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DERMOT DESMOND’S DIRECTOR

Date: July 27, 2023 - Briefcases

DERMOT DESMOND continues to slowly ring the changes at his Sporting Emporium casino business off Grafton Street. Last month, he pulled in the skills and expertise of Carol Markey, the number cruncher who currently acts as a director of the next-door Zozimus cocktail bar, a project of Dermo’s son, Dery. As fans of Goldhawk are… Read more »

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Patrick Kielty

PATRICK KIELTY’S RIGHT HAND MAN

Date: July 27, 2023 - Briefcases

WHILE THERE has been plenty of media coverage of the gap between the pay packet for the incoming host of The Late Late Show, Patrick Kielty and the rather well remunerated Ryan Tubridy, the saving will not be all it’s cracked up to be. When… Read more »

Judge Eileen Roberts Barth O’Neill

BARTH O’NEILL’S INTERESTING LENDER

Date: July 27, 2023 - Briefcases

AN ENTERTAINING tussle between Kerry builder Barth O’Neill and his lender, Golden Door Lending (GDL), was settled in the Four Goldmines recently. In 2018, O’Neill’s construction firm, Dunboy Greener Homes (DGH), was a borrower with GDL where the main player is Cheng Bi, who hails from far off Vanuatu. Cheng holds his shares in the… Read more »

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Niamh Brennan

NIAMH BRENNAN’S TRANSPARENCY

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

AS THOSE RTÉ committee hearings concluded this week, the focus moved to the clean up at Montrose, which is being spearheaded by Niamh Brennan (aka Mrs Michael McDowell). The question must be, why. Last week, media minister Catherine Martin announced “an independent root-and-branch examination of… Read more »

Peadar Toibin

PROFILE: PEADAR TÓIBÍN

Date: July 13, 2023 - Pillars of Society

ONE OF the most prolific TDs with an impressive array of interventions on everything from health to homelessness, immigration and, of course, abortion is the Meath West deputy Peadar Tóibín, leader of Aontú, which is one of the smallest political parties in the state and certainly the youngest. Tóibín could have been a significant player… Read more »

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Daithi de Roiste

YOUNG BLOOD: DAITHÍ DE RÓISTE

Date: July 13, 2023 - The Young Bloods

DUBLIN HAS been infertile territory for Fianna Fáil for some time but the party hopes that the newly elected lord mayor of the city, 35-year-old Ballyfermot councillor Dáithí de Róiste, can reverse the trend of recent years and lead a fight back of sorts in… Read more »

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JUDGE HALPIN V RTÉ

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

THE LESS than media shy judge Anthony Halpin garnered himself a fair few headlines last week when he gave RTÉ execs and ‘talent’ both barrels while overseeing the prosecution of people for non-payment of the TV licence fee. He has been the subject of the odd headline himself in the past. The “appalled and disgusted”… Read more »

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Holly Cairns

HOLLY AND THE ‘SINDO’

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT appears to be still infatuated with Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns and has gone to extraordinary lengths to promote her in the perhaps over-optimistic belief of its political specialist, Jody Corcoran, that Holly is destined to be taoiseach after the next general election. On Cairns’s election as leader in March, the Soc… Read more »

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Doireann Garrihy

DOIREANN GARRIHY’S SPLASH

Date: July 13, 2023 - Briefcases

AS REPORTS emerged of the various money-making wheezes of RTÉ broadcaster Doireann Garrihy, Montrose claimed it was an “editorial” decision to host a number of 2FM parties on boats owned by her “family business”. Garrihy’s father, Eugene, is MD of Dublin Bay Cruises (DBC) and the company’s website states that the ferry company is owned… Read more »

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Elon Musk Tucker Carlson

DIRECT MESSAGES DIRECT TO GCHQ

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

IRISH MINISTERS, senior civil servants and others in authority are going to have to take care while using Twitter to transmit ‘direct messages’, known by users as DMs. They are not a safe method of cloistered communication. Goldhawk suggested (see The Phoenix 5/5/23) that a factor in the dismissal of right-wing Fox News mega star… Read more »

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Niall Fortune

NIALL FORTUNE’S MISFORTUNE

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

GOLDHAWK is surprised to spot that a couple of ventures owned by burger king Niall Fortune of Eddie Rocket’s fame are going into liquidation this week, both having availed of the Revenue Commissioners’ debt warehousing scheme that is now landing participants with interest bills. Fortune has been a fixture on the burger joint scene since… Read more »

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Maureen Kennelly & Richard Ford

RICHARD FORD’S FESTIVITIES

Date: July 13, 2023 - Behind the Scenes

MAUREEN KENNELLY’S support of the new regime at Listowel Writers’ Week looks likely to land the Kerry gig a rather high-profile new president – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford. A new festival programmer is also on the cards. Arts Council boss Kennelly was a high-profile presence at last month’s Writers’ Week and was photographed with… Read more »

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VOL 41 NO 14

Date: July 13, 2023 -

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Rory Montgomery Tom Crilly

TRIPLE-LOCK MYTHS

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

THE BIG argument behind the frustration of Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin, who feel blocked from getting young Irish people to tool up and go to war with the big boys in the west, is that the triple lock on sending Irish troops abroad shackles… Read more »

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SHANE ROSS’S CURRENCY EXCHANGE

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

LAST WEEKEND, Shane Ross fixed his sights on Montrose, which comes as no surprise given that the former politician is penning a book on the Tubridy debacle. One of those who caught Ross’s eye was RTÉ board member and deputy chair Ian Kehoe, who is also editor of The Currency news website, which competes with… Read more »

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Fran McNulty David Nally

RTÉ BOSSES’ TORMENT

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

DAVID NALLY, RTÉ editorial adviser, RTÉ content (salary €150,000), was obviously aggrieved at being ‘dragged’ into the Montrose maelstrom last week by Irish Times columnist Justine McCarthy. But given his role and remuneration as well as his professional altercation with journalist Fran McNulty, Nally appears… Read more »

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NOEL KELLY’S PORSCHE

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

NOEL KELLY’S arrival at Leinster House on Tuesday came as a great disappointment to Goldhawk given the blaze of advance publicity about the Mr Big of super agents for the stars and what acquaintances described as his appetite for “the best suits and the best… Read more »

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BAKHURST’S BLITZKRIEG

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

WHILE RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst has attracted plaudits for “hitting the ground running”, maybe he is moving too fast. Certainly, Kev wasted no time before announcing the standing down of the broadcaster’s so-called executive board and its replacement with a “temporary interim leadership team”…. Read more »

Mainstream Renewable Power Eddie O'Connor

UP IN SMOKE IN CHILE

Date: July 13, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

INVESTORS IN the Sandyford-based Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) must be aghast at losses continuing to accumulate – €630m in 2022, following on from a loss of €87m in 2021. Founded by former chief executive of Bord na Móna and former Airtricity CEO Eddie O’Connor, he and other Irish investors retain a significant stake, although 58.4%… Read more »

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Rally for Life Mattie McGrath

FAR RIGHT ALLY WITH PRO-LIFE

Date: July 13, 2023 - Hush Hush

NUMBERS AT the annual Rally for Life, organised by the Life Institute, have continued to fall. Only a few thousand showed up this year, despite organisers supplying posters and banners for marchers as well as memes and hashtags in advance to help promote the gathering… Read more »

Justine McCarthy

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

Date: July 13, 2023 - The Hot Air Brigade

Ryan Tubridy has a lovely home. It is a mirror of its owner – congenial with no excess bulk. Justine McCarthy, Irish Times Her My Fair Lady-inspired hat of swirling red crinoline by milliner Carol Kennelly from Tralee, Co Kerry, featured ivory roses and a sea of billowing red tulle that caught the breeze on… Read more »

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Citibank Cecilia Ronan

BANKS’ GLOBAL CLIMATE ARSON

Date: July 13, 2023 - Fowl Emissions

Citibank’s European HQ in Dublin’s docklands was bedecked with rainbow flags for last month’s Pride festival. Nothing unusual there – Pride has become swamped by corporate branding in recent years. But what makes Citibank’s ‘Pride-washing’ particularly cynical is that the bank is a major funder of a regime with one of the world’s worst records… Read more »

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LANSDOWNE OIL’S SUNSET

Date: July 13, 2023 - Fowl Emissions

It finally looks like it’s curtains for the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which allows corporations to sue governments if policy decisions – including climate action – affect their anticipated profits. Last week EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson signalled the EU would pull out of the… Read more »

Orange Marches Chris McGimpsey

ORANGE DISORDER

Date: July 13, 2023 - Northwind

After Wednesday’s parade through Belfast – easily the largest in the north – July 12 Orange marches face radical changes. An internal review by the Belfast County Grand Lodge recommends halving the length of the route, currently 10 miles – five out and five back. Controversially, the review proposes abolishing the lunch-time speeches at ‘The… Read more »

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Helen McEntee

HELEN’S LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN REVIVAL

Date: July 13, 2023 - Last Refuge

WHAT A remarkable exclusive the Irish Times delivered to its readers last Saturday week, with a large colour photo of justice minister Helen McEntee dominating the front page. The accompanying blurb said: “Nobody has said it to my face. Helen McEntee on sexism, ambition and returning to work after maternity leave. Jennifer Bray speaks to… Read more »

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Garret Kelly Brigadier General Philip Brennan

MILITARY COUP INSIDE GREENS

Date: July 13, 2023 - Last Refuge

REACTION INSIDE the Green Party to its barely reported debate about abandoning the triple-lock mechanism – which requires Dáil, government and UN Security Council approval to send Irish troops abroad – has provoked consternation at the top and bottom of the party. At top level, former leader and minister John Gormley managed to amend a… Read more »

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Peter Casey

THE TRAVELLER’S RETURN

Date: July 13, 2023 - Last Refuge

ANTI-TRAVELLER and anti-social welfare recipient, presidential campaigner Peter Casey has been negotiating a pact with TD Mattie McGrath’s Rural Independent Group (RIG) to form a new, rural-based party. But the canny McGrath knows that Casey always has his own agenda and that another crack at… Read more »

Brendan O'Connor

DON’T HOLD THE FRONT PAGE

Date: July 13, 2023 - Fit to Print?

SOMETIMES IT’S not what you print but what you don’t print that tells a tale and, among those journalists who are somewhat conflicted by the RTÉ/Ryan Tubridy affair, Brendan O’Connor of the Sunday Independent and RTÉ is a prime example. However, he and Sindo editor Alan ‘Ben Bradlee’ English, contrived to offer a semi-plausible rationale… Read more »

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ANTON SAVAGE’S CLIENTS

Date: July 13, 2023 - Fit to Print?

LISTENING TO The Communications Clinic (CC) public relations manipulator, Anton Savage, interviewing film producer and media guru David Puttnam about public service broadcasting and the RTÉ crisis on Newstalk last weekend was a most elevating experience. They spoke of the contradictions between public service broadcasting and the private market, a subject that Anton knows a… Read more »

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WHAT’S THE STORY, RORY?

Date: July 13, 2023 - Fit to Print?

RETIRED DIRECTOR of strategy Rory Coveney said two things about his and RTÉ’s disastrous project, Toy Show The Musical, last week. The first was that he had received a lot of advice from people in the music industry and nobody said not to go ahead… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS

Date: July 13, 2023 - Bog Cuttings

TOPLESS CHAOS A MAN who was so intoxicated that he started taking off his clothes in an apartment above a Tullamore pub, believing it was his own home, was fined €2,500 in Tullamore District Court. Gardaí received reports of Conor Kavanagh (30), of Spollanstown Wood, Tullamore, behaving erratically at Newton Bar in the early hours… Read more »

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WHAT RICHARD SAID

Date: July 13, 2023 - Behind the Scenes

IN THE midst of sell-out hearings into the RTÉ debacle, there was a near-empty Dáil for the sitting to adopt the report of the Budgetary Oversight Committee on the costly Section 481 film tax credit. Given the absence of chair Barry Cowan, Richard Boyd Barrett presented the report to the Dáil, with junior minister Jennifer… Read more »

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BARONESS BAMFORD’S BLUES

Date: July 13, 2023 - Sport of Kings

THE GROUP 1 Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh is a race that is becoming known for the wrong reasons. Last year, there was the debacle of the Paddy Twomey-trained Rosscarbery being disqualified from third place after a malfunction of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) scales led to her carrying less weight than she… Read more »

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THE LYONS’ DEN

Date: July 13, 2023 - Sport of Kings

THE CURRAGH hosted British racing broadcaster Nick Luck’s usually entertaining Luck On Sunday show live from the track on Irish Derby morning and it was well worth a watch. There was an informative segment from jockey Seamie Heffernan on his long career in Ballydoyle and the mindset of Aidan O’Brien but the entertainment came from… Read more »

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Oonagh O'Hagan

OONAGH’S INCOME SUPPLEMENT

Date: July 13, 2023 - High Society

GOLDHAWK SPOTTED his favourite ‘celebrity pharmacist’, Oonagh O’Hagan, giving very informed tips in the Indo to hapless readers for the best way to deal with irritable bowel syndrome. Two of the tips from the media-friendly boss of the well-known Meagher’s Pharmacy chain referred to taking… Read more »

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PAUL WARD’S MOVIE PLOT

Date: July 13, 2023 - High Society

THERE HAS been plenty of activity on Irish Multiplex Cinemas Ltd (IMC) since that legal spat between Paul Ward and his equally minted siblings was settled last month. The wealthy Ward family, which owns Dublin’s Savoy cinema among many others, was engaged in this legal wrangle for almost four years, with the main player being… Read more »

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