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The CEO trying to fix PayPal has a new option: Sell it for billions

Enrique Lores took the top job at the payments company earlier this year after decades at HP, writes Ben Glickman and Peter Rudegeair, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
20th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Settling up: The public bodies that paid €1.6m in Karshan tax settlements

The Currency has uncovered the identities of some of the state agencies which have settled with Revenue to resolve worker misclassification issues in the wake of the landmark Karshan judgment. RTÉ and the Central Bank are currently assessing potential liabilities.

Niall Sargent
20th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

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

Inside the Toulouse winning machine – by the Irish performance director at the heart of it

Allan Ryan started as a strength and conditioning coach at Terenure College and worked his way up to France's most successful club.
Alan English
18th Jul, 2026 - 11 min read

“We started with a CFO”: The long-term strategy behind Ireland’s newest high-end retreat Ómós

Backed by Stripe's John Collison and chaired by Strong Roots founder Sam Dennigan, the Abbeyleix guesthouse is no ordinary hospitality business. Dennigan and Cúán Greene, the culinary architect behind the project, explain why.
Michael Cogley
18th Jul, 2026 - 14 min read

Founder of DCC has described an improved proposed offer for the business as “opaque” 

Jim Flavin, a 3.22 per cent shareholder in DCC, also said he welcomed Marathon Asset Management becoming the fifth significant shareholder to push for a higher price.

Tom Lyons
17th Jul, 2026 - 3 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

“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

A lifeline few businesses are grabbing: Rewinding the week that was

Restructuring experts say Scarp offers distressed SMEs an affordable route back to viability. The data suggests it works – but with only a handful of companies using it each year, questions remain over whether the process is fit for purpose.

Ian Kehoe
19th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Dion Fanning: England’s difficulty is Ireland’s difficulty too

England’s defeat has led to an outbreak of soul-searching in the country but while many here look on amused, we are plagued with the same problems in our sporting culture.
Dion Fanning
18th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

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

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