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“Ireland has an excellent opportunity to become an island of creators”

US AI company Partsol Global has moved its headquarters to Dublin. CTO John Callahan explains how its defence-built AI is used to combat terrorism, how it’s entering the private sector, and why Ireland could become a major AI hub.
Michael Cogley
6th Feb, 2026 - 13 min read

John O’Callaghan on endurance, discipline, and building S&W in Ireland

He started out as an accidental accountant, yet ended up leading one of Ireland’s fastest-growing professional services firms. John O’Callaghan reflects on the long journey from Sydney to Dublin, and how his Ironman mindset drives him forward.
Tom Lyons
5th Feb, 2026 - 14 min read

Crypto firm Zodia Custody opts for Luxembourg over Dublin for EU licence

The Standard Chartered-backed company first opened a base in Ireland in 2021. But it has joined a list of companies opting to secure regulatory approval elsewhere. It will retain an "operational presence" in Ireland.
Michael Cogley
5th Feb, 2026 - 3 min read

EuroGiant employs 644 people – it has gone into liquidation

EuroGiant has 77 stores nationwide. Its liquidators plan a review of the business, which could lead to their sale or closure.

Tom Lyons
4th Feb, 2026 - 2 min read

Does climate law have teeth? The Supreme Court strikes a balance

An Coimisiún Pleanála made an “error of law” in refusing permission to a Laois wind farm, the Supreme Court found – but a key section of the Climate Act cannot “carry the full weight of the State’s response to climate change”.
Alice Chambers
4th Feb, 2026 - 10 min read

Flirty emails and chummy photos show how far Epstein reached into business world

Los Angeles scion Casey Wasserman, celebrity doctor Peter Attia and film director Brett Ratner are facing scrutiny over new Epstein files, write Khadeeja Safdar and Neil Mehta, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
4th Feb, 2026 - 6 min read

Table stakes – Part 2: Why rising restaurant revenues will struggle to drive profits in 2026

Many restaurateurs are expecting an increase in revenues going into 2026, but rising costs ranging from food and energy to higher staff costs will squeeze margins.
Michael Cogley
4th Feb, 2026 - 20 min read

PwC’s Enda McDonagh: “Uncertainty has become structural for businesses”

The latest PwC Global CEO Survey finds Irish CEOs increasingly cautious about their own growth but positive about Ireland’s economy. The firm’s managing partner, Enda McDonagh, says the new normal is structural uncertainty — and that AI is forcing firms to rethink strategy.
Tom Lyons
4th Feb, 2026 - 7 min read

“It is all about class interests. I don’t forget that. It doesn’t make me have some swivel-eyed hatred for these people, but it does mean I’m not particularly interested in being friends with them”

Dion Fanning
2nd Feb, 2026

What drives Paul Murphy? Maybe not what you think. In this podcast, the People Before Profit TD talks to Dion Fanning about losing his father, why the left must not narrowly focus on class, and why it is important that he doesn’t care what people think.

Top Voices

Ireland is having a culinary moment – it’s crucial we support those who created it

Restaurateurs speak of a complex industry grappling with significantly inflated costs, well-heeled new market entrants, and changing consumer habits. But culinary excellence is still shining through and it's imperative that is supported.
Michael Cogley
5th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

The Russia problem: Elsa Desmond deserves a straight answer about her Olympic heartbreak

Allowances in sport for neutral athletes from Russia are opaque, undermining the enforcement of bans and sanctions and are making “political chess pieces” out of Irish athletes.

Jonathan Keane
4th Feb, 2026 - 6 min read

Political rhetoric vs tangible reality: Constantin Gurdgiev on the India-EU trade deal

Sold as the “mother of all deals”, the India–EU free-trade agreement turns out to be much less dramatic than the hype suggests. It moves slowly, covers less ground than advertised and leans heavily on symbolism.

Constantin Gurdgiev
4th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

Kevin Warsh, Jeffrey Epstein, inequality and the ‘mob’

Especially at times like this, the multitudes enjoy seeing wealthy people dragged through the mud, writes Allysia Finley, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
4th Feb, 2026 - 3 min read

Ronan Lyons: Ireland’s housing crisis: a European problem, intensified

For younger adults in Ireland, the gap between how they expected to live and how they actually live has become stark. New European research shows that this experience is not uniquely Irish.
Ronan Lyons
3rd Feb, 2026 - 7 min read

ESG investment stuck between Mary, Chandra, and Donald: Rewinding the week that was

For years, investors and regulators asked asset managers to go green. A Trump-led backlash tells them it no longer matters, or not now. Flooding shows nature doesn’t seem to get the message.
Thomas Hubert
1st Feb, 2026 - 8 min read

Failure to look after No1 comes back to haunt Irish rugby: Brett Igoe on an Achilles’ heel

Ireland's reliance on Andrew Porter at loosehead prop is made painfully clear by appearance stats. The system has struggled to produce viable replacements and Andy Farrell is now paying the price.

Brett Igoe
31st Jan, 2026 - 5 min read

Dan O’Brien: The IDA has been too successful for Ireland’s own security

Reliance on US multinationals, risky energy supply, and low defence spending are all symptoms of insufficient adptation to the new world order among Irish political leaders.
Dan O'Brien
30th Jan, 2026 - 7 min read

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