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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.

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.

“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.

The €9bn question: Will Budget 2027 transform Ireland’s housing supply?

With record capital investment, social housing supports, and expanded moves on infrastructure, the Government is making a major fiscal gamble to unlock supply and curb the housing crisis. Will it pay off?

The president’s budget: How Ireland’s tax-and-spend record compares to its EU neighbours’

The Government faces another health overrun and promises income tax cuts in the budget. But where do these numbers rank among European peers’ for each man, woman, and child?

Lighting the way: Davy breakaway Lanthorn turning healthy profit

The new business from veteran dealmaker David Goddard manages a €1.7bn investment portfolio of hotels, shopping centres, and office and retail space. Its first filing shows things are moving in the right direction.

European airlines line up against the Irish Aviation Authority, and Ryanair

European airlines including KLM, Air France, and Lufthansa have gone to the High Court claiming Ryanair is in breach of EU ownership rules, and that the Irish watchdog has done nothing about it.

How to keep your estate plan from tearing your family apart

It’s often the stuff you haven’t even thought of that can create the biggest divisions, writes Jonathan I. Shenkman, The Wall Street Journal.

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.

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.

€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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Are there early warning signs of another tech “correction” heading into Budget week?

As multinationals trim workforces and IDA and Enterprise Ireland early warning reports increase, is a structural shift happening in plain sight? And what would it mean for our tax take and future budgets?