Commercial Property Ivan Yates: A Sinn Féin government would be a ‘disaster’ for property market The former Fine Gael TD and agriculture minister warned that the property sector would fare badly under a Mary Lou McDonald government
Politics Former Commissioner Phil Hogan declares income of €1 million Hogan’s clients include Visa, from whom he received revenues last year between €200,000 and €299,999
Comment Elaine Byrne: From Pee Flynn to Big Phil and now Tubridy, we Irish don’t tolerate hubrisThe ex-RTÉ presenter was almost out of the woods and en route to a return to the airwaves, but he just couldn’t take his medicine and shut up
Politics Máiread McGuinness seeks new term as EU Commissioner in move that may cause tension with Fianna FáilThere has been speculation that Fianna Fáil is considering proposing a commissioner next year
Matt Cooper: Big Phil’s own words could land any damages case in the bunkerThe former EU Commissioner may be considering demanding compensation for the ‘damage suffered’ when he had to step down, but he is very unlikely to get it
Elaine Byrne: The political big beast whose instincts failed himPhil Hogan was peerless in understanding how the court of public opinion worked but it was his failure to understand that ultimately Ursula von der Leyen was his boss which proved his undoing
Phil Hogan appointed to executive advisor role in decentralised finance legal assurance firmAstra Protocol is a patented blockchain legal product that claims to facilitate easier and safer smart contracts and for decentralised finance products such as crypto currencies.
Von der Leyen paves the way for Hogan to join lucrative speakers’ circuitThe former European Commissioner for Trade is set to join the London Speaker Bureau and could command high fees for attending events
