Matt Moran

Ireland bullish on life science investment despite higher tax rate

IDA believes State’s still modest tax rate, political stability and skill base will attract pharma and medical companies

Sun Aug 27 2023 - 16:03

Vaccine activists accuse Big Pharma of relying on public money

Waiving patent rights may have chilling effect on medicine development, industry warns

Wed May 11 2022 - 20:34

Government and big pharma face clash on Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver

Two Ministers back US support for patent waiver opposed by pharmaceutical industry

Thu May 06 2021 - 14:28

Travel agents disappointed by temporary Cork runway closure

Business leaders however say closing facility when passenger numbers are low makes sense

Sat Apr 17 2021 - 11:19

Explainer: Why can’t Covid-19 vaccines be made in Ireland?

Vaccine plants take time and money to build or repurpose and will not solve immediate shortages

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 14:58

Companies involved in R&D have had to change focus quickly

At Genuity Science much funding and manpower have been diverted to the Covid effort

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 00:00

Biopharma companies make component to support 180,000 Covid tests

Group of multinationals in Ireland has worked with academics in the pharma sector

Thu May 21 2020 - 06:15

How the private sector answered Ireland’s call for help on coronavirus testing

Biopharma companies, big and small, have chipped in to help the State source materials including reagent

Fri May 08 2020 - 05:30

Ireland’s pharma industry gears up to make key ingredient for Covid-19 testing

Inability to secure sufficient supplies of reagent has led to reduced testing of samples

Thu Apr 02 2020 - 01:10

Pharma companies want more clinical trials and faster access to drugs

Industry, which employs 45,000 in State, puts forward ideas at Dublin conference

Wed Mar 04 2020 - 15:33

Three in four Irish willing to test new treatments if ill

Almost half surveyed say cancer is the disease science has greatest potential to cure

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 15:45

The day the banks stood still: counting the cost of the crash a decade later

Key players recall events leading to the bank guarantee – and its aftermath

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 05:30

Drumm trial sends message on accountability, says detective

Gerard Walsh believes case shows ‘following orders’ defence will not work anymore

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 01:18

David Drumm trial: Defence put up strenuous challenge in lengthy legal arguments

Issues of admissibility, hearsay and much else fought out closely in 16-week trial

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 20:36

David Drumm guilty verdict: 87 days in court 19

Former Anglo chief executive seldom reacted during evidence

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 16:54

Drumm called meeting of ‘war cabinet urgency’, court hears

Matt Moran says ‘massive push’ referred to need to reduce level of lending at Anglo

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 15:00

Drumm told Anglo executives to ‘make the magic number’, court told

Bank’s former chief financial officer Matt Moran says deposits target was €5 billion

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 18:53

No more jail time for Willie McAteer over Anglo loan fraud

Two-and-a-half-year sentence over €8m loan fraud to run alongside earlier jail term

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 14:47

Seán Fitzpatrick trial: Anti-austerity campaigners ruled out of jury

Frank Daly and Alan Dukes among witnesses to give evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Wed Sept 21 2016 - 12:57

Willie McAteer profile: Anglo’s risk officer at centre of deals

Numbers man told gardaí he was aware of the ILP deal but not of the mechanics of it

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 22:20

John Bowe profile: ‘De facto’ leader of Anglo’s treasury

Recorded phone conversations with David Drumm revealed attitude to ILP loans

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 22:20

Anglo trial: a summary

The longest trial in Irish criminal history centred on a €7.2 billion transaction between Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Life & Permanent

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 14:54

Anglo trial hears of ‘green jersey’ call from regulator

Witness also detailed carpark request from former Anglo finance chief Matt Moran for transfer deal with AIB

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 18:43

Anglo auditor was ‘concerned’ about €7.2bn transfer

Four former senior bankers from Anglo and ILP accused of conspiring to mislead investors

Wed Mar 16 2016 - 01:00

Anglo Irish accounts did not link funding with €7.2bn ILP transactions

Interbank loans allegedly used to flatter Anglo balance sheet

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 17:11

Former Anglo Irish CFO surprised at size of interbank loans

The interbank loans allegedly involved over €7bn being transferred by Anglo to Irish Life & Permanent

Tue Mar 08 2016 - 17:36

Anglo Irish mulled takeover of Irish Life & Permanent in 2008 crisis

Courts also hears of approach to AIB on cash transfers which bank agreed ‘with a key condition that the Financial Regulator be informed’

Mon Mar 07 2016 - 19:56

New breed of investors puts the buzz back into the Dublin pub scene

Growth in tourism and economic recovery spurring investment in city centre venues

Fri Feb 19 2016 - 08:00

Emigrants urged to bring their skills back home

As the economy recovers, employers are hoping to tempt emigrants back to Ireland for good

Sat Dec 26 2015 - 09:00

Banking inquiry: Coughlan says nobody raised concerns

Ex-tánaiste claims she can’t remember any cabinet member querying bank regulation

Sat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00

Banking Inquiry: Kenny urged to clarify contradiction in evidence

Position questioned after testimony of ex-Anglo chief financial officer Matt Moran

Fri Sept 04 2015 - 01:00

Banking inquiry: Former Anglo official contradicts Kenny

Evidence given by Taoiseach to Oireachtas committee challenged by Matt Moran

Thu Sept 03 2015 - 21:47

Quinn shareholding compounded Anglo crisis, says former CFO

Matt Moran claims pressure on share price created a negative spiral

Thu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00

Banking inquiry needs finger on pulse of public expectation

Michael Fingleton, former chief executive of Irish Nationwide, appears at inquiry

Wed Sept 02 2015 - 09:40