Denis O’Brien emerges as investor in Smurfit brothers’ New Zealand paper mill
Businessman took 24.3% stake in company behind Whakatane mill amid refinancing in 2024
Michael Smurfit
Michael Smurfit: ‘I haven’t been to Ireland for years. All the things I knew are gone’
With his 90th birthday approaching, one of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs reflects on his career and legacy
Michael Smurfit receives distinguished leader award from The Irish Times
Irish entrepreneur was the driving force behind the global growth of the Smurfit packaging group for decades
Irish business grandee Gary McGann on working with Michael Smurfit, the fall of Anglo Irish and the current state of the Irish economy
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Greencore boss’s £1.2bn bid ambition a rarity among second-tier Irish plcs these days
Agreement in principle to buy Bakkavor marks a major departure in ambition for the Dublin-based sandwich and ready-meal maker
Smurfit WestRock’s Tony Smurfit: ‘My plan is to make sure it is one of the great companies of the world’
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Smurfit WestRock chief Tony Smurfit named The Irish Times Business Person of the Year
In July 2024, Dublin-based Smurfit Kappa, led by Mr Smurfit, formally merged with US peer WestRock to become the largest packaging group in the world
Trump’s tariff threats over Mexico and Canada weigh on Smurfit Westrock
Packaging products in firing line if levies happen
It’s embarrassing how we Irish fawn over the super-rich, from Michael O’Leary to JP McManus
Here is a resolution for 2025: let’s stop glorifying extraordinary wealth. All great wealth reveals is that someone can afford to pay more tax
K Club golf resort drives home 59% increase in operating profit
With ongoing investment, controlling party agrees to support exclusive resort for at least 12 months
Michael Smurfit: Succession review - A soft-spoken and thoughtful multi-millionaire with a killer instinct
Television: With a who’s-who of interviewees, this RTÉ documentary is more of a hagiography than warts-and-all portrait
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week, beginning tonight
The pick of the new shows on TV, from John Creedon’s latest musical roadtrip around Ireland, to a look at the life and times of Michael Smurfit to Cate Blanchett thriller Disclaimer
Modernised and extended former farmhouse on two acres in Straffan for €2m
Luxurious residence with five bedrooms, a large kitchen and a self-contained apartment for €2m in Straffan
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