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How the clash between money and safety created a monumental crisis for AI

OpenAI and Anthropic, in heated competition—with each other and China—are racing toward IPOs, even as they admit they could lose control of their powerful bots, write Robert McMillan, Amrith Ramkumar, Keach Hagey and Erin Woo, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
14th Sep, 2026 - 9 min read

More money than they ever imagined—and no clue how to spend it

Share sales at OpenAI and Anthropic minted hundreds of millionaires. They’re splurging on computer hardware and espresso machines., writes Katherine Bindley, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
13th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

Cowboy hats, empty seats, lots of Trump: Inside the GOP midterm convention

With his approval rating low in most polls, the president stages a spectacle in Dallas where he’s the star, writes Kara Voght, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
12th Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

Aoife Quinn loses tax case over “bogus” Russian payments

The High Court ruled that the Revenue Commissioners were unaware of the unlawful nature of the payments when they issued tax assessments to the daughter of Seán Quinn in 2016.
Francesca Comyn
11th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

Sept. 11 changed the world order. But not for the reason we may think

The terrorist attacks consumed U.S. resources and attention, and left the country unable to address the bigger threats to its economy and global leadership, writes John Bussey, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
11th Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

“You can’t recreate what was there 200 years ago, but what you can do is the best it possibly can be right now.”

They have restored Georgian grandeur, rewilded 50 acres and learned when to walk away from a client. Now Eoin Lyons and John Kelly are navigating a transformed residential design market.
Rosaleen McMeel
11th Sep, 2026 - 7 min read

Magill’s turbulent story – Part 2: “Are there words to describe Vincent Browne?”

Magill was dominated, in all senses of the word, by maverick editor and owner Vincent Browne. Kevin Rafter's new book dissects the rise and fall of a magazine that was inseparable from its founder.
Alan English
11th Sep, 2026 - 12 min read

Flavin again urges DCC shareholders to vote against “miserable” €6.67bn offer

Jim Flavin, the founder of DCC, has called again for the company he founded to stay on the public market and pursue its energy strategy. The move comes the week before an EGM to vote on the deal.
Tom Lyons
10th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

“The most powerful image I have of her is when she was most herself and that was when she was, so to speak, singing in her own voice.”

Dion Fanning
12th Sep, 2026

Carlo Gebler talks to Dion Fanning about his mother Edna O’ Brien and his new memoir about her final years. He wonders about society’s attitude to death and how we ignore this great terror we all must face.

Top Voices

Are we heading for a winter of discontent? Rewinding the week that was

Is the threat of strike action part of a performative process, the usual theatre show in advance of a last-minute public-sector pay deal? Or are we actually heading for a winter of discontent?
Ian Kehoe
13th Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

Russia in, Muslim and LGBT people out: the new normal according to Germany’s far right

Some see this week’s election in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and the rise of the AfD as a sign of what may come. This is a choice yet to be made.
Fergal Lenehan
12th Sep, 2026 - 8 min read

The show is the business model: What Brett Igoe learned on a fact-finding trip to the west coast of France

Noel McNamara and Ronan O’Gara are less than two hours apart on France’s Atlantic coast, helping drive two of European rugby’s most successful clubs. Their stories offer a glimpse of what modern professional rugby can look like.
Brett Igoe
12th Sep, 2026 - 7 min read

Paul Flynn: Is the GAA too much of a commercial behemoth to pursue integration? 

The GAA have been accused of misogyny this week as the row about integration with Ladies Gaelic Football and camogie rumbles on but Paul Flynn argues that the heart of the row is something else.
Paul Flynn
11th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Belfry: Weighing up the human cost of an AIB scandal

Belfry: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Loss is about a major financial scandal. But it is also about persistence, strength and the human consequences of institutional failings.

Francesca Comyn
10th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

Joe Gill: I’ve watched Aer Lingus for nearly 50 years. This is what I see

In 2006, I made the case to investors for an Aer Lingus IPO that many thought impossible. Higher costs and rising competition are putting pressure on its transatlantic strategy but the advantages behind the investment case two decades ago remain.

Joe Gill
9th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Ronan Lyons: When it comes to the housing crisis, it’s about people, not prices

A house price can tell us what the market is charging. It cannot tell us how many people are unable to form the household they actually want.
Ronan Lyons
8th Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

A year of little change: New regulations to keep kids safe online underwhelm

The publication of Irish non-profit CyberSafeKids' latest annual report makes for grim reading for the early efficacy of fresh efforts to protect children online.
Michael Cogley
7th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

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