Kim Bielenberg

Irish Independent

From PayPal to Palantir: The rise of tech bro Peter Thiel, the era's ‘most influential' right-wing intellectual

By: Kim Bielenberg

As his Dialog event lands in Wicklow this summer, we take a deep-dive on this supposed visionary with radical views on his ‘Antichrist' opponents, defying death and support for Donald Trump

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Things that work like clockwork in Ireland, and areas where we fail miserably

By: Kim Bielenberg

High ESB bills, easy-to-navigate online Revenue services, good motorways and a confusing mess for payment on public transport. It's a mixed bag, really...

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‘We keep being told that Ireland is a kip — it is not and hasn’t been since the 1980s’: Four things we do well and five things we do miserably

By: Kim Bielenberg

High ESB bills, easy-to-navigate online Revenue services, good motorways and a confusing mess for payment on public transport. It’s a mixed bag, really...

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Behind the scenes at Uisce Éireann: ‘In the Dublin area water supplies are on a knife edge’

By: Kim Bielenberg

With water at the core of the climate change issue, and hosepipe bans set to become a regular summer feature, what is Ireland’s long-term plan?

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How joyriding evolved into a deadly social media spectacle

By: Kim Bielenberg

Reckless youths racing around taunting gardaí is not a new phenomenon, with such behaviour prevalent in the 80s, while an ‘epidemic of joyriding’ was reported as far back as the 1930s

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Drinking with Jack, chatting with Fergie, and sitting on the Tipp bench at an All-Ireland final: Vincent Hogan's life up close with sporting greats

By: Kim Bielenberg

As an ‘Irish Independent' sports reporter he talked freely with legends but then his whole world changed as access became tightly controlled.

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Trump backs a united Ireland but could it happen — and how would it work in health, education and policing?

By: Kim Bielenberg

A vote on unity could come down to bread and butter issues such as the cost of going to a GP, rather than romantic dreams

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‘I’ve done well, but I have worked bloody hard’: From Galway plasterers to an ex-Anglo banker — who are Ireland’s super-landlords?

By: Kim Bielenberg

Ireland’s top six landlords have over 16,000 properties between them — and the biggest enjoyed profits of €48m in the first half of the year

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‘I would be horrified if my grandchildren opened a betting account’: Former Paddy Power boss Stewart Kenny

By: Kim Bielenberg

The ex-CEO on how he went from being the country’s top bookmaker to a leading campaigner against problem gambling — and his interest in Buddhism

Irish Independent

‘I should have seen the danger’: From Ireland’s top bookmaker to campaigner against problem gambling

By: Kim Bielenberg

The ex-CEO on how he went from being the country’s top bookmaker to a leading campaigner against problem gambling — and his interest in Buddhism