2018 - Last Refuge

JUSTICE MINISTER Charlie Flanagan’s passive-aggressive attitude to the Oireachtas in the matter of Shane Ross’s pet project, the Judicial Appointments Bill, seems to have veered towards the aggressive side recently. Charlie has launched swingeing attacks on barrister “insiders” recently and was not afraid to single out senators Michael McDowell and Ivana Bacik for their filibustering… Read more »

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Michael Martin

DE REAL LEADER IN CORK?

Date: December 13, 2018 - Last Refuge

THE UNSP0KEN but very real tension between Fianna Fáil’s leader, Micheál Martin, and his constituency ‘colleague’, party finance spokesperson Michael McGrath, is about to be ignited in the upcoming convention for candidates in the Ireland South constituency. That McGrath is poised to make a bid for the party leadership if or when Martin loses the… Read more »

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Emmet Oliver

‘BUSINESS POST’ COUNTER REVOLUTION

Date: December 13, 2018 - Fit to Print?

A QUIET coup appears to have taken place at the Sunday Business Post, with a purge of the editorial top brass and their replacement with a new, conservative officer class that has rather more respect for their fellow captains of industry. Even amongst the jealous back-biters in Irish business journalism there is grudging respect for… Read more »

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Martina Fitzgerald

MARTINA FITZGERALD’S BOOK

Date: December 13, 2018 - Fit to Print?

WAS IT Martina Fitzgerald’s book, Madam Politician, that jinxed the (former) RTÉ political correspondent, who lost her position last week? Certainly, Martina had a mensis horribilis right after the publication of her tribute to female politicians. There is a suspicion in Montrose that Martina’s week of absence to promote the book did her no favours… Read more »

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‘IT’ OUTSIDER

Date: December 13, 2018 - Fit to Print?

HISTORIAN and Irish Times columnist Diarmaid Ferriter quoted Irish Times columnist Kathy Sheridan to buttress his Irish Times column heaping hyperbolic praise on Irish Times cartoonist Martyn Turner in the Irish Times recently. Ferriter, normally a rigorously objective historian, opened an exhibition of Turner’s work in the same week and also referred to his “relentless… Read more »

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David Attenborough

IRELAND’S CLIMATE WOODEN SPOON

Date: December 13, 2018 - Fowl Emissions

AS A metaphor for the state of the global ‘response’ to climate change, the choice of Katowice as the venue for the UN’s 24th Conference of the Parties (COP) could not have been more apt. It is located deep in the heartland of Poland’s coal industry. The COP was lucky enough to secure the state-run… Read more »

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MORE HOT AIR

Date: December 13, 2018 - Fowl Emissions

While the young have done the least to cause the ecological crisis, their generation will suffer grievously as the climate hits the fan. In a first of its kind, last week a group of young activists staged a sit-in at the Department of Climate Action in Dublin. While it was a far more polite affair… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS

Date: December 13, 2018 - Bog Cuttings

A BRIDGE TOO FAR A MAN who fell off a bridge into the Garavogue river after getting drunk on a night out suffered enough punishment according to District Court judge Kevin Kilrane. Jason O’Mahoney (41) of Maryville Hostel, Sligo, was charged with being intoxicated in public at Rockwood Parade. “I’m very guilty. I fell over… Read more »

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Consuelo O’Connor

FINE AND DANDY AT BALLYHANE

Date: December 13, 2018 - High Society

LAST MONTH’S big foal sale by Goffs saw Ballyhane Stud – the Leighlinbridge stud operation owned by Joe and Jane Foley – spend a fair few bob. They can certainly afford it. Their star stallion is Dandy Man, who made quite an impact early on and, in 2013, was third on the list of European… Read more »

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Doireann Garrihy

ALL GO FOR THE GARRIHY GIRLS

Date: December 13, 2018 - High Society

WITH RTÉ aggressively promoting social media phenomenon Doireann Garrihy as its newest star property, it turns out that there is plenty to report about the very active and talented members of the Castleknock family, although parents Eugene and Clare Garrihy did struggle during the crash. Doireann is one of three high-profile sisters in the family…. Read more »

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Jamie Dornan and Ann Skelly

DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES – RTÉ1/BBC1

Date: December 13, 2018 - ReviewsTV

THIS IS the first television adaptation of Eugene McCabe’s critically acclaimed 1992 novel about treachery and deception in the 1880s border counties. The three-part series by Allan Cubitt, the writer-director behind Belfast-based crime series The Fall, is set on the day of Beth Winter’s 23rd birthday and is introduced in a series of slightly awkward… Read more »

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Game Changer

GAME CHANGER – CORA STAUNTON/MARY WHITE

Date: December 13, 2018 - BooksReviews

IT HAS been a bumper year for sports autobiographies, with Andy Lee’s Fighter and Tony 10 by Declan Lynch and Tony O’Reilly leading the charge. Cora Staunton’s Game Changer – which won the 2018 Bord Gáis Energy Sports Book of the Year – must be even better, right? Sadly not. Compared to its competitors, Game… Read more »

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Pat Shortt

THE BELLY OF THE WHALE

Date: December 13, 2018 - MoviesReviews

THERE ARE several indicators that can alert the unwary to ‘troubled’ films in advance of paying money to see them in the cinema. There are too many writers on board; or too many producers, co-producers, associate producers and executive producers; or, if they’re listed on IMDB, there’s an extensive crew credited for “pick ups”. These… Read more »

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CURTIN CALL AT THE ABBEY

Date: December 13, 2018 - Behind the Scenes

WHILE THE Abbey Theatre’s imported Christmas show, Come From Away, has attracted lots of pre-opening night publicity, one of the board members has decided to go away instead. Dónall Curtin is a high-profile number cruncher who has popped up on a lot of boards, where his financial acumen is much sought after. On top of… Read more »

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Zoe Doyle

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN

Date: December 13, 2018 - Behind the Scenes

THE PERIOD from mid-November through to mid-January is traditionally a nervy time for idle freelance workers in the film and TV business. There’s little production under way and a lot of online and offline muttering about projects (if any) being scouted. CVs are polished, rumours of incoming work are triple-checked and a lot of phone… Read more »

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JP McManus

MARK WALSH’S MISTAKE

Date: December 13, 2018 - Sport of Kings

MARK WALSH, the expected heir to the throne as number one jockey to JP McManus, was not the darling of punters recently after he gave his boss’s Gypsy Island a less than vintage ride at Navan. The pair were even-money favourites to win, but Walsh settled his mount a long way off the pace as… Read more »

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MICK O’LEARY’S CLEAN SWEEP

Date: December 13, 2018 - Sport of Kings

GIGGINSTOWN HOUSE Stud has taken more steps towards total domination of the jumps game in recent weeks. This was particularly evident when Michael O’Leary’s runners accounted for the first five home in a maiden hurdle at Navan on Troytown Chase day. Five of the 14 runners carried the maroon and white silks and they were… Read more »

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Barry Connell

BARRY CONNELL’S BAD LUCK

Date: December 13, 2018 - Sport of Kings

BARRY CONNELL and his trainer, Alan Fleming, are finding winners scarce these days and it was presumably frustrating to be stripped of one they did have through no fault of their own. That is what happened when Connell’s Mount Pelier won in Wexford recently. The… Read more »

John Butler

JOHN BUTLER’S BANJAXED HORSE

Date: December 13, 2018 - Sport of Kings

NEWMARKET-BASED Irish trainer John Butler has found himself in hot water with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), which has suspended his trainer’s licence for three months and fined him a total of £1,000. This looks pretty lenient. The case concerned the Butler-trained National Anthem, owned by soccer agent Mark McKay. It was ordered that the… Read more »

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Donal Murphy

DCC’S UNNECESSARY PLACING HURTS SHAREHOLDERS

Date: December 13, 2018 - Moneybags

THE MARKET has recently seen two Irish companies raise bucketloads of cash in very different circumstances. Aryzta was in desperate need of funding and raised €800m by issuing shares at an 80% discount and causing 90% dilution damage, while DCC, despite having the luxury of a healthy balance sheet, also damaged its shareholders by raising… Read more »

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Edmond Scanlon

TASTY KERRY GROUP NEEDS TO SEPARATE INGREDIENTS

Date: December 13, 2018 - Moneybags

A YEAR into the job as CEO of Kerry Group, Edmond Scanlon must be a happy man. The share price is riding high and the food ingredients technology sector is booming. However, the share rating is very high, with the p/e ratio sitting at around 25. Keeping this up will be challenging for Scanlon, but… Read more »

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Simone Rocha

SIMONE ROCHA’S ‘NONLINEAR WAY’

Date: December 13, 2018 - Brief Cases

THE CHRISTMAS shopping frenzy should help further boost the overflowing coffers of London-based fashion designer Simone Rocha (daughter of John and Odette Rocha). This is very much a family affair. Simone Rocha’s designs will be on the wish lists of the so-called fashionistas, who will presumably have been impressed with her offerings in the spring… Read more »

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Aine Moriarty

IFTA’S NEW STAR SIGNING

Date: December 13, 2018 - Brief Cases

HAVING STARTED out this year staring down the barrel of the Revenue’s gun, Áine Moriarty and Deirdre Hopkins – the drivers of the annual IFTA film and TV awards – will celebrate Christmas still going strong. They have just filed accounts that shed a little more light on their modus operandi and they have also… Read more »

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Ian Glass

IAN GLASS’S TRACK RECORD

Date: December 13, 2018 - Brief Cases

THE HIGH Court has ordered the liquidation of a Waterford company called Galmor Ltd, which previously published the free sheet Waterford Today. This title featured in one of the various deals pulled off by Ian Glass, who has had his fair share of business setbacks. Glass is a serial entrepreneur, but many of his efforts… Read more »

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Peter Gaynor

PETER GAYNOR’S LONDON LIFE

Date: December 13, 2018 - Brief Cases

NEXT WEEK the latest chapter in the Capital Foods group story will unfold when a creditors meting is held for Peter Gaynor’s Capital Food Emporium (Holdings) Ltd. Gaynor now gives his address as the rather upmarket borough of London’s Belgravia and it turns out that… Read more »

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ALISTAIR LANIGAN-O’KEEFFE’S RECIPE

Date: December 13, 2018 - Brief Cases

SPARE A thought for Alistair Lanigan-O’Keeffe, who has just been declared bankrupt. The restaurateur is a well-regarded operator on the Cork scene, best known in recent years for his Kinsale eatery, The Steakhouse. Before this, Lanigan-O’Keeffe was manager at Baltimore’s The Waterfront restaurant. An alumnus of the posh British boarding school, Ampleforth College, Alistair Martin… Read more »

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Sean McLoughlin

SECRET ‘SEPTICEYE’

Date: December 13, 2018 - Brief Cases

THE NEWS that a young Irishman made the world top 10 list of YouTube earners, as determined by Forbes magazine, took many people by surprise. Using the name Jack Septiceye, Athlone man Sean McLoughlin has sought to keep his finances on the QT over the last few years and it is unlikely that he appreciated… Read more »

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Katherine Zappone

ZAPPER ZAPS HER CONSTITUENCY

Date: November 29, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

THE DANCING on children’s minister, Katherine Zappone’s political coffin that Fine Gael and media commentators have engaged in could be most premature judging by the astounding efforts — and resources — that Zapper has ploughed into her Dublin South-West (DSW) constituency. FG has let it be known (off record) that their second candidate alongside Colm… Read more »

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Dana

DANA LIBEL SAGA: CHAPTER 1

Date: November 29, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

DANA’S libel settlement with the Sunday World this week is just the beginning of a long, litigious war for the singer and former presidential candidate who, along with her brother, John Brown, is suing a host of media for their coverage of his trial on… Read more »

Mary Lou McDonald

PROFILE: MARY LOU MCDONALD

Date: November 29, 2018 - Pillars of Society

WITH Mary Lou McDonald installed as Sinn Féin president, party members expect a serious electoral breakthrough in the post-Gerry Adams era. But after an initial boost, her first 10 months have not gone well and poll figures have been erratic. Then came the presidential election fiasco, with candidate Liadh Ní Riada coming fourth on a… Read more »

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Brian Hayes

BRIAN HAYES’S FLAK OVER BANK JOB

Date: November 29, 2018 - Last Refuge

THE PHOENIX readers will recall that, when MEP Brian Hayes departs the EU Parliament next summer, his new job will be chief executive of the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI). They will also recall that on October 11 Hayes said, “Extraordinary progress has been made by Irish banks in getting non-performing loans off their… Read more »

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