From Kilmainham to the Pentagon: How a quiet Irish firm became a prize in the AI arms race

The EU Tax Observatory names Ireland as the joint top destination for multinationals to shift profits and cut corporation tax. Economist Gabriel Zucman says new global rules will benefit Ireland in the short term but believes the tax-competitive model is doomed.

In Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy, reporter John O’Kane investigates the botched attempt by the multinational’s sister company Sidewalk Labs to build a neighbourhood in Toronto. O’Kane explains where it all went wrong, and examines the consequences.

One of the finest journalists in the country, Justine McCarthy has been in the room for four decades of social change. In a wide-ranging interview, she talks to Sam Smyth about her new book and a career at the coalface.

Ireland came within inches of reaching its first Rugby World Cup semi-final last weekend. The imminent soul searching by the IRFU will now have to produce a plan to go further next time. The Currency's Rugby World Cup coverage is supported by Interpath Advisory.

Paddy Cosgrave's political views, well known in Ireland, scared away high-profile participants and sponsors as soon as his wading into the Middle East conflict became known to an international audience. The Web Summit is under untold pressure one month before the company's flagship event.

Backed by the likes of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, Seattle-based Convoy was valued at a whopping $3.8 billion last year. It also received backing from Bono and The Edge. Now, it is shutting down amid “a massive freight recession”.

Gavin McConnon brought the first F45 gym into Ireland in 2017 with grand ambitions. But behind on payroll taxes and with more than €200,000 of warehoused Revenue debt, the Sheriff came calling. A liquidator is now being appointed.

Intent on moving away from its conception in the volatile and speculative world of retail crypto trading, Coinbase have chosen Ireland as its main EU regulatory hub. Two of their most senior executives speak to The Currency about a new season for the company.

Managed by Quintas, the EIIS Innovation Fund invests between €500,000 and €2.5m in Irish companies. Investment director Kevin Canning explains what it is looking for in a portfolio company.

Channel 4 presenter Kevin McCloud described West End actor Sean Simon’s journey to turn the listed Cloontykilla Castle into a baronial style home as a "romantic obsession". More than ten years later, the building remains unfinished and is now the subject of a legal dispute.