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Full coverage: Ukraine

“Up until the invasion of Ukraine, foreign journalists were left alone in Russia. That changed”

Jason Corcoran had made his life in Moscow. He was drawn there back when the world believed in a new Russia. His new book tells the story of how so many were exiled and why he and his family had to flee.

Dion Fanning
4th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

From Aughinish to Palestine, Ireland faces a hard choice between principles and interests

The debate over the Occupied Territories Bill and the future of Aughinish Alumina raises a question that policymakers can no longer avoid: How should Ireland balance legal obligations against economic and strategic realities?

Dan O'Brien
12th Jun, 2026 - 4 min read

Private provision – Part 3: State still pays big hotel bills for refugee accommodation

Despite a 2024 pledge to shift away from reliance on hoteliers, the latest data shows hotel groups remain central to emergency accommodation as the State struggles to deliver its own purpose-built centres.

Niall Sargent
5th Mar, 2026 - 6 min read

Private provision – Part 2: The offshore links of firms paid €1.2bn for refugee accommodation

From billionaire trusts to ownership dead-ends, The Currency examined the corporate structures of private providers with offshore links.

Niall Sargent
4th Mar, 2026 - 15 min read

Private provision – Part 1: €2bn on refugee accommodation paid to just 15 groups

The Currency examined 32,000 payments worth €6.3bn paid to more than 800 recipients since 2020 to piece together the key groups active in the private refugee accommodation sector.

Niall Sargent
3rd Mar, 2026 - 19 min read

Four years into the war, “I see more interest in Ukraine than I have to date”

US banker Alex McWhorter has headed Citi’s Ukrainian business since 2018. Having turned its vault into a bomb shelter, the bank is now growing along with the country’s economy – but real prosperity depends on peace.

Thomas Hubert
23rd Feb, 2026 - 11 min read

On the ground with crews battling to keep the lights on in Ukraine

Emergency-repair teams and power-station workers fight around the clock to restore power and heating under constant Russian attacks, writes Oksana Grytsenko, The Wall Street Journal.

The Wall Street Journal.
17th Feb, 2026 - 4 min read

Fresh sanctions are hammering Russian oil giants. What is the fate of their Irish subsidiaries?

Over the past week, the EU, US and UK have sanctioned Rosneft and other oil industry players. Questions linger about the Russian energy firm’s remaining Irish subsidiary.

Jonathan Keane
23rd Oct, 2025 - 3 min read

Russian founded, Irish based: Bookmate is stuck between a Kremlin crackdown and Ukraine sanctions

The e-book company relocated its HQ to Ireland several years ago but it finds itself in an unusual position with being sanctioned by both Ukraine and Russia.

Jonathan Keane
17th Sep, 2025 - 3 min read

Israeli property investor buys a shopping centre in Kyiv formerly owned by Sean Quinn

Asset-stripping and then war stopped the sale of one of Ukraine's best known shopping centres Univermag Ukrainia by liquidators acting for the Irish state. Now a deal is finally almost done.

Tom Lyons
30th Apr, 2025 - 2 min read
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