December 9, 2007
Jack and Suzy Welch
WHY are so many private equity deals blowing up?
Alan Engle, New York The short answer is that the world has changed (read: the US sub-prime mortgage mess has erupted ...
December 9, 2007
Media should expose false abuse allegations
From John Fitzgerald
THE story of the horrors perpetrated in the Magdalene laundries and industrial schools of Ireland has shocked and sickened all decent ...
December 9, 2007
Ken Griffin
RELATIVE newcomer minister Eamon Ryan may have grabbed headlines last week with his decision to ban uranium exploration but it is likely that the activities of enigmatic old hand Dr ...
December 9, 2007
Patrick Freyne
IRISH technology is featuring on the International Space Station for the first time, as the Columbus module links up with the orbiting vessel after being launched into space by the ...
December 9, 2007
DAVID HORGAN
HAVING been a troublesome student myself, I can hardly complain about others. On the drive up to Belfast I lost my car electrics, effectively leaving me without dipped headlights and ...
December 9, 2007
HERE'S a new home with a difference . . . and one to bring a smile to the faces of everyone involved.
Knightsbrook is a four-bed semidetached house at No 84 Norbury ...
December 9, 2007
Whether you are building a house, repairing a broken window, or just need advice onplumbing, renovating, painting or tiling, fret not.
Send in your questions to Steve. . . We are meeting ...
December 9, 2007
Writes Karen McCarthy
CHRISTMAS can be an embarrassing time of year.
Traditionally known as the season of goodwill and gift giving, it is often very difficult to not only find the right gift ...
December 9, 2007
Garry Miley
THE US equivalent of our Minister for the Environment is the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The post, which comes with a salary of $166,000 a year, is ...
December 9, 2007
NTIL the Budget bump turned things around somewhat last week, there appeared to be only one direction for Irish equities:
down, down, down.
Whatever the alibi . . . credit crunch, US subprime ...