Published on 26 August, 2007. By John Reynolds Diarmuid Hegarty used to lecture in accountancy and economics at UCD. Now he owns and runs Dublin’s Griffith College. Turnover last year was €22m plus about €3m from its 700-room student accommodation. Sitting on seven acres on the South Circular Road, the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Interviews
Treasury is holding all the keys
Published on 12 August, 2007. By John Reynolds Appropriately enough, Richard Barrett, the joint founder of property development giant Treasury Holdings, has got the builders in. We chat in a boardroom in the company’s opulent offices in Ballsbridge, the heart of upmarket Dublin 4. “We believe in leaving a place … Continue reading
The teacher who has turned into a high flyer
By JOHN REYNOLDS Sunday August 05 2007 It’s not often that my notes are made even more illegible by occasional turbulence during an interview, but there’s a first time for everything. Owner of Aer Arann Padraig O Ceidigh is a former teacher, and if he’s dismayed at my handwriting, then … Continue reading
Interview: Mike Ryan, Merrill Lynch International Bank
Published on 29 July, 2007. By John Reynolds When you’re the chief executive of a bank with assets worth a cool €150 billion, evidently it pays to be cool, calm and collected. Mike Ryan, chief executive of Merrill Lynch International Bank and Country Manager for Ireland is exactly that as … Continue reading
Spooky tales from an Irish oilman
Published on 1 July, 2007. By John Reynolds Petrel Resources managing director David Horgan is no stranger to schmoozing with diplomats, government officials, investors and fund managers, so he should feel at home in the lavish comfort of the Merrion Hotel bar. Currently valued at €76m, London-listed Petrel is potentially … Continue reading
The Independent: Business Interview: Sir Gerry Robinson
When the ‘upstart caterer’ was defeated in his bid for Rentokil, he didn’t lick his wounds but set about healing the NHS. ‘The police might be next’ for the TV troubleshooter By John Reynolds Published: 21 April 2007 A Georgian country pile, tucked away outside the sleepy village of … Continue reading
Sunday Independent
Aid for Ryanair’s US routes if they get off the groundSunday April 15th 2007 JOHN REYNOLDS and JOHN MULLIGANRYANAIR’S new transatlantic offshoot can expect lucrative incentives in Ireland and the US when it launches new routes to the US, the Sunday Independent has learned. Michael O’Leary’s tough bargaining style … Continue reading