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The boom in autism therapy is Medicaid’s fastest-growing jackpot

Some companies have found lucrative opportunities to capitalize on a growing need, billing long hours and extracting payments as high as $800 an hour, write Christopher Weaver, Tom McGinty and Anna Wilde Mathews, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
11th Mar, 2026 - 9 min read

One third smaller, but back in profit: How Devenish performed after restructuring

The livestock nutrition business has sold assets, outsourced non-core functions, and refocused on its feed ingredients business. With less debt, it is again capable of modest investment.
Thomas Hubert
10th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

Russian lessor GTLK is in a spat with Qatar Airways over access to sanctions documents

The lessor is being liquidated in Ireland after sanctions floored its business in 2022 but it is still going through several cases in other countries where it requires licences from authorities.
Jonathan Keane
10th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

U.S. and Iran predicted a very different war than the one now being waged

Economic disruption stemming from the conflict is hurting countries worldwide—while providing a windfall to Russia, writes Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
10th Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

Resource crisis cripples expanded role, planning watchdog warns

At a critical junction for the State’s planning system, released records show housing officials were briefed about a "critical risk" the Office of the Planning Regulator won't meet its expanded oversight remit under the new planning act due to well-flagged staff and funding constraints.
Niall Sargent
10th Mar, 2026 - 7 min read

Auditing Europe: “It’s about whether we see a real impact from the money”

As Ireland prepares to preside over EU budget talks, an Irishman is already scrutinising the €2tn proposals on the table. ECA President Tony Murphy discusses changes in auditing and why more Irish people should work in European institutions.
Thomas Hubert
10th Mar, 2026 - 19 min read

The long-feared Persian Gulf oil squeeze is upon us

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a virtual halt, unleashing the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s and threatening the global economy, write Joe Wallace, Summer Said, Rebecca Feng and Georgi Kantchev, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
9th Mar, 2026 - 8 min read

Defective blocks: Expert rows delay one of the “most distressing cases” in the State

A technical dispute between experts put a handbrake on testing samples from a Donegal quarry, alleged to be the source of defective blocks affecting thousands of homes and stalling the progress of pathfinder cases for over 2,500 lawsuits.
Francesca Comyn
9th Mar, 2026 - 7 min read

“Tony O’Reilly was very bright but at school his headmaster said to him ‘If you don’t knuckle down, you’ll end up selling newspapers’.”

Dion Fanning
7th Mar, 2026

A letter to Tony O’Reilly changed Kingsley Aikins’s life. His new book on networking looks at how human connection is fundamental to how we live well. He talks to Dion Fanning about the power of human connection, what we lost during lockdowns and his experience working for Tony O’Reilly.

Top Voices

Reconsider your failing strategy, Mr. President

Intentional ambiguity won’t serve Trump well during the upcoming midterm elections, writes Jason L Riley, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
12th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

In the face of Trump’s war, stock investors should do nothing or hunt for bargains

In the face of Trump's War, buttressed by Damodaran’s life vests, stock investors should do nothing. And heeding the advice of Buffett, those with cash should be hunting for bargains.
John Looby
11th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

Zippay’s arrival in 2026 is not fashionably late – but the competition is welcome

The pillar banks hope to claw back some of the market share conceded to fintechs like Revolut with its new payments service. Whether it's a case of too little, too late remains to be seen.
Michael Cogley
10th Mar, 2026 - 6 min read

John Looby: We should consciously fight our risk aversion

For deep and ancient reasons, we hate uncertainty and fear change. But for the long-term investor, volatility is not risk. The desire to dampen it is a costly distraction.
John Looby
9th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

The State paid landlords €2.9bn in 2024. Was this the peak? Rewinding the week that was

One overlooked aspect of the housing crisis has been the Government’s dominant role in the accommodation market. While policy is shifting, fortunes continue to be made.
Thomas Hubert
8th Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

Niall Sargent: When emergency becomes permanent, a broken model takes hold

With accommodation payments flowing to private providers since the early days of direct provision, is the State cementing a profitable enterprise model at the expense of a state-led, refugee-centred system?
Niall Sargent
6th Mar, 2026 - 4 min read

Dan O’Brien: A dangerous new war – but limited economic threat to Ireland

As oil and gas markets react to escalating tensions, the key question for Ireland is whether higher energy prices will trigger another inflation shock – or remain contained.
Dan O'Brien
6th Mar, 2026 - 4 min read

A new state savings scheme won’t fix Ireland’s broken savings system

If we are serious about building long-term financial resilience for households – and reducing long-term pressure on the State – this is the moment to step back and design a joined-up savings and investment framework that will still make sense in 20 or 30 years’ time.
Stephen Felle
5th Mar, 2026 - 7 min read

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