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Cosgrave’s Bray ambition: A housing vision stalled by planning battles

For years, the Cosgrave Property Group has tried to unlock a vast development site on the edge of Bray. The firm is now turning to the High Court.
Ian Kehoe
9th Sep, 2025 - 2 min read

Who is selling Dublin’s latest patiently assembled apartment portfolio for €30m?

A low-key Irish firm has acquired and renovated dozens of apartments in 13 properties now for sale to institutional investors in one lot. Records show it is on track to double the capital invested.
Thomas Hubert
9th Sep, 2025 - 3 min read

“Succession is not about just giving it to the next generation. It’s about creating purpose for the family”

Galwayman James Murphy made €150 million from the sale of a hair loss supplement brand. Here’s what he did next.
Alice Chambers
9th Sep, 2025 - 10 min read

Months after the sale of a “dupe” handbag, Dunnes Stores is being sued by Longchamp

The French luxury brand’s High Court action against the Irish retailer follows online attention for the similar design of their products.

Thomas Hubert
8th Sep, 2025 - 1 min read

Throwing shapes in vacant space: a community pottery studio thriving in the Liberties

Inspired by studios abroad, Siofra Murdock started her business last year. But only after six months negotiating on a vacant commercial unit in a student accommodation new build.
Alice Chambers
8th Sep, 2025 - 10 min read

Strike-offs and new owners: How Russian bank VTB’s Irish presence was reshuffled

The CRO recently struck off a VTB entity that had raised $2bn for the state-owned Russian bank but another Irish company was quietly acquired by a group with former links to the bank.
Jonathan Keane
8th Sep, 2025 - 3 min read

“Gold is just a goal until you build a system to win it”

Once Olympic outsiders, Ireland’s sailors are now serial medal contenders. Behind the podium surge is a radical rethink of how a small island funds, trains and fuels its talent.
Markham Nolan
6th Sep, 2025 - 6 min read

“No good reason” why Kieran Wallace should not be joint liquidator of Steelworks

Justice David Nolan in a judgement today says that Jeff Leo has “very serious questions to answer,” in relation to a business called Steelworks. He also described interest rates charged by Cabriz Finance to a Steelworks subsidiary as "truly eye-watering.”
Tom Lyons
5th Sep, 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.

Top Voices

A dangerous new weapon has been unearthed in Irish development policy

Regulations should be judged not by their aims but by their effects. From housing standards to climate policy, well-meaning rules in Ireland risk pricing people out of homes and stifling urban renewal — unless policymakers properly weigh costs, benefits, and trade-offs.
Ronan Lyons
9th Sep, 2025 - 7 min read

The market doesn’t care much about the Fed

Financial markets have no ideology. Policies are outlined, and markets adapt accordingly. While they prefer greater certainty and an independent Fed, if that’s no longer on offer, they coldly assess the practical consequences.

John Looby
8th Sep, 2025 - 4 min read

Market interest is the strongest sign yet MetroLink might actually happen: Rewinding the week that was

Political commitments have come and gone. Hundreds of industry visitors and four bidders known so far make the Dublin metro a more tangible prospect.
Thomas Hubert
7th Sep, 2025 - 7 min read

Paul Flynn: Jim Gavin becomes more impressive, not less, as you scratch the surface

Jim Gavin is not the only candidate who offers something sensible, but he is, in my view, a man who Ireland could be proud to have as president.

Paul Flynn
6th Sep, 2025 - 4 min read

Logo wars and tariff battles: Trump’s presidency as performance

With farmers in crisis and corporate icons faltering under tariffs, the administration doubles down on culture wars and dramatic shows of force. Strength is the message, but distraction may be the method.

Siobhán Brett
6th Sep, 2025 - 5 min read

“The figures have to add up”: Start-ups’ budget wish list may have to temper expectations

Scale Ireland hosted its annual pre-budget gathering with finance minister Paschal Donohoe on hand but anyone hoping for a tease of significant policy changes was left wanting.
Jonathan Keane
5th Sep, 2025 - 4 min read

Colm McCarthy: Sprawl, subsidies, and the MetroLink mirage

Behind the battle over a new underground lies Dublin’s real transport dilemma: entrenched car dependency, generous parking perks, and resistance to congestion charges. The MetroLink risks distracting from reforms that could reshape the city sooner.

Colm McCarthy
5th Sep, 2025 - 6 min read

Hollow victory: Central Bank retains key role for Israeli bonds approval

The Currency can confirm that the transfer of responsibility to approve the Israeli bonds prospectus to Luxembourg this week applies only to the latest prospectus. The regulator still remains the home member state for the overall Israeli bonds issuance programme.
Niall Sargent
4th Sep, 2025 - 4 min read

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