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Tolls paved the way for massive global expansion

Monday February 01 2010

NATIONAL Toll Roads (NTR) began as a humble operator of toll bridges.

Social entrepeneur Victoria McKechnie of 'Kids in the Kitchen' is joined by three young chefs, Luan Ferriter, aged 7, Ana Coughlan, aged 8 and Thea Coughlan, aged 4

Using a wealth of business know-how to make lives better

Thursday January 28 2010

YOU ARE successful. You want to use your business skills for a new challenge and you have some sort of pet project to help people; you're on your way to being a social entrepreneur.

Apprentice star reveals secret heartache

Sunday October 25 2009

The Apprentice favourite Breffni Morgan has opened up about the secret heartache he harbours behind his funnyman demeanour on the hit TV3 show.

Economics prof predicts a boom

Wednesday March 04 2009

There has never been a better time to be an expert in the subject once known as the "dismal science''.

Banks face into black hole of loan losses

Sunday October 19 2008

FAST-forward to 29 September, 2010. That day, we'll have some idea if Brian Lenihan's €400bn bet that the banks will be able to stand on their own two feet by then will turn good.

Hard times take no toll on private schools

Sunday August 31 2008

As schools re-open after the summer, Ireland's most expensive private school has no fear of falling numbers because of chunky increases in fees.

Education still a priority for hard-pressed parents

Thursday August 28 2008

IN the heady days of the Celtic Tiger boom, private education became more fashionable than Jimmy Choos. The annual dash for places at the priciest 'independent schools' became a tactical battle requiring Napoleonic skill; the numbers opting for private third level colleges soared in line with Ireland's ballooning wealth; and a booming economy sent scores of its best and brightest to big ticket executive MBAs.

Debt knell tolls

Saturday August 09 2008

The disappointing first-half results from National Irish Bank, with bad debts increasing more than six-fold and profits falling by almost three-quarters, show just how tough the market has got for even the best-run second-tier banks. With things likely to get worse before they get better, chief executive Andrew Healy has it all to do.

Not such a brief encounter

Sunday June 29 2008

There's a touch of Erin Brockovich about lawyer-turned-travel-web site-editor Tara Cosgrove; she has turned her success in bringing about ground-breaking class-action suits in the courtroom, into a pioneering quest to make travelling easier and more rewarding for parents with young children.

Smurfit MBAs start on $115k

Sunday May 04 2008

SHINY new MBA graduates from the Michael Smurfit Business School can now expect an average starting salary of $114,610 (€73,751) on entering the rat race, according to new figures.

Julie Kavanagh

Sunday March 02 2008

Every day is different. I have two 9am starts for college. On those days, I'd want to be getting up at 7.30am and I leave the house at 8am. I'll have cereal and a glass of milk for breakfast. The traffic is woeful in the mornings, so I'll either get a lift from someone in my area or, every now and then, my mum will drop me in. I'm saving for a car. I know the insurance will be huge, but I'd still love to get a car. It'd make such a difference.