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Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a stake in the Greenlink interconnector

Mubadala is pumping $200 million into a joint venture with existing investors to take control of the electricity cable connecting Ireland to the UK.
Jonathan Keane
17th Jun, 2026 - 2 min read

Cigars, a canceled lacrosse season and the scandal rocking a Massachusetts town

A graduation photo ended Ipswich’s playoff run, sparking outrage, confrontations and a ‘CSI-level investigation, writes Scott Calvert, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
17th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

The legal travails of Aughinish Alumina’s problematic owners

Rusal and its sanctioned shareholder Oleg Deripaska are no strangers to courtrooms in several countries, from Jersey to Qatar and Russia to Australia.
Jonathan Keane
17th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

Pride and politics at Iran’s World Cup home game – in Los Angeles

After an unprecedented war between a participating country and the host nation, Iran opened its campaign in a charged atmosphere with adoring fans, banned flags and players speaking out, writes Andrew Beaton, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
16th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

Word of mouth and the best of Irish beef: “The margin is achievable if you work at it” 

Stephen Buckley, managing director of FX Buckley, reflects on four decades of consistency and carving out a reputation as one of Ireland’s premier steakhouses.
Rosaleen McMeel
16th Jun, 2026 - 6 min read

Ireland’s next mega-examinership: Inside Trinseo’s $2bn restructuring

Trinseo has factories worldwide and employs over 120 people in its Dublin office. A deal with creditors will wipe out all shareholders in its Irish-registered parent – but it must first go through the High Court.

Thomas Hubert
15th Jun, 2026 - 3 min read

“Instruments of deception”: Longchamp’s copycat case against Dunnes Stores

The French luxury brand claims a range of alleged copycat handbags sold by Dunnes Stores infringes its intellectual property and undermines the "exclusivity and cachet" of its iconic Le Pliage collection. Dunnes Stores has responded by challenging the designer's European trademarks.

Francesca Comyn
15th Jun, 2026 - 3 min read

Founders and employees to share half of Fin’s $3.6bn price tag

Eoghan McCabe bet his plateauing Intercom business on creating a groundbreaking AI agent called Fin. In March, Fin hit $100 million in sales, causing Salesforce to swoop in. Now those who built it stand to reap big rewards from the deal.

T. Lyons and T. Hubert
15th Jun, 2026 - 4 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

Goldhawk bites the dust: How The Phoenix went from must-read to surviving on past glories

The magazine that could once genuinely claim to have made life uncomfortable for people in high places had lost its way in recent years. The pity is that it now looks too late for someone with the right stuff to step in and revive it.
Alan English
16th Jun, 2026 - 7 min read

More family homes than families: Why one tenure can no longer house Ireland

Smaller households, longer lives and changing family patterns are transforming housing demand. Yet Ireland remains wedded to a model designed for a country that no longer exists.
Ronan Lyons
16th Jun, 2026 - 8 min read

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

Graham Platner shows America that the left-of-centre cannot hold either

Democrats appear ready to get behind a candidate who could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" without losing any voters.
Siobhán Brett
14th Jun, 2026 - 6 min read

From knocking on doors to a €6.6bn bid for DCC: Rewinding the week that was

Henry Kravis co-founded KKR with little more than an idea and $120,000 in capital. Fifty years later, the firm is pursuing one of Ireland's most successful public companies in a takeover that would unite two businesses born in 1976.
Tom Lyons
14th Jun, 2026 - 4 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

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