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Big hitters like Dómhnal Slattery were convinced there was serious money to be made in Ireland's local newspaper business. But as ambitious new players emerged and legacy owners wrestled with huge offers, a brutal financial reckoning lay ahead.

James Morrissey, Denis O'Brien's spokesman, has told a jury that a "fractious history” between republicans and INM was behind a 2016 media report commissioned by a Sinn Féin MEP and criticising the businessman.

Alan English has just joined The Currency after a career in newspapers, and next week he will share a three-part investigation — the untold inside story of the boom, bubble and bust that reshaped Ireland’s local media.

A leaked memo alleging bias at the BBC spurred the exits of two of its most senior staffers on Monday. But media experts say suggestions of partiality are wide of the mark, and there are lessons for RTÉ.

At least 12 current or former presenters on the privately-owned station are involved in media advisory or other client advisory businesses on the side. Newstalk refused to answer questions about how potential conflicts of interest are managed.

Kieran Cunningham stepped down as chief sports writer of the Irish Daily Star last week after nearly three decades. Access to the big names was far easier in the old days, he writes – but that didn't always make for better coverage

The longstanding use of retrospective purchase orders raises questions around internal governance and value for money at the broadcaster and is currently under close watch by its audit and risk committee.

Alan English, former editor of The Sunday Independent and a bestselling author, is joining The Currency as Associate Editor, bringing decades of experience and expertise.

Sheena Peirse has built her career in digital media, not newspapers. Now she wants to lead Ireland’s largest publishing group through the next stage of transformation – with subscriptions, local news, and podcasts at the heart of the strategy.

With a new schedule finally emerging from retirements and the ashes of the pay scandal, Montrose hasn’t been this exciting since the Public Accounts Committee hearings.