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America’s toxic divide reaches the jury room

Trial lawyers and jury consultants say an erosion of trust in the justice system, more rigid viewpoints and starker political divides have made pitched juror battles more common, writes Corinne Ramey, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
20th May, 2026 - 8 min read

“We were hostage because we had no means of removing that aircraft”

Tommy Kelly denied that the "vast resources" available to him and private jet co-owner Barry English as a "result of their enormous success" could be used to swiftly switch aircraft operator from the allegedly underperforming Shannon-based Acass. "
Francesca Comyn
19th May, 2026 - 4 min read

Nurse practitioner is now the hottest job in healthcare

Employers are clamoring for workers who can do doctor-like work but who are trained faster and can cost them less, writes Te-Ping Chen, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
19th May, 2026 - 4 min read

Tax-inversion companies lobby hard to maintain advantage

A pre-budget visit by executives from Medtronic, Eaton, and Johnson Controls to then-minister Paschal Donohoe was just the latest in efforts to preserve the position of their Irish HQs as the transatlantic tax playing field levels.
N. Sargent and T. Hubert
19th May, 2026 - 5 min read

State of the dairy co-ops: “The economics won’t be as good this year”

After an exceptional 2025, farmers are reluctant to steer their milk processors towards M&As. Could the clouds gathering over commodity markets spur them to consider new joint businesses like Ornua instead?
Thomas Hubert
19th May, 2026 - 9 min read

Liquidators to Born Clothing identifty €8.7m advanced to “various connected companies”

Liquidators to a company within collapsed women’s and men’s fashion retail chain Born Clothing founded by Joan Lynch and John Curley in 2010 have identified loans to connected parties. This includes €998,000 to Curley.
Tom Lyons
18th May, 2026 - 2 min read

The Irish court fight over an Iranian man’s frozen crypto fortune

The 74-year-old living in Spain is suing Coinbase over the alleged wrongful freezing, retention, and seizure of cryptocurrency assets valued at over €2 million.
Francesca Comyn
18th May, 2026 - 3 min read

Behind Vicar Street, a hotel plan becomes mired in dispute

A proposed 50-50 investment between Harry Crosbie and the owners of the Red Cow Inn in a hotel development at the back of Vicar Street never came to pass. Now a dispute between the parties is said to be blocking the sale of the site.
Francesca Comyn
18th May, 2026 - 4 min read

“The battle between the RTÉ board and the government doesn’t exist anymore. There’s no doubt that the government is in charge.”

Dion Fanning
16th May, 2026

Shane Ross’s new book takes a long view of the RTÉ crisis of 2023, identifying tensions and tussles that existed before RTÉ even launched in 1961. But what could have been done differently and how will RTÉ adapt to a changing world with a diminished reputation? Ross talks to Dion Fanning on today’s podcast.

Top Voices

The rental crisis was built over a century — rent control reform alone won’t fix it

The overhaul of rent pressure zone rules may ease pressure on investment, but it cannot solve the structural weakness of Ireland’s rental market.

Ronan Lyons
19th May, 2026 - 8 min read

“This ‘friendraising’ lark is good fun…”: Paul McArdle goes Inside IGTE’s high-impact US tour

A packed schedule of panels, pitches, and partnerships across three cities underlined how relationships – not just deals – are driving Irish-US business growth.

Paul McArdle
18th May, 2026 - 6 min read

A coffee, an ice hockey game and a €250m vision for Dublin: Rewinding the week that was

Dermot Rigley outlines how a consortium of entrepreneurs, investors and NHL figures came together behind an ambitious plan to create Ireland’s first purpose-built ice hockey arena.

Ian Kehoe
17th May, 2026 - 5 min read

Money for ropey old stories: Keane the caricature seems to enjoy easy cash and public acclaim

He was Manchester United's best paid player for years and is pulling in seven figures as a Sky pundit, so why is Roy Keane so content to keep settling the same old scores, in his on-stage routine with Roddy Doyle?

Kieran Cunningham
16th May, 2026 - 7 min read

Dan O’Brien: We’re doing fine. So why is everyone so glum?

Why are voters turning against establishment parties when living standards remain historically high? The latest Eurobarometer poll suggests the answer may lie less in people’s real lives than in the dark mood created by modern media and online discourse.

Dan O'Brien
15th May, 2026 - 5 min read

The more you know about this private-credit fund, the less you understand

A close look at a Blue Owl credit fund’s holdings raises questions about its valuations, writes Jonathan Weil, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
14th May, 2026 - 3 min read

Ian Kehoe: Jack Chambers needs more than a memo to stop the spending creep

Why does a department whose primary remit is to control public expenditure feel it necessary to bring a memo to the cabinet to control public expenditure?

Ian Kehoe
13th May, 2026 - 4 min read

Byron Fry: Reassessing the role of nuclear in Ireland’s energy future

The present crises do not make the case for Irish nuclear power in their own right. What they do is make the case against strategic complacency much harder to defend.
Byron Fry
12th May, 2026 - 9 min read

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