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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 - Briefcases

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 - Briefcases

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 - Briefcases

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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Foscad

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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Desiree Finnegan

DÉSIRÉE’S TOP-UPS

Date: March 24, 2022 - Behind the Scenes

SCREEN IRELAND (SI) funding offers in the last quarter of 2021 are curiously low rent compared with previous awards. Presumably, the state agency, headed up by Désirée Finnegan, had ‘front-loaded’ more of the lolly early in the year as a result of the pandemic. The divvying out of ‘loans’ to production companies has come under increased… Read more »

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CLOSING DATE FOR NCAD CHAIR

Date: March 24, 2022 - Behind the Scenes

THIS WEEK sees the closing date for a vacancy on the board of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), with the successful candidate possibly in line to be appointed chair. The (unpaid) vacancy has arisen as a result of the expiration of the term for current chairman Richard Thorn (ex-president of IT Sligo)… Read more »

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John Brady

SINN FEIN SPOOKED BY RUSSIA?

Date: March 24, 2022 - Hush Hush

CENTRAL TO the war in Ukraine are the separatist ‘People’s Republics’ of Donetsk and Luhansk, which were established by Russian backed armed groups in 2014. When Charlie Flanagan invited the Russian ambassador, Yuriy Filatov, to speak to the foreign affairs joint committee recently he talked about a civil war breaking out in eastern regions of… Read more »

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VOL. 40 NO. 06

Date: March 24, 2022 -

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Colly McLaughlin

THE FOG OF WAR

Date: March 24, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

MANY ON the left are still trying to clarify their line on Ukraine but the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) and Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) have reached the clearest and firmest of positions. The CPI has lined up alongside Communist parties from Spain, USA, Iran, Britain, Denmark, France, the Philippines and Palestine in releasing… Read more »

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Richard Conroy

CONROY GOLD’S TURKISH DELIGHT

Date: March 24, 2022 - Moneybags

QUANTITATIVE EASING devalues cash and this, combined with negative interest rates and the crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine, is the perfect scenario for driving up the value of the ultimate store of value, gold. It has been hitting an all-time high of $2,000 an ounce – 50% up on the value two years… Read more »

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Micheál Martin

MARTIN’S NUCLEAR HAND-WRINGING

Date: March 10, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

AN TAOISEACH Micheál Martin, emitted obligatory outrage at Vladimir Putin’s recent move to put Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces on high alert – “extremely reckless and irresponsible” – given the aggressive statements from Britain’s foreign secretary, Liz Truss. But what really annoyed those with any knowledge of global efforts to abolish or minimise nuclear weapons was… Read more »

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Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

PROFILE: JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL

Date: March 10, 2022 - Pillars of Society

JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL is the latest female Fine Gael TD to emerge as a possible party leadership candidate – in the medium term, at any rate. Capable, polished and undeniably ambitious, Jennifer is lead partner in the political power couple composed of herself and hubby Hugo MacNeill – banker, rugger bugger and a serious contender… Read more »

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Two Johnnies

YOUNG BLOODS: THE 2 JOHNNIES

Date: March 10, 2022 - The Young Bloods

THE 2 JOHNNIES embarked on their shiny new RTÉ 2fm show by saying, “We look forward to trying not to crash every day.” Even so, the bombastic duo could hardly have expected that the wheels would come off the cart a mere three days later…. Read more »

Paul Kimmage

PAUL KIMMAGE’S ROUGH RIDE

Date: March 10, 2022 - Affairs of the Nation

PAUL KIMMAGE’S second four-page ‘special’ on Irish horseracing’s dirty secrets might have been expected to include some real juice but the 7,000 words proved anti-climactic. Indeed, readers may have been scratching their heads about the whole point of the two spreads in the Sindo sports section. Not surprisingly, there has been plenty of criticism of… Read more »

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Ivana Bacik

PRINCESS IVANA TAKES THE CROWN

Date: March 10, 2022 - Last Refuge

GOLDHAWK AS well as the few remaining old Labour types in the party were surprised at the omission of Ged Nash TD from media coverage of the ever-so-civilised coup that saw Alan ‘AK47’ Kelly put up against a wall and shot by Ivana Bacik’s party officers. Nash is one of the few senior Labour personalities… Read more »

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Phil Hogan

BIG PHIL AND FINE GAEL’S NEXT LEADER

Date: March 10, 2022 - Last Refuge

CONTRADICTORY POLL messages indicating that Simon Coveney is still the favourite to take the Fine Gael leadership will have surprised the media cognoscenti, most of whom had written off the ageing Cork merchant prince following various gaffes, Merriongate in particular. However, the humble Goldhawk’s opinion last month that Covetous Coveney is still “the man to… Read more »

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Douglas Gaegby

DOUGLAS GAGEBY’S LEGACY

Date: March 10, 2022 - Fit to Print?

THE ENTIRE Irish media has wrapped the Nato flag around itself and exhorted an unwilling population to back membership of either Nato or an EU military formation in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet, as the Sunday Independent grudgingly conceded last weekend, “there is still strong support in today’s poll for Ireland to remain… Read more »

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