Ireland’s rent reforms signal a shift in housing strategy. Will the new system work?

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.

What do you do when you have built, and successfully exited, a global company? For David Walsh, cofounder of Netwatch, the answer was to do it again. At a recent event organised by Rockwell and The Currency, he offered advice on how to scale up, sell up and start up again.

As the head of the SEAI, William Walsh is tasked with taking the energy transition inside some of Ireland’s hardest places to reach: homes and SMEs. He discusses the challenges facing the fast-growing state agency with Stephen Kinsella.

Keywords Studios laid off staff in Canada that had recently unionised; meanwhile workers that are members of SAG-AFRA have joined the Hollywood strike talks.

Between technological disruption, falling fintech valuations and increased regulation, the financial services sector is going through a period of profound change. But Ian Nelson, KPMG’s head of financial services, believes there are opportunities for Ireland – if we grasp them.

Coolmore stud owner John Magnier has launched High Court proceedings against the owners of the vast 17th-century Barne Estate he had sought to buy for a reported €17 million.

Is the next era of work going to be defined by commute worthy office spaces, employee mandates or total flexibility? As employers and employees grapple with the issues, a host of industry experts give their view.