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Aoife Quinn loses tax case over “bogus” Russian payments

The High Court ruled that the Revenue Commissioners were unaware of the unlawful nature of the payments when they issued tax assessments to the daughter of Seán Quinn in 2016.
Francesca Comyn
11th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

Sept. 11 changed the world order. But not for the reason we may think

The terrorist attacks consumed U.S. resources and attention, and left the country unable to address the bigger threats to its economy and global leadership, writes John Bussey, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
11th Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

“You can’t recreate what was there 200 years ago, but what you can do is the best it possibly can be right now.”

They have restored Georgian grandeur, rewilded 50 acres and learned when to walk away from a client. Now Eoin Lyons and John Kelly are navigating a transformed residential design market.
Rosaleen McMeel
11th Sep, 2026 - 7 min read

Magill’s turbulent story – Part 2: “Are there words to describe Vincent Browne?”

Magill was dominated, in all senses of the word, by maverick editor and owner Vincent Browne. Kevin Rafter's new book dissects the rise and fall of a magazine that was inseparable from its founder.
Alan English
11th Sep, 2026 - 12 min read

Flavin again urges DCC shareholders to vote against “miserable” €6.67bn offer

Jim Flavin, the founder of DCC, has called again for the company he founded to stay on the public market and pursue its energy strategy. The move comes the week before an EGM to vote on the deal.
Tom Lyons
10th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

Sanctions and aircraft repairs: EasyJet has been dragged into GTLK’s mammoth liquidation

The Irish-registered Russian lessor, under Western sanctions, alleges EasyJet abandoned its planes in 2022 and it lost more than $70 million in the process.
Jonathan Keane
10th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

Horse Sport Ireland faces an extraordinary revolt from its affiliates

Nine bodies representing Ireland’s equestrian sports have launched a blistering attack on the State-funded governing body, saying there is “no realistic prospect” of its survival without their support.
Ian Kehoe
10th Sep, 2026 - 2 min read

Tax rulings and bankruptcy law: The changes having a deep effect in India for Irish aviation lessors

AerCap successfully challenged a tax ruling in India to avoid double taxation, while a revamp of bankruptcy rules makes aircraft repossessions in cases of default more straightforward.
Jonathan Keane
10th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

“The most powerful image I have of her is when she was most herself and that was when she was, so to speak, singing in her own voice.”

Dion Fanning
12th Sep, 2026

Carlo Gebler talks to Dion Fanning about his mother Edna O’ Brien and his new memoir about her final years. He wonders about society’s attitude to death and how we ignore this great terror we all must face.

Top Voices

Paul Flynn: Is the GAA too much of a commercial behemoth to pursue integration? 

The GAA have been accused of misogyny this week as the row about integration with Ladies Gaelic Football and camogie rumbles on but Paul Flynn argues that the heart of the row is something else.
Paul Flynn
11th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Belfry: Weighing up the human cost of an AIB scandal

Belfry: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Loss is about a major financial scandal. But it is also about persistence, strength and the human consequences of institutional failings.

Francesca Comyn
10th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

Joe Gill: I’ve watched Aer Lingus for nearly 50 years. This is what I see

In 2006, I made the case to investors for an Aer Lingus IPO that many thought impossible. Higher costs and rising competition are putting pressure on its transatlantic strategy but the advantages behind the investment case two decades ago remain.

Joe Gill
9th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Ronan Lyons: When it comes to the housing crisis, it’s about people, not prices

A house price can tell us what the market is charging. It cannot tell us how many people are unable to form the household they actually want.
Ronan Lyons
8th Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

A year of little change: New regulations to keep kids safe online underwhelm

The publication of Irish non-profit CyberSafeKids' latest annual report makes for grim reading for the early efficacy of fresh efforts to protect children online.
Michael Cogley
7th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Budget 2027 is expanding by the hour: Rewinding the week that was

In one afternoon, the State’s coffers emerged relatively scot-free from the global bond rout and received another multi-hundred-million-euro boost from Apple. Simon Harris is already eyeing more tax cuts.
Thomas Hubert
6th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Hybrid war seen from Germany: It’s not all quiet on the eastern front

Explosive drones at a German airport and cyber attacks on power plants are the latest Russian-led attempts at sowing disruption in the EU – sometimes via “disposable agents” paid as a little as a few hundred euro.
Fergal Lenehan
5th Sep, 2026 - 9 min read

John Looby: We can look to Mark Carney and stand against the absurd

In his lauded Davos speech, the Canadian PM showed he has the measure of Trump. Grounded by his central banking, he knows the providers of finance are ultimately more powerful than the recipients.

John Looby
4th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

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