Andrea Mara: “Rich people doing bad things is fun to read” 

Former Bank of Ireland executive Nick Fahy is building a hybrid business bank, with customer-facing staff backed up by Google’s AI technology.

In 1920s America, a psychiatrist and educator had designed a way of identifying group dynamics and harmful behaviour patterns among schoolchildren. One century later, a former Irish teacher has harnessed modern technology to make it work.

For four months this year, The Currency investigated the Davy bond scandal, examining who knew what and when. Based on multiple sources, documents, courtroom filings and new information, we published a three-part expose earlier this year. This is a link to the full investigation.

Since the start of the pandemic, the US vulture fund has written down millions off the value of bad loans acquired from AIB in Northern Ireland – but reported no Covid-19 impact on its latest Irish-owned Spanish landlord business.

A lawyer at a blue-chip firm reached a settlement after claiming he was “victimised and defamed” when he raised internal concerns. In a dispute that has implications for hundreds of other partnerships, a separate battle emerged over its tax treatment.

Thriftify has opened the online shopping market to charity shops. Two years after joining its founding team, Emily Beere discusses tripling sales every month during Covid-19 lockdowns, raising venture capital, and moving to London to conquer the UK.

Ireland’s CGT rate has been increased four times in 12 years, is among the highest in the world, and is an ongoing flashpoint between business and policymakers. With budget negotiations underway, will the government reduce the 33% rate? Or will they tinker with reliefs?

Cork-based Airflow Services offers a range of installations from domestic heating to high-tech ventilation. Its founders have just sold it to New York-listed Johnson Controls.

Charities had been under strain even before the pandemic due to a push towards a cashless society. However, Change Donations has created a technology that lets you donate your digital spare change to a range of charities.

The Northern Irish group behind Belfast's Merchant Hotel is bringing its fashionable Bullitt brand to the former Riverdance HQ in Dublin. But its plans for the €30m hotel development have allegedly been jeopardised by a row with a local landlord.