Business, Finance and Tech / David Monaghan

Business & Finance • 2nd December 2022

The European Union and President Zelenskyy of Ukraine both honoured at the Awards 2022, in association with KPMG

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, accepted the Sutherland Leadership Award on behalf of the European Union at the 2022 Business & Finance Awards, in association with KPMG. This was in recognition of 50 years since Ireland’s accession to the EU.

Business & Finance • 28th April 2022

“Difference is an accident of birth, plain and simple” - In conversation with John Hume Jnr.

Business & Finance Deputy Editor David Monaghan spoke to John and Pat Hume’s son, John Hume Jnr., ahead of the Business & Finance Awards to discuss his parents’ legacy, their unyielding commitment to peace, and what lessons we can take from their storied lives. Note: This piece was originally published in Business & Finance magazine, vol. 59, no. 2.

Business & Finance • 8th June 2021

“We now have no time on our hands” - In conversation with Professor Sir David King

Professor Sir David King has had a storied career. A former Head of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Chemistry, he has, in recent years, gained international renown as Chief Scientific Adviser to former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. His tenure as Chief Scientific Adviser was marked by dogged attempts to increase public awareness of climate change and its adverse effects on the world and its people. This is a fight he continues with the same determination today.

Business & Finance • 5th November 2020

CSC to establish new European Centre of Operational Excellence in Gorey, Co. Wexford

CSC today announced plans to establish a European Centre of Operational Excellence in Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Business & Finance • 20th October 2020

Neuromod closes €10.5 million Series B financing for tinnitus treatment device, Lenire

Neuromod Devices Limited, the Irish medical device company specialising in the treatment of tinnitus, announces it has raised €10.5 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing. The group plans to recruit 40 employees over the next 12 months in Europe, starting in Ireland and Germany.

Business & Finance • 5th October 2020

Business & Finance, Vol. 57, No. 2

In the latest digital issue of Business & Finance, I spoke to Sean Davis of Enterprise Ireland, Daniel Chait of Greenhouse Software, Dermot McArdle of Electric Ireland, and more, about digitisation and the future of work (see pages 16-17). I also interviewed NASA Datanaut & Miss Universe Ireland, Fig O'Reilly, about her life, career, and the need for greater diversity in STEM (see pages 40-43). The paywall is lifted, so read with compliments.

Business & Finance • 15th June 2020

Business & Finance, Vol. 57, No. 1

In this issue of Business & Finance magazine, I spoke to business leaders on the topic of Rebooting Ireland, how they have persevered in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You will need to subscribe in order to read this content.

Business & Finance • 6th March 2020

Business & Finance Awards 2019: Coillte CEO Imelda Hurley reflects on company's win for 'Outstanding Achievement in Industry'

Imelda Hurley, CEO of Coillte, speaks to Business & Finance about the company’s win, their successful business strategy, and advises other companies to do the right things for the right reasons.

Business & Finance • 17th February 2020

Pat McCann reflects on Dalata winning ‘Company of the Year’ at the Business & Finance Awards 2019

Pat McCann, CEO of Dalata, speaks to Business & Finance about the company’s win, their successful business strategy, and advises other companies to remain true to their strategy in the face of challenges.

Business & Finance • 10th February 2020

Business & Finance Awards 2019: Anne O'Leary, CEO of Vodafone, reflects on winning Business Person of the Year

Anne O’Leary was the recipient of the coveted Business Person of the Year award at the Business & Finance Awards 2019. As the CEO of Vodafone Ireland, she strives for a preset of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

GCN • 12th July 2019

New Pride Run video game lets you dance off against Trump and Putin

The upcoming Pride Run video game from developers IV Productions, allows you to dance off and show your true colours at Pride events across the globe, including San Francisco, Berlin, Madrid, Istanbul, Moscow, and more. (Unfortunately, a bonus level set in Dublin is not currently in the works.)