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Fresh planning bid to renew Amazon-committed wind farm

The Meenbog wind farm has been mired in problems since a bogslide in 2020 at the project site. After protracted planning and legal disputes, major wind operator Enerco has applied again to get to the finish line.

Life after Gym+Coffee: What Niall Horgan did next

Having moved from CEO to chair of the athleisure brand Gym+Coffee, Niall Horgan has joined Endeavor Ireland as entrepreneur-in-residence and is working on a new group travel platform that connects people going abroad.

I attended a secluded getaway for burned-out executives. It got existential.

A glimpse into why corporate professionals are going on midlife retreats by Lauren Weber, The Wall Street Journal.

‘The boss wants this money’: Inside Trump’s unprecedented fundraising operation

Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects, write Josh Dawsey, Dana Mattioli, Annie Linskey and Emily Glazer, The Wall Street Journal.

A reprieve: High Court approves €750k examinership proposal for Rathwood

The High Court has rubberstameped an examiner's scheme to save the troubled retail and leisure business which racked up debts of over €20m and left around ten thousand customers in the lurch on refunds.

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More to come: Microsoft’s $6.5bn Irish tax bill has yet to rise

Deferred payments, including a top-up tax to reach the new 15% rate, are not included in the software multinational’s record corporation tax figures.

Freenow is scooping up Dublin’s Lynk and Limerick taxi firm Swift

The taxi app company, owned by Lyft, says the deals will bolster its B2B business in Ireland with access to public contracts with the likes of the HSE and Tusla.

Situational Awareness down 67% in July in AI stock rout

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund backed out of deal to sell $3.5bn of Anthropic shares, write Peter Rudegeair and Berber Jin, The Wall Street Journal.

Top Voices

John Looby: King Canute and the UK’s new king from the North

Sitting shin-deep like Canute, Andy Burnham has spent his first weeks in power ranting impotently at the tide.

Can Kelly+Partners crack Europe? It starts in Wexford 

Over lunch in Dublin, Stefan Asple explains why his family's accountancy firm chose an Australian partnership model with Brett Kelly over a private equity buyout.

Tara Shine: Are you ready for the EU’s new carbon import tax? 

High-emission products imported this year are creating liabilities under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. While the measure levels the playing field for European manufacturers, businesses need to assess its cost in their supply chains.

Glen Hansard: an ailing State’s high priest of song

Despite global fame, an Oscar, and approval from Dylan, Hansard, who has died aged 56, remained at ground zero of political, world-shaking art.

Is Jim O’Callaghan’s tightening of Ipas purse strings working?

New data points to a likely reduction in refugee accommodation costs this year as a recent tightening in payment policy and rates kicks in but question marks remain over long-term savings.

Ronan Lyons: Who pays for cost rental?

Anchoring rents to cost and tapering subsidies by income is a design, not a budget line.

The stages of entrepreneurship: Stage 3 – How to turn a mature business into an enduring success

Over three decades, Anne Heraty led CPL from foundation to sale. She explains the many steps that have allowed the company to outlive her presence.

Paul McArdle: SkillStack’s journey from Rolodex to camera roll

The executive online learning platform has an A-list faculty of speakers. Its founder Robert Mac Giolla Phadraig tells me this is just the beginning.