Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from September 2009:
BRENDAN Gilmore's wave-energy outfit OpenHydro is raising up to '30m from investors as it delays plans for flotation.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Gilmore seeks fresh '30m in OpenHydro cash call BRENDAN Gilmore's wave-energy outfit OpenHydro is raising up to '30m from investors as it delays plans for flotation It is believed that Davy Stockbrokers is to raise money for the firm, which is backed by Philip Lynch's ...
THE Irish Business and Employers Corporation (Ibec) has lost members for the second year in a row. Papers lodged with the Registry of Friendly Societies reveal that 258 members failed to renew their subscriptions last year.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Ibec loses 47 of its members THE Irish Business and Employers Corporation (Ibec) has lost members for the second year in a row. Papers lodged with the Registry of Friendly Societies reveal that 258 members failed to renew their subscriptions last year. The big ...
Allied Irish Banks has been forced to carry out an extensive trawl for an external candidate to succeed departing boss Eugene Sheehy.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Lenihan halts AIB 'quick-fix appointment' Allied Irish Banks has been forced to carry out an extensive trawl for an external candidate to succeed departing boss Eugene Sheehy. Back in early May when the resignation of Sheehy was announced, elements of the ...
COLM McEvoy, the Kildare auctioneer ordered by the High Court to pay '857,000 compensation to a client last year, has still not been held to account by his regulatory body, the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute (IAVI).
Sep 06, 2009 ... Sick cert auctioneer still facing land deal probe COLM McEvoy, the Kildare auctioneer ordered by the High Court to pay '857,000 compensation to a client last year, has still not been held to account by his regulatory body, the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute (IAVI). ...
We all have special places; places that resonate because of their location, their beauty, or the memories they hold for us.
Sep 06, 2009 ... furnished with love Peter Flanagan had one wish, namely that his next home would be in Sandymount, says Mary O'Sullivan. With everything signed and sealed, his wife Yvonne admitted that she had a confession to make. Photography by Tony Gavin We all have special ...
This past summer, Grainne Seoige loved not working.
Sep 06, 2009 ... 'reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated' After what she calls an 'incredibly intense' year, Grainne Seoige enjoyed her summer off. However, she thinks it would kill her to be a full-time, stay-at-home mother. And, as she explains to Sarah Caden, while it still seems ...
Brendan O'Connor's hymn to his Nespresso coffee maker in these pages a few weeks ago intrigued me sufficiently to want to draw parallels with wine.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Confessing his affection for Columbian green coffee beans, Ernie Whalley looks at how good coffee and good wine have many similarities and parallels, and he also recommends a book for discerning quaffers of the grape Brendan O'Connor's hymn to his Nespresso coffee maker in ...
As I am led down a corridor to meet Rumer Willis I'm asked to tread carefully when asking questions about her background. It seems that someone has crossed a line earlier in the day, and so 21-year-old Rumer is a little tired of hacks pressing her for gossip about her family life.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Rumer escapes the parent trap A child of two A-listers, Rumer Willis has managed to step out of her parents' shadows while respecting what they have done, says Evan Fanning As I am led down a corridor to meet Rumer Willis I'm asked to tread carefully when asking ...
ANOTHER day, another Megan Fox headline. Or at least two Megan Fox headlines. In fact, by the time you finish reading this there will probably be several more, as the Transformers star goes about doing what she does best -- publicising herself.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Fox hunts for her self ANOTHER day, another Megan Fox headline. Or at least two Megan Fox headlines. In fact, by the time you finish reading this there will probably be several more, as the Transformers star goes about doing what she does best -- publicising herself. ...
IT'S been the dernier cri in celebrity dysfunction. Forget the It bag, or the It man, recently all the most interesting stars were making a statement with the electronic tag.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Tag along, George IT'S been the dernier cri in celebrity dysfunction. Forget the It bag, or the It man, recently all the most interesting stars were making a statement with the electronic tag. Or maybe they made their statements before they got the tagging. Who ...
Ruth Dudley Edwards, above, trenchant columnist of this parish, recently wrote Aftermath: the Omagh Bombing, a powerful account of the fallout from the 1998 atrocity.
Sep 06, 2009 ... THE ART OF TRUE CRIME WRITING REAL GUTS, NO GLORY Ruth Dudley Edwards, above, trenchant columnist of this parish, recently wrote Aftermath: the Omagh Bombing, a powerful account of the fallout from the 1998 atrocity. She chairs a panel In Cold Blood -- the Art of ...
So, can it get any worse for the Government? The short answer is yes. Just look at what happened to the Liberal Democrats in Japan last month. Or can it only get better? Yes, too -- but the odds are against.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Expect election in February or March next year Just when you thought it couldn't get worse, it did. Jody Corcoran outlines two political scenarios facing our Taoiseach So, can it get any worse for the Government? The short answer is yes. Just look at what happened to ...
So who would be a landlord these days? Average rents have been slashed by 17 per cent in the last year, demand is low, the market saturated with vacant property and tenants have become more demanding and feckless.
Sep 06, 2009 ... The 'fat cat' landlord's lot is not a happy one With rents slashed, demand low and a host of taxes, times are tough for the buy-to-let investor, writes Jerome Reilly So who would be a landlord these days? Average rents have been slashed by 17 per cent in the last ...
WE don't really want campaign medals but it was like a very bleak trench war.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Fighting a war of attrition in the banking trenches Buying a house seemed so simple until the banks turned nasty and made it a fight to the finish, writes Campbell Spray WE don't really want campaign medals but it was like a very bleak trench war. A bit forward, a bit ...
If we, the banks, developers and -- most of all -- our politicians had been sensible over the past few years, a lot of us would be proud to drive the Lexus RX450h.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Loved and loathed The Lexus RX450h has all the best intentions in the world, but it can't avoid an image problem, says Campbell Spray If we, the banks, developers and -- most of all -- our politicians had been sensible over the past few years, a lot of us would be ...
THE Government is facing an electoral meltdown with only eight of the 82 government TDs reasonably sure of holding their seats if a snap election is called.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Government parties face wipeout in snap election Fall in Fianna Fail support is so extreme it could lose 51 seats with one Green returned THE Government is facing an electoral meltdown with only eight of the 82 government TDs reasonably sure of holding their seats if ...
Brian Cowen wasn't interviewed by Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show.
Sep 06, 2009 ... If Tubridy wanted to get personal, he should have asked questions like a man The new host of 'the Late Late Show' was anything but brave as he 'mugged' the Taoiseach on Friday night, and he still has an awful lot to learn before he earns the right to ask the leader of this ...
If a SouthDoc out-of-hours service is extended to the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry by the Health Service Executive it will lead to a 50pc reduction in GP services, medical professionals have warned.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Plan to extend emergency GP scheme 'will cut services by 50pc' If a SouthDoc out-of-hours service is extended to the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry by the Health Service Executive it will lead to a 50pc reduction in GP services, medical professionals have warned. One ...
The Government is stepping up its diplomatic efforts to free kidnapped GOAL worker Sharon Commins in Darfur with Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin conducting talks with his Sudanese counterparts over the weekend.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Minister flies out to press for release of aid workers The Government is stepping up its diplomatic efforts to free kidnapped GOAL worker Sharon Commins in Darfur with Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin conducting talks with his Sudanese counterparts over the weekend. ...
Kitty Barrett who died recently in her 98th year was a well-known figure in Kerry, in her own right and because of her late husband, the famous All-Ireland winning footballer John Joe Barrett.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Widow of All-Ireland footballer who died at 98 was one of kind Kitty Barrett who died recently in her 98th year was a well-known figure in Kerry, in her own right and because of her late husband, the famous All-Ireland winning footballer John Joe Barrett. ...
If you see me mooching around town these days, you may notice that I'm carrying a garden spade over one shoulder. Why, people ask me, are you carrying a garden spade? I reply that it's with this spade that I must try to rescue the national economy. Then, I tell them the story of The Amazing Disappearing Swedish Politician.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Brain-washed by 'only game in town' The Nama debate is over. If you're not part of the serious brigade, you are only a crank, writes Gene Kerrigan If you see me mooching around town these days, you may notice that I'm carrying a garden spade over one shoulder. Why, ...
THE 'celebrity' Fine Gael TD, George Lee, was supportive of the Government's Nama proposal to remove toxic debt from the banks when he was the economics editor of RTE.
Sep 06, 2009 ... THE 'celebrity' Fine Gael TD, George Lee, was supportive of the Government's Nama proposal to remove toxic debt from the banks when he was the economics editor of RTE. Speaking on the RTE News on the night the proposal was first announced, Mr Lee said that Nama would "in the ...
BEFORE he arrived, the screens at either side of the stage in the Brian Boru Hall were showing clips from his prime. Larger than life, young and full of himself -- boxing, speechifying.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Ali was the greatest -- and he still has the magic touch Young and arrogant, Ali wasn't always loved, but he found his way from the ring into our hearts, writes Gene Kerrigan BEFORE he arrived, the screens at either side of the stage in the Brian Boru Hall were ...
THE British, Scottish and Libyan governments connived to free Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi from his life sentence on compassionate grounds.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Libya and UK finally come clean on Lockerbie release THE British, Scottish and Libyan governments connived to free Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi from his life sentence on compassionate grounds. Medical evidence that helped Megrahi, 57, to be released was paid ...
Sir -- Rather than commenting on the article 'Joe Kennedy was a bootlegger' or replying to 'Ted Kennedy had an uneven mark on Anglo Irish politics' rhetoric or the disgraceful and disturbing contribution (considering this comes from an Irish History teacher at Exeter College Oxford i.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Kennedys earned respect Sir -- Rather than commenting on the article 'Joe Kennedy was a bootlegger' or replying to 'Ted Kennedy had an uneven mark on Anglo Irish politics' rhetoric or the disgraceful and disturbing contribution (considering this comes from an Irish History ...
Whatever the result of the All-Ireland hurling final, it will confirm that this has been the least democratic decade in hurling history.
Sep 06, 2009 ... backward steps a tight squeeze Whatever the result of the All-Ireland hurling final, it will confirm that this has been the least democratic decade in hurling history. Because, however the game pans out, between 2000 and 2009 just three counties, ...
THE bosses of Ireland's top listed companies have spent the last two weeks revealing their interim and full-year financial results. Most of the bumf is just corporate mumbo jumbo.
Sep 06, 2009 ... The future -- as the bosses see it The heads of our top listed companies can give a real insight into our chances of a recovery in 2010, says Nick Webb THE bosses of Ireland's top listed companies have spent the last two weeks revealing their interim and full-year ...
Rory O'Neill is tall with matinee idol looks -- a cross between Brian O'Driscoll and Ewan McGregor in the face yet he chooses to perform at all times in drag, sharing the same life story with his drag creation Panti, a gamey Marilyn-from-Mayo blonde whom Rory plays with lipstick-withering coquettishness.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Glamour queen is not amused Panti, the vet's daughter turned 'Marilyn from Mayo', was inspired by the late Farrah Fawcett, who showed that a woman could be gorgeous yet tough. Barry Egan meets Panti's alter ego, Mayo man and vet's son Rory O'Neill, creator of 'A Woman in ...
According to a survey conducted by a university in Norway, teetotallers suffer higher rates of depression and are more likely to lack certain social skills.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Academia's depressing take on sobriety A life seen clearly, without the aid of beer goggles, could bring any teetotaller down, writes Declan Lynch According to a survey conducted by a university in Norway, teetotallers suffer higher rates of depression and are more ...
Taoiseach Brian Cowen is deeply unhappy at the manner in which he was interviewed on Friday night by Ryan Tubridy, the new host of the Late Late Show.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Taoiseach upset at Late Late 'mugging' RTE executive admits Tubridy did not give Taoiseach time to answer Taoiseach Brian Cowen is deeply unhappy at the manner in which he was interviewed on Friday night by Ryan Tubridy, the new host of the Late Late Show. ...
THE multi-billion euro Dunnes Stores empire will go 'back to the future' next week -- to the re-opening of the store that started it all back in 1944.
Sep 06, 2009 ... Dunnes goes back to the future with its flagship shop THE multi-billion euro Dunnes Stores empire will go 'back to the future' next week -- to the re-opening of the store that started it all back in 1944. The "head" of the family Margaret Heffernan, and other members ...
Ulster Bank is considering whether to sell crashed developer Liam Carroll's 29 per cent stake in Greencore, according to sources.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Carroll's '100m Greencore stake may be put on market Ulster Bank is considering whether to sell crashed developer Liam Carroll's 29 per cent stake in Greencore, according to sources. The shares are worth nearly '100m. Carroll's property empire has imploded, owing ...
Ireland's biggest listed company CRH has lost a number of top executives, who have left to join rival firm Summit Materials.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Execs defect from CRH to join former US boss Ireland's biggest listed company CRH has lost a number of top executives, who have left to join rival firm Summit Materials. Summit was set up by former CRH board member Tom Hill, who was widely tipped to take over as chief ...
We're looking to give a family a financial makeover.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Win a financial makeover Basic digital telly We're looking to give a family a financial makeover .... to find the best deals out there and to expose some of the really awful rip-offs offered to punters. We'll need details of your mortgages, insurance, savings and all ...
'The rock and roll lifestyle is no fucking myth . . . fucking threesomes, free booze, drugs, the lot," says Dave Lodge, drummer with LA-based Irish metal band, mike got spiked.
Sep 13, 2009 ... 'The rock and roll lifestyle is no fucking myth . . . fucking threesomes, free booze, drugs, the lot," says Dave Lodge, drummer with LA-based Irish metal band, mike got spiked. It's a sweltering day in California's San Fernando Valley. We're sitting in the shade on car seats ...
As architect Alice Casey described the building of the edgy, garden-level kitchen she and her partner Cian Deegan designed for her parents, Jill and Eoin, she mentioned in passing to me and Jill that their company, Taka, had been shortlisted for an international award for the brickwork.
Sep 13, 2009 ... an angel at my table Family rituals were a central theme in the redesign of Jill and Eoin Casey's home, says Mary O'Sullivan, a task given to their architect daughter, Alice, and her partner Cian Deegan, who delivered in spades. Photography by Tony Gavin As architect ...
THE Elysee says it's nonsense and rumour.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Sarko visit dwarfed by row over height THE Elysee says it's nonsense and rumour. Sarkozy himself is keeping his own counsel. But the damage is done. Last week, Sarko delivered an address at the Faurecia Motor Technology plant in northern France. The video clip in which a Belgian ...
WHILE it may be slightly too early for Ireland's WAGs to start packing the fake tan (if, indeed, it has ever been unpacked), Ireland's victory in Cyprus last weekend has everyone talking about South Africa next summer.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Get out the glad WAGs WHILE it may be slightly too early for Ireland's WAGs to start packing the fake tan (if, indeed, it has ever been unpacked), Ireland's victory in Cyprus last weekend has everyone talking about South Africa next summer. Of course, the one fact ...
IF you decide to make Madeira your holiday destination, be assured you will be following in famous footsteps.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Walk up the isle Though Madeira tends to appeal to the older generation, there's nothing flat about it, says Adhamhnan O'Sullivan IF you decide to make Madeira your holiday destination, be assured you will be following in famous footsteps. One of the more regular ...
NORA Ephron is explaining the secrets to a successful marriage. It is ground she's been over before in her newspaper columns, blogs, novels and movies but when Ephron gives her lessons of life, you listen. Having been married three times she has also learned the hard way just what it takes to form a thriving union.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Regrets, I've had a few -- quite a few Nora Ephron, the woman who made 'Julie and Julia', tells Evan Fanning why she's still hurt that JFK never made a pass at her NORA Ephron is explaining the secrets to a successful marriage. It is ground she's been over before in ...
THE BUILDER.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Tales from the economic front line How do you cope in tough times? Liam Collins hears from three people on how they're dealing with the recession THE BUILDER 'WE'RE a rudderless ship in a gale force wind in the open sea, we're waiting to be taken down," ...
The legal wrangle over rights of way at Lissadell House, ancestral home of 1916 leader Countess Markievicz, has already cost hundreds of thousands in fees, including hiring a team of microbiologists and decontamination experts after a dead cat was found loitering among the Sligo County Council archives.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Lissadell fight moves to court The High Court will adjudicate on a dispute threatening to close the historic house, writes Jerome Reilly The legal wrangle over rights of way at Lissadell House, ancestral home of 1916 leader Countess Markievicz, has already cost ...
So profound, apparently, is the mystery of why women have sex that psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss have devoted a whole book to the question. The answers are disappointingly prosaic. The obvious things -- the basic ones like desire, intimacy and attraction -- are, according to Why Women Have Sex, very often beside the point.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Bedroom barter is still a reality for generation sex A depressing and quite unromantic picture of why women have sex emerges in a new book, writes Julia Molony So profound, apparently, is the mystery of why women have sex that psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss ...
There's something about Brian. Even his harshest critics are being forced to admit it. It's as if the most recent polls represented his rock bottom and he's started his climb out of the abyss.
Sep 13, 2009 ... The 'old Brian' is back and we like what we see People might not have huge regard for Cowen, but he's all we have. Right now is his last chance at a comeback, writes Brendan O'Connor There's something about Brian. Even his harshest critics are being forced to admit ...
Haven't you noticed? The Great Recession is over. What a silly billy you are, what a fusspot. Perhaps you've missed the news -- apparently the official statistics suggest that we're out of negative growth as of Q3, with a slight but positive increase in something or other. A worrier, that's what you are.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Didn't you hear? The recession is over Despite the tax hikes and dole queues we're supposed to believe things are looking up, writes Gene Kerrigan Haven't you noticed? The Great Recession is over. What a silly billy you are, what a fusspot. Perhaps you've missed the ...
IHAD to explain to the builder, who is going to renovate our newly-acquired house, that the brand new sparkling white Volkswagen Scirocco wasn't mine.
Sep 13, 2009 ... A fine pedigree betrayed The Volkswagen Scirocco may have a great engine but its squashed appearance and lack of comfort make it a big letdown, writes Campbell Spray IHAD to explain to the builder, who is going to renovate our newly-acquired house, that the brand new ...
Support for Lisbon jumps to 63pc.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Poll backs cuts, not tax increases Support for Lisbon jumps to 63pc An emphatic majority (73 per cent) is strongly in favour of a Budget that focuses on public spending cuts rather than tax increases, according to the latest Sunday Independent/Quantum Research ...
THE popularity of the Taoiseach has shown a marginal upswing to 23 per cent in the latest Sunday Independent /Quantum Research poll, carried out on Friday, but Fianna Fail continues to slide and now sits at an historically low 14 per cent.
Sep 13, 2009 ... FF hits new poll low but Lisbon looks like a 'Yes' Party still sliding but Cowen's popularity shows a slight lift THE popularity of the Taoiseach has shown a marginal upswing to 23 per cent in the latest Sunday Independent /Quantum Research poll, carried out on ...
SOME businesses in Dublin city centre want immediate suspension of the new 'bus gate' at College Green, which bans peak hour traffic. Several car parks in the area have reported a drop in business of up to 75 per cent.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Retailers call for 'bus gate' suspension SOME businesses in Dublin city centre want immediate suspension of the new 'bus gate' at College Green, which bans peak hour traffic. Several car parks in the area have reported a drop in business of up to 75 per cent. The ...
A once high-flying Dublin solicitor is in jail in Australia for the last six months on Irish extradition charges over an alleged '30,000 fraud more than 11 years ago.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Ex-legal eagle vows to fight extradition A once high-flying Dublin solicitor is in jail in Australia for the last six months on Irish extradition charges over an alleged '30,000 fraud more than 11 years ago. Bankrupt Vincent O'Donoghue, who once lived in a Killiney ...
JOURNALIST Fraser Macmillan died in Edinburgh on Thursday night aged 66. He had been suffering from cancer. A witty, hard-nosed reporter in the best Glasgow tradition, Fraser worked with the Sunday Independent in the Eighties.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Death of Scottish journalist JOURNALIST Fraser Macmillan died in Edinburgh on Thursday night aged 66. He had been suffering from cancer. A witty, hard-nosed reporter in the best Glasgow tradition, Fraser worked with the Sunday Independent in the Eighties. He had ...
GARDAI were last night hunting for an armed gang that hijacked a van at the border in Co Louth amid fears that the Real IRA could be preparing another bomb attack.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Hijack of van leads to fear of new bombing GARDAI were last night hunting for an armed gang that hijacked a van at the border in Co Louth amid fears that the Real IRA could be preparing another bomb attack. The incident happened just 250 metres south of the border at ...
Bricklayers' Union Batu had a deficit of more than '300,000 in 2007, new figures seen by the Sunday Independent reveal.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Union lost '300,000 in 2007 despite receiving '1.63m dues Bricklayers' Union Batu had a deficit of more than '300,000 in 2007, new figures seen by the Sunday Independent reveal. Though the Building and Allied Trades Union took in more than '1.63m in contributions ...
He might have been known as 'Gentleman' Jim Reeves to the fans but up close during his Irish tour the legendary country and western star was "sulky" and spent most of the time in a foul mood.(Concert review)
Sep 13, 2009 ... Gentleman Jim 'incredible sulk' He might have been known as 'Gentleman' Jim Reeves to the fans but up close during his Irish tour the legendary country and western star was "sulky" and spent most of the time in a foul mood. His main problem stemmed from being given ...
Playwright Brian Friel and the Gate Theatre, which won a Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh International Festival for a season of Friel plays, had a hometown celebration last night as the world of Irish theatre paid a heartfelt tribute to an extraordinary man of letters.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Theatre aristocrats toast Friel with champagne Playwright Brian Friel and the Gate Theatre, which won a Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh International Festival for a season of Friel plays, had a hometown celebration last night as the world of Irish theatre paid a heartfelt ...
The Sunday Independent columnist Gene Kerrigan has been shortlisted for the annual Golden Dagger Award, the most prestigious prize for crime and thriller fiction in Britain. Kerrigan has been shortlisted for Dark Times In The City, his third crime novel, which is set in the gritty underworld of the drug gangs in Dublin.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Kerrigan vies for book award The Sunday Independent columnist Gene Kerrigan has been shortlisted for the annual Golden Dagger Award, the most prestigious prize for crime and thriller fiction in Britain. Kerrigan has been shortlisted for Dark Times In The City, his third crime ...
Two new ships for the Irish Naval Service costing '100m will operate robot spy planes for surveillance during fishery protection and anti-drug smuggling patrols.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Navy will use '100m ships to operate robot spy planes Two new ships for the Irish Naval Service costing '100m will operate robot spy planes for surveillance during fishery protection and anti-drug smuggling patrols. The two new ships, which are urgently needed to ...
Last week, Gene Kerrigan told us that he has taken to carrying a garden spade. At last, I thought, Kerrigan is going to show us the rubbish tip where he digs up his columns.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Call spade a spade and bury the myths It's time to put the record straight on Nama and have a debate on the facts, writes Willie O'Dea Last week, Gene Kerrigan told us that he has taken to carrying a garden spade. At last, I thought, Kerrigan is going to show us the ...
It's getting better all the time. That's the general idea of the new spruced-up Beatles reissues: after a 22-year wait, the Fab Four's original catalogue has been digitally remastered for the first time and is finally available across the universe.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Fab Four -- just getting better all the time Although McCartney does not really see the point, the remastered Beatles catalogue is now available across the universe, writes Barry Egan It's getting better all the time. That's the general idea of the new spruced-up ...
Sir -- I am absolutely appalled at the manner in which Jody Corcoran (Sunday Independent, September 6, 2009), has criticised the Ryan Tubridy interview with Brian Cowen.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Appalled at Late Late reporting Sir -- I am absolutely appalled at the manner in which Jody Corcoran (Sunday Independent, September 6, 2009), has criticised the Ryan Tubridy interview with Brian Cowen. He is completely wrong in his attack on Mr Tubridy, who to my view, and given ...
Former Bank of Ireland board member David Dilger has slammed plans to force all bank directors to step down as part of the state bailout plan.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Ex-B of I boss slams plans to purge boards It's not up to State to fire directors, says Dilger Former Bank of Ireland board member David Dilger has slammed plans to force all bank directors to step down as part of the state bailout plan. "There are other ...
We've had the economists tearing chunks out of each other debating whether or not Nama would work.
Sep 13, 2009 ... 'Beasts of business' give verdict on Nama The economists have had their say, many and varied, on Nama but Shane Ross and Nick Webb wanted to find out what the big guns of Irish business think of it We've had the economists tearing chunks out of each other debating ...
FORMER financial regulator Liam O'Reilly doubled up as a director of Irish Life & Permanent and as chairman of the accountancy body investigating the controversial €8bn deposits exchange between Irish Life and Anglo Irish Bank last year. Three Irish Life directors -- Denis Casey, Peter Fitzpatrick and David Gantly -- resigned following the discovery of the interbank transactions.
Sep 13, 2009 ... O'Reilly headed accounts body probing his bank FORMER financial regulator Liam O'Reilly doubled up as a director of Irish Life & Permanent and as chairman of the accountancy body investigating the controversial €8bn deposits exchange between Irish Life and Anglo Irish Bank ...
Amy Martin has just returned from a one-year career break.
Sep 13, 2009 ... For the upper-middle-class teenagers of Ireland, the world has changed dramatically, but they are coping admirably and pragmatically with the loss of their traditional sources of income. As Liadan Hynes gathers some of Ireland's brightest young things for these photos, they talk about hard ...
If the Fas board don't resign they should be sacked immediately, controversial former government junior minister John McGuinness TD demanded yesterday.
Sep 13, 2009 ... Fianna Fail TD calls for sacking of Fas board If the Fas board don't resign they should be sacked immediately, controversial former government junior minister John McGuinness TD demanded yesterday. Mr McGuinness is the first Fianna Fail TD to join the crescendo of ...