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Barry O'Halloran

Barry O'Halloran

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Barry O’Halloran has 19 years experience in journalism, most of it the national media. He is a senior reporter on The Irish Times business desk, where he covers a range of areas, including, but not exclusively, energy, construction, insolvency and gaming and betting. Before joining The Irish Times in 2003, he worked for Business & Finance magazine, The Irish Daily Star, Irish Examiner and also contributed to a range of other publications. He is a previous winner of the Justice Media Award, given by the Law Society of Ireland for his coverage of a number of business law related stories.

There may not have been a particularly pressing case for developing a two-way interconnector, but it was arguably short-sighted not to give it more consideration. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Cantillon: One-way interconnector points to scepticism over prospects for Irish gas exploration

It appears little thought was given to the idea that gas might one day flow from the State to Britain

Paddy Power chief executive Patrick Kennedy stressed that the cost of the licence and the size of the US market would be key criteria when it comes to deciding whether or not to invest there. Photograph: Alan Betson
Cantillon: Paddy Power hedging its bets on US gamble

Company watching developments as US states look to legalise online betting

Neither of the gas interconnectors with Britain, built at a total cost of €600 million, can be used to export gas from here, as when they were built in 1993 and 2003 the Government was focused on securing supplies to meet high projected demand. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Bord Gáis Networks considers €200m cost of interconnectors

Pipes that import 90% of gas used here not designed to allow exports to Britain

Pictured at the Tullow Oil plc Dubin Shareholders Meeting are Aidan Heavey (right), Chief Executive Officer, and Graham Martin, General Counsel and Company Secretary. Photo: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
Tullow Oil criticises exploration tax regime in Republic

Low take-up of offshore licensing reflects risks involved in drilling off Irish coast

David Duffy, Research Officer, ESRI , at the presentation of the ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary, in Dublin.
Economy to perform better than forecasts, says ESRI

Growth set to reach 1.8 per cent this year and 2.7 per cent in 2014, predicts report

ESRI research officer David Duffy at the presentation of the institute’s ‘Quarterly Economic Commentary’ in Dublin yesterday. Photograph: Eric Luke
ESRI says promissory note deal to save €1bn

Cost of IBRC liquidation to lead to increase in spending this year

David Duffy, ESRI’s research officer at the presentation of the Quarterly Economic Commentary in Dublin yesterday. Photograph: Eric Luke
Banks still squeezing credit to small and medium businesses

One in nine SMEs were either refused a loan or did not apply in the first place, ESRI finds

Dunnes Stores operates 10,500 sq ft of retail floor space in the 125-year-old listed building it also uses as a head office.
Rent cut for Dunnes Stores space in Dublin

Cost of George’s St retail space cut by 35 per cent

Barryroe, a Providence interest off the Cork coast, which could potentially be the next commercial field in the Republic’s waters. Photograph: Finbarr O’Rourke
Untapped potential: factors keeping oil and gas big players from Irish shores

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