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Eamon O'Brien IMC Exploration

IMC EXPLORATION’S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

Date: October 19, 2023 - Moneybags

IMC EXPLORATION is a tiny little Irish company that, although quoted on the London AIM stock exchange, remains very much under the radar in Ireland. This is despite the fact that the outfit owns the licences and mining rights around the old Avoca copper mine… Read more »

Rachel Kenny An Bord Pleanála

RACHEL KENNY’S WRITS

Date: October 19, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

A COUPLE of libel writs have just landed relating to recent coverage of events in An Bord Pleanála (ABP). It looks like the controversial planning appeals body will continue to generate headlines. ABP has been under intense scrutiny for the last 18 months or so as a result of media examinations of alleged conflicts of… Read more »

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VOL 41 NO 21

Date: October 18, 2023 -

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Budget Jack Chambers Nicki Minaj B’Tselem Phil Hogan UCD IRTA DIGI Katy Brown Rory Godson Pallonji Mistry Shark Hanlon Frances Ruane Taste of Dublin Listowel Writers’ Week Paddy Curran Harvey Norman Anton Savage Paul Hourican Enda O’Coineen PfP Red C Poll IFTA Ben Gilroy Luke Comer Sue Spence Fingleton Aubrey McCarthy Matt Cooper Parker Green Danny McConnell Gayle Killilea Maura Derivan Ed Honohan INS Arts Council EDAF Emuse Rosslare Golf Club Mairead Casey Colm O’Rourke Stephen Connolly Peter Aiken John Malone Tom Barry Anthony Halpin Ian Kehoe Kevin Bakhurst Geraldine O’Leary Dennis Horgan RUSI Gareth McAllister Ryevale House Joe Macken RUC Omagh Patrick Connolly Paddy Cosgrave The Ditch Newstalk Fake Tan Fred Logue Ian Paisley Sean O’Riordan Margaret Sweeney Jay Bourke Ellie Kisyombe Francesca McDonagh Ted Cunningham National Space Centre An Irish Goodbye Oscar Robert Quirke Ciara Kelly Executive Women Gathering Doug Taylor Florian Haufe Robbie Henshaw Bill Shipsey Breaking the Silence L’Ecrivain Ronan McNally National Lottery Michael Roche Energy Action Balls.ie Newspapers VAT Abbey Theatre Patricia Madden Irish Banking Culture Board Randox Aoife Gallagher Book Dalai Lama Trinity Trevor White RTÉ Chairperson Shane Houlihan Noel Smyth IKC Bob Geldof Landlord Ireland Neutrality Ukraine

ABBEY THEATRE REVIEWS

Date: October 18, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

WHILE ARTS and media minister Catherine Martin has come in for criticism over her hands-off style when it comes to the unfolding debacle at RTÉ, this strategy is straight out of her playbook with the Abbey Theatre, where the off-stage drama has continued. It will… Read more »

Drew Harris Dáil Protest

BUDGET BLUES

Date: October 18, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

FROM UNDER- to over-reaction, the gardaí lockdown around the Dáil and Government Buildings on budget day, to ward off protests, reminded Goldhawk of British royal visits during and after the Troubles – except there was no trouble this time around. There wasn’t a single protester to justify the overtime bonanza for the boys in blue…. Read more »

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Charlie Flanagan

RIC PARTY POOPERS

Date: October 18, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

CHARLIE FLANAGAN is hanging up his blue shirt at the next election with the great disappointment that his “postponed” Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) celebration may never happen. Back in the run-up to the 2020 election Charlie BlackandTanAgain got the bright idea to have a knees-up in Dublin Castle for the RIC. He was ably supported… Read more »

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Robert Rundo Comhaltas na nGaedheal

‘WARRIOR CLASS OF OUR RACE’

Date: October 18, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

MARK TWAIN’S assertion that “history never repeats itself but it does often rhyme” definitely holds water when you consider the composition of the various far-right movements to emerge in the last decade. In Ireland as elsewhere, on surveying the far-right scene, just as in the 1930s you find a similar coalition of conspiracy theorists, esoteric… Read more »

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Jiri Sedivy EDA

ARMS AND THE CORKMAN

Date: October 18, 2023 - Hush Hush

LATE last month Tánaiste and defence minister Micheál Martin rolled out the red carpet for a visit from the European Defence Agency (EDA), the heroes that orchestrate the manufacture of serious weaponry in the EU. The EDA was set up in 2004 by the Council of the European Union and works with all 27 EU… Read more »

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Sinead Kissane

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

Date: October 18, 2023 - The Hot Air Brigade

Au revoir too to the incredible magic the Irish fans brought here to France, to Zombie-singing, metro-hopping, Paris-crossing, missed meals, melted heads, hoarse throats, getting bitten by mosquitoes, avoiding the bed bugs, too much coffee, too little rosé and the mash-up of spending six weeks here but leaving with the feeling of going home too… Read more »

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Myles Allen

DAIRY STORIES

Date: October 18, 2023 - Fowl Emissions

Of late, undisputed climate expert Prof Myles Allen of Oxford University has filled the gap left by departed ‘experts’ in greenhouse gas emissions. The Farming Independent last year quoted Allen, ahead of his Oireachtas committee hearing, contend that a tweak to how methane is calculated, known as GWP-star, should be implemented. According to the Indo’s… Read more »

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JOHN FAGAN’S FARM

Date: October 18, 2023 - Fowl Emissions

Congratulations to Westmeath County Council for its recent courageous decision to reject planning permission to local farmer John Fagan. In 2019, Fagan applied for permission to build a massive 450-unit milking parlour, silage pits etc. No problem, said the council. John Fagan decided instead to go green and applied for permission for a solar farm,… Read more »

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Jeffrey Donaldson

DUP SPLIT: DONALDSON V DODDS

Date: October 18, 2023 - Northwind

The DUP holding its annual conference last Saturday in Belfast’s Crowne Plaza hotel was tempting fate. It was in this venue in May 2021 that the DUP publicly fell apart. At a meeting called to ratify newly elected leader Edwin Poots (by a majority of two over Jeffrey Donaldson), the gathering descended into a shouting… Read more »

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Brendan Howlin Labour TD

LABOUR’S RUFFLED FEATHERS

Date: October 18, 2023 - Last Refuge

FEATHERS THEN LABOUR TD Colm Keaveney received a white feather in his internal Leinster House mailbox in 2012 with a message that said: “This traditional White Feather is presented to you for your cowardice and betrayal of the Irish people. May this great shame be… Read more »

Leo Varadkar

FF FEAR VLAD AMBUSH

Date: October 18, 2023 - Last Refuge

ONE OF the few real advantages Leo Varadkar has over Micheál Martin is that he is currently the rotating Taoiseach in situ and, therefore, can decide on the date of the next election. Martin and Fianna Fáil are consequently fretting over the strong temptation for… Read more »

Nóirín Hegarty Andrew Cody

OFFALY ‘MURDER’ AND JUDGE’S ORDERS

Date: October 18, 2023 - Fit to Print?

DISTRICT COURT judge Andrew Cody clearly possesses a sophisticated and flexible legal brain and he has not moved to haul the Sunday Times into court over what some have described as a potential breach of several orders he made recently in Tullamore District Court. When… Read more »

Bono

‘ISRAEL’S BLOODY SUNDAY’

Date: October 18, 2023 - Fit to Print?

THE ISRAEL Defense Forces (IDF) may be good at carpet bombing Palestinians in civilian areas of Gaza but its public relations expertise leaves a lot to be desired and its recent PR initiative involving Ireland and U2 lead singer Bono blew up in its face…. Read more »

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JOHN COONEY’S DEBATE

Date: October 18, 2023 - Fit to Print?

VETERAN AUTHOR and journalist John Cooney led the successful opposition to a students’ motion “regretting the fall of religion” at Trinity College Dublin Philosophical Society last week. But the most sulphurous intervention in the debate was Cooney’s remarks about Archbishop John Charles McQuaid. Cooney – who held the prestigious posts, uniquely, of religious affairs correspondent… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS

Date: October 18, 2023 - Bog Cuttings

‘LOWLIFE SCUMBAGS’ Frank Brassil (41) of Main Street, Collon, appearing before Drogheda District Court, pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour relating to an incident on April 22, 2020. The court heard that the defendant was walking past the Garda station at Fr Connolly Way in Drogheda on the date in question… Read more »

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Cillian Murphy Michael McGrath

McGRATH’S MOVIE PLOT

Date: October 18, 2023 - Behind the Scenes

THE NEWS that the first budget script of finance minister Michael McGrath contained extra moolah for the country’s movie moguls was greeted with the usual chorus of appreciation. The leading plot line here is a rise in the tax credit cap from €70m per production to €125m. The question is, what conditions will be attached… Read more »

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NEW CAST FOR THEATRE FESTIVAL

Date: October 18, 2023 - Behind the Scenes

WITH THE Dublin Theatre Festival (DTF) having wound down this week, there will be a couple of new faces added to the cast, although the process has proved less than smooth. Two new roles were advertised this summer but the closing date for applications had to be delayed from July to mid-September to allow for… Read more »

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Lucinda Russell Flemensface

ALAN AHERN’S TEST

Date: October 18, 2023 - Sport of Kings

A RECENT referrals case at the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB), involving a point-to-point winner that failed a post-race dope test, looks set to have significant ramifications for the sport. Flemensface, trained by point-to-point handler Alan Ahern, tested positive for clenbuterol (aka bute), after the point to point in Cork. Bute is an anti-inflammatory used… Read more »

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Samuel Drinkwater Karloss

KARLOSS’S WIN

Date: October 18, 2023 - Sport of Kings

A HORSE previously trained by Charles Byrnes popped up in England under the care of low-key trainer Samuel Drinkwater and managed to land a significant gamble, winning at Sedgefield last week. Karloss had been an intended runner at Downpatrick at the end of August on the day Byrnes and his son, Philip, combined for a… Read more »

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Maurice Pratt

UNIPHAR’S SHARE SLIDE DEMANDS NEW PRESCRIPTION

Date: October 18, 2023 - Moneybags

FOUR YEARS after floating in Dublin, Uniphar has grown significantly but suffered a significant setback when its attempted takeover of Navicorp was shot down at the end of 2022. Although the group’s market presence internationally has been expanding, the shares have been underperforming and there is little sign of the right medicine being prescribed to… Read more »

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Myles Kirby Nicholas Wickham

NICHOLAS WICKHAM’S GOLDEN SHOT

Date: October 18, 2023 - Briefcases

THE ANTICS of Nicholas Wickham, founder of Irish Gold & Silver Bullion Ltd (IGSB), have been well aired in the High Court, although the process of getting a few bob for the unfortunate investors tempted into buying previous metals is ongoing. The latest development this month is the withdrawal of a strike-off notice for a… Read more »

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Miceal Sammon BTP Construction Ltd

MICEÁL SAMMON’S SCARP SETBACK

Date: October 18, 2023 - Briefcases

THE LATEST company that has failed to emerge successfully from the erratic Scarp protection process is BTP Construction Ltd, which turns out to feature a couple of high-profile building names who know a thing or two about company collapses. BTP was set up almost five years ago and the founders and directors here were Waterford-based… Read more »

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Ger Colleran New Fortress Energy

ANOTHER FRACK UP IN KERRY

Date: October 18, 2023 - Briefcases

LAST MONTH was a bad one for US giants New Fortress Energy (NFE), with An Bord Pleanála putting the kibosh on its Irish subsidiary’s plan to construct a €650m liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Shannon Estuary near Ballylongford Co Kerry. Another casualty was… Read more »

Paul O'Neill

MORE MEDIA TRANSPARENCY

Date: October 5, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

THERE IS something piquant about the current fury among the once-pampered literati at the Irish Times, who have for long purveyed ethical attachment to transparency at all significant institutions. This character trait, worn on most of the senior hacks’ sleeves, was especially evident during the recent turmoil that engulfed RTÉ when the moralising from Tara… Read more »

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Nóirín Hegarty Andrew Cody

PROFILE: NÓIRÍN HEGARTY

Date: October 5, 2023 - Pillars of Society

THE ANNOUNCEMENT that Nóirín Hegarty is stepping down as Ireland editor of the Times and Sunday Times Ireland after less than two years in the job is not entirely unexpected. Back in October 2021, Hegarty reacted to her appointment by saying that she was “delighted” to get the opportunity at a “very interesting time in… Read more »

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Becky Kealy

YOUNG BLOOD: BECKY KEALY

Date: October 5, 2023 - The Young Bloods

SMALLER PARTIES can be easily crushed by the juggernauts of the major political players but, with the possibilities of government formation so finely balanced, parties such as Aontú are hoping that a breakthrough by Becky Kealy in Cork North West along with sitting TD Peadar… Read more »

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McGRATH TAKES LEAD FROM TRUSS

Date: October 5, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

MICHAEL McGRATH and Liz Truss are not obvious political bed-fellows but the finance minister appears determined to announce similarly discredited policies of cutting income taxes as those championed by the failed British premier. If the various kite-flying leaks to newspapers are to be believed, Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath, egged on by Fine Gael ministers, is… Read more »

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James Reynolds

FIGHTING TALK

Date: October 5, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

THE PHENOMENON of members of the Travelling community recording ‘call out’ videos – where they challenge others due to perceived slights, previous confrontations or family feuds – which are then posted online has become very common in recent years. In the last fortnight it appears that the far-right leaders of the National Party from Longford… Read more »

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Dana

DANA’S LENGTHY LEGAL SAGA

Date: October 5, 2023 - Fit to Print?

THE LENGTHY legal journey that Dana – the singer and former MEP and presidential candidate, aka Rosemary Scallon – has embarked on over defamatory media reports regarding her brother John Brown’s prosecution on child abuse charges (he was cleared of all such charges) is close to and end. But there are one or two scores… Read more »

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John Teeling

JOHN TEELING’S NEW ADVISORS

Date: October 5, 2023 - Briefcases

JOHN TEELING has been delivering some premium quality profits from his whiskey endeavours for the last two decades but the performance of some of his other companies has been closer to cheap lager. Take Petrel Resources, for example, which delivered a small loss of €164,000 in the six months to end of June this year,… Read more »

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Ronan McNally

RONAN McNALLY’S TIPS

Date: October 5, 2023 - Sport of Kings

WHILE HE may have begun serving an eight-year ban from training, Ronan McNally is obviously keen to maintain an involvement in the sport by setting up a tipping service. Having landed a number of carefully planned gambles over the years, something that ultimately lead to his downfall, McNally has taken to social media to announce… Read more »

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Michael McDowell

ADMIRAL McDOWELL CLAMBERS ABOARD

Date: October 5, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

THE ESCALATION of a planning row over an Athlone marina, which began in 2012, has moved from Westmeath County Council to the District Court, Waterways Ireland (WI), the Oireachtas joint committee on public petitions and, lately, the High Court. Now one of the parties, marina owner Michael Barrett, has pressed the nuclear button and hired… Read more »

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