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From Tinakilly to Monasterio: Gerard Lane believes “all trust has completely broken down”

UCD graduate Gerard Lane made a fortune in the Philippines and Malaysia before investing in hotels in Ireland and Spain. He is now in a row with his former co-owner of Tinakilly House.
Tom Lyons
4th Feb, 2026 - 7 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

Orsted’s Irish assets valued at almost €1bn in European onshore portfolio deal

The Danish company remains in the Irish offshore market, while the sale to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will see the Irish headquarters, staff and projects continue.
Alice Chambers
3rd Feb, 2026 - 3 min read

The wild markets behind Polymarket’s ‘truth machine’

Shayne Coplan has built the crypto-based betting platform into a $9 billion company; Justice Department probe gets shelved, writes Alexander Osipovich and Caitlin Ostroff, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
3rd Feb, 2026 - 10 min read

Cavan’s Boxmore Plastics shielded from PE-backed parent’s bankruptcy

Pretium Packaging, owned by Clearlake Capital, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US but the company says its 100-plus staff in Cavan are not affected by the restructuring.
Jonathan Keane
3rd Feb, 2026 - 2 min read

“Inadequate record keeping” at Waterford council in sample audit of €20m walking and cycling grants

There is no indication of any serious wrongdoing, but auditors said poor management of procurement, invoice, and other project documents still raises serious risks around reputation, public trust, legal and regulatory compliance, and protection from any potential legal challenges.
Niall Sargent
3rd Feb, 2026 - 4 min read

Table stakes – Part 1: “Ireland Inc is wealthy, you shouldn’t be hearing restaurateurs roaring”

In a sharply contrasted 2026 for Ireland’s restaurants, the country’s culinary reputation is expected to reach new heights this year while rising costs means the life raft of July's Vat cut will be too little too late for some.
Michael Cogley
3rd Feb, 2026 - 19 min read

“This isn’t what I would do in a perfect world. I wouldn’t choose to be a public figure”

Paul Murphy has been protesting and advancing his core belief in socialism all his adult life. In this wide-ranging interview, he talks about injustice, not caring what people think of him, and Roy Keane.
Dion Fanning
2nd Feb, 2026 - 5 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

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

Our gadgets finally speak human, and tech will never be the same

Generative AI makes voice interactions with devices more productive—and a lot less annoying, writes Christopher Mims, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
29th Jan, 2026 - 4 min read

John Looby: Why narrative, relativity and emotion explain our fractious world

To understand our divided world, the rational assessment of economic well-being offers us little. The sometimes-great joy, but often-great damage wrought by emotion, comparison and narrative offers us much more.
John Looby
28th Jan, 2026 - 3 min read

The stages of entrepreneurship: Stage 1 – the hustle

Bootstrapping and doing everything yourself puts early-stage entrepreneurs in the seductive position of being in full control, but this comes at a growing cost over time.
Stuart Fitzgerald
27th Jan, 2026 - 6 min read

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