John Moran

Limerick mayor lobbied for €2bn of Apple cash

Mayor John Moran wanted more than half the €14 billion windfall to be spent in Munster

Mon Dec 30 2024 - 13:23

Limerick mayor highlighted concerns over proposed asylum seeker accommodation with Minister

John Moran made urgent request to Roderic O’Gorman to be consulted on plans for River House in city centre, records show

Sun Sept 15 2024 - 17:42

Cities need to be run in new ways, and not just by officials, or councillors, says former British mayor

Voters must take more ‘than 10 seconds’ of interest in politics, says Marvin Rees, or live with the consequences

Tue Sept 10 2024 - 05:32

Limerick mayor’s ‘great frustration’ over pay during his time in Land Development Agency revealed

Plus: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú's pay cut, Irish Ambassador to the US gets a profile boost, and Simon Coveney sails again

Sun Jul 28 2024 - 06:00

‘We all want a Limerick that is safe’: Emotional inauguration for first directly-elected major

John Moran said he would try to tackle street violence after this week’s assault case in Limerick and another attack he learnt of yesterday

Fri Jun 21 2024 - 15:33

Legal firm kindly volunteers its services to Irish Government department ahead of Covid inquiry

Plus: Mayor of Limerick’s ‘erroneous’ planning arguments; Nigel Farage’s Irish teacher; and Neil Jordan’s strange Garret FitzGerald anecdote

Sat Jun 15 2024 - 06:30

The Irish Times view on the Limerick’s mayor: the people will judge his success

The current model of local government cannot be said to have served Limerick particularly well

Wed Jun 12 2024 - 20:35

‘An emotional day’: John Moran elected Mayor of Limerick in national first

One-time Wall Street lawyer and former Department of Finance secretary general says people voted for ‘change’

Tue Jun 11 2024 - 20:19

From crisis-era mandarin to State’s first directly-elected mayor, who is John Moran?

The former lawyer, banker and at one time the State’s most recognisable civil servant has been elected the country’s first directly-elected mayor in Limerick

Tue Jun 11 2024 - 19:06

‘Ireland is good in a crisis but can’t manage success’, says crisis era mandarin

Former secretary general of the Department of Finance John Moran is standing as a candidate to be Limerick’s first directly-elected mayor

Fri May 24 2024 - 05:00

John Moran changes his tune on lobbying as he runs for Limerick mayor

Web Summit’s Lobbying Register absence; why Simon Harris won’t lodge in the Phoenix Park; and more bad news for EV drivers

Sun Apr 07 2024 - 06:00

Who will be Ireland’s first directly elected mayor and what can they do for the €154,000 salary?

Who is running and are there enough powers for the eventual holder of the new €154,000 per year job to be voted on in June?

Sun Mar 31 2024 - 07:00

Ex-Limerick mandarin’s mayoral hopes, real drama at Fair City and Paddy Cosgrave goes legal

IMMA director looks to connect modern art and old faith in Dublin 8

Sat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00

Dublin’s office market is in a downturn, but just how deep will it be?

After a big recovery in the years after the financial crisis, there is renewed talk of haircuts and receiverships in the sector

Fri Dec 01 2023 - 05:00

John Moran and Aisling Curtis join Shannon Airport board

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

Wed Apr 12 2023 - 16:34

Non-bank lender Grid Finance passes €1bn mark in card payments

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

Tue Oct 18 2022 - 05:00

Uber Files: Lobbying regulator says it has no power to investigate or prosecute pre-2017 events

No prosecutions so far over any unrecorded lobbying activities

Sat Jul 23 2022 - 05:30

The Uber Files shine spotlight on Irish lobbying regulation

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

Tue Jul 12 2022 - 05:00

Full Uber contacts with government not disclosed in lobbying returns

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

Mon Jul 11 2022 - 23:59

Fine Gael used Uber text in 2016 election manifesto, US firm claimed in leaked files

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

Mon Jul 11 2022 - 07:09

The Uber Files timeline: How the company lobbied the Irish government to approve its business model

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

Mon Jul 11 2022 - 05:00

The Uber Files: How the US multinational tried to squeeze the Irish government

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

Mon Jul 11 2022 - 05:00

Grid Finance secures €100m from UK-based Fasanara to grow SME lending

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

Mon May 16 2022 - 05:35

Commercial property attracted up to €760m in investment in first quarter

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

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 20:52

Grid Finance names former top Department of Finance official John Moran as chairman

Company advances cash to micro and small businesses

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 12:21

Cormac O’Rourke appointed chair of Land Development Agency

Appointment ends nine-month search for John Moran replacement

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 19:57

Investment market resilient in the face of outrageous fortune

Investors not holding back despite ongoing challenges from pandemic

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 06:00

Land Development Agency voices concern over delays

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

Wed Aug 04 2021 - 01:00

Minister defends LDA plans after criticism of ‘insufficient’ €2.5bn budget

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

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 21:02

Departing land agency chairman raises concerns over time required for job

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

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 01:00

Land Development Agency chair calls for mini budget to protect economy

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

Thu Mar 25 2021 - 09:38

The faceless funds behind Ireland’s surging buy-to-rent sector

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

Fri Feb 19 2021 - 07:56

Cabinet to discuss legislation allowing for Limerick mayoral election

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

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 20:36

‘You don’t want to be running your economy and society for bond investors’

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

Sat Nov 21 2020 - 05:39