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Born Clothing retail chain to shutter after years of sustained losses

At a late sitting on Tuesday, the High Court approved the appointment of provisional liquidators to insolvent companies in the group carrying debts of over €7m.

Francesca Comyn
21st Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

Tim Cook built Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse. He leaves big challenges on AI

Apple CEO navigated shifts between eras in technology and politics while growing the iPhone maker into a giant, writes Rolfe Winkler, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
21st Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

Revenues of Fabric Social passed €15m as it sells to Publicis Groupe UK

Entrepreneur Niall McGarry has sold his business which he founded only in 2021 to a division of the world’s largest communications group. The deal marks a remarkable comeback for the founder of Joe.
Tom Lyons
21st Apr, 2026 - 2 min read

The rise of Apple’s new CEO: A hardware expert takes over in the AI era

John Ternus must help Apple catch up in the AI race as it looks for its next big hit, writes Rolfe Winkler, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
21st Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

“There is simply no evidence”: Aquila Air Capital repels consultants’ three-year legal battle

A judge in the US granted the aviation lessor summary judgment in a case taken by Monocoque Diversified Interests and had sharp criticisms for the case mounted by the consultancy.
Jonathan Keane
21st Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

Inside the ‘financial infidelities’ that tear marriages apart

It has never been easier to conceal unsavory spending from a spouse. Divorce—and significant financial damage—can follow, writes Gunjan Banerji, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
20th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

Cyber hack dispute: A late-night email, red flags, and $2.6m gone

Financial services provider Future Energy Global claims the service provider that handled its bank transfers alledgedly failed to carry out appropiate security checks around payment authorisation after one of its own email accounts was hacked.
Francesca Comyn
20th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

How cybercrime became a leading industry in ‘Scambodia’

Crime syndicates in Cambodia corrupt officials, enslave workers and fleece victims worldwide, write Gabriele Steinhauser and Patricia Kowsmann, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
20th Apr, 2026 - 8 min read

“The far-right nationalist populists know what they want. They want states built on bloodlines, on ethno-nationalism, on social conservatism, on grievance and on cheap bribes to important voters. What we don’t know is what we want for liberal democracy.”

Dion Fanning
18th Apr, 2026

Ireland has encountered a period which seems pivotal in terms of the direction of the country. Meanwhile Hungary is rejecting Orban. John Kampfner talks to Dion Fanning about how to counter populism and why liberal democracy is doomed unless it gets radical.

Top Voices

Thomas Hubert: There is no reason to doubt long-term market returns – or is there?

John Looby rightly argues that economic growth has held steady since the Industrial Revolution. But what happens when underlying global population growth and fossil-fuel use come to an end?
Thomas Hubert
20th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Patrick O’Donovan and a line crossed in plain sight: Rewinding the week that was

The media is not beyond criticism, but when senior ministers begin questioning coverage without evidence, the balance between scrutiny and influence becomes harder to ignore.
Ian Kehoe
19th Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

The definitive McIlroy book hasn’t been written yet – I know just the man for the job

No interviewer has got more out of the two-time Masters champion over the years than Paul Kimmage. If McIlroy ever agrees to let someone write the full story of his life and career, there's no better collaborator. But could they agree on the rules of engagement?
Alan English
18th Apr, 2026 - 5 min read

Dan O’Brien: When an out-of-touch Government meets a public at boiling point

Something seems to have changed in the past ten days. If it brings more scrutiny to how successive governments have continued to unthinkingly throw taxpayers’ money at problems, it will be for the best.
Dan O'Brien
17th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

Room service – part 3: A thousand welcomes meets market forces

Ireland’s international reputation for hospitality will be closely watched as more institutional capital enters the hotel market – perhaps no more so than when the Ryder Cup arrives in Adare next year.

Michael Cogley
17th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

The illusion of a new market entrant: PTSB’s new owner is already very familiar with Ireland

Over 15 years on from its €4bn bailout, PTSB is set to leave State control. Its new owner Bawag, Austria's fourth-largest bank, will already be well versed with the Irish market.
T. Hubert and M. Cogley
16th Apr, 2026 - 8 min read

John Looby: The challenge of managing a pension pot  

Can long-term investing look beyond the 60/40 allocation between stocks and bonds and the four per cent rule governing drawdowns on retirement?
John Looby
15th Apr, 2026 - 4 min read

The State has, in effect, been held to ransom – and in choosing to pay, it has set a dangerous precedent

This is a case of the State using the country’s balance sheet to insulate domestic businesses from international shocks — using international money. This model, as we know, is unsustainable.

Ian Kehoe
14th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

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