You are only minutes into a chat with Mayo midfielder Dayna Finn when you find yourself gripped by her tactical appreciation of how so many goals are created by this current Dublin senior football team.

John Finn, MD of Treasury Solutions Ltd, says that he is concerned that Ireland has not learned the lessons of a decade ago and if Ireland was one of the companies that Treasury Solutions has advised in its debt management and financing, he would urge prudent investment management, sound evaluation of capital investment opportunities and the establishment of solid, robust borrowing arrangements.

Coca-Cola has confirmed it is in "regular discussions" about enhancing its presence in Ireland but remained tight-lipped about reports it is looking to create a dairy plant in Cork.

For those teams looking forward to Cup final duels, this weekend was a delicate balance of keeping players healthy and Superleague momentum on track.

Garvey’s Tralee Warriors moved into second place in the Men’s Super League following their impressive 90-78 win over Killester at Clontarf.

Official figures suggest the Irish economy is driving on all cylinders but a look under the bonnet reveals a less reassuring picture in which higher-than-necessary interest rates and huge mortgage debt is holding back the potential of Irish SMEs and households.

Joe Dermody reports on leading Cork financial advisors and solicitors whose business clients are looking to open new offices in the UK to overcome post-Brexit challenges.

Former Clerys workers have said a "goodwill payment" by investors who bought the store will be like Christmas for employees who lost their jobs.

A woman queuing up for a space in a disabled parking zone took photographs of a man who parked ahead of her and he grabbed her phone and threw it back into her car.

Indiependence organiser Shane Dunne tells Joe Leogue how the Mitchelstown festival has grown from humble beginnings

With winter liquid milk price negotiations only a few weeks away for producer groups, unviable base milk prices mean producers would need to secure 55c/l for their liquid milk next winter just to break even.

A NEW online platform is set to save the companies it hosts thousands of euro by inviting banks to compete for their day-to-day transactional business.

Senior Men’s National Cup semi-finals: C&S Blue Demons defeated Killester 86-69 in a one-sided Senior Men’s National Cup semi-final at the Neptune Stadium on Saturday.

Karl O’Dwyer still has the letter from Páidí Ó Sé congratulating him on his 1998 All- Star. 

The Taoiseach says the company law review group should examine the events surrounding the closure of Clerys which led to the “grossly insensitive and appalling” treatment of the staff who worked there for up to 43 years.

The economic headwinds are still blowing strongly, meaning business leaders must be on their toes, writes John Finn

The economic headwinds are still blowing strongly, meaning business leaders must be on their toes, writes John Finn

JOHN Finn’s first glimpse of Ireland was from a ferry chugging into Cork Harbour on a misty morning in 1972. Raised in the Bronx, in a stoutly Irish-American family — his grandparents spoke in Irish at the dinner table — he’d long dreamed of visiting his ancestral home.

With dusk falling on the Saturday evening of the Indiependence Music & Arts Festival, a gravel- voiced female festival-goer is displaying early symptoms of the festival equivalent of post-traumatic stress disorder: "Why is my voice like this?"

A Manchester Irishman who only speaks to the world through song will perform on The Late Late Show tonight.

Martin Finn, 22, has autism, but speaks to the world by singing note-perfectly in clubs and pubs, says Robert Mulhern

It’s not happening until August but already early- bird tickets are selling faster than ever for an outdoor music festival estimated to bring in €2m to a North Cork town.

Food for thought this St Patrick’s weekend

There are many sources start-ups can try for funds, so explore the many avenues, writes John Finn.

The husband and wife team behind a critically acclaimed restaurant with a Michelin recommendation are being forced to close their doors.

“Support for the team fell away at an alarming rate: hardly anyone turned up for some of the championship preparation games. In fact, the situation had got so bad that no one cared when or where the panel was holding their training sessions. Every other week, there was news of players being dropped from the panel or leaving through lack of interest. Injuries too were preventing any real progress being affected and, in the circumstances, the trip to Carrick-on-Shannon on June 23 to play Leitrim in the semi-final was one of hope rather than confidence.”

Irish consumers can save money in sterling thanks to a range of savings accounts which have been launched by Nationwide Building Society.

IT has been a crazy few days and weeks in the financial markets.

FARMERS are playing an increasingly vital role in creating a sustainable habitat for wildlife, claimed experts at the Teagasc-hosted Conserving Farmland Biodiversity conference in Wexford yesterday.

TRACKER mortgage holders could be hit with up to five interest rate hikes by the end of next year — adding €150 a month to a €200,000 mortgage.

SENIOR management at Bank of Scotland (Ireland) are believed to have applied to head-up the new company that will be set-up to run the bank’s €32 billion loan book following its pull out of Ireland.

THE Government’s latest savings initiative has been guardedly welcomed, with one economist saying it won’t make you rich, but with no fees or charges has certain attractions.

SO I am to pay for the banking crisis for the second half of my working life. My kids can get ready to emigrate.

RECENT media comment suggests Irish Nationwide may now require up to €2bn extra capital.

THE EARLY morning knock on the door of an isolated farmhouse in West Cork didn’t only herald the arrival of air-sea rescue helicopters. It led to the biggest drugs case in the history of the State.

It is with regret that I learned of the recent death of Canon John Finn, former parish priest of Aghabullogue and Clondrohid in Co Cork. He was 91.

GAA president Sean Kelly yesterday launched the 2005 FBD All-Ireland Golf Challenge at South County Golf Club, Brittas, Co Dublin.

A GARDA was last night hailed a hero after he saved the life of a 79-year-old man trapped in a house fire.

MAYO County Board secretary, Sean Feeney, revealed yesterday that Pat Holmes' side would prefer to be meeting Cork, rather than Tipperary, in tomorrow's Bank of Ireland All-Ireland SFC qualifier at Cusack Park, Ennis.