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With tourism stalled, Hawaii chases the startup wave

State officials believe a handful of high-tech enterprises can seed new industries and keep skilled workers from fleeing to the mainland, writes Owen Tucker-Smith, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
20th Aug, 2026 - 7 min read

A custodian, not an owner: Amanda Torrens on leading Barberstown Castle

The same day the Donegal native sold her nursing-home business Brindley to France's Orpea in 2021, she bought the iconic Co Kildare castle for €15m. Five years on, she is revelling in her role at the helm.
Michael Cogley
20th Aug, 2026 - 15 min read

The Irish helicopter lessor, the Chinese owner and the Belgian security alarm

GD Helicopter Finance, based in Dublin and owned by China’s GDAT, tried to buy a Belgian helicopter operator but a government minister said the deal was risky for national security.
Jonathan Keane
20th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Bonds are getting hammered, and Wall Street says the rout won’t end anytime soon

With yields on 30-year U.S. Treasurys at 19-year highs, investors predict a new era in the bond market. And it looks a lot like 2007, write Sam Goldfarb and Richard Rubin, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
19th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

Dita Von Teese to the High Court: What went wrong at Harvey Nichols 

The luxury retailer arrived in Dundrum with huge ambitions and a spectacular opening party. Court filings now reveal a very different story: years of falling sales, mounting losses, and an Irish operation increasingly dependent on its UK parent for survival.

Ian Kehoe
19th Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

From Hong Kong pensions to European banking: iFast’s next move starts in Ireland

The firm, with about €25bn in assets under management, already has a digital banking business in the UK and is now planning an EU expansion via Ireland.
Jonathan Keane
19th Aug, 2026 - 2 min read

Pageant votes against ICG’s €1.2bn MBO offer despite board assurances

Pageant, a 2% shareholder, said an €8 offer price is an “unreasonable discount to our assessment of fair value”. The independent board of Irish Ferries' parent says it is “fair and reasonable”.
Tom Lyons
18th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

How Wall Street sussed out that Situational Awareness was on the ropes

From whispers of an Anthropic stake sale to strange options moves, traders sensed trouble and swung into action, writes Gregory Zuckerman, Juliet Chung and Peter Rudegeair, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
18th Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

“I did explain I wasn’t part of the Healy-Rae team, that I’m in the truth business, and that they would have no editorial control. Now there were some members of the family who got a little bit confused about my role and there was some tension.”

Dion Fanning
16th Aug, 2026

Who are the Healy-Raes? Do they represent all that is wrong with Irish politics or are they smarter and better at their job than most? A new documentary charts their journey from the time after the last election when Michael Healy-Rae became a minister to the astonishing days when he resigned from government. Dion Fanning talks to filmmaker Jerry Kennelly.

Top Voices

The Collisons have outgrown the Irish story we tell about them 

John and Patrick Collison have spent 15 years building Stripe into one of the world’s most valuable private companies. And their recent M&A activity shows they are just getting going.

Ian Kehoe
20th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Stuart Fitzgerald: How Danny Buckley defied the odds to deliver thousands of diagnostics with ADHD Now

A widower’s grief and neurodivergence led him into a “spiral” – until he found the strength to turn them into a revolutionary healthcare business.

Stuart Fitzgerald
19th Aug, 2026 - 7 min read

Colm McCarthy: Ireland is letting the white elephants roam free

August is peak time for pre-Budget lobbying, and Ireland’s politicians are being presented with plenty of schemes that deserve much more scrutiny than they are getting.

Colm McCarthy
18th Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

Life on the air: the amazing Pat Keys

Aged 90, the founder of Off Air Electronics installed broadcasting systems in the world’s most unlikely locations. His memoir is about to be published.

Paul McArdle
17th Aug, 2026 - 10 min read

Information wars, pseudonostalgia, and the many delusions of the manosphere 

Government intervention is looking to stop a movement. Little do they know, they’re mistaking the smoke for the fire, writes Kate Demolder.

Kate Demolder
15th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

John Looby: Trump is the most significant president since FDR 

After Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelt, the 80-year presidential cycle that periodically redefines the US is now playing out with the Trumpian destruction of trust and shredding of global alliances.
John Looby
14th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

Same ship, different captain: Is new derelict site tax doomed to same fate as its predecessor?

The Government is betting that Revenue’s debt-collection prowess will fix a toothless derelict site levy, with a €32m debt outstanding. But the new plan ignores a fatal flaw at the local level in the current system.
Niall Sargent
13th Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

Peter Kinsella: The Fed stops telling markets what to think

Kevin Warsh’s first signals point to a radically different US Federal Reserve, one less interested in guiding investors and more willing to let markets set the course.
Peter Kinsella
12th Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

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