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8th Jun, 2026 - <1 min read

Money in, founders out: The Danish deal to rescue the Drogheda factory

Bisca will take over East Coast Bakehouse in a deal that will see an investment of almost €13 million and the departure of Michael Carey and Alison Cowzer.
Alice Chambers
22nd Apr, 2026 - 2 min read

“It’s a mess”: Reclassification of 6,600 gig workers as employees leaves many confused

More than two years after the Supreme Court ruled Domino's Pizza delivery drivers were PAYE employees, not contractors, artists and writers appearing at public libraries are the latest freelancers affected by new tax rules.
Thomas Hubert
22nd Apr, 2026 - 7 min read

Revenues of Fabric Social passed €15m as it sells to Publicis Groupe UK

Entrepreneur Niall McGarry has sold his business which he founded only in 2021 to a division of the world’s largest communications group. The deal marks a remarkable comeback for the founder of Joe.
Tom Lyons
21st Apr, 2026 - 2 min read

The rise of Apple’s new CEO: A hardware expert takes over in the AI era

John Ternus must help Apple catch up in the AI race as it looks for its next big hit, writes Rolfe Winkler, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
21st Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

“There is simply no evidence”: Aquila Air Capital repels consultants’ three-year legal battle

A judge in the US granted the aviation lessor summary judgment in a case taken by Monocoque Diversified Interests and had sharp criticisms for the case mounted by the consultancy.
Jonathan Keane
21st Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

From stage to strategy: How Tom Clinch built a €700m wealth business

Tom Clinch didn’t set out to run a wealth firm — he wanted a career in the creative industry. However, by marrying his two passions, he has transformed a €30m family business into a €700m player.
Ian Kehoe
21st Apr, 2026 - 9 min read

Inside the ‘financial infidelities’ that tear marriages apart

It has never been easier to conceal unsavory spending from a spouse. Divorce—and significant financial damage—can follow, writes Gunjan Banerji, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
20th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

“The far-right nationalist populists know what they want. They want states built on bloodlines, on ethno-nationalism, on social conservatism, on grievance and on cheap bribes to important voters. What we don’t know is what we want for liberal democracy.”

Dion Fanning
18th Apr, 2026

Ireland has encountered a period which seems pivotal in terms of the direction of the country. Meanwhile Hungary is rejecting Orban. John Kampfner talks to Dion Fanning about how to counter populism and why liberal democracy is doomed unless it gets radical.

Top Voices

John Looby: The case for active investing

Another period of market turmoil acts as a reminder of the value of the “endowment effect”: knowing the stocks you own can help avoid the dumb-money effect and the impact of volatility on passively managed portfolios.
John Looby
22nd Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

A partial rebound and a permanent loss? What the first data on Ireland’s new rental rules reveal

New rent rules appear to have lifted supply in early 2026, but the recovery masks a more troubling reality: the market may now be permanently smaller.
Ronan Lyons
21st Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

Thomas Hubert: There is no reason to doubt long-term market returns – or is there?

John Looby rightly argues that economic growth has held steady since the Industrial Revolution. But what happens when underlying global population growth and fossil-fuel use come to an end?
Thomas Hubert
20th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Dan O’Brien: When an out-of-touch Government meets a public at boiling point

Something seems to have changed in the past ten days. If it brings more scrutiny to how successive governments have continued to unthinkingly throw taxpayers’ money at problems, it will be for the best.
Dan O'Brien
17th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Room service – part 3: A thousand welcomes meets market forces

Ireland’s international reputation for hospitality will be closely watched as more institutional capital enters the hotel market – perhaps no more so than when the Ryder Cup arrives in Adare next year.

Michael Cogley
17th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

The illusion of a new market entrant: PTSB’s new owner is already very familiar with Ireland

Over 15 years on from its €4bn bailout, PTSB is set to leave State control. Its new owner Bawag, Austria's fourth-largest bank, will already be well versed with the Irish market.
T. Hubert and M. Cogley
16th Apr, 2026 - 8 min read

John Looby: The challenge of managing a pension pot  

Can long-term investing look beyond the 60/40 allocation between stocks and bonds and the four per cent rule governing drawdowns on retirement?
John Looby
15th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

The State has, in effect, been held to ransom – and in choosing to pay, it has set a dangerous precedent

This is a case of the State using the country’s balance sheet to insulate domestic businesses from international shocks — using international money. This model, as we know, is unsustainable.

Ian Kehoe
14th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

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