John Looby: Stock investors should ignore the noise
February 20, 2026 5:59 amAs stock investors, we can’t escape noise. Sometimes, it’s not too loud. Other times, it’s so loud that it’s hard... View Article
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I wanted Hollywood to accept me. So I made the biggest mistake of my career
February 19, 2026 12:50 pmPeople often make the worst professional mistakes when they find themselves acting on their basic emotions. How do I know?... View Article
SME Ireland still plays an upbeat part in the world’s strange symphony
February 19, 2026 3:21 amGreenland. Somali pirates. Second-hand Nobel Peace Prizes. Just when you think things couldn’t possibly get any stranger, deeper into the... View Article
Colm McCarthy: The cost of neutrality is about to soar
February 18, 2026 5:30 amFor obvious reasons, small open economies are prone to extreme volatility in economic fortune, and hence in the margin of... View Article
Ronan Lyons: Europe needs to account for the in-betweeners
February 17, 2026 5:21 amLast time out, I looked at the extent to which Ireland’s housing crisis is a cross-European phenomenon. In particular, using... View Article
Peter Kinsella: The strong dollar era is over
February 16, 2026 5:30 amFollowing US President Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the USD weakened against the majority of... View Article
Stripe and the $140bn question: Rewinding the week that was
February 15, 2026 5:25 amLast April, I spent a day with John Collison. In the morning, he gave me a tour of Weston Airport,... View Article
Brett Igoe: Ireland used to kill teams at turbo speed. Now we can’t execute it
February 13, 2026 6:54 pmYou know that feeling when you’re scrolling through old photos on your phone and stumble across yourself from 10 years... View Article
Dan O’Brien: Ireland ranks surprisingly high in EU housing league
February 13, 2026 5:17 amFor the best part of a decade, housing has been the issue named by those surveyed in polls as the... View Article
Inflation surge: Patrick Honohan on Ireland, Europe and the Atlantic divide
February 13, 2026 5:05 amHow was the post-pandemic inflation for you? Not too good, I suspect, especially if you are a heavy user of... View Article
