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Trump ramps up bid to dismantle International Criminal Court

Administration prepares sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system, writes Matthew Dalton and Alexander Ward, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
21st Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

How AI is reshaping election campaigns in Israel

Lawmakers are hiring AI advisers, working to influence chatbot results and churning out AI-generated ads faster than regulators can keep up, writes Anat Peled, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
21st Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

The wedding guests’ guide to saying no

Flights and hotels are now customary expenses, in addition to gifts. But invitations aren’t obligations, writes Perri Ormont Blumberg, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
20th Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

Mick Mackey, Christy Ring, and the making of hurling’s first golden age 

People would cycle from the remotest parts of Munster to watch the two greatest hurlers of their era take to a playing field. In an extract from his new book, Arthur James O'Dea explains how Mackey's Limerick shaped the first hurling boom.
Arthur James O'Dea
19th Sep, 2026 - 10 min read

The anonymous math geek who quit Anthropic—and became the face of AI safety

Long-simmering worries about the technology’s potential dangers have exploded into global consciousness since Jacob Coxon’s dire warning, write Amrith Ramkumar, Erin Woo, Berber Jin and Ben Cohen, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
19th Sep, 2026 - 10 min read

“He wanted to become Taoiseach, but I’m not sure if he enjoyed a day of it.”

Gary Murphy’s new biography of Brian Cowen shines a light on a Taoiseach whose time in office was grim and negative. Murphy talks to Dion Fanning about Cowen’s legacy, his relationship with drink and the bank guarantee.

Dion Fanning
19th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

“Emotional attachment”: The son of Ireland who sought shelter from a £20m tax liability

Sir John Griffin, founder of UK private car service Addison Lee, tried to argue he was domiciled in Ireland for UK tax purposes. A tribunal judgment handed down this week did not find in his favour.
Alice Chambers
18th Sep, 2026 - 8 min read

Developer Greg Kavanagh looks set to go another round with Revenue

The tax authority has issued two sets of High Court proceedings against a company in the Wicklow-born developer's property stable.
Francesca Comyn
18th Sep, 2026 - 2 min read

“On the bank guarantee… He was protecting the people who used their money, who had overdrafts, who had mortgages, who had savings in the banks.”

Dion Fanning
19th Sep, 2026

Brian Cowen was considered one of Irish politics’s brightest lights. He was elected as a TD when he was 24, but by the age of 51, he had retired from office. Gary Murphy’s new biography looks at Cowen in the round. He talks to Dion Fanning about how Cowen feels about his time in office and the calamities that befell him and the country.

Top Voices

Europe can regulate mad and bad AI. Now we must build the ability to make it safe

The Government will host the International AI Summit in October. We should seize this opportunity to create a practical and safer vision for AI that serves the people of Europe, our businesses, and public institutions.
Sean Blanchfield
21st Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

Can Metrolink change the State’s spending culture?

Jack Chambers is getting bored of just spending money and more excited at increasing the return he can get from it. Beyond the €17bn metro test, transferring early capital successes into current expenditure will be the bigger challenge.
Thomas Hubert
20th Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

The game-time conundrum: How to fix Irish rugby’s production problem

Leinster are still sore about losing Joey Carbery to Munster eight years ago, but behind that individual story is a wider and ongoing issue about talent circulation – and the lack of it.

Brett Igoe
19th Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

A pillar on shaky foundations: Ireland’s ratification of CETA is back on the agenda

Could Canada become the EU’s first “associate member”? Maybe. But first, EU officials are talking about how to “persuade” the likes of Ireland to ratify the EU-Canada trade deal, Jonathan Keane reports from Strasbourg.
Jonathan Keane
18th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Why Ireland is attracting private equity in a more cautious market

With deal activity across Europe slowing, investors are looking harder at the quality of earnings, growth prospects, and value creation. Ireland possesses many of the characteristics they seek.

Ronan Murray
17th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Byron Fry: AI is reshaping defence – a realm known for rule-bending

Globally, there seems to be a desire to keep the genie in the bottle around autonomous weapons. Ireland, for its part, wants to prohibit the development of systems that do not comply with international humanitarian law.
Byron Fry
16th Sep, 2026 - 9 min read

Colm McCarthy: Thousands fly abroad every weekend to watch football. There is another way

Ireland is one of the biggest exporters of football supporters in Europe, yet its domestic clubs struggle financially. The problem is the structure of the game itself.

Colm McCarthy
15th Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

John Looby: From Vietnam to Ukraine, a balmy day of big ideas in Highgate

There was artificial intelligence, ancient Rome, the war in Iran and the pain of exile. There was also pizza, curry and a lot of coffee. Another day at the FT festival.

John Looby
14th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

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