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Bids for foodtech firm Senoptica down to two groups

Fortress Technology and Boole Nominees are supporting one bid for Senoptica while management back another. The examiner of the foodtech firm urges “a constructive and co-operative approach”.

Six months in Nicosia, then Dublin: How Europe’s next battles are lining up

Ireland takes on the EU presidency in the second half of 2026 but Cyprus holds the ball now and will be expected to make meaningful progress on big-ticket items before Dublin takes over.

From a Wexford pub to London deals: Conor Lambert on risk, resilience and family business

The Co Wexford native, who leads BDO's tech, media, and telecoms offering in the UK, speaks about working with ad magnate Martin Sorrell, the rise of private equity, and the future of family-run firms.

25 from 2025: The stories that told the story of Ireland

From media deals and billionaire land empires to corporate crises and social reckoning, these articles highlight the people, deals, and decisions that defined Ireland over the past year.

2025 in 25 podcasts: An audio take on an extraordinary year

Over the past year, we have published four podcast series, a two-part financial investigation and carried a range of one-off podcasts with authors, politicians, musicians, business leaders, and entrepreneurs.

Looking back at 2025: 25 sports features that captured the year

From conversations with the key decision-makers in sport to investigative looks at how major sporting bodies are funded and run, The Currency covers sport with a perspective all our own.

Listening closely: 25 interviews from 2025 worth your time

From rare media interviews to deeply personal reflections on power, creativity and leadership, these 25 conversations offer an unfiltered look at the people shaping Ireland’s public, cultural and economic life.

Tick tock at Closutton: Patrick Mullins on family, Michael O’Leary, and a life in racing

In a deeply personal conversation, Patrick Mullins talks grief and gratitude, growing up inside a racing dynasty, and why writing can mean as much as winning.

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Schrödinger’s year: What Irish rugby’s contradictory 2025 means for 2026

2026 must deliver greater coherence, alignment, and hopefully a few more trophies. However, this may require fundamental shifts in thinking and more difficult personnel decisions.

Joe Gill: Commercial aviation soars again – and Ireland must keep pace

Three years after Covid grounded global aviation, airlines are flying higher than ever. For Ireland, that recovery brings both opportunity and urgent policy choices.

Ireland endures through community, but we should never take it for granted

How the country deals with the change in our society will be as critical as how it manages its infrastructural challenges. Doing nothing, once again, is not an option, even if it sometimes seems like the default one.

Raising a voice: 25 pieces of comment from 2025 

The stories that defined 2025 – its arguments, anxieties, breakthroughs and failures – sit within these 25 chosen columns. They are offered in the shadow of a loss that still lingers: Tommie Gorman, whose way of seeing people and society reminds us what thoughtful commentary can be.

Gone, not forgotten: Remembering those who passed away in 2025

From business and sport to culture and public life, 2025 saw the loss of figures who helped shape modern Ireland.

Ronan Lyons: Housing, health and the long view

Long before antibiotics or mass vaccination, better homes saved lives. New evidence from Ireland’s labourers’ cottages shows how improving light, air, and space quietly reshaped public health – and why housing quality still matters far beyond shelter.

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Thomas Hubert: Hiding directors’ addresses will only help bad actors and multiply cases of mistaken identity

There are countless examples where a company officer’s published home address was instrumental in identifying the right person in business or legal dealings. Any restrictions should come with solid alternatives.

John Looby: The big lesson of 2025? In Taco we trust

2025 was one of those years when investors learned very quickly what mattered — and what didn’t. There was a lot of noise from the White House, a lot of market drama, and one surprisingly reliable pattern underneath it all.