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The legal travails of Aughinish Alumina’s problematic owners

Rusal and its sanctioned shareholder Oleg Deripaska are no strangers to courtrooms in several countries, from Jersey to Qatar and Russia to Australia.

Pride and politics at Iran’s World Cup home game – in Los Angeles

After an unprecedented war between a participating country and the host nation, Iran opened its campaign in a charged atmosphere with adoring fans, banned flags and players speaking out, writes Andrew Beaton, The Wall Street Journal.

Word of mouth and the best of Irish beef: “The margin is achievable if you work at it” 

Stephen Buckley, managing director of FX Buckley, reflects on four decades of consistency and carving out a reputation as one of Ireland’s premier steakhouses.

Ireland’s next mega-examinership: Inside Trinseo’s $2bn restructuring

Trinseo has factories worldwide and employs over 120 people in its Dublin office. A deal with creditors will wipe out all shareholders in its Irish-registered parent – but it must first go through the High Court.

“Instruments of deception”: Longchamp’s copycat case against Dunnes Stores

The French luxury brand claims a range of alleged copycat handbags sold by Dunnes Stores infringes its intellectual property and undermines the "exclusivity and cachet" of its iconic Le Pliage collection. Dunnes Stores has responded by challenging the designer's European trademarks.

Founders and employees to share half of Fin’s $3.6bn price tag

Eoghan McCabe bet his plateauing Intercom business on creating a groundbreaking AI agent called Fin. In March, Fin hit $100 million in sales, causing Salesforce to swoop in. Now those who built it stand to reap big rewards from the deal.

Blood, sweat and corporate sponsors: Trump hosts White House cage fight

UFC event held on the president’s 80th birthday, bringing in VIPs and corporate sponsors, write Alex Leary and Terell Wright, The Wall Street Journal.

U.S. and Iran have reached a deal to stop fighting, reopen shipping

Signing is planned for Friday, marking a potential breakthrough in war that has roiled the global economy, write Josh Dawsey, Anat Peled and Benoit Faucon, The Wall Street Journal.

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More family homes than families: Why one tenure can no longer house Ireland

Smaller households, longer lives and changing family patterns are transforming housing demand. Yet Ireland remains wedded to a model designed for a country that no longer exists.

Candidate sentiment survey: Part one – AI and the workplace

More than 1,300 candidates, from junior management to C-suite level, completed The Panel's Candidate Sentiment Survey. In part one of the findings, we examine the implications of AI on the workplace.

Graham Platner shows America that the left-of-centre cannot hold either

Democrats appear ready to get behind a candidate who could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" without losing any voters.

From knocking on doors to a €6.6bn bid for DCC: Rewinding the week that was

Henry Kravis co-founded KKR with little more than an idea and $120,000 in capital. Fifty years later, the firm is pursuing one of Ireland's most successful public companies in a takeover that would unite two businesses born in 1976.

Breffni Park told me my Dublin career was over — now it may reveal this team’s truth too

Away from television cameras and big-match hype, Dublin's players will be left with a simple question this weekend: how badly do they still want it?

From Aughinish to Palestine, Ireland faces a hard choice between principles and interests

The debate over the Occupied Territories Bill and the future of Aughinish Alumina raises a question that policymakers can no longer avoid: How should Ireland balance legal obligations against economic and strategic realities?

John Looby: Burnham and Farage are likely to fail

Nearly a decade after Brexit, six prime ministers have failed to resolve Britain's economic malaise. The next two may fail as well, before the country finally confronts the consequences of its choices.

With no election in sight, Ifac is picking the right time to resurrect the fiscal rule

The Government’s own plan is to increase budgetary reliance on windfall corporation tax receipts. Something has to give before it’s too late, its fiscal watchdog has warned.