For now, the focus is rightly on the plight of Ukraine and its people. But Ireland needs to reflect also, and question why it has allowed Russian money to flush its way through the IFSC for so long.
Ireland is home to some of the biggest aviation leasing companies in the world including AerCap, Avolon and SMBC. As Europe introduces sanctions curbing future deals, industry data reveals the extent of their exposure to Russian firms.
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has shocked Europe and the world but it shouldn't have. Putin has demonstrated his intentions in Ukraine since 2014 but, even now, it is not too late for a more robust response from the West.
How much can one man change a city? Tony Wilson did his best to shape Manchester from record labels to nightclubs. John Brewin reviews a biography of the man of many faces.
Helen Thompson's new book Disorder explains why we are living in the times we are, times which became more frightening with Putin's invasion of Ukraine. In this interview with Ed Brophy she discusses Ukraine, energy and Brexit.
Liquidators for the Irish arm of Wirecard have submitted the bill for the first phase of winding up the company.
Will Agar was leaving for Spain after being outbid for Fitzgerald’s in Sandycove, a pub famous for its literary connections. However, when the deal fell through, he teamed up with a local resident to acquire the pub.
The teaching feedback platform Nurture is closing a round of funding that has attracted big names in education and tech. Its co-founder David Neville explains how predictive grades helped take its business mainstream and why he thinks its software can also help teachers in the classroom.
It built a reputation as the cheapest, most effective space on the internet to place ads but Facebook has lost its ability to target users with ninja precision. Now, Irish businesses are turning their backs on the social media behemoth.
In February, 2021 John McClean was sentenced to eight years in prison for the abuse of 23 boys at the fee-paying school between 1973 and 1990. But how did Terenure College allow "a bully and a creep" to amass such power long after the first allegations emerged?
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