12th July 2022, IRELAND: Granahan McCourt, the company behind National Broadband Ireland [‘NBI’], is pleased to announce its partnership with Asterion Industrial Partners [‘Asterion’], a pan European long term infrastructure investment manager, to deliver Ireland’s National Broadband Plan. Agreement has now been reached for Asterion to acquire the interests held by Oak Hill Advisors, Twin[…]
Granahan McCourt and Asterion Partner to Deliver Ireland’s National Broadband Plan
By Tom Webb Uncategorized Jul 12, 2022
Five things Ireland must do to maintain its competitive advantage
By David McCourt Business, Lifestyle, Startups, Tech, Uncategorized Jan 13, 2022
Every now and then, it’s worth taking a moment to look at ‘Ireland Inc’. How is it performing? What have we accomplished in the last 12 months? What did we fail at? And what should we really be focused on now? Ireland is a small country that has played an outsized leadership role over the[…]
Long-term investment doesn’t just help the investors, it also helps the people who use the company’s products
By David McCourt Business, Lifestyle, Startups, Tech, Uncategorized Nov 11, 2021
Ireland has been reading about yet another prospective financial transaction at the much bought, much sold, Eir. The telecoms company recently announced an intention to sell nearly half of the company’s fibre network in Ireland, a transaction that would net the business significant capital. However, this time it might be good news not just for the[…]
The late Walter Scott Jr was a giant who never lost sight of what was important
By David McCourt Uncategorized Sep 30, 2021
Just when the world needs more than ever to know what a capitalist is supposed to look like, we lost one of the best This week we lost a giant. About 40 years ago, I was lucky enough to meet, and then partner with, Walter Scott Jr, who died peacefully last weekend at his home[…]
Washington’s inaction is Ireland’s opportunity
By David McCourt Uncategorized Sep 07, 2021
A few months ago, I wrote in this newspaper that the inaction in Washington DC coupled with the European Union’s new Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts would cause global confusion and complication for both tech companies and consumers. The world and the global markets desire clear rules and clear paths forward, not complexity and confusion. Since I wrote that, matters have become worse. With Washington’s inaction, individual States have stepped in to fill the void in setting[…]
Ireland Benefits if Biden Stops Regulating the Past and Builds a Transatlantic Partnership
By David McCourt Uncategorized Aug 07, 2021
America and the EU account for over 40% of the world’s GDP and outsize regulatory and technological clout. However, this dominance could disappear as fast as American and Europe’s industrial strength did unless both sides immediately rebuild the transatlantic rift caused mostly by Mr. Trump. Let’s talk about the space that underpins the future of[…]
The West needs a tech plan to compete with China’s vision
By David McCourt Uncategorized Jul 25, 2021
Beijing wants to be the world leader in artificial intelligence, smart devices, machine learning, robotics and the internet of things What do the legal battles currently being fought between Big Tech and the world’s regulators tell us about where society needs to go? Not enough. Earlier this month, the American Federal Trade Commission (FTC)[…]
Ireland can show the world the way
By David McCourt Uncategorized Jun 20, 2021
When animals in the wild graze their way across the landscape, you can’t help but notice they don’t stay in one spot for an extended period. This is their way of eating enough vegetation to satisfy themselves, but not take every leaf off a tree or bush until it’s dead. They take what they need[…]
Ireland well positioned to be an important ally for the US in battle to define the world’s technology rules
By David McCourt Uncategorized Jun 10, 2021
US President Joe Biden heads to Europe this week for a G7 meeting – his first official foreign trip. He’ll be trying to get European support on America’s investment prohibition into Chinese military-linked companies. Tax will also be on the agenda. But President Biden should not ignore an equally critical imperative: defining the world’s technology rules.[…]