As a business journalist and foreign correspondent, I got around quite a bit and ended up on the west coast of Ireland after working in Munich, Düsseldorf, New York and Sydney. As a journalist, I write for German quality media and increasingly also for British business titles. Here is just a small, relatively random selection of my work.
Quality Assured
The beauty sectors in Britain and Germany are banking on their reputations for quality manufacturing and sustainability.
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Written by Poorna Rodrigo,
Barbara Bierach and Keith Nuthall.
September 2019
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Berlin Brandenburg project faces cash conundrum as fBB pursues 2020 vision
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Written by Barbara Bierach
Friday, August 24, 2018
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The much-delayed German airport is running out of money, but managers insist the latest opening date will stick. Years after it was originally meant to open, Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport is still under construction and the project may need another EUR500 million (USD580 million).
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Sustainable mobility fueled by nonwoven technology
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Written by Jens Kastner, Poorna Rodrigo,Barbara Bierach, Julian Ryall and Sarah Gibbons. 16th March 2018
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Nonwovens researchers look to provide cleaner air in cars while reducing exhaust emissions.
The automotive sector is a hotbed of growth for industrial performance materials like nonwovens. And the global market for such materials has the potential to cross the €2bn mark soon....
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DO-IT-YOURSELF GERMANY
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Written by Barbara Bierach
Wednesday 22nd November 2017
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German demand for beauty customization & natural ingredients is driving sales of cosmetics and toiletries.....
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Accounting and Business: Growing Pain
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Written by Barbara Bierach
Monday, 12 February 2018 09:44
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It may be one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies, but Ireland’s medium-sized companies still need help to grow – BDO hopes its novel new fund will assist them
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staying ahead of the game
Written by Barbara Bierach
Wednesday 14th September 2016
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The European Textiles market retains growing demand and expertise, but Asian rivals could threaten market positions.....
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caught on film - illegal access downunder
Written by Barbara Bierach
March 2007
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In a global poll of which countries are the worst online privacy offenders, Australia would probably be a long way down the list but content providers are worried and taking action.....
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GREEN ISLAND, GRAY FUTURE
Written by Barbara Bierach
September 2016
It is time for Ireland too
start a referendum on the EU
to leave, says Ken Purcell
from the lobby group Right2Water.
His main concern is that
the government plans fail and
the water supply in Ireland
will remain free in the future. But that's not all. “We need a new system, far away from the EU,” says Purcell.
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UNDER THE SOUTH CROSS
Written by Barbara Bierach
June 2010
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The pilot of an amphibious aircraft on Australia's coast must be his own boatswain,
Be a navigator and technician. And sometimes a little Crocodile Dundee too.
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THE
STORY TELLER
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Australian accountant Clinton Hoffmann has made it his mission to teach Aboriginal entrepreneurs the basics of accounting.
However, he doesn't get very far with Powerpoint presentations.
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