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“We make zero assumptions about our clients”: Quilter Cheviot’s Patrick Good on wealth, planning and longevity

Patrick Good, head of wealth planning at Quilter Cheviot Europe, says longer retirements, volatile markets and fast-growing wealth outside Dublin are forcing investors to rethink how they structure and pass on assets.

“I always felt there was something beyond Ireland”: Ronan Quinlan on AI, investing and life after Taoglas

Travelling between Delaware and Philadelphia, Quinlan reflects on the arc of his career from a chance opportunity in Asia to his exit from Taoglas.

Aircraft painting business IAC acquired by another private-equity firm

US firm H.I.G. Capital has acquired the Shannon-based company, with over €50m in turnover, from Tiger Infrastructure Partners.

From Altify to AI: Áine Denn on building, selling and starting over

The entrepreneur behind one of Ireland’s biggest SaaS success stories reflects on scaling Altify, the realities of an $84m sale, and why she believes AI has created the perfect moment to launch again.

State set to extend Tetrarch’s multi-million-euro transitional contract to operate Citywest Ipas centre

The State bought the hotel for €148m last August but a 12-month contract is in place to continue managing the centre, with a six-month extension option. Separately, South Dublin County Council has flagged fire safety and disability access issues with the justice department.

Not just beaten: Why Leinster were taken apart in Bilbao

It is not that Leinster lost a fifth Champions Cup final. It is the manner of it. Bordeaux were outstanding; Leinster were outthought and well short of the standard a European champion sets

The fashion scion facing suspicion over his father’s fatal fall

Jonathan Andic, the son of Mango’s billionaire founder, has emerged as the prime suspect in the retail tycoon’s mysterious death, write Christina Gallardo, The Wall Street Journal.

‘Steve Jobs in Exile’ review: Bringing it all back home

Steve Jobs had a reputation for arrogance when he was forced out of Apple in 1985. His struggles at NeXT humbled him, writes Frank Rose, The Wall Street Journal.

Top Voices

Permanent standby: Why has the State’s arms overflight probe stalled?

The 20-month investigation into alleged arms overflights to Israel has effectively become a permanent "work in progress", raising doubts about the State's convictions on Palestine, neutrality, and rule of law.

The nonsense of Brexit is still so popular that no party will advocate reversing it

If economic success doesn’t move voters in Poland, economic failure doesn’t move them in the UK. In today’s fractious politics, it is all about the tribe.

The age of uncertainty has become business as usual: The week that was

Twelve months after describing a world gripped by volatility and uncertainty, Kroll chief Jacob Silverman says companies and capital markets are proving more resilient in the face of geopolitical turmoil, AI disruption and cyber threats.

The 15-year apprenticeship: Why Noel McNamara may be Bordeaux’s secret weapon in Bilbao

Nienaber against McNamara is the most fascinating coaching subplot of the weekend. The contest that decides the game might well be the one between the South African defensive engineer and the Clare man with the maths degree.

Paul Flynn: What we are really seeing is the spread of hope. Sometimes hope is all we need

From Westmeath’s breakthrough to Kerry-Donegal intrigue, the football championship is becoming something you can’t afford to miss.

Meta layoffs point to Ireland’s new tax risk: PAYE receipts

Tech multinationals pay a disproportionate amount of income tax, USC, and PRSI. While the spotlight has been on potential swings in corporation tax, AI-driven job cuts, too, could threaten Ireland’s budget balance.

The ice-cold civil war between Diet Coke and Coke Zero drinkers

We were once a nation of Coke vs. Pepsi. The stakes of the game have changed, writes Adam Chandler, The Wall Street Journal.

Colm McCarthy: Britain’s old ghosts are back — and Ireland should pay attention

From steel nationalisation to bond market jitters and the rise of Nigel Farage, the UK is revisiting political battles many thought settled. For Ireland, with so much tied to Britain’s economic stability, the consequences could again be profound.