Published on 8th June, 2008. By John Reynolds Airline faces €250m bill for emissions scheme Fifty million passengers face the prospect of a new “green” surcharge if Ryanair is forced to enter the emissions trading scheme proposed by Europe. Speaking to the Sunday Independent, Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary admitted that … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2008
Food could be the next investment bubble
Published on 8th June, 2008 Irish investors are jumping on the commodities bandwagon amid a food price crisis, reports John Reynolds WITH food prices spiralling out of control, leading to shortages and riots in some of the less well-developed nations, fingers have been pointed at the investment community. It has been … Continue reading
Minister calls for increase in biofuel production
Published on Sunday June 1st 2008. By John Reynolds ENERGY minister Eamon Ryan has called for a boost in Irish biofuel production as a Sunday Independent investigation reveals that several firms, including One51, are receiving millions in subsidies to import foreign biofuels. The finding comes as international controversy continues over … Continue reading
Irish Green Business News: Part Two
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
Welcome
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
Soros warns Ireland not to leave eurozone
Published on 13 April, 2008. By John Reynolds BILLIONAIRE currency speculator George Soros – the man who broke the Bank of England – has warned Ireland not to pull out of the euro. “I doubt that Ireland would benefit from withdrawing from the euro. It wouldn’t allow you to escape … Continue reading
Did we just hit a small slump or a recession?
Published on 6 April, 2008. They say that when America sneezes everyone else catches a cold. So what effect will the financial crisis across the Atlantic have? John Reynolds asks business leaders for their assessment THE US looks as if it may already be in recession, with the British economy … Continue reading
€4bn value put on Magnier’s Coolmore Stud
Published on Sunday March 30 2008 By John Reynolds and Nick Webb WEALTHY Irish horse racing tycoon John Magnier’s Coolmore Stud could be worth up to €4bn, based on new valuations, following a major takeover of a rival stud operation last week. The privately owned horse breeding stables — the … Continue reading