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Several residents involved in domestic violence and fire risks at multi-million-euro refugee centre

Incident logs for Tetratch Capital's CityArk aparthotel reveal three cases of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence in two years, alongside persistent fire safety issues caused by unauthorised cooking in rooms at the Citywest facility.
Niall Sargent
29th May, 2026 - 4 min read

Death of an offshore wind farm: What it cost when Sceirde Rocks pulled the plug

Multinational Macquarie Group, Canadian financial investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and even the men who began developing the offshore wind farm in 2002, stand to lose tens of millions from the failure.
Alice Chambers
28th May, 2026 - 3 min read

Phoenix built an empire of cubicle jobs. AI is coming to tear it down

The metropolis is the country’s call-center capital—for now. Artificial Intelligence is piling on offshoring losses, decimating careers that were once a sure path to the middle class., writes Konrad Putzier, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
27th May, 2026 - 7 min read

Crumbling justice: The battle to save Ireland’s creaking court network

Decades of neglect have left many regional courts in disrepair, impacting access to justice and sparking fears of "legal deserts". As practitioners campaign to save them, the Courts Service is trying to balance preservation with consolidation of its estate.
Niall Sargent
27th May, 2026 - 19 min read

Profit jumped and dividends doubled at Ardstone Capital in 2025

The Dublin firm, which channels investor funds into residential property development, posted healthy returns in the first full year following the retirement of one of its co-founders.
Thomas Hubert
27th May, 2026 - 2 min read

Eamon Waters’ hostel plans for Camden Street back on the cards

Dublin City Council’s refusal to grant planning permission for the 463-bed tourist hostel in the city centre has now been overturned on appeal by a property vehicle owned by the waste magnate.
Niall Sargent
26th May, 2026 - 3 min read

The first class of AI natives is graduating. Offices are getting ready.

They face cuts to entry-level jobs. They’re also highly sought after for their AI skills write Allison Pohle and Roshan Fernandez, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
26th May, 2026 - 6 min read

“We make zero assumptions about our clients”: Quilter Cheviot’s Patrick Good on wealth, planning and longevity

Patrick Good, head of wealth planning at Quilter Cheviot Europe, says longer retirements, volatile markets and fast-growing wealth outside Dublin are forcing investors to rethink how they structure and pass on assets.

Tom Lyons
26th May, 2026 - 10 min read

“James Kelly was never officially pardoned or had his name cleared. That sense of grievance has not gone away.”

Dion Fanning
23rd May, 2026

Once We Were Punks tells the story of The Sons of Southern Ulster, a band made up of a group of friends from Bailieboro Co Cavan who form a band many decades after its first iteration disbanded. Film-maker Frank Shouldice talks to Dion Fanning about this story of life and loss.

Top Voices

The verdict is in: Social media giants failing to police their platforms

Over the last year, the Irish-based Appeals Centre Europe examined 24,000 cases from social media users looking to overturn platform decisions to remove content or ban accounts. It has also flagged serious issues with social media giants leaving hate speech on platforms.

Niall Sargent
28th May, 2026 - 4 min read

As SpaceX IPOs, X reveals the decline of its Irish-based business

The Dublin office of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter has lost revenue, haemorrhaged staff and accumulated legal disputes under Elon Musk’s ownership. Meanwhile, its competitors thrived.
Thomas Hubert
27th May, 2026 - 5 min read

Permanent standby: Why has the State’s arms overflight probe stalled?

The 20-month investigation into alleged arms overflights to Israel has effectively become a permanent "work in progress", raising doubts about the State's convictions on Palestine, neutrality, and rule of law.
Niall Sargent
26th May, 2026 - 4 min read

The nonsense of Brexit is still so popular that no party will advocate reversing it

If economic success doesn’t move voters in Poland, economic failure doesn’t move them in the UK. In today’s fractious politics, it is all about the tribe.

John Looby
25th May, 2026 - 3 min read

The age of uncertainty has become business as usual: The week that was

Twelve months after describing a world gripped by volatility and uncertainty, Kroll chief Jacob Silverman says companies and capital markets are proving more resilient in the face of geopolitical turmoil, AI disruption and cyber threats.
Ian Kehoe
24th May, 2026 - 5 min read

The 15-year apprenticeship: Why Noel McNamara may be Bordeaux’s secret weapon in Bilbao

Nienaber against McNamara is the most fascinating coaching subplot of the weekend. The contest that decides the game might well be the one between the South African defensive engineer and the Clare man with the maths degree.
Brett Igoe
23rd May, 2026 - 6 min read

Paul Flynn: What we are really seeing is the spread of hope. Sometimes hope is all we need

From Westmeath’s breakthrough to Kerry-Donegal intrigue, the football championship is becoming something you can’t afford to miss.
Paul Flynn
23rd May, 2026 - 5 min read

Meta layoffs point to Ireland’s new tax risk: PAYE receipts

Tech multinationals pay a disproportionate amount of income tax, USC, and PRSI. While the spotlight has been on potential swings in corporation tax, AI-driven job cuts, too, could threaten Ireland’s budget balance.
Thomas Hubert
22nd May, 2026 - 3 min read

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