Michael Murray: Tax, debt, divorce, domicile and diversity are common reasons for directors’ share sales

They don’t necessarily foretell trouble ahead

The past ten days have seen several interesting share sales in Ireland – especially across the convenience food and/or food ingredients sector – Aryzta, Greencore and Kerry Group. I don’t hold shares in the first (thankfully, given its performance of late), but I do in the second and third – thankfully, because they have been stellar performers.

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