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The investors with a new way to win in Silicon Valley

How venture-capital firms are rewriting the rules in a once-in-a-lifetime IPO boom. By Kate Clark and Gregory Zuckerman, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
18th Jul, 2026 - 6 min read

The inside story of IBM’s shocking profit warning

Big Blue bet on transparency and paid a steep price. Can its CEO win back investors? By Emily Glazer, Anissa Gardizy and Lauren ThomasThe Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
17th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

Israeli settlers and UAE scandals: Helen McEntee’s tricky trade deal workload

Foreign affairs and trade minister Helen McEntee faced questions from MEPs this week about the EU’s controversial trading partners, setting up challenging sets of talks ahead.
Jonathan Keane
17th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

Java Republic owner has a taste for McCabe’s specialty coffee

Spanish coffee group Cafento, the owner of Java Republic, said it was on the acquisition trail last year. It has just bought a well-known Wicklow business.
Tom Lyons
16th Jul, 2026 - 1 min read

A new chapter beckons for renowned literary pub McDaid’s

Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh, and James Joyce all drank in McDaid's Pub on Harry Street, Dublin 2. The pub has rarely changed hands but now it looks set to be sold to a well-known publican family.

Tom Lyons
16th Jul, 2026 - 1 min read

The AI backlash has tech executives fearing for their lives

Violent threats against AI companies are rising and spilling over into real-world security incidents, write Lindsay Ellis, Zusha Elinson and Tina Li, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
16th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

Ireland takes the reins on the EU’s complex military mobility package

Militarily neutral Ireland will oversee talks with MEPs about a new system for coordinating transport for militaries and their contractors cross-border, which will be closely linked to Nato.
Jonathan Keane
16th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

At the edge of collapse: The race to save Ireland’s small businesses from failure

From music festivals to tech start-ups, the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process has become a powerful lifeline for struggling SMEs. Yet experts warn it is not a silver bullet but a race against time that rewards early intervention.
Niall Sargent
16th Jul, 2026 - 9 min read

“Putin needed a national idea and to build a war cult – the idea was Russia needed to restore imperial lands. It was just about survival of the regime.”

Dion Fanning
4th Jul, 2026

Jason Corcoran wanted to be a foreign correspondent. He moved to Moscow in 2006 and found a place alive with possibility. Even then, you had to ignore certain realities. But after the annexation of Crimea, Putin’s Russia changed. Soon Corcoran and his family would have to choose exile, like a million Russians. He talks to Dion Fanning about his new book and why he can’t return to Russia.

Top Voices

From Soldier Field to Eden Park: The numbers behind Ireland’s most revealing season 

Ireland's season has exposed cracks in depth, cohesion and succession planning, but Andy Farrell's side arrives at Eden Park with one final chance to prove those problems are fixable rather than fundamental.
Brett Igoe
17th Jul, 2026 - 6 min read

Dan O’Brien: Having children has gone out of fashion – with profound economic implications

Like most nations', Ireland's fertility trend points to a reversal of population growth in the coming decades. This doesn't necessarily mean prosperity will suffer, but it all depends on difficult decisions.
Dan O'Brien
17th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Anne Harris: The man who saved Labour – and was never forgiven

Keir Starmer transformed a party broken by electoral defeat and antisemitism, but that extraordinary achievement ultimately counted for so little – largely because the British media never liked him.
Anne Harris
17th Jul, 2026 - 8 min read

John Looby: We need to talk a little bit more about money

Debtors now trump creditors. This is the price of democracy. And to help avoid paying too high a price, I think it’s helpful to talk a little bit more about it.
John Looby
16th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Jonathan Keane: The digital euro finally starts to take shape

The Central Bank of Ireland will take part in the ECB’s pilot programme for the digital currency while the Irish-led presidency is kicking off negotiations for the legislation underpinning it.
Jonathan Keane
15th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Affordable by name, not by design: Ireland’s cost-rental model is built to fail outside Dublin

Cost-rental should be anchored to the cost of providing homes, not an arbitrary discount from market rents. Until that changes, Ireland's flagship social-rental model will work only where market rents are high enough to make the numbers add up.
Ronan Lyons
14th Jul, 2026 - 9 min read

How to fill the €100m funding-round gap

Europe is building world-class technology companies: A new €5bn EU fund will help them scale – and do so from home, write European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva and investor Kasim Kutay.

Ekaterina Zaharieva and Kasim Kutay
13th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Finance by design and the consequences of success: Rewinding the week that was

From property funds to securitisation vehicles, Ireland's financial architecture now has extraordinary scale. Understanding it may be the next challenge.
Ian Kehoe
12th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

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