Alan Sugar

Apprentice review: The show has sprung free of its cryogenic chamber and is somehow still full of vim

Television: Alan Sugar is still in his fake BBC boardroom terrorising frightened baby entrepreneurs

Thu Feb 01 2024 - 22:00

Business founded by ex-aide to Lord Sugar seizes control of Dublin asylum seeker hotel

Receivers appointed to Ibis Red Cow hotel by Propiteer, a business founded by Colin Sandy

Thu Mar 16 2023 - 06:15

The Apprentices are basically why the world went wrong and you’re working for a jargon-gibbering loon

Patrick Freyne: Lord Sugar’s swaggering go-getters believe they can turn their hand to anything, no specific knowledge required

Fri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00

Patrick Freyne: Gordon Ramsay’s wetsuit seems snug as he tells 12 people to jump off a cliff

Future Food Stars sees the chef and his immaculate quiff grilling would-be entrepreneurs

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 05:00

The Apprentice: Alan Sugar fires former Leinster rugby player Conor Gilsenan

TV review: The Irish self-described ‘corporate panther’ exits the backstabbing BBC show

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 22:15

Hell isn’t so much other people as specific other people. Ask Rupert Murdoch

Patrick Freyne: Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty is another great sitcom on a powerful patriarch

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 08:51

Alan Sugar: ‘I don’t flower my words, I say it how it is’

Magnate tells Pendulum audience Donald Trump is a ‘tosser’ and Boris Johnson a ‘liar’

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 12:51

Unemployment figures due plus Enterprise Ireland results

Business diary of the week: Euro zone and Irish retail sales to be published

Sun Jan 05 2020 - 19:50

‘Apprentice’ Pamela Laird still has Moxi after Alan Sugar firing

Beauty entrepreneur looking for investor as she targets €3m sales for growing business

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 12:26

Piers Morgan is the lickspittle of the reality TV ecosystem

Piers has his wants and needs, and is happiest when he is celebrity-adjacent

Fri Jun 28 2019 - 05:00

Former ‘Apprentice’ winner scoping out Dublin for new clinic

Derry native Dr Leah Totton is opening her third UK clinic on Friday having turned down a £5m offer for her business

Fri Jun 14 2019 - 09:08

Flunkey business: ‘The Apprentice’ is back – and this time it’s personnel

The show only tests ability to suck up to Lord Sugar and laugh loudly at his lame jokes

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00

From Russia With Love: Whatever they’re eating is doing the trick

VAR has a lot to answer for, husband and wife hairdo, and Alan Sugar please stop

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 08:11

Ant McPartlin speaks out about struggle with depression

British TV presenter reportedly in rehab to treat alcohol and substance abuse

Sun Jun 18 2017 - 15:25

Bill Cullen back in gear at Rathmines alma mater

As a survivalist entrepreneur, Bill Cullen is admirably irrepressible

Fri Oct 28 2016 - 07:00

‘US Apprentice’ creator will not release Trump footage

Mark Burnett says he cannot make recordings public due to ‘contractual requirements’

Tue Oct 11 2016 - 15:49

Lisa McInerney wins Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction

Irish author claims prestigious award for her debut novel ‘The Glorious Heresies’

Wed Jun 08 2016 - 19:54

Cantillon: Executives would hire Victoria Beckham over Trump

27% in favour of former Spice Girl while American billionaire trails in with just 12%

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 01:00

Tipping point: Leaders like O’Connell and Ferguson not made at seminars

Business world can learn from sport but ‘secret of success’ will always remain elusive

Mon Oct 19 2015 - 07:45

Michael O’Leary and Ryanair both top the charts

New figures from anna.aero show that Ryanair opened the most new routes of any airline in the world

Fri Jan 09 2015 - 08:24

AirAsia tycoon followed in Richard Branson’s footsteps

Tony Fernandes, who built up thriving pan-Asian budget airline group, tweeted that disappearance of flight QZ8501 was his ‘worst nightmare’

Mon Dec 29 2014 - 01:00

Roisin Hogan exits ‘The Apprentice’ but wins admirers

Cantillon: ‘calculated risk-taker’ emerges with unusual dignity from ‘the process’

Sat Dec 20 2014 - 01:00

Simon Cowell: ‘I’ve got good attention. I can spot a lightbulb out at 100m’

Simon Cowell plays the bad guy on TV. His show ‘The X Factor’ is but one plank in his fortune of £300m

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 02:00

Opinion: Ambrose McLoughlin’s move evidence of Varadkar’s new broom in health

Former top civil servant to retain €176,000 salary in new post

Wed Aug 20 2014 - 01:00

How to get the most out of college

You’re not in school any more – this is the start of your independent adult life and on the way you’ll find out who you are but also make countless mistakes. How can you maximise your time at third level?

Wed Aug 13 2014 - 00:00

Tesco in UK to ‘scan customers’ faces’ to help advertisers

Retailer to install hi-tech screens in petrol stations to help target people by age and gender

Mon Nov 04 2013 - 11:48

In-house solutions to childcare dilemma

It’s costly and is a very big undertaking if done properly – but having the kids cared for at home is ideal for some

Tue Oct 15 2013 - 01:00

A hands-free approach to teaching

‘No Pens Day’ a success at St Mary’s School for Deaf Girls

Sat Oct 12 2013 - 06:26

TV Review: Gary Cooke got the wooden spoon but he served up some top-notch humour

By insisting it’s all about the food, ‘Celebrity Masterchef’ judges have starved us of the funniest contestant

Sun Jul 21 2013 - 06:00

Balancing act: How to bring up baby while giving birth to a book

Though it’s never easy, it is possible to pursue your dreams and be a mother

Wed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00