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Facing AI ‘apocalypse,’ Once-hot software companies race to reinvent themselves

Generative AI is steamrollering the once booming industry known as software-as-a-service; ‘You have to burn the ships and start from the ground up’, writes Kate Clark, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
7th Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

After more than 35 years, FleishmanHillard offices in Ireland close 

Its parent, Omnicom Public Relations, said it has spent the past months evolving how it operates across its global network.
Alice Chambers
6th Aug, 2026 - 2 min read

From America to China: Dublin Business School to change hands in €110m deal

China Chunlai Education Group, which is publicly listed in Hong Kong, has agreed to acquire the Dublin Business School in what will mark the Chinese firm's first expansion into Europe.
Michael Cogley
6th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

Etsy to cut 12% of workforce as CEO focuses on core marketplace

The cuts weren’t driven by cost-cutting initiatives or artificial intelligence, Chief Executive Kruti Goyal said, writes Katherine Hamilton, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
6th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Under the skin: Cosmetics multinational faces fraud and oppression claims

Dermaceutic Laboratoire makes high-end beauty products for international markets. But a multi-million-euro shareholder oppression battle of "war" and "retaliation" has broken out at its Irish company over intellectual property rights.
Francesca Comyn
6th Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

Transfer limbo: Hidden costs in land transfer from Digital Hub to LDA

First announced in 2021, it was finally recently agreed to transfer land at the Liberties hub to the Land Development Agency. It is welcome news, but the five-year delay led to a seven-figure Exchequer bill.
Niall Sargent
6th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

Flutter CEO to step down as U.S. sports-betting business falters; Profit outlook cut

The parent company of FanDuel says CEO Peter Jackson is being replaced by Dan Taylor, the company’s president, write Katherine Hamilton and Freddy Sebastian, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
5th Aug, 2026 - 2 min read

Multi-billion-dollar US-listed group acquires leading Irish care provider

Universal Healthcare Services, through its UK subsidiary, has taken control of Orchard, a well-regarded operator of services for children in care and people with disabilities in Ireland.
Thomas Hubert
5th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

“We don’t learn a lot by people criticising us. We retreat into our shell. Whereas it’s interesting when somebody goes and illuminates your strengths.”

Dion Fanning
1st Aug, 2026

Donal Casey has written a book which tells his life story but it does a lot more too. In today’s podcast he talks to Dion Fanning about working with Rory McIlroy, celebrity, how to help the next generation and what a lifetime in management told him about Saipan.

Top Voices

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s chance as Fifa’s old order begins to crumble

As Gianni Infantino's grip on Fifa weakens, Ireland has an opportunity to push for reforms that could transform the prospects of domestic clubs and finally challenge the structures that have favoured Europe's biggest leagues for decades.
Colm McCarthy
6th Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

Ian Kehoe: The economics of hospitality have fundamentally changed

Following my column on the restored nine per cent Vat rate, hospitality operators from across the country explained what life now looks like on the ground. Their stories suggest the tax break is no longer about cheaper meals but about keeping viable businesses alive.

Ian Kehoe
5th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

John Looby: King Canute and the UK’s new king from the North

Sitting shin-deep like Canute, Andy Burnham has spent his first weeks in power ranting impotently at the tide.
John Looby
4th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Nama made billions. Did it miss something bigger? Rewinding the week that was

This weekend, Nama is finally being shuttered, 17 years after it was incorporated. Its advocates point to its final financial surplus, while critics look at its role in the housing crisis. How should it be judged?

Ian Kehoe
2nd Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

An Irish Odyssey: Kieran Cunningham on how Mayo changed its ending

Every generation had its own explanation for why Mayo couldn't ever quite get over the line at Croke Park. Andy Moran's team ignored them all and wrote an ending few believed was possible.

Kieran Cunningham
1st Aug, 2026 - 8 min read

“We asked Glen Hansard to come to a gig. Instead, he said: ‘I’d love to give you a song.’”

Before the Oscar, before Once and before international recognition, there was a struggling band, a tiny Dublin café and an unexpected act of kindness that stayed with Tom Lyons for a quarter of a century.
Tom Lyons
1st Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

Can Kelly+Partners crack Europe? It starts in Wexford 

Over lunch in Dublin, Stefan Asple explains why his family's accountancy firm chose an Australian partnership model with Brett Kelly over a private equity buyout.

John Looby
31st Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

Tara Shine: Are you ready for the EU’s new carbon import tax? 

High-emission products imported this year are creating liabilities under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. While the measure levels the playing field for European manufacturers, businesses need to assess its cost in their supply chains.
Tara Shine
30th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

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