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National Dairy Council Vat row heads for the High Court

Multi-million-euro Vat liabilities are at stake in a long-running tax dispute between the milk marketing agency and Revenue.
Thomas Hubert
26th Aug, 2025 - 2 min read

State cuts one contract with firm in receipt of €24m in IPAS payments after fire safety concerns at property

A premises in Roscommon operated by Transboil Limited was shut down in February over serious fire safety concerns. The company also uses several properties in Donegal recently refused exemptions to operate as emergency accommodation without planning permission.

Niall Sargent
25th Aug, 2025 - 5 min read

From Dublin docks to Siberian fields: What happened to PetroNeft

Founded in 2003 with ambitions to become an international oil producer, PetroNeft Resources expanded from Dublin to the frozen plains of western Siberia. It is now being wound up. What happened?

Ian Kehoe
25th Aug, 2025 - 2 min read

In sunshine or in shadow: Why summer football never stood a chance

On paper it was a simple idea — let children play in better weather. In practice it collided with the complexities of Irish football’s structures, cultures and contradictions.
Dion Fanning
23rd Aug, 2025 - 6 min read

From the heartbreak of non-qualification to new hope

After years on the sidelines, Irish women's rugby is back competing with the world's best. These players have earned their moment and deserve our support. Let’s all get on this Green Wave for the next few weeks.

Brett Igoe
23rd Aug, 2025 - 5 min read

Contract dispute between food titans set for Irish High Court

Kerry Group is suing Ardo, with both European groups active in international food supply chains on a billion-euro scale.
Thomas Hubert
22nd Aug, 2025 - 1 min read

“I can do it bigger and better than I ever did it before”

Brian Lee is moving on from Freshly Chopped with a fitness business to “prove he can do it again”. He outlines his plans for Tryka and what he has learned along the way.
Alice Chambers
22nd Aug, 2025 - 7 min read

Argentina scores a defensive win in largest ever $17.5bn enforcement suit

Attempts to enforce a New York judgment against Argentina in the High Court came a cropper as the South American republic owns nothing more in Ireland than an embassy building on Ailesbury Road, two official vehicles, and two diplomatic bank accounts.
Francesca Comyn
22nd Aug, 2025 - 3 min read

“I wrote a letter for him saying he could travel. He wrote a letter for me saying I could travel and the two of us headed down that morning and we opened up”

Dion Fanning
26th Jul, 2025

Joseph Birchall has led many lives. He talks to Dion Fanning about his time at a kibbutz, his experience in Israel before October 7 and the chance he had in Hollywood.

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Two decades on, rents are two to three times higher. Prices are not

The latest Daft.ie report shows rents have far outpaced house prices since 2007, with yields pointing to market fundamentals, not overheating. The real danger isn’t another crash but a deepening shortage of homes.

Ronan Lyons
25th Aug, 2025 - 6 min read

Work, power, and the new office politics: Rewinding the week that was

Remote working is easy. Remote management is not. As employers push for more control and AI reshapes the balance of power, the future of work will decide not only how we live, but which parts of the economy thrive — and which collapse.
Ian Kehoe
24th Aug, 2025 - 5 min read

Siobhán Brett: The Queen of Hearts presidency and the politics of no middle ground

As Trump barrels into another season of purges, pressure campaigns and “peace talks,” voters are left with rally culture, binary politics and little room for a middle ground. But in Maine, a long-shot challenger hints at the appetite for something different.
Siobhán Brett
23rd Aug, 2025 - 5 min read

Dan O’Brien: Incomes, spending, and equality tell us how rich Ireland really is

The Economist magazine's claim that Ireland is not "truly rich" just reflects how little has been attempted to check if the country was. Beyond the distortion caused by multinationals, there are many metrics from which to build a credible prosperity index.
Dan O'Brien
22nd Aug, 2025 - 5 min read

Mozzarella post-mortem: How a promising €130m cheese factory folded within five years

Leprino makes profits in the UK and losses in Portlaoise. The dissipation of hard-Brexit risks means cold financial logic is back in force.

Thomas Hubert
21st Aug, 2025 - 5 min read

Ian Kehoe: Fine Gael has contenders. Fianna Fáil has a problem

As the presidential race takes shape, Fine Gael can point to two credible candidates. Fianna Fáil, by contrast, is still searching for a potential winner — and the cost of sitting this one out could be greater than the risk of running.

Ian Kehoe
19th Aug, 2025 - 4 min read

Sandboxes and Brexit dividends: How Ireland should plan for financial services’ next decade

The country's financial services sector has thrived in spite of Brexit and Covid. Now, the Government needs to devise a strategy that will ensure the next Stripe or Revolut will grow from Ireland, not just within it.
Byron Fry
19th Aug, 2025 - 8 min read

Planning for a plan – Where next for Irish aviation?

Enough of reviews and policy updates. It is time for Ireland to prioritise 10 actions that would generate lasting positive impact from the industry throughout the country.
Joe Gill
18th Aug, 2025 - 4 min read

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