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The man tasked with turning the tide for Irish seafood: “We’re asking an industry to change”

Richard Donnelly, An Bord Iascaigh Mhara's new CEO, discusses the challenges and opportunities in the Irish seafood sector.
Alice Chambers
3rd Sep, 2026 - 14 min read

Dialog case against Powerscourt Hotel to be heard before Commercial Court

Justice Eileen Roberts said the case between the five-star Co Wicklow hotel and the group founded by tech billionaire Peter Thiel could proceed to the court during a hearing on Wednesday.

Michael Cogley
2nd Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

The island paradise that is a secret hub for Russian sanctions evasion

The Maldives has become a pipeline for hundreds of millions of dollars in Western goods heading to Moscow, write Noemie Bisserbe and Thomas Grove, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
2nd Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

“Continuous strain”: Courts Service at resource and staffing breaking point

Striking solicitors are not the only ones complaining about funding for the courts. Released files shows the agency's CEO recently warned the incoming secretary general in justice of staff shortages and budget gaps stalling judicial and technological reforms.
Niall Sargent
2nd Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

The €2bn Belfast family business keeping its Irish tax and profit figures under wraps

W&R Barnett is one of the largest privately held agribusinesses in the UK and Ireland – and the first to avail of an exemption from new EU financial transparency obligations.
Thomas Hubert
2nd Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Inside Trump’s plan to give the Pentagon a stake in Venezuela’s oil riches

The deal caps months of secretive negotiations to give the U.S. rights to the some of the world’s largest proven oil reserves, write Vera Bergengruen, Drew FitzGerald, Collin Eaton, and Juan Forero, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
1st Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

ICG management urges private clients of Brewin Dolphin to back €1.2bn deal

Eamonn Rothwell's team is asking shareholders to change their votes to favour its €8-a-share offer. Oxy Capital, an opposing shareholder, has however again called for investors to vote against the deal.
Tom Lyons
1st Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

A prospectus “at a later date”: Has Ireland shut the door on Israeli “war bonds”?

All eyes are on the Central Bank as the clock runs out on the latest Israeli bond prospectus. With Luxembourg closing its doors to future transfers, the Irish regulator is refusing to disclose where any request for approval might have gone.
Niall Sargent
1st Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

“For years now, we’ve been debating the idea of whether they’re a shared part of our heritage, and if so, how do we actually protect them?”

Dion Fanning
29th Aug, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg’s purchase of Strancally Castle in Waterford made international headlines. But what does it tell us about the world we live in today when a Big Tech overlord purchases a castle? Is this simply a retelling of the days before independence when the community was dependent on the Big House for their livelihoods? Dion Fanning talks to Professor Terence Dooley about the history of the great houses and what might link the past to Zuckerberg.

Top Voices

Peter Kinsella: Talk thirty to me – part deux

The trend towards higher long-end bond yields is confirmed. There are few winners in this game – apart from banks.
Peter Kinsella
2nd Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

Stockholm meets London: Ireland’s investment account could have the best of both worlds – if the final figures are right

The Department of Finance appears to have been influenced by both Sweden's ISK and the UK’s ISA in developing Ireland's new tax-incentivised accounts. But all of the critical information required to determine their worthiness remains under wraps – for now.
Michael Cogley
1st Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

Paul McArdle: The Irish start-up betting that AI can reinvent the CRM

Ahoy founders Kevin Bluett and Monique Eisenach left HubSpot to build software that does more than record what businesses do — it helps them get things done.

Paul McArdle
31st Aug, 2026 - 7 min read

The budget Kabuki must end: Rewinding the week that was

The real budget problem is not what happens on budget day – it is the lack of discipline that follows it.

Ian Kehoe
30th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

How Irish farming transformed the Saudi desert into a dairy empire

It is 50 years since Masstock starting building a vast dairy operation in Saudi Arabia. Co-founder Alastair McGuckian, who celebrated his 90th birthday this week, reflects on a lifetime bringing Irish farming expertise to the world.
Tom Lyons
29th Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

Stewardship or subsidies? Why the State should means-test corporate green grants

The State is using public money to de-risk major climate and energy projects of big business. But is it subsidising those with the capital to act alone at the expense of homeowners and SMEs navigating the green transition?

Niall Sargent
28th Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

John Looby: Ignore the noise – there is little new in finance

New technology, new personalities and new financial instruments can create the illusion of change. But beneath the surface, finance remains driven by the same old forces — and the same old mistakes.

John Looby
27th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Stuart Fitzgerald: Lessons from Brexit Britain show in economic data from both sides of the Irish Sea

Ireland may not have any intergalactic space warriors, but it still has growth.
Stuart Fitzgerald
26th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

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