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Norway aims to open debate on use of AI glasses in public with ban proposal

The country is drafting a law to prohibit the use of these devices in some locations due to privacy concerns, writes Andrea Figueras, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
8th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

Spain’s leader pins political survival on public anger over housing crisis

Pedro Sánchez bets his left-wing coalition can avoid a bruising defeat in next month’s election, write Margherita Stancati and Marcos Garcia Rey, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
8th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

The golden share that turned a Cobh housing project into a shareholder battle

Wayleaf investors have brought shareholder oppression proceedings accusing a homebuilder of using project funds for other developments. Clopen rejects the claims and blames a dispute with the contractor for issues with the build.

Francesca Comyn
8th Oct, 2026 - 7 min read

Botched cabling left €91k Teagasc solar array sitting idle for two years

The renewable energy project became operational in May this year after additional works were carried out, meaning the agri-research body missed out on close to €50,000 in energy savings in 2024 and 2025.
Niall Sargent
8th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

Inside Bessent’s Treasury: Tension, turnover and unmet economic goals

Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, secretary dresses down officials, write Brian Schwartz, Josh Dawsey, Philip Wegmann and Gregory Zuckerman, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
7th Oct, 2026 - 11 min read

He left a Big 4 firm to avoid becoming “a lifer”. Now James Lyttle is building a €50m business

After walking away from a career at PwC, James Lyttle built Unify Brands around a simple idea: find international brands and give them the people.
Olivia Napier
7th Oct, 2026 - 6 min read

“More disciplined approach” returns Dean Hotel Group to operating profit

Despite the closure of the Clarence Hotel for redevelopment, 2025 was a good year for the new majority owners of the group’s eight Irish hotels.
Thomas Hubert
7th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

“Ambitious” or “amorphous”? Budget 2027 staves off protest but fails to inspire

While the budget offered enough to middle Ireland to forestall protest, it lacked ambition and let down the poorest in society, according to the crowd at Buswell’s Hotel.
Alice Chambers
6th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

“There definitely was a sense of doublethink among some voters around the issue of the housing crisis, which didn’t become apparent until Mary Lou had given that exact figure of €300,000”

Dion Fanning
3rd Oct, 2026

Siobhán Fenton went to work for Sinn Féin hoping to make a difference when they achieved power in the south. Instead, from 2020 to 2024, the party moved further from power. She talks to Dion Fanning about how and why it all went wrong.

Top Voices

John Looby: There really is nothing new in finance

The financing of AI infrastructure may be dressed up as a new asset class for a new industrial revolution. But the basic financial trick – turning future income into something investors can buy – is as old as finance itself.
John Looby
8th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

Budget 2027: The tax-incentivised investment accounts had to be compelling – and they are

A tax-free threshold of €50,000 and an annual contribution limit of €12,000 will make Ireland’s new tax-incentivised accounts intriguing to many. Can they succeed in pushing savers towards investing?
Michael Cogley
6th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

Ian Kehoe on Budget 2027: A package for middle Ireland, paid for by the multinationals

Will middle-income earners feel better off from the tax package – and will Jack Chambers manage to prevent spending overruns? Those are the two big questions hanging over Budget 2027.

Ian Kehoe
6th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

€2.60 in every €100: Inside Irish retail’s margin crisis

Retail sales have held up, but profits are being squeezed by higher wages, energy and other costs, with insolvencies rising sharply ahead of Budget 2027.
Stuart Fitzgerald
6th Oct, 2026 - 8 min read

Colm McCarthy: Cassandra, Hopium and the warning from Ireland’s last great tax bonanza 

Ireland can afford to spend more today. The harder question is whether it will retain enough firepower for the next downturn.

Colm McCarthy
5th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

The energy transition is back – but who gets priority? Rewinding the week that was

The Taoiseach's interest in indigenous, renewable gas as an alternative to imported fossil fuels is real. But his interest in powering Intel's latest multi-billion-euro investment yielded more funding, faster.
Thomas Hubert
4th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

Anne Harris: The two Charleses and the ghost of Diana 

Charles Spencer’s Swan Song has reopened the bitter divisions between Diana’s family and the Windsors, raising fresh questions about what happened after her death – and whether the British royals learn anything.

Anne Harris
3rd Oct, 2026 - 7 min read

Dan O’Brien: The Government has spent years raising the tax burden. Now it should start cutting it

The public is paying more tax, the state is spending more money and businesses are increasingly frustrated. Budget 2027 should be about broadening the tax base and lowering rates.
Dan O'Brien
2nd Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

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