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The playboy who inherited the world’s most notorious mercenary force

The son of Wagner Group’s late founder hangs on to an African stronghold, making a fortune from guns, drugs and gold, writes Nicholas Bariyo, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
19th Oct, 2026 - 6 min read

Hardware stores have a secret weapon for wooing customers

Once hired purely for pest control, feline "employees" star on billboards, merchandise and social media to drive foot traffic and sales, writes Beth DeCarbo, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
17th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

How journalism used to work: Declan Lynch on when the mavericks were kings

It's a long time since his first 800 words made it into Hot Press and the Sunday Independent columnist has seen the game change massively. His new book recalls the glory days and takes a stand against the threat to all that is good.
Dion Fanning
17th Oct, 2026 - 6 min read

Cork business director holds his board place in oppression showdown

Patrick Ferriter is fighting against his removal from the board of DAF Truck Services (Cork) Ltd, a company he co-founded in the 1980s, pending a hearing of a shareholder row.
Francesca Comyn
16th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

The desperate hunt for AI computing power is upending Silicon Valley

Bitter rivals are forming alliances and executives are having to personally intervene over the scramble for resources to fuel the AI boom, write Kate Clark, Erin Woo, Keach Hagey, and Meghan Bobrowsky, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
16th Oct, 2026 - 6 min read

Clean power and electrification fund raises €330m on first close

As the European Commission anticipates at least €660bn of annual investment for the energy transition, NTR and Legal & General target "compelling opportunities for private capital".
Alice Chambers
16th Oct, 2026 - 2 min read

French PE fund seeks buyer for leading Irish nursing homes group

Revenue from the 15-home group, currently at €135m, could more than double in the next five years, according to a sales pitch prepared by Goldman Sachs.
T. Hubert and F. Comyn
16th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

What does it mean to be sovereign? Ireland’s AI summit showed there’s no easy answer

The Irish EU presidency’s AI summit was the centrepiece of a week where questions about European tech sovereignty, US giants and Ireland’s close American ties were all on display.
Jonathan Keane
16th Oct, 2026 - 8 min read

Journalist and author Declan Lynch: “We are now at the mercy of people like Elon Musk, who want to destroy us and everything that is good”

Dion Fanning
17th Oct, 2026

He started out at Hot Press after knocking his UCD law degree on the head, knowing he was on the side of right, because he had heard God Save The Queen by the Sex Pistols at full blast in his front room while his fellow students were busy attending dinner parties. That time in his life shaped Declan Lynch's worldview and his new book about journalism in the glory days is full of stories that illustrate not only the sense that mavericks were at work, but that working with them was the best job in the world.

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The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth review: A light on the dismal science

Maria Edgeworth argued that education and economic opportunity could ameliorate poverty. She carried her beliefs into novels, writes Diana Furchtgott-Roth, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
18th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

A flashy AI Summit with an unclear message: Rewinding the week that was

Ireland’s EU presidency hosted its AI Summit in Dublin this week, bringing together big-name speakers from the tech industry, but just who exactly was this all for?
Jonathan Keane
18th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

More than one “thundering disgrace”: The shockwaves from a 50-year-old murder

A new book explores the sequence of political events that surrounded the October 1976 murder of Garda Michael Clerkin by a suspected rogue IRA faction. Michael was my cousin.
Paul McArdle
17th Oct, 2026 - 9 min read

Dan O’Brien: Economies are proving incredibly resilient to shocks

As energy prices continue to rise, the IMF is the latest forum to explore the lack of economic crisis in the face of repeated assaults. It will take a few more shocks to know if economies have become durably more resilient.
Dan O'Brien
16th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

Solid ambition, but no Station F: Startup Ireland has yet to show its true stripes

Organised under Enterprise Ireland, with an accelerator programme delivered by Dogpatch Labs, the Government's new roadmap to support founders is short on the specifics of how it will roll out its vision and investment.
John Collins
15th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

Mark Zuckerberg versus the pint of Guinness

The Meta boss becomes a viral meme after taking an awkward sip of the famed Irish stout, writes Jason Gay, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
14th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

A €29bn post-budget conundrum: When the process becomes the problem

After three days beside my teenage son on a hospital trolley, I found myself questioning something I have spent decades considering in business: What happens when organisations become so focused on their processes that they lose sight of their purpose?
Ann Kehoe
14th Oct, 2026 - 8 min read

Ronan Lyons: Ireland tried to stop Dublin growing. Instead, it made the city sprawl

For 50 years, Ireland has tried to hold Dublin back. The result has not been a smaller capital, but a more sprawling one – with homes pushed further from jobs and transport.

Ronan Lyons
13th Oct, 2026 - 7 min read

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