Barclays star Roger Jenkins back hunting for banks The Times | ROGER JENKINS, the former high-flying Barclays executive, is plotting a series of deals focused on Ireland's troubled banks. He is working on plans to buy portfolios of distressed loans or property assets that are currently destined to fall into the hands of the Irish government. Jenkins is also e...
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian | Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Photograph: Corbis | Figuring out who was behind the hack of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Angl...
Orkin expanding to Ireland Business Journal Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security image above: | Get new image | Audio verification | reCAPTCHA™ Rollins rises ...
Ireland's suffering offers a glimpse of Britain's future under the Tories The Guardian | Brian Lenihan's spending cuts and tax hikes are sucking demand out of the Irish economy – and threaten to keep the Republic mired in recession alongside Greece | Cranes stand idle on a commercial building site in Dublin - victims of the country's...
Industry and unions in Ireland join forces to oppose budget cuts The Guardian | • Anger over public sector pay cuts spreads to the police force | • 86,000 people on unemployment benefits are aged under 25 | Irish prime minister Brian Cowen's government is accused of presiding over a new wave of net emigration that is maski...
Return of the star banker Jenkins The Times | Roger Jenkins bounced into the room clutching a yellow-capped plastic bottle. It is one of the health drinks made by his glamorous wife, Diana, who, said Jenkins, was helping out in Haiti with Sean Penn, the Hollywood star. | "I have at least two o...
Barclays star Roger Jenkins back hunting for banks The Times | ROGER JENKINS, the former high-flying Barclays executive, is plotting a series of deals focused on Ireland's troubled banks. He is working on plans to buy portfolios of distressed loans or property assets that are currently destined to fall into th...
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian | Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Photograph: Corbis | Figuring out who was behind the hack of the Climatic ...
Northern Bank reports £100m loss BBC News | Northern Bank has reported a loss of £100m for 2009, compared to a £12m loss in 2008. | The bank made an operating profit of £68.6m, but had to set aside £168.7m to cover loans it thinks might not be repaid, mainly in the pr...
Beacon to buy NetConnect Business Journal Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security image above: | Get new image | Audio verification | reCAPTCHA™ Beacon cuts fi...
High Irish pain threshold begins to impress The Guardian * Cross-party agreement could ensure continuity * Risks include mortgage defaults, killing nascent growth * Irish stock market up since budget, CDS spreads steadier * Social protest limited (Adds unemployment and PMI data) By Barbara Lewis DUBLIN, Fe...
Aer Lingus soars early but comes back to earth at close Irish Times | DUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,016.53 (+0.50) Settlement Date: January 29th | THE DUBLIN market took its lead from Europe yesterday, reversing falls in early trading to climb steadily throughout the day, ending the day in positive territory, though only marginally so. | According to traders, it was another directionless day, with volumes very light. | Ae...
Liam Neeson hosts NY dinner to boost Lyric fund BBC News | Actor Liam Neeson has hosted a star studded dinner in New York that raised nearly $400,000 to help rebuild Belfast's Lyric Theatre. | Actors Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Ciaran Hinds, Conleth Hill and singer Brian Kennedy were among the guests at the distinctly Irish event. | Celebrity chef Paul Rankin designed a menu featuring traditional Irish fa...
