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Teagasc and unions enter WRC talks over outsourcing concerns

Union talks are scheduled with the agri-research body over the agency's reliance on contract work at research farms. A recent cost-benefit analysis found that the continued use of contractors “may be difficult to justify financially” going forward.
Niall Sargent
29th Sep, 2025 - 3 min read

“No budget can do everything”: Paschal Donohoe on trade-offs, tariffs and Budget 2026

As he prepares his ninth budget, the finance minister insists Ireland must balance investment with restraint. In a world of tariffs, slowing multinationals and rising populism, he says Budget 2026 is about trade-offs, credibility and building for the future.
Ian Kehoe
27th Sep, 2025 - 8 min read

“My father did not want us to be anywhere near the management of Guinness”

Arthur Edward Guinness, the fourth Lord Iveagh, has written a history of the Guinness family. He talks to Dion Fanning about the burden of being a Guinness, how the brewery nearly ended up in Wales and the future of the Iveagh Markets.
Dion Fanning
27th Sep, 2025 - 5 min read

Irish AI start-up Jarvio opts for Mexico City as development hub after €1.5m raise

Jake Ryan and JD O’Hea are spending the initial funds raised by their Amazon seller assistance start-up on hires in the megacity. They explain how AI is shaking up software engineering and developer recruitment.
Hannah McCarthy
26th Sep, 2025 - 4 min read

Balancing FDI and SMEs: Baker Tilly’s Brendan Murphy on what Budget 2026 should deliver for business

With Budget 2026 set to prioritise capital spending, tax expert Brendan Murphy argues that the Government must also tackle long-delayed reforms on capital gains tax and business supports if it wants to sustain Ireland’s entrepreneurial base.

Ian Kehoe
26th Sep, 2025 - 6 min read

Former airline workers hit severe turbulence as dozens of them hold Arena loan notes

Holders of loan notes in Arena Capital Partners are facing losing up to three quarters of their money. A group of them are forming a committee to represent their interests.

Tom Lyons
26th Sep, 2025 - 2 min read

Potential revamp part of €300k salvage plan for Captain Americas

The restaurant upstairs on Grafton Street has fed generations of Dubliners since 1971. It is hoped the rescue plan will give the venue a new lease of life.
Francesca Comyn
25th Sep, 2025 - 2 min read

Forged in debt claim: What is going on with Conor McGregor’s brewery?

A judgment debt and now a High Court summary debt case have been lodged against the former MMA fighter's stout brewery.
Francesca Comyn
25th Sep, 2025 - 1 min read

“If you stay in your own little backyard, you don’t expand, you don’t get much better”

Ian Kehoe
24th Sep, 2025

In this episode of Sports Matters, world-renowned boxing coach Billy Walsh tells Ian Kehoe what it really takes to build a champion. Known for reshaping Ireland’s amateur boxing programme and now leading Team USA, Walsh speaks candidly about the demands of high performance, the cost of excellence, and why honesty is non-negotiable in the ring and in life. Speaking from home after a stop in Kazakhstan and ahead of another return to Colorado Springs, Walsh is candid about everything: the highs and lows of elite sport, the painful necessity of cutting talented athletes, and the brutal clarity the boxing ring delivers. But underpinning it all is his belief in honesty, discipline and culture – and a relentless desire to learn. Sports Matters is sponsored by the law firm Whitney Moore.

Top Voices

Takeaways from Liam Nagle’s boardroom journey: Rewinding the week that was

From Apple and Intel to Sisk and Norbrook, Liam Nagle has held senior roles in both multinationals and major family businesses. Here are five key lessons from his boardroom journey.

Ian Kehoe
28th Sep, 2025 - 5 min read

Joe Haslam: Why Real Madrid, too, is more than just a club

While “més que un club” is the tagline of FC Barcelona, it arguably applies even more strongly to Real Madrid. Atlético de Madrid fans will not like my saying it, but in the era of Florentino Pérez, there is nothing more Madrid than Real Madrid.
Joe Haslam
27th Sep, 2025 - 16 min read

Byron Fry: Dual European HQs became a post-Brexit norm. Now a more polycentric approach is emerging

London's financial giants have entered a new phase in their approach to European markets as Britain starts to diverge from Brussels. Ireland must be ready to cement its position as the bloc's leading financial centre.
Byron Fry
26th Sep, 2025 - 8 min read

Constantin Gurdgiev: The US Fed’s independence is not real

The Federal Reserve’s reputation for independence is more illusion than fact. From its origins tied to the Treasury to its modern role in inflating asset bubbles, the Fed has long served political and financial interests — leaving Wall Street unfazed by Trump’s latest assault on its leadership.
Constantin Gurdgiev
25th Sep, 2025 - 9 min read

Origin Enterprises is looking like an increasingly attractive acquisition target

Improving returns are only partially translating into the agribusiness’s share price – and its leadership is not wedded to the stock market.
Thomas Hubert
24th Sep, 2025 - 3 min read

Ronan Lyons: To build more homes, build more certainty

The minister for justice is right to target judicial reviews but if the goal is more housing, the key lies not just in faster decisions but in more predictable ones.
Ronan Lyons
23rd Sep, 2025 - 6 min read

John Looby: Why Ireland’s complex housing deserves better than simple words

Oliver Callan’s review of Leo Varadkar’s memoir criticised the former Taoiseach’s attitude towards the “housing disaster”. Complex issues deserve better than simple words.
John Looby
22nd Sep, 2025 - 3 min read

A rich country with unfinished business: Rewinding the week that was

Presidential candidates promise a conversation about who we are as a nation. The real question is whether we can reconcile our wealth with our failures on housing and poverty.

Ian Kehoe
21st Sep, 2025 - 4 min read

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