NINE years ago, on December 22, 1999, I said here that the “economy is booming and this country will be enjoying unprecedented prosperity at the start of the new century.

BUSINESSMAN Joe Moran has taken sole ownership of housebuilder Manor Park after buying out minority shareholder DCC.

THE building company that owns Kinsealy, the home of former Taoiseach Charlie Haughey, made pre-tax profits of over €36 million last year.