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Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary who perfected the art of defending Trump

The 28-year-old and the president shared a tone and, it seemed at times, a mind, write Kara Voght and Meridith McGraw, The Wall Street Journal.

“An inequitable transfer of value”: How six big shareholders see ICG’s €1.2bn MBO bid

The investor group combined own 11.5% of the owner of Irish Ferries. One opposing shareholder told The Currency: “We feel the offer is inadequate at its current level.”

Below the bar: “Inconsistencies” and “key lacunae” in McKillen Jr bankruptcy dismissal case

Former Press Up boss Paddy McKillen Jr has failed to get a €2.1m bankruptcy summons against him dismissed. But he has got a six-month reprieve.

Has Nigel Farage peaked? Summer of setbacks hits Britain’s irrepressible populist

The Reform UK leader faces ebbing support and mounting questions over party donations, write Max Colchester and David Luhnow, The Wall Street Journal.

Ardagh bondholders-turned-owners put profitable cans business up for sale

Lenders who seized control from Paul Coulson last year eye exit as metal packaging unit’s market cap hits $3bn.

Ryanair co-founder’s family lists Kentucky horse farm for $57.5 million

If the 951-acre equestrian estate doesn’t find a buyer, it will be sold at an invitation-only horse auction in October, writes E.B. Solomont, The Wall Street Journal.

The Battle of Cobh: When the Port of Cork took pensioners to court – and lost

The story of a long fight to save a short stretch of seaside public walkway from being closed off when cruise liners docked – and the protesters too determined to give up.

From Russia with love: Aircraft lessors’ long winding pursuit of settlements rumbles on

AerCap revealed that, after four years of war in Ukraine, its total recoveries from Russian airlines and insurers has reached $3bn – but the mission to recoup funds is far from over.

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Same ship, different captain: Is new derelict site tax doomed to same fate as its predecessor?

The Government is betting that Revenue’s debt-collection prowess will fix a toothless derelict site levy, with a €32m debt outstanding. But the new plan ignores a fatal flaw at the local level in the current system.

Peter Kinsella: The Fed stops telling markets what to think

Kevin Warsh’s first signals point to a radically different US Federal Reserve, one less interested in guiding investors and more willing to let markets set the course.

Ronan Lyons: Can the State get two million homes for €2bn?

The amount currently spent bidding against Irish households for a fixed pool of homes can be repurposed and recycled through a fund designed for a 40-year payback and a return no higher than the State’s own cost of borrowing.

Tirlán has just bought three pharmacies. Will there be more?

Farmer-owned rural pharmacies are nothing new, but a co-op buying standing businesses from an independent pharmacist is.

The family, the retailer and the road back to control: Rewinding the week that was

Mayo’s All-Ireland triumph was built on resilience. So too was the revival of Elverys, the retailer that has sponsored the county for decades.

The European nights that changed Irish football

From the packed Lansdowne Road nights of Shelbourne to Shamrock Rovers’ millions in the Conference League, European football has reshaped the ambitions of the League of Ireland.

Dan O’Brien: How Irish savers accumulated €1.4tn in net wealth – and what to do with it

Irish people – including younger workers – are saving more than ever before. The destruction of their wealth, largely on bank deposits exposed to inflation, is the biggest justification for the introduction of personal investment accounts.

Tom Lyons: The Nama discounts that changed the Irish Nationwide story 

Irish Nationwide's €5.4 billion collapse has been viewed as a story of reckless lending. But evidence contained in a court affidavit raises questions about how much it really lost. The Fingleton family has also commented on their father's passing.