Table stakes – Part 2: Why rising restaurant revenues will struggle to drive profits in 2026
February 4, 2026 5:12 amGina Murphy is getting her restaurant Hugo’s ready for its first day of trade of the new year. There are... View Article
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PwC’s Enda McDonagh: “Uncertainty has become structural for businesses”
February 4, 2026 5:10 amEnda McDonagh has the results of PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey spread out before him, but he rarely looks down.... View Article
Orsted’s Irish assets valued at almost €1bn in European onshore portfolio deal
February 3, 2026 1:14 pmDanish multinational Orsted has announced the sale of its entire European onshore wind portfolio to Danish investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners... View Article
The wild markets behind Polymarket’s ‘truth machine’
February 3, 2026 12:01 pmJust before dawn on Nov. 13, 2024, FBI agents smashed through the door of Shayne Coplan’s penthouse apartment in Manhattan,... View Article
Cavan’s Boxmore Plastics shielded from PE-backed parent’s bankruptcy
February 3, 2026 11:16 amMore than 100 jobs at Boxmore Plastics in Cavan are safe for now, after its US parent company filed for... View Article
“Inadequate record keeping” at Waterford council in sample audit of €20m walking and cycling grants
February 3, 2026 5:41 amRecent National Transport Authority (NTA) audits of grants to Waterford City and County Council under its multi-million-euro active travel programme... View Article
Table stakes – Part 1: “Ireland Inc is wealthy, you shouldn’t be hearing restaurateurs roaring”
February 3, 2026 5:30 amPadraic O’Kane is sitting in The Cove, a 14-seat underground private dining space within his newly refurbished Sole Seafood &... View Article
“This isn’t what I would do in a perfect world. I wouldn’t choose to be a public figure”
February 2, 2026 5:37 amThere was one question I asked Paul Murphy during today’s podcast, which, as soon as I asked it, I wished... View Article
Here’s what happens when you stop taking Ozempic and Wegovy
February 2, 2026 5:01 amA recent email ad from a telehealth company selling weight-loss medications features tennis-superstar Serena Williams. “If you’re carrying 15-20 extra... View Article
Mike Ross on life after rugby: I tried to put off reality for as long as I could
January 31, 2026 5:27 amMike Ross arrives still looking every inch the international tighthead prop – well, almost. The 20-inch neck is now down... View Article
