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Sparfell pulls the plug on tentative Irish aircraft leasing business

The Swiss company set up a Dublin base several years ago but the operations never fully took off. Now the company is shutting down the Irish subsidiary.

Relm receivers accused of halting €2.8m sale of Ashton’s pub in the High Court

A company called Orsay Ltd says it agreed a sale with the receivers of Paddy McKillen Jr's pub in Clonskeagh but receivers terminated the deal because of an alleged breached confidentiality clause.

High Court: “It strikes me that it is within Mr McEnaney’s gift to resolve this problem”

Companies owned by the McEnaney family, a leading emergency accommodation provider, are seeking an order to remove people occupying a property on Usher’s Island. Justice Brian Cregan said it is not in the court’s interest to put anyone on the streets.

Founders allege “cynical attempt” to “wrest control” of foodtech firm by noteholders

The founders of Senoptica have hit back in the Circuit Court against a move by loan-note holders to appoint an examiner to the business. They now want a joint examiner appointed.

The world’s second-largest private-jet firm is establishing a base in Dublin

Flexjet, recently valued at $4bn, is seeking the go-ahead from the Irish Aviation Authority to push deeper into Europe, despite a backlash against emissions from private jets.

“Stay curious and keep pivoting”: Carolan Lennon on leadership in the AI Era

Recently named CEO of the Year at the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards, Carolan Lennon discusses how Salesforce Ireland is preparing for a new world of human-AI collaboration — and why values, not velocity, will shape the future of work.

Bain Capital appeals €700k vacant site levy for former Smurfit paper mill site

A vehicle of the US private investment firm is challenging Dublin City Council's decision to keep the €10m Clonskeagh site on its vacant site list during a planning appeal, in a situation addressed in budget announcements.

The presidency as a mirror: Gary Murphy on what this election says about Ireland

From Mary Robinson’s “light in the window” to Catherine Connolly’s quiet momentum, political analyst Gary Murphy traces how each presidential race reflects the country’s changing sense of itself — and why, in 2025, the reflection feels unusually stark.

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Mass applications, invisible prompts and deepfake candidates: The dark side of AI-powered recruitment

Artificial intelligence is helping recruiters manage the flow of candidates but is also landing them with larger volumes of CVs, manipulated remote interviews, and outright fraudulent applicants.

Government and conscience: Rewinding the week that was

Catherine Connolly’s campaign does not signal a dramatic shift in our politics. But it reaffirms the view that people, of various political hues, are looking for different things in presidential discourse than in normal rank-and-file politics.

Dion Fanning: The invisible age of Irish football

Ireland have a nondescript manager, with a team that plays non football and yet many still cling to the idea that good times might be just around the corner.

Frankenstein 2.0: Netflix’s autumn blockbuster draws on big ideas and a wealth of cinema history

For a century on film and another in the pages of Mary Shelley’s novel, the mad scientist and his creature have established a rich science-fiction tradition. Will Guillermo del Toro’s version bring a new twist to the theme of man playing God?

The futility of expertise: Lessons from Ireland’s fiscal oversight failure

The Fiscal Advisory Council's plight illustrates a broader malaise — the institutionalisation of good advice that governments have no intention of following. When politics rewards short-termism, expertise is reduced to decoration.

Hidden risk: Opacity over key risks facing State bodies a dangerous game

Risk registers and internal governance audits are rarely, if ever, released to the public, with no oversight of the key real-world risks facing public bodies until they become reality – and headline news.

Fences, fear and finance: Rewinding the week that was

Behind the barricades of Leinster House lies a broader story: of a country thriving economically yet grappling with the quiet anxieties that shape politics and public life.

Dion Fanning: Maybe they’re right when they say sport and politics don’t mix

Should Jim Gavin have been held up to more scrutiny when he was managing Dublin? The difference between sport and politics is a story of power and control.