Top Stories

Bog off: Bord na Móna goes after unlawful third-party cutting on peatlands

The semi-state is tackling alleged unauthorised activity on seven bogs, with hundreds of thousands of euro worth of peat cut. It has taken legal action in one case and is weighing up more.

Niall Sargent
11th Sep, 2024 - 3 min read

Apple is booking a €9bn cost to pay €13bn in Irish back taxes – but how?

The multinational has warned shareholders of a tax hit from today’s EU court decision against Ireland, but nowhere near the €13 billion set aside in an escrow account. US tax is coming into play.
Thomas Hubert
10th Sep, 2024 - 2 min read

Revenue targeted investors in a €200m offshore property fund. This is how it won

More than a decade after they pumped money into an offshore property fund, a string of well-heeled investors were hit with tax bills. This is the story of the tax authority's battle over the liquidation of the multi-million euro fund.

Ian Kehoe
10th Sep, 2024 - 5 min read

Unlocking the future of travel: How Ireland slots into Booking’s fintech ambitions

The online travel giant set up a fintech unit a few years ago and got a licence from the Central Bank of Ireland. Now it’s putting it to use.
Jonathan Keane
10th Sep, 2024 - 2 min read

Sweden’s Vimian scoops up Meath’s iM3 Dental for its animal medtech division

The deal sees the Stockholm-listed animal health group acquire the Meath-based company for an initial €84m with a further €60m dependent on targets.
Jonathan Keane
9th Sep, 2024 - 2 min read

Down to the core: Donegal council gears up for widespread defective blocks testing of social housing

New tender documents indicate 500 houses will be tested over the next eight months across five districts in the county. It is also setting its own standards for new social builds amid concerns national standards are flawed.
Niall Sargent
9th Sep, 2024 - 5 min read

“Who cares if you fail? You learn by your failures. We’ve tried loads of things and failed”

Entrepreneur Mairead Mackle oversees a host of different businesses, from healthcare to housing, and from renewable energy to beef production. But as she explains, they are unified by her desire to have a positive social impact.

Ian Kehoe
9th Sep, 2024 - 8 min read

Brett Igoe: What Irish rugby can learn from the club structures and systems in France

Despite prioritising their domestic league, French clubs have recently dominated European competitions, winning the last four European Cups. Their success is largely attributed to their financial strength, but other factors also contribute.
Brett Igoe
7th Sep, 2024 - 5 min read

“If you’re losing all these independent Irish-owned operators, and the bigger operators are going to come in, you’re losing your soul of the city and of the towns.”

Ian Kehoe
4th Sep, 2024

When Ian Kehoe last met Noel Anderson three years ago, the Dublin publican was navigating his group through the pandemic and recovering from a bruising, but successful, court battle with FBD over disputed business interruption cover. Since then, along with his former rugby-playing backers, he has opened a new restaurant, launched a pub in Blackrock, and recently acquired McSorley’s in Ranelagh for €5.5 million. In this podcast, he explains how the deal came about, outlines his plans for the group, and talks about the glut of closures in the hospitality sector.

Top Voices

Ian Kehoe: Ireland rightly lost the Apple case. But it remains the real winner

Ireland has spent the last 10 years fighting Europe on Apple while simultaneously rehabbing its reputation and helping rewrite global tax rules. It was a high-stakes approach, but one that has paid off handsomely.
Ian Kehoe
10th Sep, 2024 - 4 min read

Continuity, not radical change: Ronan Lyons on Sinn Féin’s housing policy

Ronan Lyons is an international expert on housing policy. Here, he argues that Sinn Féin’s policy document marks a continuation of current housing policy, rather than a radical shift.

Ronan Lyons
10th Sep, 2024 - 7 min read

Why LinkedIn’s founder thinks working nine to five in an office will be dead in a decade

The traditional pattern of employment is collapsing rapidly. Offices are clearing out, rents are falling and even the traditional CV is becoming irrelevant. These are just some of the trends identified by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman.
Paul McArdle
9th Sep, 2024 - 4 min read

Are restaurants the canaries in the coal mine of the economy? Rewinding the week that was

With cost increases outpacing revenue growth, a string of restaurants are closing. Restaurants and insolvency professionals outline the issues in the sector and offer advice on navigating the problems.

Ian Kehoe
8th Sep, 2024 - 6 min read

In Thuringia, memory politics and the educational system are no longer bulwarks against right-wing extremism

Fergal Lenehan lives and works in the eastern German states of Thuringia and Saxony where the far right has made its first significant political gains. He assesses what the AfD win will mean for the rest of Germany and Europe.
Fergal Lenehan
7th Sep, 2024 - 9 min read

Tom Lyons: A ring of silence that allowed a ring of abuse to go unchecked

It is hard not to believe that paedophile rings existed in Irish religious schools. The scale of abuse is simply too large, and the number of people involved is too high. But what of the people who suspected something was going on, and did nothing?
Tom Lyons
7th Sep, 2024 - 4 min read

Peter Kinsella: Will Germany bend, or will it break?

If we take some altitude on the current impasse, it strikes me that Germany is possibly heading for a period of significant economic and political upheaval. Maybe, things need to break to be re-made.

Peter Kinsella
6th Sep, 2024 - 7 min read

Monzo faces a huge challenge in Ireland but its success will be measured in more ways than one

The London fintech is entering a market in dire need of competition but winning an Irish banking licence will be just as crucial to its international expansion plans.
Michael Cogley
5th Sep, 2024 - 4 min read

© 2024 Currency Media Limited

Sign In

Forgot your password?
Logo

Not a subscriber yet?

Create an account
Access by subscribing or logging in
Collapse
INTRODUCTORY OFFER: Sign up today and pay just €5 for the first month.

Avail of our special offer and get full access to The Currency for one year for just €200.

Cancel at any time.