Results 7,961-7,980 of 26,043 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: In what year did that particular incident happen?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did it send out a signal within the newspaper establishment that if someone steps outside the normal view, there would be consequences?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: In his opening statement, Mr. Browne that the acquisition byThe Irish Timesof myhome.iein 2006 indicated the extent to which the print industry entered the property sector. From his knowledge of and research into the particular issue, how was acquiring a property website at a time when the property market had virtually reached a peak and was on a downward trend viewed at the time in the...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am asking Mr. Browne's view. What was the view generally?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Was it considered by the Competition Authority at the time?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: In his research, did Mr. Browne have an opportunity to look at the growth in revenues vis-à-visadvertising, in particular property advertising and newspaper sales in various publications?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: There are two things.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: What proportion of its income was from advertising and how much of that was property related? What impact does Mr. Browne believe that had on how the newspaper industry operated in terms of coverage?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Mr. Vaughan and Mr. Murphy. Can I ask Mr. Murphy about March 2013 when the Thomas Crosbie group went into receivership? How much of that was related to being a victim of the property crash?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: What was the financial reason Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Was it insolvent? It had nothing to do with property?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did it have anything to do with property advertising falling from a peak in 2007?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Murphy was group commercial manager for Thomas Crosbie Holdings from 1990 to 2002. Would The Sunday Business Posthave fallen under his remit at that time?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Was it not part of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Murphy was the CEO of the Irish Examinerfrom October 2002 up to March 2013, and I presume he is now CEO of the overall group, including the Irish Examiner. Is that correct?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: What view would he have taken of the commercial operation of the Irish Examinernewspaper in terms of articles being written within the paper itself?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Would there have been occasions when Mr. Murphy might have seen a certain trend arising in the newspaper, say on a particular aspect which may have affected the commercial operation or advertising, that he would consult with Mr. Vaughan?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Vaughan referred to a general consensus about how Ireland was viewed at the time in terms of the Celtic tiger. I reviewed the various articles Mr. Vaughan gave us copies of from 1999 to 2012. Many of the articles and editorials from 1999 up to mid 2007 are very cautionary in tone and refer to concern for property investors. In June 2004, it was stated that a property bubble was a...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why did the exception occur? It was at the height of the time when the market was crashing. The previous editorials I cited were different.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Mar 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Dr. Mercille, who was here this morning, said, "my overarching point is that news organisations largely conveyed the views of political and economic elites". What is Mr. Vaughan's formal response to this? Mr. Vaughan is the longest-serving editor of a national Irish newspaper. Is that correct?