John Moran

Former Department of Finance mandarin and Microsoft executive latest additions to State company

After five years Irish non-bank lender has provided €65m of cash advances to customers

No prosecutions so far over any unrecorded lobbying activities

State’s official register points to intensive lobbying by US cab-hailing giant between 2014 and 2017 but does not show full extent of government contacts disclosed in private files

US firm’s former lobbyist John Moran, former Department of Finance secretary general, says he fully disclosed Uber role but will correct returns if required

Files reveal American cab-hailing company’s intensive efforts to sway FG ministers and top officials to back rule changes in face of opposition from State’s taxi regulator

Leaked company records show a prolonged lobbying campaign by the California-based cab-hailing company aimed at loosening rules that blocked its business model in Ireland

Between 2014 and 2017 the cab-hailing company engaged in intensive but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to seek regulatory change to permit it to operate in Ireland

Cash-advance lender focusing on short-term loans to merchant card financing

Student accommodation blocks, apartments and warehouses contribute to a strong quarter

Company advances cash to micro and small businesses

Appointment ends nine-month search for John Moran replacement

Investors not holding back despite ongoing challenges from pandemic

Stalled deliveries of housing on State-owned land focus of board meeting, minutes reveal

Chair of agency tasked with using State land for housing to work four to six days a month

John Moran says LDA’s mission appears to have been curtailed, and its €2.5bn allocation for delivering housing is ‘insufficient’

John Moran says support needed to help vulnerable people impacted by pandemic

The private rental sector is a typical feature of most mature housing markets

Public vote could be held as early as October following approval of move in 2019

Ireland should prepare for a recession or crisis every decade, says NTMA chief

Emerging gap between small firms doing well and those struggling due to pandemic

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SME Recovery Ireland is seeking a dedicated Government minister for small business

‘Being too frugal at this critical stage is a mistake,’ warns former finance mandarin

Being too frugal at this stage is a mistake, warns top former finance mandarin John Moran

Restoring buildings brings new life into neglected areas like Newtown Pery

Firms would not take up support as loans at 5-6% interest, lobby group chair asserts

Figures from ISME show that as many as 94,000 jobs could be lost

Lobby group argues for rethink of plan for larger shops and shopping centre outlets

Seen & heard: Suitors warm to Chill; Vodafone goodwill writedown; IPL approaches

It’s also allowed him to catch up with his studies in History and Politics at UCD

Seen & Heard: ISIF faces €8m loss on Mainstay investment, GAN set for $35m IPO

Former IMF official says there may need to be ‘standstill on private debt repayments’

Dysfunctional land market: The primary cause of this Republic’s housing woes

€2bn scheme sits on 123 acres near Limerick’s Colbert train station

Budget 2020 stamp duty hike and Reit policy changes undermine Irish proposition

Businessman Pierce Molony and Madison seeking €130m for 62.4% shareholding

So many of the State’s pressing problems stem from the one issue

Ger Carmody is man making sure the logistics for Ireland’s visit to Japan run smoothly