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Limerick aircraft logistics firm Eastway is being scooped up by Swiss giant K+N

The family business, run from Limerick, works with airlines and lessors to move aircraft engines and parts around the world and has more than €38 million in turnover.

“Continuously evolving”: How Aerlytix is bringing AI analytics to aviation financing

Alan Doyle kicked off Aerlytix in 2020 in the midst of Covid challenges and aviation’s shutdown but in the last five years it has raised over €10m and is now plotting a major product expansion.

Denis O’Brien defamation suit: “This wasn’t some faceless troll on Twitter”

From "kill all taigs" to bias, and Roy Greenslade's IRA sympathies, day two of lawyers Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth's defamation suit against businessman Denis O'Brien covered a lot of ground.

“We’ve made the case”: Ireland, Mercosur and the future of EU trade

Ireland’s critique of the EU-Mercosur trade deal is causing increasing frustration in Brussels but MEPs are taking their time to pore over the fine print on new safeguards for farmers.

The black belt who sold Ireland the world: The many lives of Bob Haugh

He’s guarded doors in gay nightclubs, built multimillion-euro travel empires, and once rented his home to Taylor Swift. Now, entrepreneur Bob Haugh is plotting his next big journey — building his luxury travel company, OROKO.

Maurice Regan and Michael Breslin push for primary school development on Naas lands

The US-based construction businessmen already have a significant investment in the Mercantile Group, as well as several other property, housing, and renewable energy projects in Ireland.

“A deliberate and unjustified attack”: defamation suit opens against Denis O’Brien

Two Belfast human rights lawyers claim a press release issued by the businessman in response to a 2016 report they co-authored on Irish media owners wrongly implied they were in the pay of the IRA. Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan commissioned the report.

A liquidator has been appointed to a controversial housing development in Meath

The housing estate in Rathmolyon, Co Meath, was aimed at first-time buyers but when it ran into trouble it featured extensively in the media. Now a liquidator has been appointed to it.

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The EU wants to shield democracy. The bickering from tech isn’t going away

Commissioner Michael McGrath is spearheading new measures to preserve democracy against AI threats. The US administration and big tech won’t take a new slate of rules lying down.

Niall Sargent: Will the new housing plan finally turn the tide?

The Government released its new plan today as it battles a perpetual crisis with no apparent end in sight. Will the latest shake-up in policy move the dial or is the cabinet simply tinkering around the edges?

The Irish economy in Q3: Substance and longevity or a one-hit-wonder?

Despite several pockets of weak performance, and some early warning signs that our economy might be cooling, economic activity in SME Ireland remained buoyant in Q3 2025.

Ireland’s misunderstood presidency and the need for maritime defence

The president-elect's Nato critiques have stirred fears in the UK's House of Lords while Amazon readies a new transatlantic subsea cable. Both are reminders of the importance of Ireland's maritime protection.

Edits and political motives: How the BBC was plunged into an impartiality crisis

A leaked memo alleging bias at the BBC spurred the exits of two of its most senior staffers on Monday. But media experts say suggestions of partiality are wide of the mark, and there are lessons for RTÉ.

From spreadsheets to spotlights: Val Troy makes a break from the old routine

When Val Troy did her first comedy gig it took nearly two days before the buzz wore off. She talks to Paul McArdle about the ultimate career flip — quitting a top accountancy role for life as a stand up comedian.

Big pharma is back: Rewinding the week that was

What does Donald Trump’s former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross mean when he says in Dublin that pharmaceutical companies “gradually come around”? The answer, if correct, is reassuring for Ireland.

When the referee isn’t in charge: The crisis at rugby’s core

Tadhg Beirne’s rescinded red card wasn’t just a mistake — it was a symptom of a deeper problem. Referees are no longer judging the game; they’re taking instructions from invisible voices.