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In the public interest: RTÉ ordered to hand over nursing homes undercover footage

The RTÉ Investigates programme uncovered poor care practices at two nursing homes. Raw footage from the documentary was sought by Hiqa to determine whether further regulatory action may be required to protect residents.
Francesca Comyn
7th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

AI giants are handing out tons of free computing power to grab startup share

Pitched battle for business users comes as AI companies seek lasting streams of revenue, write Kate Clark, Berber Jin and Angel Au-Yeung, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
7th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Finance by design: Part 1 – The data (and the billions) behind Ireland’s Iref tax debate

As the Government seeks to simplify the Iref shelter, new Revenue data reveals the scale of institutional property investment, its growing housing focus, and the tax collected. This week's series explores special tax regimes and how authorities oversee them.
Ian Kehoe
7th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

“You cannot possibly pin the future prosperity of Ireland on the continued economic rationality of the US”

Yale School of Management executive fellow Gautam Mukunda discusses why Ireland must reduce its reliance on the US, the collapse in standards among US business leaders, and how the tech sector has been corrupted by success.
Michael Cogley
7th Jul, 2026 - 9 min read

“There is no going back”: The inside story of Europe’s rupture with America

Trump’s tariffs, threats against Greenland spurred a rebellion by top leaders; the limits of "flattery diplomacy". By Joe Parkinson, Drew Hinshaw and Daniel Michaels, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
6th Jul, 2026 - 11 min read

Liquidators appointed to five Greg Kavanagh companies over €2.2m tax debt

Five companies, including New Generation Construction, have been wound up by Revenue after an undertaking to pay the tax debts wasn't satisfied.
Francesca Comyn
6th Jul, 2026 - 2 min read

Inside the White House campaign to overturn a World Cup red card

The decision by FIFA to rescind U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s one-game suspension followed a rapid response from the Trump administration—and a personal call from the president, write Brian Schwartz, Natalie Andrews and Joshua Robinson, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
6th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Warnings persist over €1.2bn childcare IT platform that “fundamentally needs replacing”

Despite recent targeted upgrades of the Early Years Platform underpinning subsidised childcare payments, internal Pobal records reveal the legacy system remains hampered by performance issues.
Niall Sargent
6th Jul, 2026 - 2 min read

“Putin needed a national idea and to build a war cult – the idea was Russia needed to restore imperial lands. It was just about survival of the regime.”

Dion Fanning
4th Jul, 2026

Jason Corcoran wanted to be a foreign correspondent. He moved to Moscow in 2006 and found a place alive with possibility. Even then, you had to ignore certain realities. But after the annexation of Crimea, Putin’s Russia changed. Soon Corcoran and his family would have to choose exile, like a million Russians. He talks to Dion Fanning about his new book and why he can’t return to Russia.

Top Voices

Conor Brady: EU presidency is Irish security forces’ biggest challenge since the Troubles

Investment in garda training and equipment complements intelligence-sharing on public-order threats, but gaps in areas like air defence remain.
Conor Brady
7th Jul, 2026 - 6 min read

Paul McArdle: AI is brilliant. The bill, and the odd hallucination, is the problem

AI is very powerful and will play a key role in our service delivery at The Panel, our recruitment business. However, we are beginning to see a big downside: the economics of AI.

Paul McArdle
6th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

What Ireland’s EU presidency can achieve: Rewinding the week that was

Irish ministers burned the midnight oil with their colleagues 13 years ago to agree a budget; they can do it again – and more. But they have no leadership capital on social media regulation or climate measures.

Thomas Hubert
5th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

Brexit, Burnham, Farage: Dan O’Brien on the future of Irish-British relations

Beyond Andy Burnham's expected premiership, a Reform-Conservative coalition would walk away from the Windsor Framework, reviving the border dilemma faced by Ireland since Brexit.
Dan O'Brien
3rd Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

John Looby: The easy allure of nationalist nonsense

In departing remarks, Warren Buffett marvelled at the success of the US over its 250-year history and cited a secret sauce unique to Uncle Sam. But as America celebrates its anniversary this weekend, such nationalism is proving itself to be lazy of thought and bloody of effect.
John Looby
2nd Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Shadow fleets, front companies and crypto: The sanctions evasion threat to Ireland

As Ireland takes on the EU presidency, the Government’s financial crime assessment finds the country's critical sectors are not immune from bad actors and clandestine operations attempting to evade EU sanctions.
Jonathan Keane
1st Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

The capital turns first: What Dublin’s house price fall could mean for Ireland 

House prices fell in Dublin in the second quarter of this year. The question is whether it is a blip, a Dublin-specific adjustment, or the first sign of something larger.
Ronan Lyons
30th Jun, 2026 - 6 min read

Ian Kehoe: Customers haven’t disappeared. But many retailers have

New figures from PwC show that one in four insolvencies in the first half of this year were in the retail sector. The majority were smaller retailers, many of whom are struggling with rising costs, changing consumer patterns, and the hollowing out of town centres.

Ian Kehoe
29th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

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