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I went to a silent retreat for five days. It nearly broke my brain

A silent, no-phones retreat reveals how disorienting it can be when the mind is cut off from constant digital input, writes Pamela Paul, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
28th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

The options trader who emerged as a surprise front-runner to succeed Jamie Dimon

Troy Rohrbaugh is seen as the leading contender in a race with Doug Petno to run JPMorgan, writes Alexander Saeedy, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
26th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

“There are businesses in this room that have lots of jobs they cannot fill; I have waiting lists”

Ireland has the lowest rate of disabled employment in the EU – businesses in the country are missing a trick if they ignore inclusive hiring.
Alice Chambers
26th Jun, 2026 - 7 min read

The Irish architecture firm behind the Grand Egyptian Museum and the two decades it took to finish

Egypt’s newest cultural landmark was the project that launched Heneghan Peng on the world stage, its co-founder Róisín Heneghan explains.
Hannah McCarthy
26th Jun, 2026 - 7 min read

The inflation tax: Quilter Cheviot’s Paul Callan on why cash is riskier than you might think

For Paul Callan of Quilter Cheviot, the biggest risk facing many savers isn't market volatility. It's the continuous erosion of purchasing power by stealth that occurs when inflation outpaces the return on cash savings.
Ian Kehoe
26th Jun, 2026 - 7 min read

Meta tried to silence her. Now she’s suing

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook policy executive, is suing Meta over its attempts to stop her from talking about her book, ‘Careless People’, write Keach Hagey and Meghan Bobrowsky, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
25th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

Shake-up at Keywords Studios: 128 San Francisco jobs to go, CFO departing

The EQT-owned video games services giant is cutting 128 jobs at the California base and the company’s London-based CFO is leaving the firm in August.
Jonathan Keane
25th Jun, 2026 - 2 min read

Wellman International is suing its former owner Indorama Ventures for €82.6m

Cavan-based Wellman made the ex parte application earlier this month, alleging the “unlawful transfer and/or divestment of valuable assets”. Indorama said it has yet to be served with proceedings, and has appointed Dentons to advise it.

Tom Lyons
25th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

“In the Jeffrey Donaldson case, we go beyond even the ordinary type of fall, this is a level of deep, deep darkness which is very hard to process.”

Dion Fanning
27th Jun, 2026

When Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of all charges in a Newry Crown Court, it brought to an end one of the most appalling cases in recent history. Donaldson had pleaded not guilty but a jury found that he had committed multiple sex offences, including rape, against two women when they were children. In today’s podcast, a founding member of the DUP, Wallace Thompson, talks to Dion Fanning about the horrific case and what, if anything, Donaldson’s conviction means for unionism.

Top Voices

From a Cork farm to the world’s largest meat company: Rewinding the week that was

Jerry O’Callaghan left religious life, travelled to India, fell in love in Brazil and eventually became chair of JBS, the $96bn food giant. He reflects on an unlikely journey and shares lessons for businesses in Ireland.

Tom Lyons
28th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

Full throttle: From Aer Lingus to Ryanair, airlines’ busy season spreads to the boardroom

Questions over Aer Lingus’s profitability and a hostile takeover bid for EasyJet are signs of a hot summer for an aviation industry exposed to successive geopolitical shocks.

Joe Gill
25th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

Peter Kinsella: Goodbye Keir, hello Andy, but the UK’s challenges remain the same

As he prepares to replace Keir Starmer as British prime minister, Andy Burnham has many of the right ideas – and a very narrow economic and political path to implement them.
Peter Kinsella
24th Jun, 2026 - 6 min read

Intel’s stock has soared, but it needs an engineering comeback

The chip maker can get its mojo back, but it must overcome technical challenges that have dogged it in the past, writes Asa Fitch, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
23rd Jun, 2026 - 3 min read

The greatest show on Earth: AI is now an asset class of its own

The series of IPOs inaugurated by SpaceX sits at the top of a mountain of capital expenditure. What happens when the laws of economics catch up with the rhetoric?
Mike O'Sullivan
23rd Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

Candidate sentiment survey: Part two – roles and the job market

More than 1,300 candidates, from junior management to C-suite level, completed The Panel's Candidate Sentiment Survey. In part two of the findings, we delve into what candidates feel about their roles and the job market today.

Paul McArdle
22nd Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

Is the Irish food industry “eating its seed potatoes”? – Rewinding the week that was

The industry that spawned Kerrygold and Kerry Group projects a cutting-edge image, from R&D to marketing. Yet it has fallen one-third short of a modest innovation spending target.
Thomas Hubert
21st Jun, 2026 - 6 min read

Paul Flynn: Nobody knows what’s coming next – and that’s the beauty of it

For years we complained about predictability. We knew who the contenders were and by the semi-finals onwards we were usually left with the same names. Nobody can say that now.

Paul Flynn
20th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

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