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Fine Gael Poll Leo Varadkar

VARADKAR TAILS FAR RIGHT

Date: February 22, 2023 - Last Refuge

THE LATEST party political poll – from the Sunday Times/Behaviour and Attitudes (B&A) – shows again the almost secret war raging between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, with the latter pulling back a significant lead held by FF – six percentage points in mid-January – to come within one point of the rival party. Varadkar… Read more »

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Electoral Commission’s Catherine Martin

WHO WILL WIN EXTRA DUBLIN DÁIL SEATS?

Date: February 22, 2023 - Last Refuge

WITH ANYTHING from 11 to 21 extra seats likely to emerge from the impending constituency revisions to be brought in by the Electoral Commission, it is not easy yet to determine which party or parties will gain or lose seats. Sinn Féin will obviously profit given everyone’s underestimate (by all, including SF) in advance of… Read more »

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Irish Media Ukraine Simon Coveney

GLOBAL MEDIA FUNDING

Date: February 22, 2023 - Fit to Print?

THE LAST edition of The Phoenix (see issue 10/2/23) drew attention to the media group-think and bias about Nato’s proxy war against Russia via its manipulation of Ukraine followed by its arming of the latter. The virtual unanimity of Irish editorial opinion – Russia is the beast preying on Ukraine, which is now dependent on… Read more »

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IAN KEHOE’S RTE CONCERNS

Date: February 22, 2023 - Fit to Print?

WHAT A remarkably detailed account of last September’s RTÉ board minutes was made available to the Sindo’s Mark Tighe last Sunday. And how prominent was RTÉ director Ian Kehoe in those minutes, with a raft of worried queries and suggestions on the parlous state of… Read more »

Eco Eye Duncan Stewart

EYE ON THE WORLD

Date: February 22, 2023 - Fowl Emissions

IRELAND’S LONGEST-running environmental TV programme, Eco Eye, bowed out this month after a 21-year run. With the climate and biodiversity crisis deepening by the month, the timing for RTÉ to drop a show with a long track record of serious environmental journalism is little short of bizarre. RTÉ’s director of content, Jim Jennings, was lavish… Read more »

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DAVID HORGAN’S HOT AIR

Date: February 22, 2023 - Fowl Emissions

They say it’s best to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt. Petrel Resources chair David Horgan recently left both NewsTalk presenter Kieran Cuddihy and studio guest Paul Murphy TD shaking their heads in disbelief at his fatuous contribution. Questioned on the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS

Date: February 22, 2023 - Bog Cuttings

BUSTED DONNA CARROLL (29) of Shancastle Crescent, Clondalkin, Dublin, pleaded guilty before Cork District Court to charges of public intoxication and engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour toward gardaí. Judge Colm Roberts heard that on the evening of September 17, 2021, a bus driver pulled over to ask gardaí for assistance in dealing with an… Read more »

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BOBBY FLAY’S FANS

Date: February 22, 2023 - High Society

THE ARRIVAL of minted US celebrity chef Bobby Flay on the Irish horseracing scene has got tongues wagging as the high-profile TV presenter and restaurateur prepares to make an impact here. At the Arqana bloodstock sale in France in December, Flay lashed out almost €1m for a Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum horse named Final Gesture,… Read more »

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Killruddery Fionnuala and Anthony Brabazon

THE BRABAZONS’ BONANZA

Date: February 22, 2023 - High Society

GOLDHAWK NOTES a most impressive turnaround at Killruddery demesne outside Bray in Co Wicklow, where Anthony and Fionnuala Brabazon are pulling the strings these days. In the not-too-distant past, Anthony’s father and lord of the manor, Jack Brabazon – the current Earl of Meath – had to put his hand very deep into his pockets… Read more »

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Horse Racing Prize Money Suzanne Eade

SUZANNE EADE’S MONEY TREE

Date: February 22, 2023 - Sport of Kings

IRISH HORSE racing bodies are quick to champion the hefty prize money on offer here, particularly when the figures are compared with those on offer in Britain, where the debate over the paltry purses has been ongoing for years. A quick glance at a recent high-profile meeting in Navan, however, suggests there is little enough… Read more »

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Henry Beeby

WILL COOLMORE CASH IN?

Date: February 22, 2023 - Sport of Kings

GOFFS BOSS Henry Beeby is shedding no light on the issue of whether the buyer of the sale topper from last year’s Orby Yearling Sale has paid his bill or not. Nevertheless, the smart money must be on John Magnier swooping in. Kuwaiti businessman Saleh Al Homaizi, who was using English bloodstock agent Richard Knight… Read more »

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Homer Scott Daniel Dunne Darragh O’Loughlin

HOMER SCOTT’S SOFT RIDE

Date: February 22, 2023 - Sport of Kings

IRISH RACING took another battering in the Sindo earlier this month when Paul Kimmage exposed an upsetting welfare case involving former trainer Homer Scott. The case did little to boost the standing of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB), which was happy to merely insist that Scott relinquish his trainer’s licence and left it up… Read more »

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Oisin Murphy

OISIN MURPHY’S COMEBACK

Date: February 22, 2023 - Sport of Kings

KILLARNEY NATIVE Oisin Murphy made his comeback last week after over a year on the sidelines following a British Horseracing Authority (BHA) ban for failing two alcohol tests and breaching Covid rules (coming home from holiday in Greece and failing to self-isolate for the mandatory period). The jockey made a perfect return to action when… Read more »

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Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards 2022 Lorelei Harris

DRAMA FOR THE JUDGES

Date: February 22, 2023 - Behind the Scenes

SPARE A thought for the judges in the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards 2022, who have been dragged into the latest culture war as a result of a lack of diversity among the nominated actors. This month the IT devoted over 2,500 words to announcing the lengthy list of nominations for its annual gong fest… Read more »

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JAMES HICKEY’S LEVY LOBBY

Date: February 22, 2023 - Behind the Scenes

GOLDHAWK’S OLD pal James Hickey was juggling his many former and current hats at last week’s sitting of the Oireachtas culture and arts committee. Fans of Goldhawk will recall that HickeSy was in charge of the media and entertainment law group in Matheson for 19 years and was heavily involved in Anglo Irish Bank’s Section… Read more »

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56 DAYS - CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD

56 DAYS – CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD

Date: February 22, 2023 - Books|ReviewsReviews

ALTHOUGH LONG-listed for this year’s lucrative Dublin Literary Award, 56 Days was first published in 2021. It is hard to see what has earned the book its nomination. Set against the backdrop of the 2020 lockdown, the story centres on a couple in their mid-20s who meet in a supermarket queue – apparently by chance…. Read more »

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Donal Murphy

DCC SHARE PRICE DRIFT PUTS IT INTO PLAY

Date: February 22, 2023 - Moneybags

IT IS fair to describe DCC boss Donal Murphy as being in a tough spot as he goes through the process of rebranding the company’s totally dominant energy division, now that oil and gas are essentially ‘toxic’ businesses. The real problem for him, however, is that the share price performance means the company can definitely… Read more »

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Brian Larkin

UNITED OIL & GAS’S SHARES STRUGGLE DESPITE $7M DEAL

Date: February 22, 2023 - Moneybags

WITH THE sale of its Maria discovery block in the North Sea to Quattro Energy for up to $7m (the latter is in the process of being acquired by Canadian operator Jesmond Capital), Brian Larkin’s United Oil & Gas (UOG) has been more productive than those businesses fronted by other Tullow Oil alumni, such as… Read more »

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Peter McDonnell Helen Brand

PETER MCDONNELL’S ‘EXCLUSION’

Date: February 22, 2023 - Briefcases

GOLDHAWK WAS interested to see a legal action filed in the High Court last week by Donegal accountant Peter McDonnell against the Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA), a global representative and regulatory body of 233,000 number crunchers, where Helen Brand has been chief executive since 2008. The legal proceedings follow a protracted disciplinary process that… Read more »

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Hadageo Ltd Neil Francis

NEIL FRANCIS’S WINNING PERFORMANCE

Date: February 22, 2023 - Briefcases

WHILE FORMER Ireland rugby international Neil Francis must still be red-faced after last month’s Sunday Times front-page apology over his ‘story’ on a former Blackrock College classmate, he has not let that get in the way of making a few bob. It will be recalled (see The Phoenix 30/7/21) that, abject apologies apart, Cabinteely-based Franno’s… Read more »

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Eugene Murtagh

EUGENE MURTAGH’S PROPERTIES

Date: February 22, 2023 - Briefcases

“KINGSPAN BILLIONAIRE Eugene Murtagh is deploying more of his family’s fortune in Dublin 2,” the Sunday Times reported last week. Murtagh has, of course, been retired as chair of Kingspan since last year and, according to the ST, he’s been busy in his golden years buying up golden city centre properties, including two Georgian houses… Read more »

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Barryroe Offshore Energy Larry Goodman

BARRYROE OFFSHORE DEAL IS OFF THE WALL

Date: February 9, 2023 - Moneybags

CENTRAL TO the current developments at Barryroe Offshore Energy (BOE) (formerly Providence Resources) are the roles of energy minister Eamon Ryan and substantial shareholder Larry Goodman, the latter of whom is taking advantage of the standoff with the minister to gain control of the company and hugely dilute the hapless other existing shareholders. The scene… Read more »

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

SPECIAL REPORT: WAR IN UKRAINE

Date: February 9, 2023 - Pillars of Society

IS NATO HELPING UKRAINE TO FIGHT RUSSIA OR IS IT USING UKRAINE TO FIGHT RUSSIA? THE BLOC could help end the conflict at any time by addressing issues around its expansion plans. The Western public, like others, is justly appalled by the human suffering and… Read more »

Kieran Cuddihy

YOUNG BLOODS: KIERAN CUDDIHY

Date: February 9, 2023 - The Young Bloods

WHILE RADIO presenter Kieran Cuddihy is known for his strong opinions, it’s hard to shake off the feeling that he sometimes tries hard to be controversial. The Kilkenny native took over as presenter of The Hard Shoulder on Newstalk from firebrand Ivan Yates in August 2020, moving from early mornings on the station to evening… Read more »

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DOUG TAYLOR’S PRIZE MONEY

Date: February 9, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

IT LOOKS like the champagne corks could be popping soon in Ridgewood House, home of colourful millionaire Doug Taylor. The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that his outsourcing company, MCR Group, has hired advisory firm Clearwater International to explore a sale of all or part of the business. Apparently, the operation could be worth… Read more »

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Garret Patrick Kelly Eamon Ryan is hoping that the Green party will benefit from the ‘climate emergency’ being at the top of the global political agenda, but closer to home he has his work cut out trying to make headway on domestic bread-and-butter issues.

GREENS DIVIDE ON NEUTRALITY

Date: February 9, 2023 - Last Refuge

THE ONGOING mystery continues surrounding the Green Party’s policy on defence, security and neutrality – for long the most sacred of Green principles – with no announcement from the party nor from its Foreign Policy and Security Group. Garret Patrick Kelly, convenor for this group, told Goldhawk in a letter two years ago (March 2021)… Read more »

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Mary Harney

MARY HARNEY’S MANY HATS

Date: February 9, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

THE INCREASINGLY busy former health minister Mary Harney has popped up as a director of yet another Irish pharma business. She continues to find a way to make her experience in government pay off. Shortly before Christmas, Harney was appointed to the board of a company with the unwieldy name of Biosimilar Collaborations Ireland Ltd… Read more »

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Ronan McNally Ithaka Horse

RONAN McNALLY’S ROUGH RIDE

Date: February 9, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

DISGRACED TRAINER Ronan McNally will be well aware of the name Barney Curley, the renowned gambler who hijacked the only phone line available from Bellewstown Racecourse in 1975 to orchestrate a massive betting coup on a horse called Yellow Sam. That coup has attained almost mythical status and Curley is still revered. Fast-forward 47 years,… Read more »

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Sinn Féin RTÉ Brendan Griffin

BRENDAN GRIFFIN’S EXIT

Date: February 9, 2023 - Last Refuge

LEO VARADKAR may only have himself to blame for the departure from Fine Gael at the next election of the party’s only TD in the five-seat Kerry constituency, the ambitious Brendan Griffin, whose disappointment at not receiving serious preferment before Christmas was profound. The extent of Griffin’s expectation was measured by his belief that he… Read more »

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Hugh Wallace

HUGH WALLACE’S PERSONAL GUARANTEE

Date: February 9, 2023 - Briefcases

WITH THE popular Home of the Year programme back on RTÉ from Valentine’s Day for its ninth series, there was plenty of love on show at the weekend for judges Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone and Sara Cosgrove. For example, readers of the Oirish Mail on Sunday heard about the “friendly rivalry” behind the scenes. There… Read more »

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MY FATHER’S HOUSE - JOSEPH O’CONNOR

MY FATHER’S HOUSE – JOSEPH O’CONNOR

Date: February 9, 2023 - Books|ReviewsReviews

SINCE THE success of his 2002 bestseller, Star of the Sea, Joseph O’Connor has settled into writing historical fiction about real Irish people, including JM Synge and Bram Stoker. His latest novel, set during Germany’s occupation of Italy in 1943, is based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, Irish envoy to the Vatican,… Read more »

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Hadageo Ltd Neil Francis

‘IRISH TIMES’ TICKS OFF ‘SUNDAY TIMES’

Date: February 9, 2023 - Fit to Print?

THE TRANSFORMATION of the Irish edition of the Sunday Times from heavyweight editorial to low-brow human-interest stories is a direct result of London’s slash-and-burn policy. Irish editor Nóirín Hegarty can only deal with the cards she has been given but her newspaper had a dreadful new year, with two stories underlining the problems at the… Read more »

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Pat Finucane Chris Heaton Harris

OMAGH REVISITED

Date: February 9, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

THERE IS a stark difference in how the British government is responding to court orders to carry out inquiries into the Omagh bombing and the assassination of Pat Finucane. The latter was a Belfast solicitor who was murdered by masked UDA assassins in his home in February 1989. NI secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has announced the… Read more »

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Malachy Steenson

MALACHY STEENSON’S EURO PLANS

Date: February 9, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

WORKING-CLASS Dub hero Malachy Steenson has recently been at more public protests against migrants than the number of political parties he has joined or supported (Workers Party, Irish Republican Socialist Party, Republican Sinn Féin and 32 County Sovereign Movement). He has also begun to grate on the two main far-right parties – the National Party… Read more »

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Esa Pulkkinen

IRISH NEUTRALITY OVER, SAYS ‘EXPERT’

Date: February 9, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

THE ASSERTION by Lieutenant General Esa Polkkinen, director general of policy at Finland’s defence ministry, that neutrality is “over” for Ireland and that we should double or treble our defence budget was, of course, published without qualification by the Irish Times last week. The newspaper could have noted that Finland was a neutral, non-aligned country… Read more »

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Gerry O'Brien

AND THE AWARD DOESN’T GO TO …

Date: February 9, 2023 - Affairs of the Nation

AMIDST THE hoo-ha about Oscar nominations for five Irish actors, there’s been no talk about whether any of them has been subject to the same limitations imposed on their less-exalted colleagues when signing up for productions. For example, as fans of Goldhawk are aware, the contracts prepared for many Irish performers in Disney’s big budget… Read more »

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