“Brendan Comiskey didn’t fail and this wasn’t about failure. This was about a cover-up”

Euronext Access, the bourse’s lower-level exchange for SMEs, will launch in January with the group hoping to turn the tide on several major exits from the Irish stock market.

The accountancy firm has just raised €2.5m from five Irish investors. The money will be used by the Stuart Fitzgerald-led firm to expand in Ireland and the UK.

XTX Markets, the British trading firm led by Alex Gerko, wanted to subscribe to an Irish fund run by Aviva. However, it was rejected due to the economic sanctions placed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. The decision has triggered legal action.

The dispute was resolved as other Oakmount subsidiaries continue to dispose of assets and face demands from creditors.

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David Haigh, the CEO of Brand Finance, talks about the methodology of brand valuation, the madness that is the missed IP financial services opportunity by Ireland and his predictions for the marketing profession.

The project director of the offshore wind farm Dublin Array tells The Currency about bringing her expertise to Ireland's offshore wind sector, how the industry can expand and roadblocks to the nation's 5GW electricity targets.

A share row showdown between the widow of developer Joe Cosgrave and her brothers-in-law will be heard next February. But Mr Justice Denis McDonald is "strongly of the view" the case should be resolved.

DCC is one of Ireland's best managed businesses but its share price has stalled in recent years. Yesterday it surged on news that it plans to sell its healthcare division and is reviewing its technology interests - but the real goal is a re-rating.

The multinational has been making components for cars at its Cork plant since 1988 but now the firm is shifting around the functions of its European facilities.