Philip Lynch
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IPL Plastics deal appears to be a wrap for long-suffering Irish investors
- Manufacturing
- July 31, 2020, 13:30
Irish boardroom doyenne Rose Hynes, a non-executive director at IPL Plastics, which makes everything from ice-cream containers to wheelie bins, is hol(...)

Visits back home to Ireland will always rekindle grief
- Abroad
- September 16, 2019, 07:08
It’s a slow shuffle towards the service desk at the car hire place near Dublin Airport. But it’s a patient, near silent shuffle. The hipster-looking l(...)

Timeline of national children’s hospital development
- Health
- February 5, 2019, 10:57
1993: A single, tertiary children’s hospital for Dublin is proposed by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. It recommended the centre be built (...)

IPL Plastics IPO gives investors opportunity to step off rollercoaster
- Manufacturing
- May 26, 2018, 05:50
Almost a year to the day since Dermot Desmond sold his 25 per cent stake in plastics group One51, it became clear this week how the billionaire was, o(...)

In Ireland Christmas was pine trees and puddings, here it’s beaches and barbies
- Abroad
- December 25, 2017, 01:00
Like many migrants, I suspect, my memories of Irish Christmases are never far away at this time of the year. But that slow-burn build up to the 25th, (...)

One51 once again eyes a stock market listing
- Manufacturing
- August 29, 2017, 06:30
The 2,000 or so shareholders in One51 – including farmers, dairy co-ops and high-net-worth individuals who followed the once-unquestionable business t(...)

Dublin Horse Show clears hurdles with Michael Duffy in saddle
- Commercial Property
- August 4, 2017, 05:44
Michael Duffy’s office has one of the nicest views in Ireland, looking on to the lush main arena in the RDS in Ballsbridge. And he’ll have one of the (...)

What’s behind Australia’s new immigration rules?
- Abroad
- April 28, 2017, 04:00
The announcement that a new maternity hospital in Dublin may be managed by a religious order is generating much disquiet in Ireland; but here in secul(...)

The new children’s hospital: what’s taking so long?
- Health
- April 26, 2017, 19:20
It is 33 years since the idea of a new children’s hospital was first mooted, and it looks like it will take almost four decades for that plan to be re(...)

Owen Killian resignation raises questions about CEO duration
- Agribusiness & Food
- February 15, 2017, 05:30
After weeks of speculation, Aryzta chief executive Owen Killian fell on his sword on Tuesday, stepping aside as chief executive of the embattled Irish(...)