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UNIPHAR’S D6 DUD

Date: April 7, 2022 - The Hot Water Brigade

HAVING REPORTED a most impressive set of 2021 results last month, Goldhawk was surprised to see a creditors’ meeting called for one of healthcare giant Uniphar’s pharmacies in Rathmines, D6. Uniphar is involved in an array of medical and pharmaceutical operations and in 2020 the group – chaired by €176,000 pa chairman Maurice Pratt –… Read more »

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Fintan O'Toole

UKRAINE: ‘EDITORIAL FARM’

Date: March 24, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

THE RUSSIAN onslaught against Ukraine has revealed a surprising and disappointing dearth in the Irish media – with a few honourable exceptions – of anti-war journalists. Despite the cynical and brazen exploitation of the crisis by dozens of scribblers and self-serving interests to try and drag Ireland into a European war machine, there has been… Read more »

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Marian Keyes

PROFILE: MARIAN KEYES

Date: March 24, 2022 - Pillars of Society

IT’S ALMOST impossible to avoid the media frenzy that continues to accompany the release of Marian Keyes’s Again, Rachel, with wall-to-wall fawning coverage here and in the UK. Then again, it’s hardly surprising given the almost cult-like media following surrounding the Dublin-based novelist, who has sold 40 million copies of her 18 novels and four non-fiction… Read more »

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Duncan Smyth

YOUNG BLOOD: DUNCAN SMYTH

Date: March 24, 2022 - The Young Bloods

IN HISTORY it is often the person closest to the victim who inflicts the fatal wound, so it is perhaps not so surprising that it was one of Alan Kelly’s closest associates in the parliamentary party – the man who had nominated him for the leadership and had managed his campaign among the party membership,… Read more »

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Barry Andrews

BARRY ANDREWS GETS TOUGH

Date: March 24, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

WHAT A rabble-rousing politician MEP Barry Andrews has turned out to be, reverting to the more direct, radical tone of his grandfather Todd Andrews rather than his more patrician sounding father, former minister David Andrews. In recent months Andrews has verbally lashed moderate unionist, Irish… Read more »

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TRINITY’S UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

Date: March 24, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

IT WILL be a tense couple of weeks for the deputy editor of Trinity College student paper, the University Times, who faces a challenge for the remunerated role of editor – the first time such an election has had to take place. It follows some controversial reporting by the title. UT is edited by Emer… Read more »

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Chanelle McCoy

CHANELLE MCCOY’S GOOD GOING

Date: March 24, 2022 - The Hot Water Brigade

CHANELLE MCCOY, a former Dragon’s Den dragon raised a fair few bob for her new cannabidiol (CBD) extract company, Chanelle McCoy Health (CMH), where her hubby, legendary jump jockey Tony McCoy, is in situ as company secretary. This may help explain the arrival on the share register of one Ronnie Barrett. Chanelle has been raising… Read more »

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Denis O'Brien

DINNY’S HOTEL BILL

Date: March 24, 2022 - High Society

BILLIONAIRE Denis O’Brien’s campaign to help several Caribbean countries to seek slavery reparations from former colonial powers was highlighted in the Sunday Times earlier this month, courtesy of comments from Digicel board member Kieran Mulvey. Elsewhere in the paper there was a glowing review for one of Dinny’s more local endeavours. While O’Brien is as… Read more »

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John O'Conor

JOHN O’CONOR’S RED MENACE

Date: March 24, 2022 - High Society

IT IS perhaps not surprising in the current climate that organisations should be scrambling to display their anti-Putin credentials but the decision by the Dublin International Piano Competition (DIPC) to ban young Russian musicians from the deferred 2022 event looks like a desperate act and does not reflect well on the organisation whose chairman noted… Read more »

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Captain Patrick Bury

RTÉ’S UKRAINIAN EXPERTS

Date: March 24, 2022 - Fit to Print?

DR PATRICK BURY is regularly interviewed by RTÉ on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and is introduced as a lecturer at Bath university and a Nato analyst. But there is a bit more to the former British army officer than that. Irishman Bury told the Guardian some years ago that he visited the “excellent Parachute Regiment museum”… Read more »

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TONI & GUY’S HAIRCUT

Date: March 24, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

BACK IN the 1990s, Alan Boyce was revered by so-called fashionistas as the guy who modernised hairdressing in dreary old Dublin. No doubt, he has made a few bob in the decades since but it turns out that one of the more high-profile salons in Dublin city centre had been recording hair-raising losses. After Boyce… Read more »

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President Higgins

CIVIL WAR CIVILITY

Date: March 24, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

ALREADY THERE has been a clear schism between the government and President Michael D Higgins over how to deal with centenary commemorations of that sensitive subject, the Civil War. A recent statement from the government reflects its determination to avoid recrimination by one side or the other. The statement referred to the holding of a… Read more »

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Jim Allister

DUP DISARRAY

Date: March 24, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

IT IS 40 days to the north’s assembly election on May 5 and the Sinn Féin posters are already up in North Belfast while the DUP only selected its candidates for the constituency a week ago. That was because the two sitting MLAs, including the party deputy leader – a token woman political nonentity –… Read more »

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Cathal Divilly

HEIGH-HO…

Date: March 24, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

AN IMPENDING winding-up hearing in the High Court may have somewhat spoiled the Paddy’s Day celebrations for Cathal Divilly (CEO) and his partner, Jim Flynn, principals in Great Place To Work (Ireland) Ltd. This is the entity behind the annual back-slapping celebration of the best businesses in this country in which to put in 40… Read more »

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John Fitzgerald

BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND

Date: March 24, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

THE ECONOMIC and supply chain shockwaves from the war in Ukraine have re-energised the ‘realists’ to use the crisis as cover to push existing agendas with renewed zeal. At Irish and EU level, nature-friendly agri policies are in the firing line. In the name of ‘food security’, of course. A similar wave of ‘realism’ regarding… Read more »

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Andrew Deeks

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

Date: March 24, 2022 - The Hot Air Brigade

“My personal plea to the Russian government is to immediately cease military operations in Ukraine.” UCD president Andrew Deeks’s email bulletin to staff, but is Putin listening? (submitted by reader) The watching world wants her to verbalise it, but that’s not her gift. Every sentence is – thus – dusted with the same, faintly bashful… Read more »

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Kate Hoey

‘FENIAN’ JUDGES RULE, OK!

Date: March 24, 2022 - Northwind

ON MARCH 14 the north’s Court of Appeal found the Irish Protocol and Withdrawal Act lawful and dismissed the challenge by leading unionists Jim Allister QC, and former UUP leader Steve Aiken and arch Brexiteers Baroness Kate Hoey and former Brexit party MEP Ben Habib. The court rejected all five grounds of the appeal in… Read more »

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John Carroll

VARADKAR: FOLLOW ME UP TO MALLOW

Date: March 24, 2022 - Last Refuge

PREPARATIONS FOR the replacement of the Fine Gael Agriculture Affairs Group (FGAAG) (see The Phoenix, 25/2/22) have not been running smoothly. This is despite the best efforts of Leo Varadkar, general secretary John Carroll and long-time (very long time) FGAAG chair George O’Connor. A Zoom meeting was called for last week and, when asked by… Read more »

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Ivana Bacik

LABOUR AND SOC DEMS TO UNITE?

Date: March 24, 2022 - Last Refuge

UNITY OF the left – or the Labour/Social Democrats part of the left – is highly prized by the former of these two parties but strongly resisted by the latter. But it may be that unless some progress is made towards unity that the two parties will both perish. The most damning commentary on the… Read more »

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BEST-LAID PLANS OF FF AND FG

Date: March 24, 2022 - Last Refuge

A FRETFUL Irish Times article last weekend reported (and appeared to agree) that government backbenchers believe the next election will be lost if it is about housing or health. It also quoted a government source as saying, significantly, that if the current polls stood up, Sinn Feín would still need either Fianna Fáil or Fine… Read more »

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Michael D Higgins

‘IRISH TIMES’ VALUES

Date: March 24, 2022 - Fit to Print?

THERE WAS a time when a broadside from President Michael D Higgins, direct or indirect, against government policy would stimulate controversy and sometimes even stern admonition, depending on the gravity of the issues addressed from the Áras. But the popularity of various statements by the president, in particular his decision to boycott an event honouring… Read more »

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Charlie Flanagan RIC Commemorations

‘SHOCK DOCTRINE’

Date: March 24, 2022 - Fowl Emissions

THIS YEAR’S Census form includes a box in which you can send a message to people 100 years in the future. The question of how habitable Ireland or the world will be in 2122 is frightening to contemplate, considering that two weeks before Census day 2022, there were simultaneous freak heatwaves in the Arctic and… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS

Date: March 24, 2022 - Bog Cuttings

GARDA A ‘RAT BASTARD’ A GARDA was verbally abused as “a rat bastard” and other insulting terms when he went to deal with a disturbance in Knocknaheeny. At Cork District Court Ian Locklear (35) of Killala Gardens, Knocknaheeny, was jailed after he pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening behaviour during the incident last December. Sgt… Read more »

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Francesca McDonagh

BOI SHARES UNDERRATED BUT TROUBLE BREWING

Date: March 24, 2022 - Moneybags

FRANCESCA MCDONAGH has been running Bank of Ireland (BoI) since October 2017, a position that is the ideal platform for her to position herself nicely for a job in a big UK bank, like NatWest, where Alison Rose currently reigns. In the interim, however, McDonagh will want to ensure an impressive track record, which means… Read more »

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John O’Connell

JOHN O’CONNELL’S LICENCE APPLICATION

Date: March 24, 2022 - The Hot Water Brigade

GOLDHAWK WAS interested to see the name of John O’Connell, the prime mover in the big West Cork Distillers operation, pop up in coverage of a row between independent whiskey distilleries and the big boys in Ibec. He is also dealing with some significant issues over a pollution incident last year. The Irish Whiskey Association… Read more »

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THE ITALIAN JOB

Date: March 24, 2022 - The Hot Water Brigade

A HEFTY €1.1m judgment has just been registered against an interesting Irish company called WLE World Licensing Enterprise Ltd with a registered address in Sandyford, D18, by Italian giant Cisalfa Sport SPA. There are, however, absolutely no directors still in place at the Irish company to do anything about it. The judgment was registered last… Read more »

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Declan Rice

SCHOOL OF FOOD’S HARD LESSON

Date: March 24, 2022 - The Hot Water Brigade

AT A creditors’ meeting last month, James Nolan was appointed liquidator of the company that had been behind a training school for chefs, backed with public funds and formed part of Co Kilkenny’s strategy to position itself as a “food culture hub”. Instead, the result was a spoiled dish. In late 2019, the School of… Read more »

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ANNAMARIE FEGAN’S SMOOTH SAILING

ANNAMARIE FEGAN’S SMOOTH SAILING

Date: March 24, 2022 - High Society

CONGRATULATIONS ARE in order for Crosshaven sailor Annamarie Fegan, who has been voted in as the first female vice-admiral in three centuries of the stuffy Royal Cork Yacht Club. The sailing should be pretty smooth. RCYC, as it is known locally, had to postpone its 300th anniversary celebrations as a result of the pandemic but… Read more »

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WHAT MATTERS AT RTE?

Date: March 24, 2022 - Fit to Print?

RTÉ NEWS unveiled its ‘Truth Matters’ campaign in September 2020 with its own section on the RTÉ News website, including articles, videos and podcasts. Central to the campaign is its ubiquitous 30-second radio ad which starts by asking: “Before you arrive at your opinion… do you know where your information is coming from?” It then… Read more »

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MARK FOLEY’S ENERGY TIPS

Date: March 24, 2022 - Fowl Emissions

“PLEASE TAKE energy conservation seriously,” tweeted EirGrid CEO Mark Foley this week as he described the energy reductions he achieves by dropping his speed to 100km/hr when driving his electric car on a motorway. Driving more slowly can indeed save significantly on electricity, diesel or petrol, but Foley’s energy conservation tip would be a little… Read more »

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Douglas Taylor

DOUG TAYLOR’S PURCHASE

Date: March 24, 2022 - Sport of Kings

DOUGLAS TAYLOR, who has been making waves in the racing and bloodstock world for some time, has another big project in the pipeline. The MCR Group boss – well known for being a Cheltenham Festival winner, gambler and, more recently, a successful stallion investor – has purchased a farm close to Fairyhouse, and has been… Read more »

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SERPENTINE SNIPPED

Date: March 24, 2022 - Sport of Kings

JOHN MAGNIER’S Coolmore Stud has become the first breeder in modern history to geld an Epsom Derby winner, with the news that 2020 winner Serpentine has been ‘cut’ and sold to Australian owner Lloyd Williams. The winner of the blue ribband Epsom Derby is generally considered a valuable stallion prospect. Serpentine caused a shock when… Read more »

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Gordon Elliott

ELLIOTT’S ROUGH RIDE

Date: March 24, 2022 - Sport of Kings

IT WAS a more than satisfactory week for the Irish at Cheltenham, though the anticipated level of domination over the Brits did not materialise. Willie Mullins, however, did single-handedly train more winners (10) than all British trainers put together. For Gordon Elliott, however, it was a festival to forget. In terms of owners, the spoils… Read more »

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Jimmy Gough

JIMMY GOUGH’S WINNING RIDE

Date: March 24, 2022 - Sport of Kings

FANS OF The Phoenix will be familiar with the adventures of the bolshy Jimmy Gough, who has proved a thorn in the side of the powers that be in the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners (AIRO) and previously ended up costing them a few bob when they went to court with him. His increased profile… Read more »

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The 2 Johnnies

DRIVE IT WITH THE 2 JOHNNIES – 2FM

Date: March 24, 2022 - RadioReviews

LAST WEEK found culchie comedy duo the 2 Johnnies returning to the 2FM airwaves after the brouhaha surrounding sexist material posted on their social media channels. The furore had included an intense social media backlash and a sustained pummelling in the Irish Times, where the coverage of the GAA-loving rural duo generally drips with antipathy. Ultimately,… Read more »

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FOSCADH – DIRECTED BY SEÁN BREATHNACH

Date: March 24, 2022 - MoviesReviews

THIS IS Seán Breathnach’s first film and is among the very best debut feature films to have been made in Ireland. Produced by Paddy Hayes of Tua Films, a veteran of documentary and drama/documentary programming for TG4, it is to the production’s credit that it just happens to be in Irish and would be no… Read more »

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