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How WElink’s “fruitful” deal with a Chinese state-owned firm went sour

Sums reaching nearly nine figures are being lobbed in claims and counterclaims between the solar company and a Chinese engineering firm over solar projects in the UK.

Jonathan Keane
14th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Withholding tax reform pared down to avoid “significant disruption to business”

Officials have advised against ambitious eWHT proposals that would have included platforms like Airbnb and Uber deducting tax from payments to hosts and drivers.
Thomas Hubert
14th Aug, 2026 - 8 min read

Ryanair co-founder’s family lists Kentucky horse farm for $57.5 million

If the 951-acre equestrian estate doesn’t find a buyer, it will be sold at an invitation-only horse auction in October, writes E.B. Solomont, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
13th Aug, 2026 - 2 min read

From Russia with love: Aircraft lessors’ long winding pursuit of settlements rumbles on

AerCap revealed that, after four years of war in Ukraine, its total recoveries from Russian airlines and insurers has reached $3bn – but the mission to recoup funds is far from over.
Jonathan Keane
13th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Harrods fights with Al Fayed estate over hundreds of sex abuse claims

London retailer wants billionaire’s estate to pay for settlements and seeks to remove his widow as executor, writes Natasha Dangoor, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
12th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

The StubHub customers who battled for tickets—and battle harder for a refund

The company brought legitimacy to a business once dominated by scalpers. Now it’s facing complaints of lengthy fights to get money back; stranded outside a World Cup game, writes Hanna Krueger, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
12th Aug, 2026 - 9 min read

“The opportunity to build a national automotive business”: China’s Geely gears up to enter Irish market

Geely, one of the world's largest car manufacturers, may already be familiar with Irish roads through its ownership of Volvo, Lotus, and Polestar. But it is now primed to launch its own models into Ireland.
Michael Cogley
12th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

This founder can check a child’s age on social apps – but thinks regulators still “need to throw the book at them”

Irish digital ID firm Sedicii was among those trialled in Australia's world-first underage social media ban. Rob Leslie speaks about getting the platforms in line.
Michael Cogley
12th Aug, 2026 - 8 min read

“You can’t really make money off the sea. When there has been research, it hasn’t been funded by multi-million dollar grants because there is no back end for these companies.”

Dion Fanning
8th Aug, 2026

We all know people who proselytise about the benefits of sea swimming but Chris Ballard went further. In his new book The Plunge, he ended up researching the world of ice swimming , then taking the research a step further, becoming an ice swimmer himself. He talks to Dion Fanning about the science and the joy, as well as the pain.

Top Voices

John Looby: Trump is the most significant president since FDR 

After Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelt, the 80-year presidential cycle that periodically redefines the US is now playing out with the Trumpian destruction of trust and shredding of global alliances.
John Looby
14th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

Peter Kinsella: The Fed stops telling markets what to think

Kevin Warsh’s first signals point to a radically different US Federal Reserve, one less interested in guiding investors and more willing to let markets set the course.
Peter Kinsella
12th Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

Ronan Lyons: Can the State get two million homes for €2bn?

The amount currently spent bidding against Irish households for a fixed pool of homes can be repurposed and recycled through a fund designed for a 40-year payback and a return no higher than the State’s own cost of borrowing.
Ronan Lyons
11th Aug, 2026 - 8 min read

Tirlán has just bought three pharmacies. Will there be more?

Farmer-owned rural pharmacies are nothing new, but a co-op buying standing businesses from an independent pharmacist is.
Thomas Hubert
10th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

The family, the retailer and the road back to control: Rewinding the week that was

Mayo’s All-Ireland triumph was built on resilience. So too was the revival of Elverys, the retailer that has sponsored the county for decades.

Ian Kehoe
9th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

The European nights that changed Irish football

From the packed Lansdowne Road nights of Shelbourne to Shamrock Rovers’ millions in the Conference League, European football has reshaped the ambitions of the League of Ireland.

Johnny Ward
8th Aug, 2026 - 14 min read

Dan O’Brien: How Irish savers accumulated €1.4tn in net wealth – and what to do with it

Irish people – including younger workers – are saving more than ever before. The destruction of their wealth, largely on bank deposits exposed to inflation, is the biggest justification for the introduction of personal investment accounts.
Dan O'Brien
7th Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

Tom Lyons: The Nama discounts that changed the Irish Nationwide story 

Irish Nationwide's €5.4 billion collapse has been viewed as a story of reckless lending. But evidence contained in a court affidavit raises questions about how much it really lost. The Fingleton family has also commented on their father's passing.
Tom Lyons
7th Aug, 2026 - 10 min read

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