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€3.1m spent on deportation flights for 367 non-nationals in 2025

Documents sent to the Public Accounts Committee by justice and homeless services officials also point to a growing trend in families entering homelessness after leaving the international protection system.
Niall Sargent
16th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

LIV Golf facing imminent closure as Saudi backers weigh pulling funding

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund is on the verge of pulling funding for the upstart league that lured star golfers away from the PGA Tour and divided the sport, writes Andrew Beaton, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
16th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

O’Callaghan hotel succession row plays as a four-star Shakesperean tragedy

Noel O'Callaghan claims he gave his sons a €400m hotel group, only to be frozen out of the business when he questioned their management decisions. The claims are hotly contested in a row over salaries, bloodstock, a penthouse, and trust.
Francesca Comyn
15th Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

Galway ventilation business catches the eye of Sweden’s Lindab Group

Established in 2014, Connaught Ventilation Supplies has grown to a turnover of more than €10 million and attracted the attention of a Swedish mulitnational which intends to aquire it.
Alice Chambers
15th Apr, 2026 - 2 min read

Conor McGregor settles Proper No. 12 whiskey row

The MMA fighter welcomed the settlement and said it would allow him to focus on training for his upcoming fight this summer.
Francesca Comyn
15th Apr, 2026 - 2 min read

The Bezos Vs. Musk space race is heating up

Bezos-founded companies push ahead in satellite connections and rocket launches; Musk’s SpaceX has dominated both businesses for years, writes Amira McKee, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
15th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Room service – Part 1: Why Ireland’s hotel building boom stops at the M50

The imminent opening of the luxury Sofitel hotel at Dublin Airport and the arrival of the Hoxton points to strong demand in cities, but regions are struggling to make the capital investment work for new-build hotels.
Michael Cogley
15th Apr, 2026 - 15 min read

China’s CALC pushes back in unrepaired engine dispute with Willis Lease Finance

Chinese but Irish-based lessor CALC continues its quarrel with Willis Lease Finance over an engine deal gone awry – questions abound about damage to the engine and when it was returned.
Jonathan Keane
15th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

“AI won’t just speed up tax — it will fundamentally reinvent it.”

Ian Kehoe
17th Apr, 2026

When people talk about AI transforming business, they tend to focus on marketing, finance, or operations—not tax. But that may be about to change. AI isn’t just accelerating tax processes; it has the potential to fundamentally reshape how the tax function operates. The real question is: is tax ready for that shift? To explore this, Deirdre Hogan, EY Ireland Indirect Tax Partner, and Alex Manek, EY Ireland Data Analytics Director, speak with Ian Kehoe. A common theme emerges from their work with clients: uncertainty. Many tax professionals feel the pressure to “use AI,” but lack clarity on where to begin. Their advice is pragmatic—start small, focus on achievable wins, build confidence, and invest in skills. Ultimately, they don’t see AI as a replacement for tax professionals, but as a tool—one that can free them from low-value tasks and enable more strategic, higher-impact work. This podcast is sponsored by EY Ireland.

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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

How to navigate a transformed executive recruitment market

Senior executives tend to sell their experience to employers and blame ageism when it doesn’t work out. It’s time to turn this approach on its head, according to Loren Greiff, who switched from recruiting to advising candidates.
Paul McArdle
13th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

The stubborn bet that built a €375m company: Rewinding the week that was

When Fergal Broder refused to shut down LotusWorks in its darkest days, it looked like defiance. Decades later, that decision has culminated in a major deal – one that highlights the growing global demand for Irish engineering firms.

Ian Kehoe
12th Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

The push notifications – ceasefire on, ceasefire off, strait open, strait closed – carry on in their tug of war

I was in New York City for much of this past week, where the news cycle follows you into the subway and into the back of the yellow cab and generally is much harder to avoid than in other parts of the world.
Siobhán Brett
12th Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

The Women’s Six Nations is back – unfortunately, you’d hardly know it

There are questions about whether the women's game in Ireland is moving fast enough. Governance, competition structures and funding models all need work.
Brett Igoe
11th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Fuel protesters claim to defend SMEs and motorists. They are hitting them hardest

The overlap between fuel-price and anti-immigrant protest organisers goes hand-in-hand with their disregard for the hurt they cause to small businesses and their staff.
Thomas Hubert
10th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

John Looby: The age of ignorance is over and Trump now stands permanently exposed

The movement started by Michael Gove’s public call to ditch the experts has ended with Donald Trump stuck at the Strait of Hormuz. The consequences are, at last, sinking in.
John Looby
10th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

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