As I previously alluded to here, I will be writing monthly roundups of green business news in both the Irish Times Innovation business magazine and monthly business magazine Business Plus. In Innovation, the topics covered will occasionally have an international slant, tending to look at developments and innovation in this area. In … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2008
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I am a freelance journalist who currently writes news, features and interviews for the business pages of Ireland’s Sunday Independent. I also contribute a monthly roundup of green business news for an Economics page in the Irish Times Innovation business magazine and a similar section, with an Irish focus, in Business Plus magazine. … Continue reading
Smyth looks to sell stake in €750m Ukrainian bank
Published on Sunday May 4th, 2008. By John Reynolds FORMER First Active boss John Smyth is seeking to sell a stake in €750m Ukrainian bank Ukrgasbank. After a bitter boardroom struggle saw Smyth being ousted from First Active when its shares plummeted in 1999, he walked away with a payoff … Continue reading
Maynooth maps out its path to greatness
Published on 4 May, 2008. Ireland’s fastest growing university, NUI Maynooth, is at the forefront of cutting-edge research — whether it be into superbugs or robots. John Reynolds spends a day on campus IT’S a mild spring morning at NUI Maynooth, Ireland’s fastest-growing university, and the future footsoldiers of the … Continue reading