Comment: The return of dividends at Qantas grounds Alan Joyce's critics

There was good news in recent days – and a big slice of “I told you so” – from the Irish boss of Australian airline Qantas.

The airlineannounced that it was to reinstate dividends after a seven-year gap. For its chief executive, Tallaght native Alan Joyce, it was a moment to finally silence the critics that have mounted a chorus of disapproval throughout the turbulent eight years that he has headed up the ...