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Rory Gallagher music festival hit by liquidation of Tickets.ie

Founded in 2002 as a non-profit, The Rory Gallagher Music festival has brought in millions of revenue to Ballyshannon, Co Donegal. Its organisers are owed €283,000 by Tickets.ie and want an investigation into its sudden liquidation.
Tom Lyons
5th Jun, 2026 - 2 min read

The multi-million-euro AIL debt that led to BWG’s Abrakebabra deal

The Spar-owned retail franchisor is providing a timely exit for the owner of Abrakebabra, O’Briens Cafe, and Bagel Factory ahead of a major refinancing deadline.
Thomas Hubert
5th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

Tech’s biggest bull was in despair. An AI spree has him back on top

In an interview, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son shrugs off an AI bubble and says a correction would be a good time to invest. ‘Aim for much bigger fish’, write Eliot Brown, Kate Clark and Sam Schechner, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
4th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

Life after Hugh Wallace: “What you saw on TV is exactly what we had in the office”

Adrian Lambe, director of Douglas Wallace, the design firm co-founded by the famed TV architect, speaks about dealing with his sudden death, how he had been a "constant" in his career and the firm's desire for "considered growth".
Michael Cogley
4th Jun, 2026 - 13 min read

After global brands and music festivals, Rob Walsh is betting big on Irish tourism

Rob Walsh has organised events for brands including Grey Goose, Porsche, and Bud Light. Now the Wicklow entrepreneur is betting that American corporates will pay for bespoke Irish experiences with tourism company, Spud.
Tom Lyons
4th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

America’s data center build-out is falling way behind schedule

Google, which is raising a fresh $80 billion, has a strategy for getting around the biggest bottleneck, write Katherine Blunt, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
3rd Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

Online tickets platform Tickets.ie has announced it is going into liquidation

Owned by German music and ticketing group DEAG, the company behind Tickets.ie has announced plans to go into liquidation. The unexpected move has "shocked" Irish festival organisers.

Tom Lyons
3rd Jun, 2026 - 2 min read

Ireland’s brewmaster-in-chief is selling takeaways

Coffee pioneer Colin Harmon wrote the book on the coffee business. 16 years since founding 3fe, he’s back with a second edition.
Markham Nolan
3rd Jun, 2026 - 6 min read

“One of the things I think is very interesting is that our national flag is the most anti-nativist flag you could think of.”

Ian Kehoe
30th May, 2026

What next for Sinn Féin? Since the by-election in Dublin Central and Galway West, the party has been scrutinised. Where does it stand on immigration? Is it moving away from the other left wing parties? Eoin Ó Broin talks to Dion Fanning and makes a case for the progressives.

Top Voices

Microsoft continues to steady tax receipts – with more to come

The EU warns Irish State coffers depend on “a few individual companies”, as confirmed in new Exchequer figures for May.
Thomas Hubert
4th Jun, 2026 - 3 min read

The return of UK fiscal risk premia: 6% is the tipping point

The bond market is sending Britain a warning: Push borrowing costs towards six per cent, and fiscal stress quickly becomes fiscal crisis.
Peter Kinsella
4th Jun, 2026 - 5 min read

Investing greatness lies not in certainty, but in managing uncertainty better than others

The world’s best investors know there are no formulas for success – only disciplined ways to navigate uncertainty and improve the odds.

John Looby
3rd Jun, 2026 - 3 min read

A tale of two rentals: What rooms tell us about Ireland’s supply problems

Relief of pressure on renters will require something recent rule change alone cannot deliver: viability. This is the foundation on which new homes for rent will be built at scale across Ireland.
Ronan Lyons
2nd Jun, 2026 - 6 min read

Why it matters if OpenAI or Anthropic wins the IPO race

There is much to gain for the company that moves faster, writes Asa Fitch, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
2nd Jun, 2026 - 3 min read

Mercury Engineering’s remarkable rise: Rewinding the week that was

The company founded by Frank O’Kane and Joe Morgan on a quiet Dublin street now sits at the heart of Europe’s fast-growing digital infrastructure economy.
Ian Kehoe
31st May, 2026 - 4 min read

Paul Flynn: A rivalry ignited – and a rulebook undermined

The GAA’s disciplinary process has long been a source of ridicule. And despite everything, the suspicion still lingers that a suspension is not a punishment, but the opening move in a negotiation.

Paul Flynn
30th May, 2026 - 4 min read

Stuart Fitzgerald: The domestic economy is put to the test

The resilience of Irish SMEs to global shocks cannot be taken for granted. The glacial pace of policy responses should accelerate before a scenario reminiscent of the financial crises unfolds.
Stuart Fitzgerald
29th May, 2026 - 4 min read

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