Currency

“Let’s get after Eir”: Peter McCarthy on his journey, the BT deal, and failing regulation

“Let’s get after Eir”: Peter McCarthy on his journey, the BT deal, and failing regulation

Peter McCarthy has lived several lives in business.  He started out selling cars in the late 1980s, drifted into restaurants and various trading ventures, bet big on property, worked wi...

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From multinationals to family business: Liam Nagle’s boardroom journey

From multinationals to family business: Liam Nagle’s boardroom journey

When Liam Nagle talks about leadership, he does not reach for soundbites.  Instead, he draws on a career that has taken him from Apple and Intel to Nortel and Bookham, from family-owned...

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€13m in dual-use exports to Israeli weapons firms greenlit by the State in past two years

€13m in dual-use exports to Israeli weapons firms greenlit by the State in past two years

The State continues to sanction multi-million euro exports of dual-use goods with potential military application to Israeli weapons and security companies, data seen by The Currency sho...

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What does Big Mamma’s arrival mean for Ireland’s restaurant industry?

What does Big Mamma’s arrival mean for Ireland’s restaurant industry?

On Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch, London, sits a restaurant that has managed to establish itself as an institution in the city’s culinary scene. Gloria is an Italian restaurant and...

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A rich country with unfinished business: Rewinding the week that was

A rich country with unfinished business: Rewinding the week that was

It is far too easy to criticise the State. It is far too easy to look at its undoubted flaws and to conclude the whole edifice is flawed. It is easy, but it is wrong. It is that sort of...

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