Clerys concession holders ‘to get €400,000’
Creditors of Clerys, the Dublin department store, will be left waiting for most of the money owing to them following...
View ArticleEtsy boss hits back at tax accusations
Etsy, the American online craft retailer, has defended its tax strategy in the face of renewed criticism from a lobby...
View ArticleJoe Rabbitte still haunted by referee’s error
Joe Rabbitte, Galway’s two-time AllStar forward, has admitted that he remains haunted by a refereeing error in the 1993 All-Ireland...
View ArticleIreland must not price itself out of the market
The latest release from Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, shows that that Irish consumer prices were the second highest in...
View ArticleMortgages in arrears fall but long-term fears remain
The number of homeowners with mortgages in arrears has fallen for the eighth consecutive quarter. A total of 98,137 of...
View ArticleConquered on Cyprus Avenue, 47 years on
What sort of person would give a concert on Cyprus Avenue in Belfast, which is the inspiration for one of...
View ArticleGombeen Government
Unless new details emerge over the next few days, the Fennelly Commission’s interim report will not bring down the government...
View ArticleNo regrets and little remorse from Nationwide chief tests inquiry’s patience
Regrets, he had a few — but really it just wasn’t his fault. In essence, that is what Michael Fingleton,...
View ArticleFennelly report makes uncomfortable reading for gardai
The interim Fennelly report makes for fascinating reading — it’s pretty easy to digest and the timeline is reasonably simple...
View ArticleCall for investigation into shredded Callinan papers
Gardai should investigate the destruction of records and the disappearance of a SIM card that belonged to Martin Callinan, the...
View ArticleNationwide was solvent before crash, insists former chief
Michael Fingleton, the former chief executive of Irish Nationwide Building Society, told the Oireachtas banking inquiry that his bank was...
View ArticleParalysed adventurer Mark Pollock learns to walk again
Mark Pollock, the blind adventurer and athlete who was paralysed from the waist down in an accident five years ago,...
View ArticleTV3 kicks off new season with high hopes
The smiles were gleaming at the launch of TV3’s autumn 2015 schedule in the Aviva stadium yesterday as the station’s...
View Article25,000 bed shortage in student housing crisis
There will be an annual shortfall of 25,000 bed spaces for students over the next decade, a study has warned....
View ArticleStrong tax take helps to slash budget deficit
Calls for tax cuts and spending increases are likely to intensify before next month’s budget after the latest figures from...
View ArticleMartin O’Neill must prove his managerial career is not in decline
It is the nature of managers to be both worriers and optimists. Some chase money, others attention and if politics...
View ArticleDrogheda toasts jobs boost with €20m distillery
Pat Cooney, the drinks entrepreneur, will create 80 new jobs when he opens a €20 million whiskey distillery in Drogheda...
View ArticleKevin Fennelly provided the spark for Cody era
In time it will inevitably become a popular GAA quiz question: who was the Kilkenny manager immediately before Brian Cody?...
View ArticleEnd of an era for Munster as Donncha O’Callaghan heads for England
Donncha O’Callaghan, the former Irish international lock forward, is on the verge of completing a move from Munster to Worcester...
View ArticleInquiry must help us move on from the banking crisis blame game
Of all the controversial appearances before the Oireachtas banking inquiry, Michael Fingleton’s has to rank as the most brazen. The...
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