The Easy name, and the Irish courts: Rewinding the week that was
January 18, 2026 2:55 amStelios Haji-Ioannou has spent most of his business life building and defending a single, deceptively simple word. Since founding EasyJet... View Article
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“Hey @grok put bullet holes in her face”: How Grok turned a freedom dream into a dystopian nightmare
January 17, 2026 5:40 amGrok was supposed to be great. Launched in 2023 by X owner, Tesla founder and divisive edgelord Elon Musk, the... View Article
Dan O’Brien: The return of “might-is-right” is reshaping the world — and Ireland must adapt
January 16, 2026 3:17 amThe world is changing rapidly. Nobody disputes that. How great the changes are, when a new global equilibrium is established... View Article
Colm McCarthy: Populism, gridlock, and the myth of free roads
January 15, 2026 5:41 amAn all-party agreement that the Irish public deserves to be spared user charges for public utilities is never a good... View Article
Streaming solstice and printing presses: Willie O’Reilly on this year’s media trends
January 14, 2026 5:22 amSo, how much has media changed this past year, quizzed my editor. Difficult to summarise in 900 words, I replied;... View Article
2026 market outlook: Slower returns, stickier rates and rising political risk
January 13, 2026 5:07 amThe majority of analysts and investment banks expect decent equity returns over the course of 2026 – albeit at a... View Article
John Looby: We should stand back from simplifying our complex identity
January 12, 2026 5:30 amIrish history is complex. This shouldn’t need to be said, but it’s increasingly necessary to say it. As the drumbeat... View Article
Corporate failures defy economic gravity: Rewinding the week that was
January 11, 2026 5:27 amKen Tyrrell has been scratching his head. A restructuring and insolvency specialist with the accountancy firm PwC, he has maintained... View Article
Succession or scramble: Irish rugby’s defining test of leadership is coming
January 10, 2026 3:19 amWhen Ronan O’Gara arrives into the Aviva Stadium this afternoon, he’ll sit in the opposition coaching box, plotting La Rochelle’s... View Article
Siobhán Brett: Absolute resolve abroad, absolute disorder at home
January 9, 2026 3:33 pmThe name of the US military effort that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the very small... View Article
