Karl Deeter
Karl Deeter is an American-Irish entrepreneur,[1] financial commentator, media pundit and business journalist based in Ireland, who regularly appears for outlets such as Today FM and the Business Post.[2] He is also a musician.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Born 1975/1976[4] in Los Angeles in the United States, Deeter immigrated to Ireland aged 11 with his family.[2] He is the son of team Crossle racing manager Ken Deeter.
Deeter attended Gormanston College as a teenager before immigrating to Chicago in his early 20s. He returned to Ireland in his mid-20s and set up the company Irish Mortgage Brokers.[4]
Politics
[edit]In April 2013, Deeter was a guest speaker at that year's Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis.[5]
In April 2015, the Irish Independent described him as an "espouser of old-style liberal economic laissez-faire", although Deeter acknowledged the need for the state to intervene in instances of market failure.[2]
Ethics Officer of Renua
[edit]In the Spring of 2015, Deeter became the "Ethics Officer" of the newly created political party Renua, which had just split off from Fine Gael.[6] Although an official with the party, Deeter stated he was not a member of the party.[6] In June 2016 he resigned as Renua's Ethics Officer; Deeter quit after he "encountered obstacles" while investigating claims that businessman and founder of the conservative anti-EU party Libertas.eu Declan Ganley had loaned Renua money.[7]
Journalism
[edit]In 2018 Deeter, alongside 3 others, was nominated for a Journalism award for the "Best political story".[8] The team had created a "political rich list" based on land registry records, public company records and political declarations to uncover and value the assets of Ireland's politicians.[9] He is also the co-author with Charlie Weston of a book on finance called This book is worth €25,000.
References
[edit]- ^ "Karl Deeter's mortgage application company raises €1m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Keenan, Mark (10 April 2015). "The world according to... Karl Deeter". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (23 August 2019). "Karl Deeter: Far Far Away review – Gorgeous and smart-shaped songs". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Clayton-Lea, Tony (14 January 2018). "Playing by the numbers". The Times. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "FF ardfheis liveblog". Irish Times. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b O'Connell, Hugh (13 March 2015). "Here's everything we know about Renua Ireland (and its policies)". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ O'Connell, Hugh (3 July 2016). "Renua's ethics officer quits over Ganley loan". Business Post. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Reilly, Jerome (18 November 2018). "Four Sunday Independent writers win journalism awards". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Revealed: Half of Ireland's TDs are millionaires... and here's how much they're worth". Irish Independent. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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