Engaged in getting Eircom back on track

Herb Hribar is the latest in a long line of CEOs at Eircom, writes Kyran Fitzgerald. And as the company emerges from examinership and financial restructuring, he is seeking to get the former semi-State company back on its feet

THE Government may be getting top scores in economic management from Frau Merkel, but down at the coal face it all smells somewhat different.

The domestic economy is continuing to subside, with demand on the floor ahead of another austerity budget.