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Phil Hogan
U2 drummer Larry Mullen jnr can’t live with work done on his Howth property
Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV
Collison brother buys period pile in heart of Dublin 4′s embassy belt
Plus: Dublin New Year’s Eve celebrations to be split in two across traditional city lines; Phil Hogan’s exclusive Brussels club; and the new plan for Terenure Synagogue
European Commission queried Hogan’s consultancy work with further clients
European Commission ethics panel reviewed Phil Hogan’s plan to advise tech privacy organisation
Phil Hogan’s work for international law firm ‘risked’ damaging European Commission’s reputation
Ireland’s former European commissioner agreed to pause work for law firm following concerns
Phil Hogan consultancy work ‘breached’ lobbying rules, European Commission feared
Documents show Ireland’s former EU commissioner was asked to drop law firm as client until end of two-year ‘cooling off’ period
Big Phil is welcomed back into the Fine Gael fold as old foe Leo Varadkar departs the stage
Plus: Alan Shatter seeks to protect the inheritance; a campaign for a Colm Meaney statue in Killarney; and Clare Daly’s political future
Phil Hogan appointed to internal Fine Gael election committee
Former EU commissioner who resigned after Golfgate scandal has built an extensive advisory business since stepping back from politics
National Lottery plans to move its HQ to new location
Funeral for legendary actors’ agent; CRH chief’s home renovations troubles; Phil Hogan joins Irish lobbying register; a financial blow for the IRFU, and a tough job at RTÉ
Mairead McGuinness will not contest next European elections
Fine Gael MEP says ‘absolute focus’ is on serving as EU Commissioner, a role she was appointed to following Phil Hogan’s resignation in 2020
Phil Hogan declares €1m revenues from consultancy firm
Former European commissioner forges new career advising corporate clients
Phil Hogan’s new consultancy offers ‘unique insights’... but you won’t find them on Twitter
Any Other Business: Intel and the NCT; Boris’s Irish diaries link; Big Phil’s insights; Holiday bounce-backs; EU backs cash
‘There was a lot of soul searching’: Why many mid-career male politicians are quitting
Covid lockdowns made many TDs reassess their life priorities and were, for the first time in their children’s lives, not away from home continuously
Stephen Collins: Irish politics reached a new level of absurdity over the last 10 days
At a time when politicians routinely face threats and intimidation, Opposition and media should think twice about launching a groundless campaign against a Minister
Paschal Donohoe’s usefulness to Varadkar and Martin will save him
Minister is getting a chance Fine Gael denied Alan Shatter, Frances Fitzgerald and Phil Hogan
Phil Hogan: ‘populist wave of indignation’ over Golfgate at home likely cost Commission job
Former minister told Seán O’Rourke that Varadkar ‘abandoned’ principle of rewarding hard work
Johnson should go but maybe not now and maybe not like this
Pandemic sagas show sometimes our best interests are not served by baying for blood
Drew Harris defends Garda’s criminal investigation into Golfgate affair
Impact on reputations of those involved raised at committee by James O’Connor TD
Coveney orders officials to ‘summon’ Russian envoy to discuss Ukraine situation
Taoiseach says military tensions on country’s border like a ‘relic from the past’
Grim diplomatic dance on Ukraine reaches its end with Russian invasion
Inside Politics: Widespread condemnation of Russian aggression in Dáil exchanges
Varadkar pledges to examine whip rules amid Golfgate fallout
Three senators lost Fine Gael whip over their attendance at golf society dinner in Clifden
Kathy Sheridan: Brussels bubble misses the point on Phil Hogan’s resignation
Lengthy Libération interview with former EU commissioner left out pertinent details
Golfgate attendance not only reason Hogan lost commission job, Varadkar says
Minister of State says he has sympathy for those who lost jobs after ‘trial by media’ over event
Taoiseach heads to Berlin with Ukraine crisis top of the agenda
Inside Politics: Coveney issues blunt statement after Putin’s ‘dangerous escalation’
Pat Leahy: What does Golfgate verdict teach us? We all lost the plot a bit
Prosecution may have folded but that does not mean it was a bad idea to take it in first place
EU Commission says Golfgate not sole reason for Hogan resignation
Ex-commissioner said to feel hard done by for having lost his job after case dismissed
More than 50 witnesses set to give evidence in ‘Golfgate’ case, judge told
Case could take up to five days in January, Clifden District Court hears
Mairead McGuinness: UK needs to be ‘less emotional’ on Brexit
European commissioner talks about tax, trade, protocol and need for a stronger bloc
Miriam Lord’s Week: Who’s afraid of the big bad social bash?
Brave Barry Ward invites FG colleagues to his Covid-compliant engagement party
Phil Hogan appointed to business that lobbies European Commission
Digital finance firm Proof of Trust and its spin-off, the Astra Protocol, confirm hire
Judge in Clifden adjourns ‘Golfgate’ court case until October 28th
Independent TD Noel Grealish and former Fianna Fáil senator Donie Cassidy face charges
Cheese: the new battleground in Ireland’s climate debate
Glanbia plant controversy masks bigger issue around Ireland’s role in EU dairy industry
Is Ireland in danger of squandering its green credentials?
Glanbia cheese plant controversy masks bigger issue around Ireland’s role in EU dairy industry
Ireland had EU’s most stringent lockdown this year, analysis finds
Lax travel restrictions may have been ‘weak link’ in Covid defences, say UCD academics
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