Top Stories

“The family-run businesses are the best-run regional papers in Ireland”

The Kennelly family have sold Kerry's Eye to Donagh and Jennifer O’Doherty's Webprint after 53 years at the helm of the regional title. It's a long-term play in a county that "punches above its weight when it comes to news".
Alice Chambers
22nd Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

The Berlusconi inheritance, the Central Bank and the Irish courts

The late Italian magnate’s legacy reaches into asset-management and life-insurance subsidiaries of the Mediterranean bank Mediolanum, which employs more than 200 staff in Dublin.
Thomas Hubert
22nd Apr, 2026 - 2 min read

They chose careers in the trades and still wound up with debt

As community colleges and union apprenticeships fill up, more students are turning to pricier training options for blue-collar careers, write Te-Ping Chen and Lauren Weber, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
22nd Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Money in, founders out: The Danish deal to rescue the Drogheda factory

Bisca will take over East Coast Bakehouse in a deal that will see an investment of almost €13 million and the departure of Michael Carey and Alison Cowzer.
Alice Chambers
22nd Apr, 2026 - 2 min read

“It’s a mess”: Reclassification of 6,600 gig workers as employees leaves many confused

More than two years after the Supreme Court ruled Domino's Pizza delivery drivers were PAYE employees, not contractors, artists and writers appearing at public libraries are the latest freelancers affected by new tax rules.
Thomas Hubert
22nd Apr, 2026 - 7 min read

Born Clothing retail chain to shutter after years of sustained losses

At a late sitting on Tuesday, the High Court approved the appointment of provisional liquidators to insolvent companies in the group carrying debts of over €7m.

Francesca Comyn
21st Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

Tim Cook built Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse. He leaves big challenges on AI

Apple CEO navigated shifts between eras in technology and politics while growing the iPhone maker into a giant, writes Rolfe Winkler, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
21st Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

Revenues of Fabric Social passed €15m as it sells to Publicis Groupe UK

Entrepreneur Niall McGarry has sold his business which he founded only in 2021 to a division of the world’s largest communications group. The deal marks a remarkable comeback for the founder of Joe.
Tom Lyons
21st Apr, 2026 - 2 min read

“The far-right nationalist populists know what they want. They want states built on bloodlines, on ethno-nationalism, on social conservatism, on grievance and on cheap bribes to important voters. What we don’t know is what we want for liberal democracy.”

Dion Fanning
18th Apr, 2026

Ireland has encountered a period which seems pivotal in terms of the direction of the country. Meanwhile Hungary is rejecting Orban. John Kampfner talks to Dion Fanning about how to counter populism and why liberal democracy is doomed unless it gets radical.

Top Voices

What a new Apple CEO will mean for you and your devices

With incoming chief John Ternus, Apple is doubling down on hardware in the age of AI, writes Nicole Nguyen, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
23rd Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

John Looby: The case for active investing

Another period of market turmoil acts as a reminder of the value of the “endowment effect”: knowing the stocks you own can help avoid the dumb-money effect and the impact of volatility on passively managed portfolios.
John Looby
22nd Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

A partial rebound and a permanent loss? What the first data on Ireland’s new rental rules reveal

New rent rules appear to have lifted supply in early 2026, but the recovery masks a more troubling reality: the market may now be permanently smaller.
Ronan Lyons
21st Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

Thomas Hubert: There is no reason to doubt long-term market returns – or is there?

John Looby rightly argues that economic growth has held steady since the Industrial Revolution. But what happens when underlying global population growth and fossil-fuel use come to an end?
Thomas Hubert
20th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Patrick O’Donovan and a line crossed in plain sight: Rewinding the week that was

The media is not beyond criticism, but when senior ministers begin questioning coverage without evidence, the balance between scrutiny and influence becomes harder to ignore.
Ian Kehoe
19th Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

The definitive McIlroy book hasn’t been written yet – I know just the man for the job

No interviewer has got more out of the two-time Masters champion over the years than Paul Kimmage. If McIlroy ever agrees to let someone write the full story of his life and career, there's no better collaborator. But could they agree on the rules of engagement?
Alan English
18th Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

Dan O’Brien: When an out-of-touch Government meets a public at boiling point

Something seems to have changed in the past ten days. If it brings more scrutiny to how successive governments have continued to unthinkingly throw taxpayers’ money at problems, it will be for the best.
Dan O'Brien
17th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Room service – part 3: A thousand welcomes meets market forces

Ireland’s international reputation for hospitality will be closely watched as more institutional capital enters the hotel market – perhaps no more so than when the Ryder Cup arrives in Adare next year.

Michael Cogley
17th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

© 2026 Currency Media Limited

Sign In

Forgot your password?
Logo

Not a subscriber yet?

Create an account
Access by subscribing or logging in
Collapse

Special Offer: Free €235 Samsonite suitcase with every new Annual membership:

Sign up today for an Annual membership to The Currency and The Wall Street Journal and receive a free Samsonite suitcase delivered straight to your door.

Cancel at any time.