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“An apprehension of bias”: John Magnier’s lawyers’ pitch for judge’s recusal

Lawyers for the bloodstock billionaire raised fears of perceived bias given Mr Justice Max Barrett’s scathing findings against John Magnier in the Barne Estate row. While rival Maurice Regan’s legal team objected, the judge effectively stepped aside.

Francesca Comyn
15th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

“Risk of dissipation”: Why an Irish liquidator secured freezing orders in Ireland and Gibraltar

Ric Stowe was once reported to be one of the richest men in Australia, with interests from coal to airlines. The liquidator of an Irish trading company he is associated with has secured interim freezing orders against his companies in Ireland and Gibraltar.
Tom Lyons
15th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

Starlink suspicions and a frantic warning: Inside Trump’s turn on Zelensky

Limitations on Ukraine’s access to military-grade Starlink terminals spark panic among its officials and several U.S. lawmakers, write Robbie Gramer, Lindsay Wise and Marcus Walker, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
15th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

AI companies play cat-and-mouse with secret-stealing spies

From "honey pots" to insider threats, Silicon Valley was on espionage alert even before the FBI’s arrest of an OpenAI employee, write Georgia Wells, Erin Woo and Meghan Bobrowsky, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
15th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

The boardroom comes later: Sinéad Mahon on making the move from executive to independent director

For Sinéad Mahon, becoming an independent non-executive director was not a career reinvention but a transition she had been preparing for over years. A member of IoD Ireland, Mahon had long been thinking about the skills, judgement and network needed to build a sustainable board career.

Ian Kehoe
15th Oct, 2026 - 8 min read

“You can’t mess with the bottle”: HealthBeacon ventures into new product for pill adherence

The company is best known for its smart bin for injectables but is now expanding into pill management, a market with a much bigger footprint.
Jonathan Keane
15th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

Trailblazing to staying power: Hugh Beattie on 40 years of McCann FitzGerald in London

McCann FitzGerald opened a London office in 1986 to serve the needs of a major client, Guinness Peat Aviation. Lead partner Hugh Beattie charts how it became one of the largest independent European law firms in the City.
Francesca Comyn
15th Oct, 2026 - 10 min read

McDaids, a legendary Dublin literary pub, has been sold to the Mangan brothers

Brothers Oliver and Paul Cosgrave have sold one of Dublin’s best pubs to fellow brothers Eoghan and Paul Mangan Jnr, who own Doheny & Nesbitt’s. The Druid’s Chair in Killiney is also part of the sale.

Tom Lyons
14th Oct, 2026 - 2 min read

PwC global AI chief Joe Atkinson: “I always say my crystal ball gets cloudier and cloudier”

Michael Cogley
13th Oct, 2026

As companies across the world implement AI, it is clear there are some emerging as early winners. PwC’s most recent AI performance survey has found that three-quarters of the economic gains derived from AI have been generated by just a fifth of businesses. For Joe Atkinson, PwC’s global chief AI officer, it is the companies that are embracing AI for growth – not just efficiency – who are performing best. In a wide-ranging discussion, Atkinson talks about how businesses can communicate the implementation of AI to their teams, why the days of tech jobs and non-tech jobs are at an end, and how more jobs are being created in industries that are facing the most disruption from the breakthrough technology. The Tech Agenda podcast series is sponsored by PwC.

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Dan O’Brien: Economies are proving incredibly resilient to shocks

As energy prices continue to rise, the IMF is the latest forum to explore the lack of economic crisis in the face of repeated assaults. It will take a few more shocks to know if economies have become durably more resilient.
Dan O'Brien
16th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

Solid ambition, but no Station F: Startup Ireland has yet to show its true stripes

Organised under Enterprise Ireland, with an accelerator programme delivered by Dogpatch Labs, the Government's new roadmap to support founders is short on the specifics of how it will roll out its vision and investment.
John Collins
15th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

Mark Zuckerberg versus the pint of Guinness

The Meta boss becomes a viral meme after taking an awkward sip of the famed Irish stout, writes Jason Gay, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
14th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

A €29bn post-budget conundrum: When the process becomes the problem

After three days beside my teenage son on a hospital trolley, I found myself questioning something I have spent decades considering in business: What happens when organisations become so focused on their processes that they lose sight of their purpose?
Ann Kehoe
14th Oct, 2026 - 8 min read

Ronan Lyons: Ireland tried to stop Dublin growing. Instead, it made the city sprawl

For 50 years, Ireland has tried to hold Dublin back. The result has not been a smaller capital, but a more sprawling one – with homes pushed further from jobs and transport.

Ronan Lyons
13th Oct, 2026 - 7 min read

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s answer to Doge has been deactivated in all essentials

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers announced plans for a new oversight taskforce to monitor public spending in Budget 2027. Scrapping DPER might have been more effective.
Colm McCarthy
12th Oct, 2026 - 6 min read

O’Mahony, O’Shea and Munster’s road back: Rewinding the week that was

A new CEO will begin work at Munster Rugby later this month – and Avan Lee has a big challenge on his hands. Talented young players like Charlie O'Shea will help, but they'll need to be part of an organisation better equipped to recover lost ground.
Alan English
11th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

The red flags at Thomond Park that the new CEO must remove

Munster still has the name, the ground and the history. What it needs now is a functioning pathway, fuller stands and a willingness to confront what has gone wrong.

Brett Igoe
10th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

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