Mark Wall

Dermot Desmond-linked diamond mining firm warns on funding as gem sales fall

Finance costs push Mountain Province Diamond to a net loss

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 18:54

Dermot Desmond’s diamond mining firm has net loss of nearly €30m in ‘challenging year’

Irish businessman owns about 36% of listed Canadian miner Mountain Province Diamonds alongside a chunk of its debt

Tue Apr 02 2024 - 17:49

Dermot Desmond-backed mining company values royalties at €700m

Mountain Province Diamonds closes funding deal with Irish businessman as investment shines

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 19:32

Alan Kelly departure: Why, and why now?

Inside Politics: Issues with Labour leader was most quiet disquiet seen in a party heave

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 07:28

Coalition not to oppose Bill seeking to remove ‘child pornography’ term from legislation

Minister warns there are ‘significant legal and technical issues that do need to be addressed’

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 18:46

Gambling watchdog to be ‘powerful’, says Minister

Labour Senator warns of advertising impact on children as no 9pm broadcast watershed

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 19:36

Minister of State proposes trial antigen test programme at airports

Air traffic 84% below 2019 levels and volumes unlikely to return to pre-Covid level before 2023

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 20:50

Miriam Lord: Shock as Minister for Housing fails to dig himself into a hole

Darragh O’Brien huffed and puffed and finally got a shovelful of dirt – disappointing

Sat May 15 2021 - 01:00

Ireland will have ‘rocky road’ to economic recovery, Tánaiste says

Varadkar says re-opening ‘cannot be false dawn’ and Ireland ‘must avoid fourth wave’

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 15:44

RTÉ must stop showing lotto draw during children’s movies, Seanad told

Minister acknowledges lack of gambling controls make Ireland a ‘wild west’

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 20:31

‘Uneducated ignorant fools’ blamed for relentless rise in illegal dumping

Council workers hampered by inability to use CCTV to help catch perpetrators

Sat Mar 20 2021 - 06:00

Fly-tipping law to enable use of CCTV in prosecutions

Illegal dumping may be costing local authorities up to €90m a year

Sun Mar 07 2021 - 14:56

Labour seeks ban on advertising by gambling companies

Party stops short of calling for immediate ban on sports sponsorship by sector

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 13:40

Experts to examine case of gallantry medals for Jadotville veterans

Minister for Defence Simon Coveney warns against politicisation of medal awards

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 16:39

Concern as staff shortages threaten Naval Service missions at sea

Covid-19 illness and retention crisis curbing crew members and operation of navy vessels

Wed Oct 28 2020 - 02:38

Chairman of Fáilte Ireland resigns after it emerged he is holidaying in Italy

Minister for Tourism said she had accepted Michael Cawley’s resignation

Sat Aug 15 2020 - 14:06

Irish market losses top €22.7bn as coronavirus fears spread

‘Black Monday’ sees global shares tumble on Saudi-Russia oil price war and Italy lockdown

Tue Mar 10 2020 - 01:37

Election 2020: Labour’s poor result reveals a party in need of renewal

Brendan Howlin presented the party with a challenge in terms of image

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 00:59

Draghi has done his bit – now it’s over to Germany to save the euro

Market Beat: The outgoing ECB president has long been calling on governments to start spending

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 17:09

How will votes in the local elections influence next Dáil?

Parties will pore over results in the coming weeks to discern trends for the next general election

Fri May 31 2019 - 20:08

State sells €1bn of bonds ahead of ECB meeting

NTMA has now raised €13.5bn of its full-year targeted range of €14bn-€18bn

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 10:26

Who will win and who will lose in the constituency changes?

The reforms in four bellwether regions could have a significant political impact

Tue Aug 08 2017 - 01:30

Sterling and European shares endure choppy session as Brexit begins

Financial markets could face continuous volatility as two-year talks commence

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 19:47

Deutsche says Brexit impact on Irish GDP worse than forecast

Europe’s largest investment bank forecasts Irish growth slowing to 2.9% in 2017

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 10:50

Labour representatives oppose Fine Gael-led government

Most councillors, TDs and former TDs contacted oppose entering a coalition

Tue Apr 19 2016 - 01:00

Ó Ríordáin and Humphreys selected by Labour for Seanad elections

Two ministers of state had lost their Dáil seats in the general election

Fri Mar 18 2016 - 20:03

Former Labour TDs to compete for Seanad seats

Aodhán Ó Riordáin in competition with outgoing Senators for nomination

Mon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00

Analysis: Fianna Fáil empire strikes back at Fine Gael

Never have so many got so few predictions right, writes Harry McGee

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 13:18

Major childcare cost cuts if Labour returned to power - Burton

Vital to provide low-cost quality childcare for all under-12s, says Tánaiste

Wed Feb 10 2016 - 14:02

Fianna Fáil holds 12 seats in Kildare after late-night count

Election of former junior minister Sean Power marks return of ‘old guard’

Sat May 24 2014 - 12:27

Diverging paths of central banks made clear by ECB leaving door ajar on easing

Euro drops to lowest level in a year against pound following Draghi’s remarks

Fri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00