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After more than 35 years, FleishmanHillard offices in Ireland close 

Its parent, Omnicom Public Relations, said it has spent the past months evolving how it operates across its global network.

From America to China: Dublin Business School to change hands in €110m deal

China Chunlai Education Group, which is publicly listed in Hong Kong, has agreed to acquire the Dublin Business School in what will mark the Chinese firm's first expansion into Europe.

Etsy to cut 12% of workforce as CEO focuses on core marketplace

The cuts weren’t driven by cost-cutting initiatives or artificial intelligence, Chief Executive Kruti Goyal said, writes Katherine Hamilton, The Wall Street Journal.

Transfer limbo: Hidden costs in land transfer from Digital Hub to LDA

First announced in 2021, it was finally recently agreed to transfer land at the Liberties hub to the Land Development Agency. It is welcome news, but the five-year delay led to a seven-figure Exchequer bill.

Flutter CEO to step down as U.S. sports-betting business falters; Profit outlook cut

The parent company of FanDuel says CEO Peter Jackson is being replaced by Dan Taylor, the company’s president, write Katherine Hamilton and Freddy Sebastian, The Wall Street Journal.

Multi-billion-dollar US-listed group acquires leading Irish care provider

Universal Healthcare Services, through its UK subsidiary, has taken control of Orchard, a well-regarded operator of services for children in care and people with disabilities in Ireland.

The investing heavyweights that backed Situational Awareness before it blew up

Hedge fund behind aggressive AI bets tapped into roster of big-name investors; some warned the founder about the risks of heavy borrowing, write Kate Clark, Juliet Chung and Peter Rudegeair, The Wall Street Journal.

How the thorny issue of investor courts still looms over the EU’s trade deal push

The EU has advanced a significant trade deal with Mexico with broad support but a cohort of MEPs are raising red flags over investor courts they call undemocratic.

Top Voices

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s chance as Fifa’s old order begins to crumble

As Gianni Infantino's grip on Fifa weakens, Ireland has an opportunity to push for reforms that could transform the prospects of domestic clubs and finally challenge the structures that have favoured Europe's biggest leagues for decades.

Ian Kehoe: The economics of hospitality have fundamentally changed

Following my column on the restored nine per cent Vat rate, hospitality operators from across the country explained what life now looks like on the ground. Their stories suggest the tax break is no longer about cheaper meals but about keeping viable businesses alive.

John Looby: King Canute and the UK’s new king from the North

Sitting shin-deep like Canute, Andy Burnham has spent his first weeks in power ranting impotently at the tide.

Nama made billions. Did it miss something bigger? Rewinding the week that was

This weekend, Nama is finally being shuttered, 17 years after it was incorporated. Its advocates point to its final financial surplus, while critics look at its role in the housing crisis. How should it be judged?

An Irish Odyssey: Kieran Cunningham on how Mayo changed its ending

Every generation had its own explanation for why Mayo couldn't ever quite get over the line at Croke Park. Andy Moran's team ignored them all and wrote an ending few believed was possible.

“We asked Glen Hansard to come to a gig. Instead, he said: ‘I’d love to give you a song.’”

Before the Oscar, before Once and before international recognition, there was a struggling band, a tiny Dublin café and an unexpected act of kindness that stayed with Tom Lyons for a quarter of a century.

Can Kelly+Partners crack Europe? It starts in Wexford 

Over lunch in Dublin, Stefan Asple explains why his family's accountancy firm chose an Australian partnership model with Brett Kelly over a private equity buyout.

Tara Shine: Are you ready for the EU’s new carbon import tax? 

High-emission products imported this year are creating liabilities under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. While the measure levels the playing field for European manufacturers, businesses need to assess its cost in their supply chains.