Budget 2027 put household finances centre stage, but Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke argues that its enterprise measures are spread throughout the package, from €1bn for scaling companies to changes in CGT.
The country is drafting a law to prohibit the use of these devices in some locations due to privacy concerns, writes Andrea Figueras, The Wall Street Journal.
The minister for public expenditure and reform is more concerned with how money is spent than how much. But when dealing with public sector pay or cuts to ring-fenced carbon tax, the numbers still very much matter.
Pedro Sánchez bets his left-wing coalition can avoid a bruising defeat in next month’s election, write Margherita Stancati and Marcos Garcia Rey, The Wall Street Journal.
Wayleaf investors have brought shareholder oppression proceedings accusing a homebuilder of using project funds for other developments. Clopen rejects the claims and blames a dispute with the contractor for issues with the build.
The renewable energy project became operational in May this year after additional works were carried out, meaning the agri-research body missed out on close to €50,000 in energy savings in 2024 and 2025.
Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, secretary dresses down officials, write Brian Schwartz, Josh Dawsey, Philip Wegmann and Gregory Zuckerman, The Wall Street Journal.
After walking away from a career at PwC, James Lyttle built Unify Brands around a simple idea: find international brands and give them the people.
Despite the closure of the Clarence Hotel for redevelopment, 2025 was a good year for the new majority owners of the group’s eight Irish hotels.
While the budget offered enough to middle Ireland to forestall protest, it lacked ambition and let down the poorest in society, according to the crowd at Buswell’s Hotel.
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