The Irish Times

Period facade with a modern finish in Glenageary for €2.85m

Four-bed house in Silchester Park has a Victorian style but was built in 2000

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 06:00

Irish ‘junk bond’ devotees get houses in order as market sours

Joe Brennan: Smurfit Kappa has been one of the darlings of the Irish market recently

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 20:09

Smurfit’s refusal to be boxed in by rivals pays off for investors

With its share price at an all-time high, Smurfit Kappa chief Tony Smurfit has been vindicated in his decision to reject a rival offer three years ago

Sat Feb 20 2021 - 08:00

Michael Smurfit: ‘I asked Trump to invite me to the White House for my 80th birthday’

The businessman on Tony O’Reilly, selling the K Club, Brexit, and cocooning in Monaco

Fri May 29 2020 - 05:00

K Club sale proves golf resorts are still top trophy assets for business people

Caveat: Some business people saw the K Club as a sort of Narnia, a fantasy land that proved Ireland had the strongest little economy in the world

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 05:31

Smurfit boxes clever on recycling and sustainability

In Paris to receive a business award, Tony Smurfit talks about sustainable packaging, Brexit and France

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 15:50

Ex-Smurfit Kappa chief sues Revenue after €2.3m ‘gift’ dispute

Gary McGann claims payments were a gift from Smurfit’s private-equity ex-owners

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 02:15

Smurfit Kappa was right to rebuff US suitor – Dermot Smurfit

Box-making giant turned down takeover approach by International Paper in June

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 05:45

Smurfit board can feel justified in sticking to its guns

Packaging group fought off unwanted IP bid and was embroiled in Venezuelan crisis

Fri Sept 21 2018 - 17:55

K Club availability has attracted 100 initial prospective buyers

Michael Smurfit’s Kildare property went on market in July with asking price of €80m

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 06:15

Michael Smurfit offers K Club for sale at €80m

550-acre property includes hotel and championship golf course

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 17:27

Who are the Independent News & Media 19?

Profiles of the individuals who are alleged to have been caught up in the INM data breach

Wed Apr 04 2018 - 14:01

Pensioner is ‘terrified’ after being told to vacate rented home

Anthony Treacy (77) is among a growing number of older people caught in a housing limbo

Mon Oct 16 2017 - 01:00

Mrs Lewisohn and Sir William Orpen are reunited in Dublin

Artist’s self-portrait and 1915 painting of Edwardian beauty in Adam’s auction

Sat Dec 03 2016 - 00:00

Smurfit brothers set for €77m payout in Powerflute takeover

Madison Dearborn Partners secures Finnish paper company with improved €315m bid

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 09:50

Cantillon: Smurfit faces pesky shareholders at John Menzies

SVM shouldn’t think they’ve got an acquiescent chairman at helm

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 06:06

Nama to sell part of Harcourt loan book

Pat Doherty’s extensive €300 million ‘Abbey’ property portfolio to be sold

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00

Yeats, Henry and Flatley big sellers at RDS

79% of lots sold at last big Irish art auction of 2015

Sat Dec 12 2015 - 00:00

Paul Henry, Jack B Yeats or Michael Flatley? Unusual trio of artists at auction

‘Business’ by Yeats takes top lot in RDS art auction in Dublin

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 04:00

Gary McGann: ‘It’s not what you achieve but how you achieve it’

Gold Medal recipient, retired Smurfit chief and former Anglo director is as busy as ever

Fri Oct 30 2015 - 07:30

Gary McGann: Long career overshadowed by Anglo blot

Dubliner joined Anglo board in early 2004, was a director until nationalisation in 2009

Fri Sept 04 2015 - 01:00

Powerflute expects full year to be ahead of expectations

Packaging group says market conditions in the US and China remain broadly favourable

Fri Aug 14 2015 - 10:38

Loss of €911,000 by Shelbourne Markets in year

SFS Markets sold business to Monecor Ltd, which trades as ETX, in July 2014

Fri Jun 12 2015 - 01:00

No bonuses for Game Account Network executives

Remuneration falls for CEO Dermot Smurfit jr and CFO Desmond Glass

Tue Jun 09 2015 - 08:51

‘A business can be profitable, but if its not getting money in quickly enough, it can go bust’

AIB Start-up Academy: why managing finances and accounts are critical to running a business

Mon Feb 16 2015 - 08:52

Smurfit Kappa chief says firm would consider move to UK to qualify for FTSE

Market capitalisation would have to increase from £3bn to £3.5-£4bn for inclusion

Sun Nov 09 2014 - 19:03

Powerflute powers ahead with €81 million acquisition

Packaging group sees revenues rise by 10 per cent to €72.7 million

Fri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00

FTI’s Dublin office revenues surge by 36%

Team led by Mark Kenny and Jonathan Neilan sees revenue grow to €1.79m

Thu Aug 07 2014 - 01:00

Playing a clean game pays off for Dermot Smurfit jnr

The young pretender to the Smurfit crown on gambling, gaming and the ability to assess and manage risks rather than just take them

Fri Aug 01 2014 - 01:30

Smurfit calls O’Reilly “one of the icons of Ireland”

Dr Michael Smurfit honoured with the Gold Medal Award by the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) for his leadership of Smurfit

Sat Jun 28 2014 - 01:58

Smurfit never spoke to Haughey again after Telecom affair

“I just cut people who do me a bad turn out of my life”

Thu Apr 03 2014 - 01:00

Outside the box – Smurfit’s story in print

Cantillon: trailblazing executive’s autobiography due next month

Mon Mar 24 2014 - 22:53

Smurfit jnr to get crack at the listed life

Online gaming outfit GameAccountNetwork is planning a November 25th flotation to raise about £15 million.

Fri Nov 15 2013 - 01:06

Paper tiger who never forgot his father’s words of wisdom

Dermot Smurfit perfectly fits the bill as a scion of a famous family – charming, opinionated, and still looking for the next business deal

Fri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00