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Why Saipan still divides us — and why the film can’t quite face the truth

Fact, myth, and truth blur in the retelling of 2002, but what remains is a revealing portrait of extremism, identity, and belonging.
Dion Fanning
17th Jan, 2026 - 7 min read

Mystery buyer to acquire Ashton’s pub under McKillen Jr-Relm settlement

The agreement between the Dublin businessman and the receivers appointed by his main property lender ends seven months of court battles and paves the way for more sales.
Thomas Hubert
16th Jan, 2026 - 3 min read

Goldman’s Irish vulture vehicles are sold — and rebranded Vanuatu, Tonga and Fiji

Companies used by Goldman Sachs to acquire billions of euro in post-crash distressed Irish debt have changed hands. How much profit did they make, and who is the Dublin firm taking them over?
Thomas Hubert
16th Jan, 2026 - 3 min read

Scaling in turbulent times: East Coast Bakehouse and the challenges of growth

The East Coast Bakehouse has gone into interim examinership. A report filed in the High Court outlines the company’s financial position, examines what went wrong, and details its plans for survival.
Alice Chambers
16th Jan, 2026 - 8 min read

“Alarm bells” raised at PAC over serious overspend on Susi IT system

The committee will call on the City of Dublin ETB, which operates the student grant system, to explain a €4m overspend on the as-yet-completed project. The Currency reported the project's ongoing issues including removal of the original contractor in 2021.
Niall Sargent
15th Jan, 2026 - 3 min read

Ireland’s fund industry thrives — but tougher marketing rules are setting it apart in Europe

The European Securities and Markets Authority’s latest report on fund marketing materials notes how rules from country-to-country still differ, despite efforts for greater harmonisation.
Jonathan Keane
15th Jan, 2026 - 2 min read

A deal, a delay and a winding-up threat: The San Leon story

The oil and gas explorer tried to halt a construction firm’s petition over a $16.5m debt but a High Court judge disagreed, describing the company being in a “parlous financial position”.
Jonathan Keane
15th Jan, 2026 - 5 min read

Behind the deal: Plume, Sweepr and the race to own customer experience

Plume Design is backed by some of the biggest investors in the world including SoftBank and Insight Partners. It has just bought Dublin-based Sweepr, because it believes it can help internet providers compete on experience, not just price and speed.

Tom Lyons
15th Jan, 2026 - 7 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

Dan O’Brien: The return of “might-is-right” is reshaping the world — and Ireland must adapt

As the US and China dominate a "might-is-right" world, Europe’s influence is shrinking. For a small, open economy like Ireland, strategic complacency is no longer an option.
Dan O'Brien
16th Jan, 2026 - 5 min read

Colm McCarthy: Populism, gridlock, and the myth of free roads

Ireland’s aversion to charging motorists has turned congestion into a policy choice. Roads, like water, are scarce — and refusing to price them simply spreads the costs more widely and inefficiently.

Colm McCarthy
15th Jan, 2026 - 6 min read

Streaming solstice and printing presses: Willie O’Reilly on this year’s media trends

The rise of YouTube signals the end of traditional broadcasters’ control over high-quality audio and video production – with the fate of newspapers providing signposts for legacy media.
Willie O'Reilly
14th Jan, 2026 - 4 min read

2026 market outlook: Slower returns, stickier rates and rising political risk

Most US and European investment banks expect another positive year for equities in 2026, albeit at a more modest pace. Rate cuts without recession, a two-speed commodity outlook, and rising geopolitical and inflation risks define a more complex investment landscape.
Peter Kinsella
13th Jan, 2026 - 6 min read

John Looby: We should stand back from simplifying our complex identity

The purity peddlers of Gaeldom are growing louder, but English nationalism’s stubborn urge to drive our closest neighbour into a dead-end shows that trying to force our rich complexity into a bogus simplicity is doomed.
John Looby
12th Jan, 2026 - 4 min read

Corporate failures defy economic gravity: Rewinding the week that was

Much like insolvency figures, the Irish-taxable profits of multinationals are better than they should be. Nobody knows exactly for how long.
Ian Kehoe
11th Jan, 2026 - 4 min read

Succession or scramble: Irish rugby’s defining test of leadership is coming

As Andy Farrell, Leo Cullen and a host of senior coaches approach contract expiry after the next World Cup, Irish rugby is nearing a once-in-a-generation moment. Recent provincial chaos suggests the system that once excelled at succession planning will face an unprecedented challenge.
Brett Igoe
10th Jan, 2026 - 5 min read

Siobhán Brett: Absolute resolve abroad, absolute disorder at home

One operation looked like a clean win on screen. The other turned into a bleak cycle of footage, outrage and denial. Together, they say a lot about America’s relationship with force.
Siobhán Brett
9th Jan, 2026 - 5 min read

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