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“This is a job. It’s not necessarily me”: Richard Curran on scoops, tycoons, and life outside work

The presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's The Business keeps a low profile but has one of the biggest audiences in the country. At home in Donegal, he talks in depth about landing scoops, coping with sadnesses, the Larry Goodman interview that got away, and more.
Alan English
3rd Aug, 2026 - 25 min read

I attended a secluded getaway for burned-out executives. It got existential.

A glimpse into why corporate professionals are going on midlife retreats by Lauren Weber, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
2nd Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

“There was only going to be one Rory McIlroy, but there could have been thousands of CEOs”

Donal Casey had a successful career in Irish Life before everything changed. He then went on to become CEO of Rory McIlroy Inc. He talks to Dion Fanning about life, Rory, and what really matters.
Dion Fanning
1st Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

‘The boss wants this money’: Inside Trump’s unprecedented fundraising operation

Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects, write Josh Dawsey, Dana Mattioli, Annie Linskey and Emily Glazer, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
1st Aug, 2026 - 11 min read

A reprieve: High Court approves €750k examinership proposal for Rathwood

The High Court has rubberstameped an examiner's scheme to save the troubled retail and leisure business which racked up debts of over €20m and left around ten thousand customers in the lurch on refunds.
Francesca Comyn
31st Jul, 2026 - 2 min read
Microsoft Sandyford

More to come: Microsoft’s $6.5bn Irish tax bill has yet to rise

Deferred payments, including a top-up tax to reach the new 15% rate, are not included in the software multinational’s record corporation tax figures.
Thomas Hubert
31st Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Freenow is scooping up Dublin’s Lynk and Limerick taxi firm Swift

The taxi app company, owned by Lyft, says the deals will bolster its B2B business in Ireland with access to public contracts with the likes of the HSE and Tusla.
Jonathan Keane
31st Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Situational Awareness down 67% in July in AI stock rout

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund backed out of deal to sell $3.5bn of Anthropic shares, write Peter Rudegeair and Berber Jin, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
31st Jul, 2026 - 2 min read

“We don’t learn a lot by people criticising us. We retreat into our shell. Whereas it’s interesting when somebody goes and illuminates your strengths.”

Dion Fanning
1st Aug, 2026

Donal Casey has written a book which tells his life story but it does a lot more too. In today’s podcast he talks to Dion Fanning about working with Rory McIlroy, celebrity, how to help the next generation and what a lifetime in management told him about Saipan.

Top Voices

Nama made billions. Did it miss something bigger? Rewinding the week that was

This weekend, Nama is finally being shuttered, 17 years after it was incorporated. Its advocates point to its final financial surplus, while critics look at its role in the housing crisis. How should it be judged?

Ian Kehoe
2nd Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

An Irish Odyssey: Kieran Cunningham on how Mayo changed its ending

Every generation had its own explanation for why Mayo couldn't ever quite get over the line at Croke Park. Andy Moran's team ignored them all and wrote an ending few believed was possible.

Kieran Cunningham
1st Aug, 2026 - 8 min read

“We asked Glen Hansard to come to a gig. Instead, he said: ‘I’d love to give you a song.’”

Before the Oscar, before Once and before international recognition, there was a struggling band, a tiny Dublin café and an unexpected act of kindness that stayed with Tom Lyons for a quarter of a century.
Tom Lyons
1st Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

Can Kelly+Partners crack Europe? It starts in Wexford 

Over lunch in Dublin, Stefan Asple explains why his family's accountancy firm chose an Australian partnership model with Brett Kelly over a private equity buyout.

John Looby
31st Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

Tara Shine: Are you ready for the EU’s new carbon import tax? 

High-emission products imported this year are creating liabilities under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. While the measure levels the playing field for European manufacturers, businesses need to assess its cost in their supply chains.
Tara Shine
30th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

Glen Hansard: an ailing State’s high priest of song

Despite global fame, an Oscar, and approval from Dylan, Hansard, who has died aged 56, remained at ground zero of political, world-shaking art.
Kate Demolder
29th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

Is Jim O’Callaghan’s tightening of Ipas purse strings working?

New data points to a likely reduction in refugee accommodation costs this year as a recent tightening in payment policy and rates kicks in but question marks remain over long-term savings.

Niall Sargent
29th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Ronan Lyons: Who pays for cost rental?

Anchoring rents to cost and tapering subsidies by income is a design, not a budget line.
Ronan Lyons
28th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

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