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Blood, sweat and corporate sponsors: Trump hosts White House cage fight

UFC event held on the president’s 80th birthday, bringing in VIPs and corporate sponsors, write Alex Leary and Terell Wright, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
15th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

U.S. and Iran have reached a deal to stop fighting, reopen shipping

Signing is planned for Friday, marking a potential breakthrough in war that has roiled the global economy, write Josh Dawsey, Anat Peled and Benoit Faucon, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
15th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

AI supercharges deepfake nudes—unleashing a new form of bullying among kids

As ‘nudify’ tools proliferate online, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims, write Georgia Wells and Rachel Wolfe, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
14th Jun, 2026 - 7 min read

SpaceX’s IPO proves the power of Elon Musk’s ‘superlative’ strategy

Rocket company might never accomplish all it has told investors, but it has met the original goal of reigniting interest in space, writes Tim Higgins, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
13th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

From burnout to belief: Ellen Keane on rebuilding her mindset

The Paralympic gold medallist shares how years of relentless pressure damaged her mental health, and why creating environments where people can admit they are struggling is essential in both sport and business.

Olivia Napier
13th Jun, 2026 - 3 min read

Beyond the voice: How women fought for control in the recording studio

From Mariah Carey’s hitmaking to Kate Bush’s synthesizers, Enya's studio craft, and Sinéad O’Connor’s sampling, a new documentary series Control challenges the myth that women are singers first and technologists second.
Francesca Comyn
13th Jun, 2026 - 7 min read

Kicking and screaming: The 75-year struggle that forged America into a soccer nation

From a forgotten match in deepest Brazil to the arrival of global superstars on American shores, the U.S. has grown from soccer backwater into host of the biggest World Cup in history, write Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
13th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

Hitting the bull: How darts became a global sensation in a decade

The game has exploded from a pub pastime into a global sport as it grows in broadcast reach and finds a younger fanbase. Ireland’s amateur game is growing too and a volunteer-led movement is battling to secure State funding to keep darts growing at the grassroots level.
Niall Sargent
13th Jun, 2026 - 11 min read

“One of the things I think is very interesting is that our national flag is the most anti-nativist flag you could think of.”

Ian Kehoe
30th May, 2026

What next for Sinn Féin? Since the by-election in Dublin Central and Galway West, the party has been scrutinised. Where does it stand on immigration? Is it moving away from the other left wing parties? Eoin Ó Broin talks to Dion Fanning and makes a case for the progressives.

Top Voices

Candidate sentiment survey: Part one – AI and the workplace

More than 1,300 candidates, from junior management to C-suite level, completed The Panel's Candidate Sentiment Survey. In part one of the findings, we examine the implications of AI on the workplace.
Paul McArdle
15th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

Breffni Park told me my Dublin career was over — now it may reveal this team’s truth too

Away from television cameras and big-match hype, Dublin's players will be left with a simple question this weekend: how badly do they still want it?

Paul Flynn
13th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

From Aughinish to Palestine, Ireland faces a hard choice between principles and interests

The debate over the Occupied Territories Bill and the future of Aughinish Alumina raises a question that policymakers can no longer avoid: How should Ireland balance legal obligations against economic and strategic realities?
Dan O'Brien
12th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

John Looby: Burnham and Farage are likely to fail

Nearly a decade after Brexit, six prime ministers have failed to resolve Britain's economic malaise. The next two may fail as well, before the country finally confronts the consequences of its choices.
John Looby
11th Jun, 2026 - 3 min read

With no election in sight, Ifac is picking the right time to resurrect the fiscal rule

The Government’s own plan is to increase budgetary reliance on windfall corporation tax receipts. Something has to give before it’s too late, its fiscal watchdog has warned.

Thomas Hubert
10th Jun, 2026 - 6 min read

Colm McCarthy: The FAI’s Israel headache reveals a bigger problem in European football

Government ministers have supported the Football Association of Ireland, for once facing a dilemma not of its own making.
Colm McCarthy
8th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

John Looby: On JM Keynes and the case for optimism

The policy responses to the global financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic were infused with his insights. Faced with the greatest social and economic crises since the war, the private economy was shepherded safely to recovery by extraordinary public interventions.

John Looby
8th Jun, 2026 - 3 min read

The share scheme boom has caught Revenue’s attention: Rewinding the week that was

From stock options to RSUs, share-based remuneration has moved into the mainstream. Revenue’s compliance yields highlight how difficult many employees and employers still find the rules.

Ian Kehoe
7th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

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