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A hedge-fund billionaire’s two bitter wars—against his wife and his business partner

John Overdeck is trying to prevent a feud with his wife over his $723 million divorce settlement offer from costing him in a battle with his Two Sigma co-founder, writes Peter Rudegeair, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
20th Oct, 2026 - 8 min read

Pennsylvania testing whether GOP’s working-class coalition is cracking

Locals offer glimpse into whether Democrats in midterms can overcome their main weakness: loss of blue-collar voters, write Kris Maher and Scott Calvert, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
19th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

The playboy who inherited the world’s most notorious mercenary force

The son of Wagner Group’s late founder hangs on to an African stronghold, making a fortune from guns, drugs and gold, writes Nicholas Bariyo, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
19th Oct, 2026 - 6 min read

“It irritated me that businesses were at a disadvantage”: The Irishman bringing gift cards to the Caribbean

Stuart Shanahan spent years at Denis O'Brien-owned businesses in the Caribbean. Now he has started his own firm GlobaPay in the region.
Michael Cogley
19th Oct, 2026 - 6 min read

Ten leadership lessons from Ronan O’Gara and Feargal O’Rourke

At a Capitalflow event in Cork, Ronan O’Gara and Feargal O’Rourke compared notes on leadership, culture, pressure and performance. These were 10 of the lessons they shared.
Ian Kehoe
19th Oct, 2026 - 8 min read

Screen Ireland faces Revenue review linked to post-Karshan tax bill

Documents obtained by The Currency show the state agency is facing a Revenue risk review and recently completed a voluntary disclosure. It had sought legal advice from Arthur Cox and brought in Grant Thornton to help prepare a tax submission.
Niall Sargent
19th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

Hardware stores have a secret weapon for wooing customers

Once hired purely for pest control, feline "employees" star on billboards, merchandise and social media to drive foot traffic and sales, writes Beth DeCarbo, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
17th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

How journalism used to work: Declan Lynch on when the mavericks were kings

It's a long time since his first 800 words made it into Hot Press and the Sunday Independent columnist has seen the game change massively. His new book recalls the glory days and takes a stand against the threat to all that is good.
Dion Fanning
17th Oct, 2026 - 6 min read

Journalist and author Declan Lynch: “We are now at the mercy of people like Elon Musk, who want to destroy us and everything that is good”

Dion Fanning
17th Oct, 2026

He started out at Hot Press after knocking his UCD law degree on the head, knowing he was on the side of right, because he had heard God Save The Queen by the Sex Pistols at full blast in his front room while his fellow students were busy attending dinner parties. That time in his life shaped Declan Lynch's worldview and his new book about journalism in the glory days is full of stories that illustrate not only the sense that mavericks were at work, but that working with them was the best job in the world.

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Paul McArdle: In praise of good old in-person networking

Attending business events can seem daunting, or its benefits uncertain. The right approach is “just do it”.
Paul McArdle
19th Oct, 2026 - 6 min read

The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth review: A light on the dismal science

Maria Edgeworth argued that education and economic opportunity could ameliorate poverty. She carried her beliefs into novels, writes Diana Furchtgott-Roth, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
18th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

A flashy AI Summit with an unclear message: Rewinding the week that was

Ireland’s EU presidency hosted its AI Summit in Dublin this week, bringing together big-name speakers from the tech industry, but just who exactly was this all for?
Jonathan Keane
18th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

More than one “thundering disgrace”: The shockwaves from a 50-year-old murder

A new book explores the sequence of political events that surrounded the October 1976 murder of Garda Michael Clerkin by a suspected rogue IRA faction. Michael was my cousin.
Paul McArdle
17th Oct, 2026 - 9 min read

Dan O’Brien: Economies are proving incredibly resilient to shocks

As energy prices continue to rise, the IMF is the latest forum to explore the lack of economic crisis in the face of repeated assaults. It will take a few more shocks to know if economies have become durably more resilient.
Dan O'Brien
16th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

Solid ambition, but no Station F: Startup Ireland has yet to show its true stripes

Organised under Enterprise Ireland, with an accelerator programme delivered by Dogpatch Labs, the Government's new roadmap to support founders is short on the specifics of how it will roll out its vision and investment.
John Collins
15th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

Mark Zuckerberg versus the pint of Guinness

The Meta boss becomes a viral meme after taking an awkward sip of the famed Irish stout, writes Jason Gay, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
14th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

A €29bn post-budget conundrum: When the process becomes the problem

After three days beside my teenage son on a hospital trolley, I found myself questioning something I have spent decades considering in business: What happens when organisations become so focused on their processes that they lose sight of their purpose?
Ann Kehoe
14th Oct, 2026 - 8 min read

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