When Val Troy did her first comedy gig it took nearly two days before the buzz wore off. She talks to Paul McArdle about the ultimate career flip — quitting a top accountancy role for life as a stand up comedian.
What does Donald Trump’s former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross mean when he says in Dublin that pharmaceutical companies “gradually come around”? The answer, if correct, is reassuring for Ireland.
Tadhg Beirne’s rescinded red card wasn’t just a mistake — it was a symptom of a deeper problem. Referees are no longer judging the game; they’re taking instructions from invisible voices.
The elections that weren’t meant to matter suddenly did. From New York to Maine, voters turned routine ballots into a referendum on fatigue, frustration, and what democracy feels like when you can’t quite name what you’re voting for.
The long-mooted AI Office was namechecked in last month’s budget. Now indigenous businesses want to see meat on the bones and understand how it will work in practice.
It was exhausting but also energising: emerging entrepreneurs laid themselves bare and business veterans supporting them talked about the many ways in which they had screwed up before finding success.
Predicting the direction of stock markets has arguably never been more challenging. All we can be confident about right now is that there will be a correction – eventually.
The lines between long- and short-haul, trunk and point-to-point routes are blurring as more efficient jets redefine the economics of each seat – and the rules of competition.
From housing to energy to reunification, Ireland’s challenge is no longer what to believe in, but how to build it. Astana’s story shows that state capacity — not politics — is the true test of national ambition.
Facial recognition was sold as a convenience — faster boarding passes, safer streets, smarter security. Instead, it’s ushering in an era of constant surveillance where anonymity is vanishing, and your face is the password you can’t change.
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