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Irish-founded Alma Air joins relief work in Colombia after devastating quake

Aviation entrepreneur Declan Ryan, who previously co-founded Ryanair, is helping aid workers in Colombia after more than 280 people were killed in an earthquake this week.

Tom Lyons
14th Aug, 2026 - 2 min read

She’s the newest queen of chess—and she’s only 11 years old

Though Bodhana Sivanandan picked up the game just six years ago, she is now a British champion. And she routinely beats men and women many times her age, writes Andrew Beaton, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
14th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary who perfected the art of defending Trump

The 28-year-old and the president shared a tone and, it seemed at times, a mind, write Kara Voght and Meridith McGraw, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
14th Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

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

“An inequitable transfer of value”: How six big shareholders see ICG’s €1.2bn MBO bid

The investor group combined own 11.5% of the owner of Irish Ferries. One opposing shareholder told The Currency: “We feel the offer is inadequate at its current level.”
Tom Lyons
13th Aug, 2026 - 2 min read

Below the bar: “Inconsistencies” and “key lacunae” in McKillen Jr bankruptcy dismissal case

Former Press Up boss Paddy McKillen Jr has failed to get a €2.1m bankruptcy summons against him dismissed. But he has got a six-month reprieve.
Francesca Comyn
13th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

Has Nigel Farage peaked? Summer of setbacks hits Britain’s irrepressible populist

The Reform UK leader faces ebbing support and mounting questions over party donations, write Max Colchester and David Luhnow, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
13th Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

Ardagh bondholders-turned-owners put profitable cans business up for sale

Lenders who seized control from Paul Coulson last year eye exit as metal packaging unit’s market cap hits $3bn.
Thomas Hubert
13th Aug, 2026 - 2 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

Same ship, different captain: Is new derelict site tax doomed to same fate as its predecessor?

The Government is betting that Revenue’s debt-collection prowess will fix a toothless derelict site levy, with a €32m debt outstanding. But the new plan ignores a fatal flaw at the local level in the current system.
Niall Sargent
13th Aug, 2026 - 5 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

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