Are we set for an Irish gold rush?

The rising price of the precious metal has resulted in an increase in exploration by both indigenous and international companies

Ireland has no natural resources, the old wisdom goes.

But that’s not a view shared by several companies – both Irish and international – who have been plunging headlong into a mini Irish gold rush and raising hundreds of millions of euros to fund it.

In recent weeks, Conroy Gold and Natural Resources has announced it has discovered “an extensive gold zone” in Monaghan; Liam McGrattan’s IMC Mining Group has recently decided to ...