Linda Daly
@lindadaly.bsky.social
Business reporter for The Sunday Times, Ireland edition
Meet the Irishman who is selling Princess Diana's dresses (and who has sold Kurt Cobain's guitars and Truman Capote's ashes and much much more)
www.thetimes.com/article/1b4b...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b4b...
June 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Meet the Irishman who is selling Princess Diana's dresses (and who has sold Kurt Cobain's guitars and Truman Capote's ashes and much much more)
www.thetimes.com/article/1b4b...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b4b...
From yesterday's Sunday Times, RTE unions and management are in dispute after management offered a €500 voucher instead of a payrise
www.thetimes.com/article/2ca8...
www.thetimes.com/article/2ca8...
Angry RTE staff reject €500 voucher offer in lieu of pay increase
Union takes broadcaster to internal tribunal after ‘startling’ negotiations
www.thetimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
From yesterday's Sunday Times, RTE unions and management are in dispute after management offered a €500 voucher instead of a payrise
www.thetimes.com/article/2ca8...
www.thetimes.com/article/2ca8...
For a small country, Ireland really does punch above its weight when it comes to success in business. Last St Patrick's weekend, Brian Carey and I compiled a list of Ireland's diaspora in business. Have a read and tell us who we missed.
www.thetimes.com/article/0b55...
www.thetimes.com/article/0b55...
Doyens of the Irish diaspora in the world of business
From banking to life sciences to Silicon Valley, we go on a global tour taking in the most prominent Irish exiles in commerce
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March 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
For a small country, Ireland really does punch above its weight when it comes to success in business. Last St Patrick's weekend, Brian Carey and I compiled a list of Ireland's diaspora in business. Have a read and tell us who we missed.
www.thetimes.com/article/0b55...
www.thetimes.com/article/0b55...
The Sunday Times is free to read this weekend so I am sharing some of our best big reads from the past year. If I have ever interviewed you, now is your chance to share the piece with your followers. They can read all about you and your business for free!
March 15, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Sunday Times is free to read this weekend so I am sharing some of our best big reads from the past year. If I have ever interviewed you, now is your chance to share the piece with your followers. They can read all about you and your business for free!
Intel Ireland wrote to Paschal Donohoe in December, warning him that Ireland's competitiveness is under threat and calling for a better incentive scheme. The company has also had discussions with IDA. Here's the story from Barry J Whyte and me:
www.thetimes.com/article/5d3c...
www.thetimes.com/article/5d3c...
Boost incentives or chipmakers could go, Intel warns IDA
Tech giant claims that Asian countries can outbid Ireland for new factories
www.thetimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Intel Ireland wrote to Paschal Donohoe in December, warning him that Ireland's competitiveness is under threat and calling for a better incentive scheme. The company has also had discussions with IDA. Here's the story from Barry J Whyte and me:
www.thetimes.com/article/5d3c...
www.thetimes.com/article/5d3c...
Private equity firm Erisbeg has made its latest investment -- in Tallaght traffic management solutions company CHM. From yesterday's Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/article/e724...
Erisbeg to invest in traffic manager CHM Group
The private equity firm has acquired a majority stake in Ireland’s biggest traffic management services provider
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February 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Private equity firm Erisbeg has made its latest investment -- in Tallaght traffic management solutions company CHM. From yesterday's Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/article/e724...
Galway company Xerotech, which has raised €48 million and whose founder was a contender for EY entrepreneur of the year in November, looks set to go into liquidation. This is a fascinating big read by Barry J Whyte
www.thetimes.com/article/83b3...
www.thetimes.com/article/83b3...
How the Galway battery start-up Xerotech ran out of juice
The high-tech firm built up by Barry Flannery from a shed in his parents’ back garden has fallen flat, leaving investors to count their losses
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Galway company Xerotech, which has raised €48 million and whose founder was a contender for EY entrepreneur of the year in November, looks set to go into liquidation. This is a fascinating big read by Barry J Whyte
www.thetimes.com/article/83b3...
www.thetimes.com/article/83b3...
In today's Sunday Times, I talk all things AI, angel investing, and the future of Intercom with Des Traynor and Fergal Reid from the company.
www.thetimes.com/article/ada0...
www.thetimes.com/article/ada0...
Intercom supremos are right ‘in the eye of the AI storm’
Des Traynor and Fergal Reid are building a ‘legitimately world-class’ artificial intelligence team in Dublin to revolutionise customer service technology
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January 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In today's Sunday Times, I talk all things AI, angel investing, and the future of Intercom with Des Traynor and Fergal Reid from the company.
www.thetimes.com/article/ada0...
www.thetimes.com/article/ada0...
Good morning. In today's Sunday Times: Patrick Collison switches allegiance from the Democrats to Republicans.
www.thetimes.com/article/73fb...
www.thetimes.com/article/73fb...
Patrick Collison changes stripes with rest of tech bros
The Irish co-founder of Stripe joined other billionaires including Elon Musk in contributing to Republican US election campaigns
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January 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Good morning. In today's Sunday Times: Patrick Collison switches allegiance from the Democrats to Republicans.
www.thetimes.com/article/73fb...
www.thetimes.com/article/73fb...
From Kneecap's awards run to RTÉ's "failure" of the Irish language, I had a wide-ranging conversation with Alan Esslemont, the Scotsman in charge of TG4 (who is more Irish than me).
www.thetimes.com/article/7a75...
www.thetimes.com/article/7a75...
‘Oscars talk is doing the Irish language no harm at all’
Alan Esslemont, the Scot who has led TG4 for eight years, is about to take his bow at the broadcaster. After struggles with funding he sees the future as bright
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January 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
From Kneecap's awards run to RTÉ's "failure" of the Irish language, I had a wide-ranging conversation with Alan Esslemont, the Scotsman in charge of TG4 (who is more Irish than me).
www.thetimes.com/article/7a75...
www.thetimes.com/article/7a75...
Did you know that Irish companies are world leaders when it comes to building data centres globally? Well, they are. I wrote about it for yesterday's Sunday Times:
www.thetimes.com/article/c1a1...
www.thetimes.com/article/c1a1...
How Irish companies built the cloud — and billions rained down
Homegrown businesses are at the centre of a global gold rush for the giant warehouses that are home to thousands of computer servers
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December 30, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Did you know that Irish companies are world leaders when it comes to building data centres globally? Well, they are. I wrote about it for yesterday's Sunday Times:
www.thetimes.com/article/c1a1...
www.thetimes.com/article/c1a1...
For today's Sunday Times, I looked at who is buying up Ireland's local media outlets. There are some great contributions in it. www.thetimes.com/article/464e...
Who’s behind the local media land grab in Ireland?
Independent newspapers and radio stations are being snapped up by two dominant players that are consolidating their grip on the market
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December 8, 2024 at 10:24 AM
For today's Sunday Times, I looked at who is buying up Ireland's local media outlets. There are some great contributions in it. www.thetimes.com/article/464e...
Good morning. For today's Sunday Times, I looked at how last month's sexual assault court case result will play for McGregor here and abroad - not just for his drinks company but for all his other businesses.
www.thetimes.com/article/fac0...
www.thetimes.com/article/fac0...
Conor McGregor’s fortunes set for a beating
The UFC star is poised to lose his status as a big hitter in the drinks trade after losing a civil rape trial
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Good morning. For today's Sunday Times, I looked at how last month's sexual assault court case result will play for McGregor here and abroad - not just for his drinks company but for all his other businesses.
www.thetimes.com/article/fac0...
www.thetimes.com/article/fac0...
For my first ever Bluesky post, I have decided to post a photo of Max, who had a tough few days this week after getting four teeth removed. Here he is on Monday out of his tree on pain killers.
November 24, 2024 at 9:29 AM
For my first ever Bluesky post, I have decided to post a photo of Max, who had a tough few days this week after getting four teeth removed. Here he is on Monday out of his tree on pain killers.