“Writing was the only power I had left”: John Boyne on trauma, truth and the power of fiction

Richard Dunwoody was driven by obsession as a jockey, but he walked away from horse racing for a life of adventure. He talks to Dion Fanning about fatherhood, lockdown and doping in horse racing.

Declan Kelly's behaviour at a charity event is all the more harmful because Teneo's entire business model is based on authority and respect.

The government is bringing in new laws on statutory sick pay and auto enrolment of pensions, while the minimum wage looks likely to be increased again. The Tánaiste and enterprise minister defends the policies and explains why - and how - they are being implemented.

Iranian-born businessman Robert Tchenguiz bought a €55 million debt of Derek Quinlan for just €5,000 – and called it in. The Irish financier has countersued and is prepared to fight his action.

Legal editor Francesca Comyn won the award for her "informed and balanced account of the test case against FBD Insurance by publicans denied Covid-19 related business interruption cover".

With Sinn Féin leading in the latest opinion polls, Stephen Kinsella asks the party's finance spokesperson to imagine himself as finance minister. From the unwinding of pandemic spending to preparations for a potential united Ireland, this is what Pearse Doherty said he would do.

Seroba started investing in early-stage biotech and medtech firms in 2002. Almost 20 years later, it is now raising up to €150m for its latest fund. This is how its business has performed to date, and what it wants the new fund to do.

A destructive fire plunged the Belfast-based agri-tech group into the red in 2020 and triggered a board reshuffle, but growth was slowing before that. To turn R&D into profit, its CEO Richard Kennedy says the group now wants to bring in new shareholders.

One year ago, travel agent Mary McKenna told The Currency about her scramble to manage cancellations as Tour America’s revenue dropped to zero. As customers return to booking holidays, her latest interview is decidedly upbeat.

It said it intended to invest in the Irish market. Now, as part of its buyout of Denis O’Brien’s Communicorp radio group, Bauer Media has just dispatched €38m from Hamburg to its new Irish subsidiary.