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London-listed mining firm pulls acquisition talks for Tynagh site in Galway

Europa Metals was tipped to build a recycling facility on the site to reclaim up to €1 billion worth of mining waste tailings but the firm has pulled the plug on the deal.

The buck stops where? What the Arts Council report reveals about departmental oversight

A detailed report into the €6.5m failed IT project lays out who knew what and when in the department, and how problems slipped through the cracks when they could have been flagged at an earlier stage.

“This is the first year I see a bit of light”: Irish surveying companies vie for a slice of State’s offshore wind shake-up

The budding offshore market shrank suddenly when Ireland adopted a centrally planned approach. A first deal with a multinational offers Irish suppliers hope.

“All hell broke loose” following proposal to test floating wind turbines in Galway Bay

After facing two judicial reviews into a 2017 marine licence, the Marine Institute gives up on long-held plans for its expanded ocean energy test site.

Donegal owner of The Eagle swoops on the Queens in Dalkey

After making his fortune in the Electro Automation Group, Paddy Doherty has added a second pub along the south coast of Dublin to his interests.

More woes for the owners of The Green Hen as another firm goes under

Two months after the French-style bistro went bust, Revenue has moved against another group entity over debt. The company Taurus Management Consultancy Ltd used to operate The Grand Social before the venue was sold.

“Huge, huge relief”: How James Fennell nursed his hospitality business back to health

With Revenue knocking on the door, the Fennell family behind the Green Barn restaurant went through the Scarp process to save their company. Rescue plan in hand, James Fennell talks about the “labour of love” business and a bright future ahead.

The new office balance: Lesley Kelly on how employers and employees are aligning on the future of work

With hybrid working stabilising and companies reimagining office spaces, Unispace's Lesley Kelly discusses the shift towards dynamic, purpose-driven workplaces that foster both collaboration and focus.

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Tara Shine: How to manage climate risk in your business

Storm Éowyn was just one of the scenarios businesses need to plan for. Increasingly frequent natural disasters also hold lessons for a more insurance-based approach to public policy.

Lessons from the Cambridge playbook: Rewinding the week that was

A lot of the talk about developing innovation in Ireland is superficial. That is why the detailed intervention by Dubliner Diarmuid O’Brien, innovation tzar at the University of Cambridge, is so fascinating.

Trump’s soft spot for social media could put him on a collision course with parents

Social media companies will hope their close relationship with US President Donald Trump will ease the burden of regulation in the likes of Europe and the UK. But parent groups may complicate that.

Siobhán Brett: Having trouble spelling tariffs? As a colleague told me, just remember it ends in ffs

Among the most prevalent of the public misunderstandings here in the US is the notion that a tariff is generally a fee levied on somebody else. Few seem to realise that they will be the ones bearing the cost.

“The art of the international deal”: Trump’s not-so-subtle tariffs and defence trade-off

This week has seen the US set the European agenda, giving its Nato allies a choice between a real war or a trade war.

The Trump effect: Europe’s AI stance is shifting from protection to competition

The Paris AI Action Summit saw lots of talk but the words of one JD Vance are all anyone’s thinking about. For better or worse.

Willie O’Reilly: From Karl Marx to Sally Rooney, advertising remains the bellwether of the economy

The billion-euro Irish advertising industry keeps growing. While online giants now dwarf legacy media, many domestic broadcasters and publishers continue to grow ad revenue – their relative slice of the pie is just smaller.

Jonathan Keane: Why is new Government mum on new EU patent court vote?

A referendum on Ireland fully joining the EU’s Unified Patent Court was pulled last year. The new coalition has made no commitment to rescheduling the vote.