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The great European sell-out: When cover bands replace the headliners

Fans are paying concert-level prices for European rugby’s biggest nights, only to be served shadow teams and strategic indifference. The Champions Cup’s biggest threat may be the clubs treating it as optional.
Brett Igoe
20th Dec, 2025 - 5 min read

Ipas provider fails in bid to retain controversial works at Kippure Lodge

An Coimisiún Pleanála refused retention planning permission to Seefin Events Unlimited for works at the Wicklow holiday village done without permission from the council which had ordered them to be demolished.

Niall Sargent
19th Dec, 2025 - 4 min read

Magnier representative named in plan to redevelop Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre

A key advisor for the Magnier family’s Swiss office is now listed as a director of the company which owns the shopping centre. The Currency previously revealed JP McManus has an interest in the iconic property.
N. Sargent and T. Hubert
19th Dec, 2025 - 3 min read

Brightpath Healthcare expands into Britain with first acquisition

Brightpath Healthcare, a Broadlake portfolio company, has acquired London-based Children’s Complex Care (CCC). Brightpath will employ 700 people following the deal.
Tom Lyons
19th Dec, 2025 - 2 min read

Residents allege defects in legal claim against home builder Glenveagh and the LDA

Wilkinsons Brook is an affordable housing project in north Dublin delivered by Glenveagh and the Land Development Agency last year. In recent weeks, nearly a dozen summons have been issued by residents alleging defects at the Hollystown estate.
Francesca Comyn
19th Dec, 2025 - 2 min read

Legislation for the banks’ shared fraud database remains elusive

Banking and Payments Federation Ireland has continued to lobby for the “essential” database but its legislative underpinnings are still on the desks of the Department of Justice.
Jonathan Keane
19th Dec, 2025 - 3 min read

The data-centre moratorium has ended. Will Ireland see a new boom?

The energy regulator has finally laid a pathway for data centres to get a grid connection in Ireland. Industry reactions are positive, but questions remain on what the policy will mean for construction – and its climate implications.
Alice Chambers
19th Dec, 2025 - 8 min read

From €21bn to closure: The final chapter of IBRC’s loan portfolio

IBRC's liquidators started with tens of thousands of loans with a face value of €21bn secured on assets around the world. Now, years of legal wrangling, international property sales, and headline-making borrowers have led to the final sale – and the end of an era in Irish banking.
Tom Lyons
19th Dec, 2025 - 3 min read

“For at least a thousand years the Book of Kells has profoundly shaped Ireland”

Dion Fanning
20th Dec, 2025

James Joyce considered it the most Irish thing we had. It has been here for a thousand years and endured many dramas but there are many mysteries about the Book of Kells. Victoria Whitworth talks to Dion Fanning about what she has come to believe about the Book of Kells’s creation and why Irish monks might have nothing to do with it.

Top Voices

From Wood Quay to Camden Yard: A chance to fix old mistakes

The possible relocation of Dublin City Council to Camden Yard is controversial, but it could also unlock greener offices, new housing and a long-overdue rethink of Wood Quay.
Tom Lyons
20th Dec, 2025 - 3 min read

Dan O’Brien: Looking back on the 10 things to watch in 2025

From Irish politics to trends in tax and trend and geopolitical shifts, this year has brought good and bad news to those looking for economic stability.
Dan O'Brien
19th Dec, 2025 - 6 min read

Colm McCarthy: Delivery, delivery, delivery — and then what?

From the Bertiebowl to deferred motorways, crises have taught the same lesson repeatedly: when budgets tighten, capital is cut first — and when money flows again, oversight is quietly abandoned.

Colm McCarthy
18th Dec, 2025 - 6 min read

Willie O’Reilly: Everyone has their own podcast now, but where are the figures?

For a few hundred euro, you can get your voice on air and some podcasters make a decent living. But when it comes to audience figures and commercial returns, there is mostly silence.
Willie O'Reilly
17th Dec, 2025 - 4 min read

Peter Kinsella: The clock is ticking on European industry

China’s massive internal devaluation and rising overcapacity are colliding with Europe’s high costs and exchange rate. If things continue as they are, Europe’s deindustrialisation could happen much sooner than we realise.
Peter Kinsella
16th Dec, 2025 - 5 min read

Remembering Hugh Wallace

Hugh Wallace was unashamedly passionate about making people’s homes better, and his loss is felt deeply in both his profession and on television.
Tom Lyons
15th Dec, 2025 - 2 min read

Paul McArdle: Why job titles matter

There are costs to getting job titles wrong. If you are recruiting a finance controller, don’t advertise for a CFO or a “doctor no” – or else, face the consequences.
Paul McArdle
15th Dec, 2025 - 6 min read

What business can really learn from Andy Farrell, the authentic leader who thrives on pressure

Forget the clichés. Ireland’s head coach speaks frankly about culture, trust and adapting to a new generation — offering a leadership playbook rooted in lived experience, not corporate jargon.

Alan English
14th Dec, 2025 - 8 min read

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