John Mulligan
@JMulliganIndo
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Irish Independent Business Journalist
Joined July 2013
‘Stakes are high,’ Dublin Airport says it must hike fees to fund €5.6bn of new investment
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The DAA is planning to spend €5.6bn on capital investment projects between 2027 and 2031.
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White House ‘closely’ watching plans to remove Dublin Airport cap, Dáil committee warned #aviation
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The US administration is “watching very closely” plans by the Irish government to remove the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, a powerful US airline lobby g...
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Unit of Associated British Foods petitions court to wind up AB InBev’s UK arm
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A British agri firm that is part of Associated British Foods (ABF) – the owner of Dublin-headquartered Primark – has asked the High Court in the UK to win...
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Direct air link from Ireland to Brazil moves step closer
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Talks on establishing a bilateral agreement to facilitate a direct air link between Ireland and Brazil have formally opened between the two countries.
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US postpones decision on retaliation against Dublin Airport cap #aviation
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The US government won’t make a decision on potential retaliatory action against Irish airlines because of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport until at leas...
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Ryanair and UK air traffic control firm face legal costs of almost €4m in damages claim
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Ryanair and NATS, the UK’s air traffic control firm, expect to rack up £3.4m (€3.9m) in legal costs between them during what might only be the first phase...
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Aer Lingus made €282m operating profit in 2025 versus €205m in 2024. But increased transatlantic competition saw profit in the 4th quarter plunge by €26m to €31m.
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Dublin Airport night flights can’t be capped yet, says European Commission
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A plan to cap the number of night-time flights at Dublin Airport has been thrown into disarray following a decision by the European Commission, which has s...
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US airlines fear EU-wide impact of likely ruling on Dublin Airport passenger cap
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The Government must enact legislation to remove the passenger cap at Dublin Airport by the end of April or risk seeing a decision by the EU’s top court tha...
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Fantastic piece today by our colleague in Spain, @eoghangilmartin - Spanish police file sets out alleged links between aristocrat’s Dublin fintech and drug cartel’s money laundering operation
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Just days before Spanish police arrived at his Marbella villa, Francisco de Borbon was celebrating his birthday on a luxury Nile cruise in Egypt with his f...
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Dublin Airport slots can be reduced to ensure compliance with the passenger cap, says EU court advocate #aviation
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The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) does have the power to limit the number of take-off and landing slots it makes available at Dublin Airport in order to e...
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John Mulligan: The Cork restaurateur, a $16m Miami mansion and the spectacular legal bust-up with her former romantic partner
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The sale by a Cork restaurateur of a $16m (€13.5m) mansion in Miami’s exclusive Coral Gables neighbourhood has prompted a legal dispute between the woman a...
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Dublin Airport chief Kenny Jacobs steps down from DAA as High Court action settled
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Kenny Jacobs will “voluntarily step down” as chief executive of DAA after he settled a lawsuit brought against the State airport operator, the High Court h...
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Cousin of Spanish king and director of Irish fintech held over link to massive drug seizure
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A cousin of the king of Spain has been arrested and bailed over his alleged links to one of Spain’s biggest ever drugs busts.
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Cousin of Spanish king and director of Irish fintech held over link to massive drug seizure
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A cousin of the king of Spain has been arrested and bailed over his alleged links to one of Spain’s biggest ever drugs busts.
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Government has ‘failed to act’ on Dublin Airport passenger cap, US airlines claim. #aviation
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A powerful US airline lobby group has insisted that the Government must still move to terminate the passenger cap at Dublin Airport before February 12, des...
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Revenue moves to wind up Irish aircraft firm owned by sanctioned Russian #UkraineWar #aviation
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The Revenue Commissioners has moved to wind up an Irish aircraft firm owned by a Russian national who has been sanctioned by Ukraine.
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Government insists to US that Dublin Airport passenger cap is 'not policy’ #aviation
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The Irish Government has insisted there is “no merit” to the complaint by a powerful US airline lobby group that Ireland has breached the EU-US Open Skies ...
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Aer Lingus confirms closure of Manchester base #aviation
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Aer Lingus has confirmed that it will close its Manchester base on March 31, with flights from there to New York stopping from February 23.
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DAA did not respond to US complaint over Dublin Airport cap. Heads of bill to remove cap to be brought before Cabinwt on February 4, says Aer Lingus. #aviation
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The DAA did not respond to a complaint made to the US Department of Transportation about the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, despite a call for flights fr...
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