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Willie O’Reilly: The real cost of public service broadcasting

As RTÉ recruits a new CFO, candidates will be faced with the reality that inflation has eroded much of the organisation’s dwindling revenue for the past two decades.

“We weren’t out there selling”: How partner talks for Boundless turned into an acquisition

The HR tech start-up is being acquired by Payoneer. CEO Dee Coakley talks to The Currency about how the deal came to be and where it will fit into the Nasdaq-listed firm.

A rock and a hard place: Nature concerns and “unauthorised” piping sinks Healy-Rae quarry planning bid

An Taisce brought the planning appeal against the grant of retention planning to Sunville Construction Ltd, a company owned by the political dynasty, to keep processing rock at a quarry near Crohane. The rock is used in road construction, and clients include the local authority.

Niall Sargent

9th Feb, 2026 - 3 min read

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Larry Murrin and the proxy war consuming Bord Bia: Rewinding the week that was

The sustained campaign against Bord Bia’s chair is not really about Brazilian beef or conflicts of interest. It is a wider battle over Mercosur, power and the future direction of Irish agri-food policy.

Ian Kehoe

8th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

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Scrums and sliding doors moments: Paul Wallace reflects on life in and out of rugby

He could have been a banker, but he was a dynamic tighthead prop just as rugby was going professional. There would be other cases of what might have been, but now he's pushing hard with a new venture.

Alan English

7th Feb, 2026 - 17 min read

Filipino businesswoman Virginia Lane gives evidence in bitter Tinakilly House row

Lane, the wife of Irish-born businessman Gerry Lane, gave her evidence today in relation to a dispute between the couple and their hotel co-investor Denis Connolly.

Tom Lyons

6th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

The American and Chinese economies are hurtling toward a messy divorce

The breakup is focused on sensitive matters now considered national-security issues, including semiconductors, food and energy, write Lingling Wei and Jeanne Whalen The Wall Street Journal.

The Wall Street Journal.

6th Feb, 2026 - 7 min read

“Ireland has an excellent opportunity to become an island of creators”

US AI company Partsol Global has moved its headquarters to Dublin. CTO John Callahan explains how its defence-built AI is used to combat terrorism, how it’s entering the private sector, and why Ireland could become a major AI hub.

Michael Cogley

6th Feb, 2026 - 13 min read

The long road to liquidation: the rise and fall of EuroGiant

Charlie O’Loughlin built a discount empire that thrived through the crash. Fifteen years later, his EuroGiant chain has collapsed under the weight of high rents, supply shocks and a rapidly changing retail landscape.

Tom Lyons

5th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

Over before it started: Jacobs and DAA settle, CEO to “voluntarily” step down

Kenny Jacobs was challenging his recent suspension from the airport operator, as well as an independent investigation into 20 claims made against him which he insists are baseless.