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Family business: Acrimonious O’Callaghan hotel dispute to go to arbitration

The bitter row between veteran hotelier Noel O'Callaghan and his two sons will be thrashed out behind closed doors following a 26-page judgment finding the arbitration provisions in a contested 2024 shareholders’ agreement are “valid and subsisting”.
Francesca Comyn
28th Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

Irish retailers sign up to interchange lawsuit against Mastercard

Carrolls Irish Gifts and Carraig Donn are joining the likes of H&M in a UK legal dispute against the card payment giant over interchange fees.
Jonathan Keane
28th Apr, 2026 - 1 min read

Ronnie Delany loses jurisdiction battle in Qatari royals and Maybourne Hotel defamation claims

Businessman and Paddy McKillen associate Ronnie Delany sued the Al Thanis and the Maybourne Hotels group over an alleged "blackballing” in the wake of a wider falling out between the Qatari and McKillen camps.
Francesca Comyn
28th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Six whistleblower reports raise serious refugee accommodation concerns

The Protected Disclosures Commissioner has warned of gaps in oversight of emergency accommodation which leaves 90 per cent of private facilities outside of the standard State inspection regime.
Niall Sargent
28th Apr, 2026 - 6 min read
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PwC’s David Lee on why 20% of companies are capturing most of AI’s value 

Most companies are experimenting with AI, but few are seeing real returns. PwC Ireland’s Chief Technology Officer, David Lee, explains why a small cohort is pulling ahead – and what other firms can do to close the gap.

Ian Kehoe
28th Apr, 2026 - 8 min read

“More of the same, better executed”: Alan Walsh on the rise of $1.4bn IPL Schoeller

For Alan Walsh, the formula behind the company’s growth is straightforward: stick to what works, but do it better. He talks about the company’s fascinating history, and its plans for its future.
Tom Lyons
28th Apr, 2026 - 12 min read

Thirteen companies in housebuilder Torca Homes have gone into liquidation

The Torca Group, founded in 2012 by Phelim O’Connor and Oisin O’Connor, has appointed Grant Thornton as liquidators to 13 companies within the group.

Tom Lyons
27th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

Scouting Ireland: “Incoherent and incomplete” governance and property “uncertainty”

Inspectors have completed a report into Scouting Ireland which raises concerns about governance and ownership of certain properties. It finds there were "two parallel governance structures".
Tom Lyons
27th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

PwC’s David Lee on AI: “It’s not just about doing things faster or more efficiently – it’s about doing things differently.”

Ian Kehoe
28th Apr, 2026

Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now – every company is talking about it, investing in it, experimenting with it. But here’s the reality: most of them aren’t actually seeing meaningful returns. PwC’s latest global AI Performance Study shows that nearly three-quarters of the value created by AI is being captured by just 20 per cent of companies. So the question isn’t who’s using AI – it’s who’s using it well. In this episode of The Tech Agenda, David Lee, Chief Technology Officer at PwC Ireland, talks to Ian Kehoe about the report and discusses what other firms can do to close the gap. The Tech Agenda with Ian Kehoe podcast series is sponsored by PwC.

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In a country at war with itself, what does a fractured US mean for the rest of the world?

As America grapples with political fracture and foreign conflict, the question is no longer just what the US becomes – but what its instability means beyond its borders.
Siobhán Brett
27th Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

Dion Fanning: When private equity and big data take on football

Many attempted to find fault with the managerial style of Liam Rosenior when he left Chelsea this week. But was what happened at the club a feature, not a bug, when private equity takes control of sport?

Dion Fanning
26th Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

Five lessons from Clinch Wealth’s €700m journey: Rewinding the week that was

Tom Clinch’s restructuring of the family business into a €700 million wealth manager reveals a clear philosophy: concentrate on high-value relationships, invest in people, and treat brand as a core competitive advantage.

Ian Kehoe
26th Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

Paul Flynn: Dublin football could soon become a victim of hurling’s success

Paul Flynn has been asking himself a simple yet profound question: Could hurling be the reason Dublin football is falling from its previous heights?
Paul Flynn
25th Apr, 2026 - 7 min read

The awkward questions that won’t go away for Munster Rugby

A club that aspires to being the best in the world is facing growing scrutiny over governance, coaching instability, and a widening gap between its stated values and recent decisions on and off the field.
Brett Igoe
25th Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

Susan O’Keeffe: Why quitting the Government is the easiest political decision of all

Michael Healy-Rae’s resignation is less about one man and more about a system that rewards noise over responsibility.
Susan O'Keeffe
24th Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

What a new Apple CEO will mean for you and your devices

With incoming chief John Ternus, Apple is doubling down on hardware in the age of AI, writes Nicole Nguyen, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
23rd Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

John Looby: The case for active investing

Another period of market turmoil acts as a reminder of the value of the “endowment effect”: knowing the stocks you own can help avoid the dumb-money effect and the impact of volatility on passively managed portfolios.
John Looby
22nd Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

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