Full coverage: Russia

Ireland’s external environment is undergoing change not seen since the 1940s. Now is the time for a laser-like focus on what matters to Ireland and its interests – Europe and the US.

The Russian-born Bukhman brothers moved Playrix to Ireland over a decade ago. Latest accounts show its mobile gaming business booking record revenues.

All pieces of the puzzle have just fallen into place to fund the Ukrainian war effort for another while, the top US diplomat in Europe explained in Dublin.

To understand why Russia would seek to develop intelligence in Ireland, just look at the volume of multinational data stored in Irish data centres or the huge volume of Russian funds that have flowed through the IFSC. In fact, I was once offered Russian money to buy an Irish newspaper.

As it exited Russia, Ingka Group was set to lose multi-hundred-million-euro assets in the form of intercompany loans advanced out of Dublin. Then it cut a deal, only to find itself before a Moscow court.

Yes, sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine have pushed up European energy prices. But the more you dig, the more you discover that the price surge goes beyond Moscow - and right back to Texas.

Russia has managed to largely get around the sanctions regime because of its vast energy export network and its physical borders with many Asian and Central Asian countries, which are willing to act as conduits for the re-export of goods and services. 

For seven days, the world's biggest aircraft lessors laid out their claims to recover losses on planes beached in Russia due to the war in Ukraine. From sanctions to settlements, the defendants will now argue why cover is being denied.

Global aircraft lessors are claiming billions in losses from aircraft detained in Russia following war sanctions. In a legal battle set to last six months, the Commercial Court got a first taste of why major insurers like Lloyds and AIG have declined cover.

The cyber attack on the HSE highlighted the vulnerability of the State’s cybersecurity defences. Ireland's success in attracting multinationals exposes it to significant reputational risk and it is up to the State to put the right protection in place.