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IFSC firm had role in 'improper' Australian dealing
IFSC firm Cologne Re Dublin had support from the highest level of its US parent General Re Corporation when taking a prime role in three "improper" deals in Australia, according to a new report for Australian regulators. p
Davy forecasts Aer Lingus growth
Aer Lingus could have been a stronger global airline as a subsidiary of Ryanair if the low-cost carrier's takeover of former State firm had gone ahead, Ryanair stockbroker Davy argues in a new report. p
Aer Lingus folly may forever mark O'Leary
Business Opinion: As an act of corporate vandalism, Michael O'Leary's assault on Aer Lingus takes some beating. Nine months and more than €16 million in fees later there is very little to show for shareholders in either Aer Lingus or Ryanair. p
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Deloitte blue book reveals large surplus of rich drivel
Forty-one years ago, chairman Mao distributed 900 million copies of The Little Red Book to the people of China. A couple of weeks ago, Deloitte distributed thousands of copies of The Little Blue Book of Strategy to its US employees, writes Lucy Kellaway . pInhabitants of Richistan are not that different - they just want more
John Gapper reviews a well-timed inquiry into what makes the new rich tick - and finds a banality p
Winning business worlwide
Category: Industry The Irish Times is profiling the 24 finalists in the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition. The last four of the finalists in the industry category are featured this week. This is the last profile list of the competition finalists. pNominee: Dominic Walsh MSO Group
Based in east Belfast, the MSO Group was formed in 2002 after a
management buyout of MSO Cleland Ltd. pNominee: John O'Neill Heatons
Heatons Ltd was founded in 1946 by Hubert Heaton, in Athlone, Co
Westmeath. The retail business was a spin-off from a woollen mill
company that the Heaton family owned which processed wool and also
wholesaled fabrics. pNominee: Edward Conroy Westland Horticulture
Westland Horticulture was established in 1990 in Dungannon, Co
Tyrone, by business partners Edward Conroy and Robert Lavery with
an initial business concept of supplying mushroom casing to
mushroom growers. pNominee: Brian Irwin WD Irwin & Sons Ltd
Irwin's was established in 1912 as a grocery retailer and has
evolved to incorporate locally based retail, wholesale and
construction businesses. p
