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US overture to Russia on European security sparks alarm

White House officials say new security arrangements for Europe are needed to end the Ukraine war, write Georgi Kantchev and Laurence Norman, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
10th Nov, 2026 - 4 min read

Verizon ruling clarifies European Works Councils’ employer support entitlement

The Supreme Court found EU law puts an obligation on companies to provide European Works Councils with the financial and material means required to represent employees.

Francesca Comyn
10th Nov, 2026 - 3 min read

How core venues in the former Press Up group ended up in a €13.5m examinership

For the first time, financial information is available about part of the Eclective group for the period that saw its lender take over and restructure Paddy McKillen Jr’s hospitality assets.
Thomas Hubert
10th Nov, 2026 - 2 min read

How Jensen Huang’s affair spiraled into a national security nightmare

The Nvidia CEO, who has acknowledged an affair with a woman accused of spying for China, has lobbied President Trump on loosening export controls, write Robbie Whelan and Amrith Ramkumar, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
10th Nov, 2026 - 6 min read

Subsidising the solvent: Large corporates top list of solar grants

Millions in non-domestic solar grants have flowed to profitable supermarket chains, meat processors, and luxury estates owned by Ireland’s wealthiest. Opposition parties want rule changes to target more future funding at those who need it most.
Niall Sargent
10th Nov, 2026 - 10 min read

Growing pains for the Central Bank under the EU’s new crypto rules

An internal audit at the CBI found that it was under “considerable time pressure” to meet the demands of companies filing applications under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation.
Jonathan Keane
10th Nov, 2026 - 3 min read

Supermarket-fridge hacks show risk of linking everything to the internet

Cyberattacks on chillers, waterworks, electric grids, factories and other real-world equipment expose growing threat to daily life, writes Daniel Michaels, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
9th Nov, 2026 - 4 min read

Workhuman brings long-running battle with ICG investor to a close

The settlement follows reports of a planned exit by the London-based private-equity investor as part of capital restructuring at the tech unicorn.
Francesca Comyn
9th Nov, 2026 - 2 min read

“I got in touch with RTÉ and the O’Herlihy family to see if anyone still had that clappy-hand hat that Bill O’Herlihy wore in 1990”

Dion Fanning
7th Nov, 2026

What are we losing in the digital age? One of the things may be the memorabilia that are part of our sporting story. Dion Fanning talks to Siobhán Doyle about her book, Irish Sport in 100 Objects, and what it tells us about Ireland through history.

Top Voices

The great retail divide: Why growth and rising insolvencies can coexist

From Frasers on Henry Street to Zara in Dundrum, international brands are continuing to invest in Irish retail. But rising insolvencies suggest that the benefits of a growing market are far from evenly distributed.
Ian Kehoe
10th Nov, 2026 - 5 min read

The man behind the app churning out career personality assessments for $40

Ryne Sherman believes AI can democratise psychometric tests previously reserved for job candidates with deep pockets. I tried his app for myself.
Paul McArdle
9th Nov, 2026 - 6 min read

US politics, data centres, and film tax credits: Rewinding the week that was

The welcome rebalancing of power in Washington will help rein in Trump’s erratic efforts to wreck the global economy, but Irish companies invested in America's AI boom and in its audiovisual production chain could suffer.
Thomas Hubert
8th Nov, 2026 - 4 min read

Kate Demolder: Why The Traitors is television’s best defence against AI

The television industry is betting heavily on algorithms and artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, a show about people lying to one another has become a reminder that nothing beats the unpredictable drama of being human.
Kate Demolder
7th Nov, 2026 - 5 min read

Ian Kehoe: Simon Harris is discovering the political price of being finance minister

The Fine Gael leader has found himself caught between the competing demands of leading his party and managing the public finances – and the polls suggest the strain is beginning to show.
Ian Kehoe
7th Nov, 2026 - 5 min read

The $5bn golf league you never watched is gone. Here’s why it flopped

Struggling for relevance, starved for funding, LIV Golf finally pulls the plug. Did its expensive, noisy disruption actually improve the sport? By Jason Gay, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
6th Nov, 2026 - 4 min read

How to keep these wild market moves from hijacking your financial future

The stunning US election results make it more important than ever to stick with your investing playbook, writes Jason Zweig, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
6th Nov, 2026 - 4 min read

Dan O’Brien: Now is the time for central bankers to drive growth – not curb inflation

Skewed incentives mean it is often better for the ECB to slow economies than be blamed for runaway prices. But making the bank target growth and employment as much as it does inflation is now a security imperative.
Dan O'Brien
6th Nov, 2026 - 5 min read

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