He left a Big 4 firm to avoid becoming “a lifer”. Now James Lyttle is building a €50m business

Alcohol companies are swamped with aged spirits including cognac, bourbon and Scotch whisky, writes Carol Ryan, The Wall Street Journal.

One year after founding the social media consultancy Slice, the man previously known for putting Ryanair on the online map is confident he has finally found the business model he had been chasing for the past 15 years.

Appeals against the residential-zoned land tax were also filed in recent weeks by developers, State bodies, and farmers. Many cases illustrate the lack of infrastructure to service new housing developments.

Multiplatinum recording artist and Hollywood actress was also a philanthropist and the head of her own entertainment empire, writes Alan Light, The Wall Street Journal.

Last week it was announced that Mark Zuckerberg had bought Strancally Castle in Waterford. Historian and expert on the great houses of Ireland, Terence Dooley talks about the historical significance and if there is any surprise in big tech buying the big house.

Tony McDonnell spent 15 years playing for UCD while building a career in financial services. Now a senior HSBC executive, he believes footballers need more help preparing for the day their playing careers end.

Apollo Chief Marc Rowan’s seaside joint in Montauk draws celebrities and influencers. The neighbors say it shouldn’t be there at all, writes Erin Mulvaney, The Wall Street Journal.

Pulpwood helped launch the region’s industrial era. Mill closures have axed demand, marking the biggest threat since the fall of King Cotton, writes Ryan Dezember, The Wall Street Journal.

The country’s fastest-growing pub group, led by Donegal rallying royalty, operates nine businesses across the country with more on the way. Newly filed accounts show the Boyle family’s aggressive expansion is not slowing down.

What began with a failed QVC order and a $372,000 family loan has turned into 10 years of litigation, at least 24 substantive orders and a succession of appeals and applications. Now the Court of Appeal is considering whether enough is enough.