Michael Cogley

The Paddy Power and Betfair owner was well placed to excel as the US opened up to sports betting, but the emergence of prediction markets like Kalshi have slowed its growth while tax and policy changes elsewhere have also weighed it down.

Mail Metrics is one of Ireland's fastest-growing companies. CEO Nick Keegan speaks about how it turned from a summertime project into an international business.

Peter Power has led UNICEF Ireland for 14 years. He discusses the outsized scale of Ireland’s contribution to Gaza, the impact of global aid cuts, and why he remains an optimist.

Dubliner Marc Hussey, head of JP Morgan in Ireland, emigrated in the 1980s. He discusses his dalliance with retirement, lessons from financing the reconstruction of eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Ireland's transformation.

Adrian Lambe, director of Douglas Wallace, the design firm co-founded by the famed TV architect, speaks about dealing with his sudden death, how he had been a "constant" in his career and the firm's desire for "considered growth".

The professional services firm employs 3,000 people across Ireland, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. It told staff that cuts were to ensure the firm aligned its resources to have the "greatest impact moving forward".

The luxury designer typically designs homes worth €2.5 million and above. She has been drawn to the Irish market through a mix of rising demand – mainly from US and Chinese owners – and personal ties.

Early results of Australia’s ban point to a muted effect, but don’t expect bans and restrictions to slow down as courts start to levy addictive design.

The US database giant first arrived in Ireland in 2013 and has grown aggressively ever since. Now, it plans to invest a further €74 million into its Irish operation and add over 200 new jobs.

Bellew served as the Irish airline’s chief operations officer before a controversial exit to rival EasyJet in 2020. Now, he has set up a seed fund to back aviation start-ups.