Linda Daly

Meet the Irishman who is selling Princess Diana's dresses (and who has sold Kurt Cobain's guitars and Truman Capote's ashes and much much more)

www.thetimes.com/article/1b4b...

Angry RTE staff reject €500 voucher offer in lieu of pay increase Union takes broadcaster to internal tribunal after ‘startling’ negotiations

From yesterday's Sunday Times, RTE unions and management are in dispute after management offered a €500 voucher instead of a payrise

www.thetimes.com/article/2ca8...

Doyens of the Irish diaspora in the world of business From banking to life sciences to Silicon Valley, we go on a global tour taking in the most prominent Irish exiles in commerce

For a small country, Ireland really does punch above its weight when it comes to success in business. Last St Patrick's weekend, Brian Carey and I compiled a list of Ireland's diaspora in business. Have a read and tell us who we missed.

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The Sunday Times is free to read this weekend so I am sharing some of our best big reads from the past year. If I have ever interviewed you, now is your chance to share the piece with your followers. They can read all about you and your business for free!

Boost incentives or chipmakers could go, Intel warns IDA Tech giant claims that Asian countries can outbid Ireland for new factories

Intel Ireland wrote to Paschal Donohoe in December, warning him that Ireland's competitiveness is under threat and calling for a better incentive scheme. The company has also had discussions with IDA. Here's the story from Barry J Whyte and me:

www.thetimes.com/article/5d3c...

From haka hero to proud dad, Willie Anderson on his son’s fashion fame The former Ireland rugby captain reveals how Jonathan overcame severe dyslexia and other setbacks to become one of the world’s top designers

Do yourself a favour and read this piece. It is truly lovely.

www.thetimes.com/article/e293...

Private equity firm Erisbeg has made its latest investment -- in Tallaght traffic management solutions company CHM. From yesterday's Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/article/e724...

Evara to spend €2bn on 7,500 homes in five-year build plan The former Quintain Ireland is also looking to spend €300m on land

www.thetimes.com/article/6c4d...

Simply better: how Dunnes Stores rose to the top The Irish supermarket chain has overtaken Tesco and SuperValu to become Ireland’s leading grocer, with a 25 per cent market share

In today's Sunday Times:

www.thetimes.com/article/75de...

How the Galway battery start-up Xerotech ran out of juice The high-tech firm built up by Barry Flannery from a shed in his parents’ back garden has fallen flat, leaving investors to count their losses

Galway company Xerotech, which has raised €48 million and whose founder was a contender for EY entrepreneur of the year in November, looks set to go into liquidation. This is a fascinating big read by Barry J Whyte

www.thetimes.com/article/83b3...

Sole Seafood & Grill shells out for more seats and fitness studio Padraic O’Kane and Richie Wilson are cooking up big plans for their Dublin restaurant just as many others are going off the boil

www.thetimes.com/article/7655...

Road Safety Authority gears up €638m driving test overhaul The overhaul will integrate theory tests and licence services, creating a single, streamlined system

www.thetimes.com/article/6de2...

Intercom supremos are right ‘in the eye of the AI storm’ Des Traynor and Fergal Reid are building a ‘legitimately world-class’ artificial intelligence team in Dublin to revolutionise customer service technology

In today's Sunday Times, I talk all things AI, angel investing, and the future of Intercom with Des Traynor and Fergal Reid from the company.

www.thetimes.com/article/ada0...

Dunnes Stores pays €38m for Dublin mall Retailer adds to growing portfolio and takes over as landlord to grocery rival

Dunnes Stores becomes a landlord to one of its biggest rivals.

www.thetimes.com/article/08be...

Patrick Collison changes stripes with rest of tech bros The Irish co-founder of Stripe joined other billionaires including Elon Musk in contributing to Republican US election campaigns

Good morning. In today's Sunday Times: Patrick Collison switches allegiance from the Democrats to Republicans.

www.thetimes.com/article/73fb...

‘Oscars talk is doing the Irish language no harm at all’ Alan Esslemont, the Scot who has led TG4 for eight years, is about to take his bow at the broadcaster. After struggles with funding he sees the future as bright

From Kneecap's awards run to RTÉ's "failure" of the Irish language, I had a wide-ranging conversation with Alan Esslemont, the Scotsman in charge of TG4 (who is more Irish than me).

www.thetimes.com/article/7a75...

Paddy McKillen and the sheikh: tens of millions at stake in spat The property magnate’s joust with the Qataris over bills for his renovation of luxury homes and hotels spans London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles

Happy Sunday everyone. Please have a read if you have time:

www.thetimes.com/article/1ff7...

Coopers Cross lands big-name tenant as first client Kennedy Wilson has made its first office letting at Coopers Cross, the US property group’s development in Dublin’s north docklands

www.thetimes.com/article/440d...

Dublin house prices 2025: experts predict another record year Buyers, sellers and agents alike watched in shock last year as house prices spiralled beyond all predictions. What happened — and is there hope for an easier 2025?

www.thetimes.com/article/d68f...

How Irish companies built the cloud — and billions rained down Homegrown businesses are at the centre of a global gold rush for the giant warehouses that are home to thousands of computer servers

Did you know that Irish companies are world leaders when it comes to building data centres globally? Well, they are. I wrote about it for yesterday's Sunday Times:

www.thetimes.com/article/c1a1...

Who’s behind the local media land grab in Ireland? Independent newspapers and radio stations are being snapped up by two dominant players that are consolidating their grip on the market

For today's Sunday Times, I looked at who is buying up Ireland's local media outlets. There are some great contributions in it. www.thetimes.com/article/464e...

Thanks for reading Caemin and for the link. I will have a listen!

‘Flogas wasn’t coining it during the natural gas crisis’ Chief executive John Rooney is on a mission to make people more aware that his company sells electricity — using all of his marketing nous

www.thetimes.com/article/72e1...

Conor McGregor’s fortunes set for a beating The UFC star is poised to lose his status as a big hitter in the drinks trade after losing a civil rape trial

Good morning. For today's Sunday Times, I looked at how last month's sexual assault court case result will play for McGregor here and abroad - not just for his drinks company but for all his other businesses.

www.thetimes.com/article/fac0...

For my first ever Bluesky post, I have decided to post a photo of Max, who had a tough few days this week after getting four teeth removed. Here he is on Monday out of his tree on pain killers.

Thanks Neville. I need to become better acquainted with it. I hope all is good with you!

Hello! Is it nice here?