Life is all change for TV host and food writer Donal Skehan. A move to Los Angeles four years ago shook things up, but the real whirlwind was the arrival of his son, Noah, 16 months ago. “I had no idea that it would change our lives as dramatically as it did — but all for the better,” he tells Feelgood. Becoming new parents away from home was also a challenge but Donal and his wife Sofie have now built up a support system and, with family visiting all the time, things have got much easier. It helps that little Noah is following in his father’s footsteps — he’s a little foodie who loves to watch his dad cook. “He’s never been a fussy eater. He’ll try anything from onions to carrots to spicy foods,” his dad says. The couple are also advocates of baby-led weaning, which means they put all kinds of food in front of Noah and let him explore them. "If he’s watched you make it, he’s dying to try it,” the … [Read more...] about Charity begins at home with family for global chef Donal Skehan
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‘Heartbreak’ after body of missing Donal McGoldrick found in Belfast
'Heartbreak' after body of missing Donal McGoldrick found in Belfast BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Police have confirmed that the body of a missing Belfast man was discovered on Wednesday evening. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/heartbreak-after-body-of-missing-donal-mcgoldrick-found-in-belfast-38049521.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article38049531.ece/80d97/AUTOCROP/h342/mcgoldrick.jpg Email Police have confirmed that the body of a missing Belfast man was discovered on Wednesday evening. Donal McGoldrick had gone missing on Easter Monday. The 35-year-old's body was found in the Colin Glen area of west Belfast. A spokesperson for the New Colin/Lenadoon Residents Collective said that the discovery was "heartbreaking news". "On behalf of the community I'd like to offer my deepest and sincere condolences to Donal's family at this sad time," the spokesperson said. A PSNI spokesperson said that the death was not being treated as suspicious. "A … [Read more...] about ‘Heartbreak’ after body of missing Donal McGoldrick found in Belfast
Donal O’Donovan: ‘It got in on the bottom so Green Reit doesn’t have to call the top to get out ahead of the market’
Donal O'Donovan: 'It got in on the bottom so Green Reit doesn't have to call the top to get out ahead of the market' Independent.ie In 2013, veterans Stephen Vernon and Pat Gunne moved heaven and earth in their race to create Ireland's first real estate investment trust (reit). https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/donal-odonovan-it-got-in-on-the-bottom-so-green-reit-doesnt-have-to-call-the-top-to-get-out-ahead-of-the-market-38017908.html https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/article38017907.ece/6a8d9/AUTOCROP/h342/2019-04-16_bus_49596010_I1.JPG Email In 2013, veterans Stephen Vernon and Pat Gunne moved heaven and earth in their race to create Ireland's first real estate investment trust (reit). The reit was a means to an end. The important thing, they knew, was to have cash while commercial property prices were on the floor. With Green Reit now for sale, and Vernon and Gunne checking out, the question the market is asking is whether property prices have peaked. … [Read more...] about Donal O’Donovan: ‘It got in on the bottom so Green Reit doesn’t have to call the top to get out ahead of the market’
FAI President Donal Conway refuses to commit to an ‘independent outside forensic audit of FAI accounts’
”The fact people on your board didn't know about this loan is the ethical issue. This is at the core of the problem. Would you do an independent outside forensic audit?" O'Dowd asked. The below exchange then took place as Mr Conway referred back to the investigations currently underway by Mazars and Grant Thornton, both of which it was earlier confirmed are being paid for by the FAI. Fergus O'Dowd: Would you do an independent outside forensic audit? Donal Conway: We're doing a very wide-ranging independent investigation when Mazars come on board. FO'D: A forensic audit is the question. . DC: Between the Grant Thornton and the Mazars investigations...they will be very thorough examinations of the FAI. FOD: A forensic audit as I understand it is a particular type of audit. I'm not being rude but I'll ask you for a third time, would you do it? DC: We've also engaged with the ODCE and again that's evidence of the number of processes that have been put in place to undergo a thorough … [Read more...] about FAI President Donal Conway refuses to commit to an ‘independent outside forensic audit of FAI accounts’
FAI President Donal Conway: ‘There was no contract between Association and John Delaney over €100k bridging loan’
FAI president Donal Conway told the Oireachtas Sport Committee that there had been a concern that if all cheques that had been issued by the Association at the end of April year were cashed at the same time, there was a likelihood of insufficient funds being available to cover all the cheques issued. He said this was a short-term issue as there was an expectation of funds coming to the Association from tickets sales, sponsorship and other sources. He said: "The CEO provided the Association with a personal cheque for €100,000 and thereby made funds available to provide some immediate financial relief." Mr Conway said that the following day, Wednesday April 26 2017, a request was received by email from a creditor who was entitled to draw down funds from the Association. "The financial director made contact with the chief executive officer via email proposing to lodge cheque for €100,000 to the Association's bank account in order to honour the request for draw down from the … [Read more...] about FAI President Donal Conway: ‘There was no contract between Association and John Delaney over €100k bridging loan’