Donald Trump and the Sussexes have much in common this week. Both attacked their mortal enemies without considering the wrath that would be unleashed in revenge. The difference is the Iranians will be easier to talk down than the British press. If it is let, Iran will do a deal with the west, because it […]

(Reuters) – Casper Sleep Inc, the online mattress retailer whose investors include actor Leonardo DiCaprio and rapper 50 Cent, on Friday filed bit.ly/2QINDtC for an initial public offering with U.S. regulators. Launched in 2014, Casper is one of a string of online mattress retailers, such as Purple, Nectar Sleep and Tuft & Needle, that have […]

Hardly a day goes by without news of fresh controversy involving the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). Concerns over the management of the organisation and claims and counter-claims about who is – or was – responsible for things going wrong at the organisation are legion. Speaking on ‘Morning Ireland’ yesterday, Sports Minister Shane Ross hailed […]

The primary rule of commemorations must be first do no harm. And it is one the Government has broken in its handling of the 1920 centenary. Some sleeping dogs are best left to their slumbers instead of startling them back to snarling life. Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free access to this […]

(Reuters) – Two major investors in NMC Health (NMC.L) have launched a discounted share sale worth 375 million pounds ($493 million), sending its stock down 19% weeks after a short-selling attack by U.S. firm Muddy Waters. The deal, led by NMC’s second- and third-largest shareholders Saeed Al Qebaisi and Khaleefa Al Muhairi, was priced at […]

I heard the news about Larry Gogan at about 6.30 yesterday morning when I got a phone call. Larry wasn’t well but he was more than capable of doing all the radio stuff he needed to do. Three days before Christmas, I was talking to him and he was wondering whether he would get home […]

You have to wonder who came up with the idea of an actual State ceremony to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP), who, in effect, fought against Irish independence. Yes, we should remember and respect these public servants, caught on ‘the wrong side of history’, but to have a […]

The “Henry Street” golden era of Irish broadcasting has lost its golden voice. Before moving to Donnybrook, the station greeted the nation from Dublin city centre. Larry Gogan picked up his life-long zest for music by listening to the American Forces Network Europe and Radio Luxembourg. His fresh and breezy voice cast a shaft of […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A group of prominent internet pioneers is mobilizing to block the $1.1 billion sale of control of the .org internet domain, arguing that the takeover of .org by a newly formed private company would hurt the millions of nonprofits that rely on it. Registrations for websites ending in .org have long […]

You won’t need to be reminded of Cork’s elevated sense of its status, not only in the context of Irish history and culture but western civilisation itself. For those with this particular world view, all roads eventually lead back to the southern capital. If those not blessed with a Cork birth cert are bemused by […]