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The three dreaded words no one wants to hear: What’s for dinner?

We spend more time cooking than they have in two decades, but hectic schedules and rising costs make it a key pain point, write Jesse Newman and Amira McKee, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
27th Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

AI has cracked the most diabolical problems in math. Why can’t it solve chess?

Chess engines can beat grandmasters—but they can’t agree on a single infallible strategy. And, instead of ruining the game, artificial intelligence is now uncovering new ways of playing, write Andrew Beaton and Joshua Robinson, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
26th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Return of the gladiators: what will the new club season bring for Irish rugby’s big four?

Analysis of last season's stats may offer some pointers about prospects for Ireland's professional clubs in 2026-27, but there are a lot of other factors at play in each province.
Brett Igoe
26th Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

Paddy McKillen Jr: “For me personally, insolvency is now unavoidable”

On Friday, the businessman secured court protection from his creditors over liabilities of over €27m. In a statement, the former Press Up boss described the past few years as "exceptionally difficult".

Francesca Comyn
25th Sep, 2026 - 4 min read

Did Putin really think I was a spy?

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, ‘This Cursed Beautiful Land,’ Evan Gershkovich searches for answers about his arrest while reporting in Russia.
The Wall Street Journal.
25th Sep, 2026 - 13 min read

After years, an ex-CFO handed over a USB drive. Is it a “smoking gun” in the Dolphin Trust case?

Surrendered as part of a confidential settlement, a secret 200GB hard drive thought to hold missing server files has thrown the €100m Dolphin Trust litigation into turmoil.
Francesca Comyn
25th Sep, 2026 - 9 min read

Hard landing – Part 2: Shannon remains Ireland’s neutrality battleground

The US military's decades-old footprint at the airport continues to fuel a high-stakes clash between soft-power pragmatism and the idea that Ireland remains a neutral country in any legal sense of the word.
Niall Sargent
25th Sep, 2026 - 12 min read

Irish-owned LHK Group is making its 10th acquisition

The LHK Group is acquiring three financial advice firms in Lucan, Swords and Dublin 14. Its chief executive Colm Kelleher says: “We want to be a consolidator, not consolidated.”
Tom Lyons
25th Sep, 2026 - 2 min read

“I don’t know if you’re old enough to remember the cartoons where Mr Magoo would be driving this vehicle, and all around him there would be collateral damage and chaos, and he just keeps going. That’s me.”

Dion Fanning
26th Sep, 2026

Ivan Yates is back with a book which he says is not about him but about you and how he can help in the game of life. He talks to Dion Fanning about leaving the Path to Power podcast, loyalty and why he has now embraced snowflakery.

Top Voices

Barry Cummins: Ireland has 51 unidentified bodies. There may be a way to name them

Current Irish laws don’t go far enough to assist gardaí and scientists in identifying unnamed people who lie in graves across the country but recent forensic breakthroughs could change this, writes Barry Cummins.
Barry Cummins
26th Sep, 2026 - 13 min read

More than a game: Has the FAI and Government failed the test on Israel?

From the Government's bold move in 1999 to halt a Euro qualifier against Yugoslavia to today’s position to go ahead and play Israel, has Ireland traded moral leadership for a fixture behind closed doors?
Niall Sargent
25th Sep, 2026 - 8 min read

The world economy is holding up. France is where the trouble may start 

Ireland has emerged from another global economic shock in relatively good shape, with its relationship with the US looking secure and the energy hit proving manageable. But France could become the big economic risk of 2027.
Dan O'Brien
25th Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

Conor Brady: Garda whistleblowing allegations must be examined further

The latest allegations on RTÉ mark continued tension between An Garda Síochána’s imperatives of transparency and national security. Independent offices on protected disclosures and on security already exist to take them up.
Conor Brady
24th Sep, 2026 - 7 min read

Safeguards, beef, and smoke and mirrors: The Mercosur debate is back

The European Commission recently suspended Brazilian beef imports into the bloc, reigniting a fierce debate over the EU-Mercosur trade deal and how its safeguards are working.
Jonathan Keane
23rd Sep, 2026 - 3 min read

Ronan Lyons: Crisis over, mission accomplished, and everything in between

I genuinely hope that we get to mark the end of the housing crisis within the next couple of years. But we will be living with an unhealthy housing system for some time to come – and the political system needs to remember that and not get distracted. 
Ronan Lyons
22nd Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

Tara Shine: What do hotter European summers mean for the Irish hospitality industry?

If I was the owner of a hotel in Donegal, I would market the destination for its cool weather and green landscapes, while also leaning heavily on the efforts to be sustainable and reduce emissions.

Tara Shine
21st Sep, 2026 - 6 min read

Europe can regulate mad and bad AI. Now we must build the ability to make it safe

The Government will host the International AI Summit in October. We should seize this opportunity to create a practical and safer vision for AI that serves the people of Europe, our businesses, and public institutions.
Sean Blanchfield
21st Sep, 2026 - 5 min read

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