The insider-trading scandal that is rocking M&A law firms
May 12, 2026 7:19 amSomeone kept making winning trades just before big acquisitions that were being handled by the same Boston law firm. Authorities... View Article
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The €11,200 Irish dispute that could reshape European Works Councils
May 12, 2026 5:56 amVerizon has been granted a Supreme Court appeal of an industrial relations case described as of “critical importance” to the... View Article
From a $275m Spac deal to a €135m liquidation: Alternus Energy’s Icarus rise and fall
May 12, 2026 5:39 amOn January 10, 2024, Irish businessman Vincent Browne (unrelated to the journalist of the same name) rang the closing bell... View Article
Last chance saloon: The story of hospitality king Paddy McKillen Jr’s epic bankruptcy fight
May 11, 2026 6:58 pm“I’m going to use your money to finish the build,” Paddy McKillen Jr messaged property consultant David Agar over WhatsApp... View Article
Credit and credibility: Paddy McKillen Jr accused of “bad faith” and “dishonesty” in bankruptcy suit
May 11, 2026 4:38 pmFormer hospitality mogul Paddy McKillen Jr has advanced in “bad faith” a narrative marked by “self serving dishonesty” in an... View Article
Xi’s China: Dazzling technology, military muscle—and an economic mess
May 11, 2026 2:04 pmMore than a decade into Xi Jinping’s rule, China’s military has grown more formidable, its factories dominate global manufacturing and... View Article
How a job at OpenAI became the greatest lottery ticket of the AI boom
May 11, 2026 10:04 amOpenAI allowed employees to sell up to $30 million worth of shares each in a recent financing, making them some... View Article
“Get the benefits without losing control”: PwC’s Keith Power on the case for Responsible AI
May 11, 2026 5:49 amKeith Power spends his time helping companies make sense of artificial intelligence. As Partner and Responsible AI Leader at PwC Ireland, he works... View Article
A premier player: Mickey O’Rourke on business, broadcasting and sport
May 11, 2026 5:43 amIt is almost impossible to know where to begin with Mickey O’Rourke. Simply cataloguing the serial entrepreneur’s many interests and... View Article
Ireland’s battery moment has finally arrived — but it’s not quite what developers wanted
May 11, 2026 5:17 amIreland’s electricity is some of the most expensive in Europe, with generation still highly reliant on fossil fuels. While big-ticket... View Article
