Gates invites Wilders to see aid in AfricaBILLIONAIRE MICROSOFT chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates has intervened in a national debate over the Netherland’s budget…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Dutch PM seeks cross-party support for €9bn in budget cutsDUTCH PRIME minister Mark Rutte has taken the unusual step of asking all 11 of the country’s political parties to support a €…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Dutch monarchy loses last remaining political powerTHE DUTCH monarchy has been stripped of its last remaining political power – the entitlement to become actively involved in the…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Dutch Catholic-run institutions castrated boys for 'homosexual feelings'THE CATHOLIC Church in the Netherlands has been hit by a new sex abuse scandal following the revelation that up to a dozen teenage…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Abuse, misery and criminality behind the legal sex tradeLEGAL brothels in Amsterdam took a radical step last week when they agreed to help police and prosecutors combat people-trafficking…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Dutch PM to defy Strasbourg summonsDUTCH PRIME minister Mark Rutte is expected not to attend a special debate at the European Parliament today to discuss why he…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Netherlands moves away from liberal line on smoking cannabisIS THE Netherlands finally growing up, or is it committing tourism suicide? A ban on foreigners using its famous “coffee shops…Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Dutch priests suspended over sex abuse claimsTWO DUTCH priests have been suspended on suspicion of child sex abuse in the 1970s and 1980s, following the publication of a …Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Just a pawn in political chess game of Dutch immigration policyHAGUE LETTER : The Dutch public is uneasy at the state’s threat to return a teenager to AngolaFri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Fugitive Goran Hadzic still in sights of tribunal prosecutorsRATKO Mladic – reputedly the Butcher of Bosnia – may have been the trophy catch without whom the work of the war crimes tribunal…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Serbian nationalists protest at proposed extradition of MladicTHOUSANDS OF Serbian ultra-nationalists attacked police in Belgrade last night at a rally where about 10,000 protesters demanded…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Dutch minister backs Irish right to decide its tax rateTHE MINISTER of finance for the Netherlands has thrown his weight behind Ireland’s sovereign entitlement to decide its own tax…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
Deportation case prompts debate on refugee success storiesHAGUE LETTER: The ruling on a deportation case of a 14-year-old girl from Afghanistan will have wide-reaching effectsFri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Reopening the book on the lost language of civilisation's cradleHAGUE LETTER: The Sumerian language vanished from use in around 2000 BC, but Dutch linguist Bram Jagersma is breathing new life…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Forgiving nature of Dutch people means little lost in translationLETTER FROM THE HAGUE: The Roma can’t or won’t learn Dutch, which is something they have in common with expatsFri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Right-wing party may benefit most from rerun of Dutch electionHAGUE LETTER: Nearly seven months after the collapse of the Dutch coalition government, there is still no replacementWed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
'Lost gardens' fit for a queenIT’S known as “the Versailles of the Netherlands” dating back to 1684, but the last time Het Loo Palace hit the headlines was…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Learning how to take the fright out of freight costsUNDER THE RADAR - Derek Ryan, Transport Matters IRISH EXPORTERS pay €85 billion a year to get their goods to market, a logistical…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
New website gives cafes and restaurants food for thoughtUNDER THE RADAR: Brian Rooney, Mylunch.ieFri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Founder of Rib World could have bone to pick with banksUNDER THE RADAR Bo Nielsen, Rib World: LOOKING FOR an example of how wrong the banks had their priorities before the downturn…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Founder of Rib World could have bone to pick with banksUNDER THE RADAR Bo Nielsen, Rib World: LOOKING FOR an example of how wrong the banks had their priorities before the downturn…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Jobs firm employs new approach to recruitmentUNDER THE RADAR: Ronan Colleran, AccreateFri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Jobs firm employs new approach to recruitmentUNDER THE RADAR: Ronan Colleran, AccreateFri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Daughter furnishes family business with future plansUNDER THE RADAR: Julianne Kelly, Kevin Kelly InteriorsFri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Casting a cold eye on financial advisersUNDER THE RADAR: Mark O'Bryne, GoldCoreFri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Coach goes back to basics in game plan for survivalUNDER THE RADAR: Eve Bulman, BrightSkillsFri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Keeping a cool head during recessionary timesUNDER THE RADAR: John Kennedy, Irish Cooling TowersFri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Primarily about the food, but not losing sight of the businessUNDER THE RADAR: Richy Virahsawmy, Richy's Bar & BistroFri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Teaching the art of building on that 'Eureka' momentUNDER THE RADAR - Ciara McCarthy, Articulate Consulting: ENTREPRENEURS NEED unshakable focus to start and build successful companies…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
'Exercise makes you feel more positive about life'UNDER THE RADAR/Neil O'Brien, Keepfit.ie: HALF THE battle in business is psychologicalFri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Berlin's Bridge of SpiesHidden gems : ANYONE WHO remembers when cold-war spy movies were all the rage will also remember the inevitable prisoner exchanges…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Practical adviceUNDER THE RADAR/Interview/David Power Distinct Consulting: AS A management consultant with a multinational firm, David Power…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
To the fore of the gameTHERE’S VERY little about golf that’s uncontentious, including its origin, which some say can be traced right back to Roman times…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Seeing the lightUNDER THE RADAR/Dr Carl Jackson, SensL: WHAT IS the biggest single mistake that a technology start-up can make? The answer, …Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Where the dead of Venice lie buriedIT SOUNDS a bit like a pub quiz question: composer Igor Stravinsky, ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev and poet Ezra Pound, are…Sat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
White-collar athlete running to stay alive in the trading game Jason Berry, Positive Equity Interview: Peter CluskeyUNDER THE RADAR: IT MAY be something to do with the current economic climate, but the first thing Jason Berry is at pains to…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Warming to legal indemnity insurance during the colds winds of recessionINTERVIEW/John Glynn, Select Legal Indemnities: THERE ARE precious few businesses which can legitimately claim in the current…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Hideaway at the heart of the cityWHEN you’re within the Singel, the innermost canal of Amsterdam’s circular waterway system, you know you’re in the heart of the…Sat May 30 2009 - 01:00
Planetary travellingTHE IRISH economy was booming in 2006 when Zara Stassin set up her specialist travel agency, Zara’s Planet but, even so, she …Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Figuring out how to teach maths onlineINTERVIEW/Ian Finlayson, CyberGrinds: CHAT TO Ian Finlayson about maths for even a few minutes, and it’s clear you’re talking…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Sourcing property for investorsLONDON INVESTMENTS: EVEN IN a flat market, new transport links are guaranteed to generate interest, so the long-awaited extension…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Wildlife reserve at Morro BayHIDDEN GEM: IF YOU’VE ever driven south along the coast from San Francisco towards Los Angeles, chances are you’ll have been…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
The best medicineINTERVIEW: JAMES McKAY still remembers it: the lecture on e-commerce during his MBA at the University of Wales that inspired…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
