Brendan Rodgers and Celtic were heading for divorce but acrimony was avoidable
Lack of squad investment frustrated a successful manager yet he was minded to see out his final season before things got personal
Dermot Desmond
Three Irish billionaires to share most of €5.9bn deal for UK nursing homes business
JP McManus, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier to net windfall as US group Welltower confirms acquisition of Barchester nursing homes business
Dermot Desmond hits out at Rodgers’s ‘divisive, self-serving’ actions after Celtic manager resigns
Shaun Maloney also on interim management team
JP McManus, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier to share most of £4bn nursing homes deal
Tycoons set to get lion’s share from sale of UK’s Barchester Healthcare business
Notable Datalex shareholders join Dermot Desmond in providing €6m in loans as outlook improves
Travel retail software group to pay 16% interest on €1m borrowing from Sean O’Driscoll and Nick Furlong as well as €4m loan from Desmond
Irish owned Barchester Healthcare sees profits jump
Barchester is owned by JP McManus, John Magnier and Dermot Desmond
Datalex again taps Dermot Desmond for loan after delisting aimed at opening up other funding options
Recent filings with the CRO do not say how much Datalex has borrowed from Desmond this time around
Datalex’s top shareholders push through vote to delist
Some 99.1 per cent of shareholders that voted matter backed resolution
Manner of Datalex’s exit from stock market a final insult for loyal shareholders
Delisting comes just as company is showing real signs of life
Dublin Chamber backs MetroLink plans
Dermot Desmond, Michael O’Leary have both criticised the project
MetroLink delivery should be prioritised, US multinationals tell Government
Nine in 10 US corporations happy with Irish operations, AmCham members say, with 68% planning further investment over next five years
Have we ever really considered what the future of transportation will look like?
It is likely to take decades before AVs can operate reliably in mixed urban traffic and bad weather conditions
The Irish Times view on AI vehicles: no replacement for MetroLink
Dermot Desmond’s suggestion misses the point entirely
Is Fox News correct that Dublin is one of the most dangerous cities in Europe?
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Dermot Desmond is both right and wrong that AI will supersede MetroLink
Prospect of companies like Tesla or ChatGPT running a network of autonomous vehicles will worry many people
AI will make Dublin’s MetroLink obsolete, says Dermot Desmond
Businessman says Government should abandon project as AI will lead to rise in self-driving cars
Datalex to raise €6m in debt and quit Irish stock market
Shares in Datalex have slumped about 85% since the group was hit by an accounting scandal in early 2019 and then the pandemic
Datalex ‘continues to explore funding options’ as fresh Desmond backstop looms
Billionaire had been a consistent provider of finance since the company was rocked in 2019 by an accounting scandal and, subsequently, the Covid-19 pandemic
Shamrock Rovers’ return to the top driven by era-defining trinity of Burke, Lopes and Watts
Mid-season report: Drogheda the only other team to emerge with credit, but Hoops look a level above
DCC’s reward for strategic shift delayed as Trump casts shadow over tech unit sale
Datalex remains hooked on financial support from billionaire backer Dermot Desmond
Datalex targets positive earnings for first time in five years
Irish travel software firm saw net loss widen last year
Leading solicitor’s Dublin headquarters seeking €10m
Landmark St Stephen’s Green building expected to appeal to owner-occupiers, developers and investors
Stephen Bradley says he considered leaving Shamrock Rovers due to pressure from certain directors
‘Dermot Desmond is a shrewd businessman - he knows football... It is important we all listen’
Dermot Desmond claims ‘some non-executive directors’ are undermining Shamrock Rovers’ executive team
Club’s co-owner writes to club members ahead of the imminent departure of club chief executive John Martin
No match for Marty Morrissey when it comes to RTÉ moonlighters
Plus: Michael O’Leary’s brush with the Residential Tenancies Board; and Michael Lynn’s latest legal move
Sean O’Driscoll takes Datalex stake over 10% amid stock rally
Shares in company have risen 16% so far this year
Five Guys Irish franchise swings into profit
Sons of billionaire financier, Dermot Desmond, brought US fast casual food franchise here in 2016
Owning its own home pays for Fine Gael when it comes to funding elections
Plus: Rose of Tralee’s ongoing financial troubles; Dermot Desmond’s club advocacy; and rugby publicans’ qualified grand slam
Apartment money machine is broken but Government want a reboot by rising rent
An investor strike is forcing the Government to review rent pressure zones, but it could prove a retrograde step
Dermot Desmond-linked diamond mining firm warns on funding as gem sales fall
Finance costs push Mountain Province Diamond to a net loss
Next in line for success? Louis Walsh’s new boy band will have to conquer the primary school market first
Plus: The Ditch doing fine in a post-Paddy world; Fianna Fáil borrows from the DUP; and Brendan O’Carroll’s soft backing of Kamala Harris
Irish billionaires-backed Barchester’s profits soar
Nursing home business counts John Magnier, Dermot Desmond and JP McManus among its backers
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