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Bust Aperee firm in dispute over “highly unusual” lending deal on nursing home site

The liquidator of Aperee Cork Ltd is fighting for control of a partially built 100-bed nursing home and creche facility in Glanmire, valued at around €5m.
Francesca Comyn
10th Nov, 2025 - 3 min read

Bauer Media refuses to answer questions about other Newstalk journalists’ PR gigs

At least 12 current or former presenters on the privately-owned station are involved in media advisory or other client advisory businesses on the side. Newstalk refused to answer questions about how potential conflicts of interest are managed.
Alice Chambers
10th Nov, 2025 - 3 min read

Quintas Capital is investing €15.9 million in the Petal Group. This is why.

Kevin MacSweeny became head of managed equity in Quintas Capital last year. His firm has just closed its first investment backed by investors including former BWG chief Leo Crawford, ex-Version 1 leader Tom O’Connor, and Abbey International Finance.
Tom Lyons
10th Nov, 2025 - 4 min read

When the safety net unravels: How an insurance withdrawal left credit unions exposed

As CMutual and its underwriter pull a decades-old funeral insurance policy, thousands of long-time credit-union members are left behind. Regulators say it’s a commercial decision. Credit unions call it a failure of duty.

Francesca Comyn
10th Nov, 2025 - 6 min read

Agriculture department greenlit peat exports despite EPA concern over “illegal” extraction 

The EPA says commercial extraction without licensing or planning permission is “widespread”. It will now follow up with "appropriate authorities" about the department’s approval of phytosanitary certs following The Currency’s findings.

Niall Sargent
10th Nov, 2025 - 5 min read

Diary of an Irishman, featuring Vincent Browne, Dermot Morgan and The General

Frank McNally has been the chief writer of the Irishman’s Diary in The Irish Times for nearly 20 years. In a new memoir, he recalls growing up in Monaghan and why he felt the column should have been retired after Kevin Myers left the paper.
Dion Fanning
8th Nov, 2025 - 7 min read

Retailers fail in bid to cross-examine top health official on tobacco licensing

The Convenience Stores & Newsagents Association is challenging the Minister for Health's new tobacco licence fees, claiming that "exorbitant figures were simply plucked out of the air and are inherently arbitrary”.
Francesca Comyn
7th Nov, 2025 - 4 min read

Another $30m write-off to close Glanbia’s Slimfast chapter

The Kilkenny-headquartered group has completed its exit from its largest-ever acquisition. The exact value lost in this weight-loss adventure may never be fully known.

Thomas Hubert
7th Nov, 2025 - 2 min read

“Cybersecurity isn’t just a technical issue anymore — it’s a strategic imperative.”

Ian Kehoe
11th Nov, 2025

Irish companies are spending more on cybersecurity than ever before — but are they spending it wisely? In this episode of The Tech Agenda, PwC’s Len McAuliffe and Moira Cronin joinIan Kehoe to unpack the findings of PwC’s 2026 Global Digital Trust Insights survey. They explore why Irish firms remain behind their global peers in adopting AI-driven defences and quantum-resistant systems, and what that means for business resilience in a world where threats evolve daily. From boardroom accountability to third-party vulnerabilities, the conversation reveals how regulations like DORA and NIS2 are reshaping the cyber landscape — and why leadership, not technology alone, will determine who stays secure.

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From spreadsheets to spotlights: Val Troy makes a break from the old routine

When Val Troy did her first comedy gig it took nearly two days before the buzz wore off. She talks to Paul McArdle about the ultimate career flip — quitting a top accountancy role for life as a stand up comedian.
Paul McArdle
10th Nov, 2025 - 8 min read

Big pharma is back: Rewinding the week that was

What does Donald Trump’s former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross mean when he says in Dublin that pharmaceutical companies “gradually come around”? The answer, if correct, is reassuring for Ireland.
Thomas Hubert
9th Nov, 2025 - 4 min read

When the referee isn’t in charge: The crisis at rugby’s core

Tadhg Beirne’s rescinded red card wasn’t just a mistake — it was a symptom of a deeper problem. Referees are no longer judging the game; they’re taking instructions from invisible voices.

Brett Igoe
8th Nov, 2025 - 6 min read

Siobhán Brett: For an off-year, it felt awfully on

The elections that weren’t meant to matter suddenly did. From New York to Maine, voters turned routine ballots into a referendum on fatigue, frustration, and what democracy feels like when you can’t quite name what you’re voting for.

Siobhán Brett
8th Nov, 2025 - 5 min read

Ireland is getting an AI Office, but what should its true role be?

The long-mooted AI Office was namechecked in last month’s budget. Now indigenous businesses want to see meat on the bones and understand how it will work in practice.
Jonathan Keane
7th Nov, 2025 - 5 min read

Reflections on The Entrepreneur Experience 2025: From breezy elevator pitches to brutal honesty

It was exhausting but also energising: emerging entrepreneurs laid themselves bare and business veterans supporting them talked about the many ways in which they had screwed up before finding success.

Alan English
6th Nov, 2025 - 4 min read

There’s a bubble in all these fearful musings and public-sector warnings about a tech stock bubble

Predicting the direction of stock markets has arguably never been more challenging. All we can be confident about right now is that there will be a correction – eventually.
John Looby
6th Nov, 2025 - 3 min read

Joe Gill: Aircraft technology is changing how airlines operate

The lines between long- and short-haul, trunk and point-to-point routes are blurring as more efficient jets redefine the economics of each seat – and the rules of competition.
Joe Gill
5th Nov, 2025 - 4 min read

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