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The making of Troy Parrott: Talent, grit and the inner-city streets that shaped him

Those who coached him, worked in his community and watched him grow explain why Troy Parrott — and not anyone else — now carries Ireland’s World Cup hopes.
Kieran Cunningham
22nd Mar, 2026 - 7 min read

The quiet American: How Pope Leo is pushing back against Trump

Can the low-key pontiff from Chicago make a difference in an era of raw power politics? By Marcus Walker and Elizabeth Bernstein, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
21st Mar, 2026 - 8 min read

Brett Igoe: The data reveals much about Ireland’s Six Nations journey

France’s record-breaking metrics set a new benchmark. Ireland’s own data told its own story - kicking and scrummaging woes, physical dominance, attacking shortfalls, and fine margins.
Brett Igoe
21st Mar, 2026 - 6 min read

Banksy’s identity has been revealed. Expect his art to sell for a lot more

Anonymity helped the street artist move unchecked but made some collectors wary; ‘I feel more comfortable knowing who he is,’ says collector Peter Brant, writes Kelly Crow, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
21st Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

A Vegas gambler, a Hollywood power player and the legal fight roiling Paramount

A self-professed fixer sued Paramount’s Jeff Shell for breach of verbal contract and fraud. Shell and the company are fighting back, writes Joe Flint, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
20th Mar, 2026 - 4 min read

Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz successfully contests inclusion in corporate spy case

In the clash between two US HR giants over corporate espionage claims, the High Court rules that individual Deel employees will not be joined to Rippling’s case.
Alice Chambers
20th Mar, 2026 - 4 min read

An Easter eggscape: Examiner appointed to Skelligs Chocolate

The craft chocolate business, controlled by Paddy McKillen Jr, is cash-flow insolvent with debts of around €2.7m, including over €900,000 owing to the Revenue Commissioners, the court heard. An investor linked to the businessman is understood to be in the wings.
Francesca Comyn
20th Mar, 2026 - 4 min read

“We stretched out our runway for as long as we could”: Teleatherapy to appoint liquidators

The Cork start-up was building software for speech and language therapists but struggled to turn its pilots with the HSE and the NHS into commercial contracts.
Jonathan Keane
20th Mar, 2026 - 2 min read

“ I knew that there were contrasting, competing narratives, and that penetrating that accusation and counter accusation was going to be really difficult. But it was a story that needed to be told”

Ian Kehoe
23rd Mar, 2026

In June 2024, in Limerick, John Moran became Ireland’s first directly elected mayor. It wasn’t just a new role – it was a political experiment. Powers were being decentralised for the first time in more than a century. Moran, a high-profile former secretary general of the Department of Finance and a former banker, ran as an Independent and outflanked the political establishment. And from the start, it wasn’t smooth sailing. Conflicts with councillors, clashes with senior officials, high-profile disputes. So, just what is going on? For the past three months, Alan English has conducted more than 40 interviews and spoken to dozens of other people involved, including the key protagonists. Ahead of a landmark three-part investigation to be published this week on The Currency, English joins Ian Kehoe in the studio to discuss the key issues, the central characters, and why he was reluctant to take on the project initially.

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Sam Smyth on Michael Lowry: Justice, politics, and the unchallenged Tribunal report

I sat through nearly every public session of the Moriarty Tribunal and witnessed the tangled web of influence and money firsthand. Lowry now claims injustice but he never challenged the tribunal’s damning findings. And those findings still stand.
Sam Smyth
21st Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

Life, liberty, and the weight of war

From red hats to hourglasses, from city streets to the Oval Office, the US is alive with signals of tension, humour, and frustration.
Siobhán Brett
21st Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

Travels with Looby: Part three – In search of some answers

Between bookshops, galleries and long lunches with friends, Washington feels timeless — yet the distant thunder of war reminds us how closely the city lives with power.
John Looby
20th Mar, 2026 - 4 min read

Peter Kinsella: Oil prices reached $119 today. Here is what I think happens next

Oil’s leap to $119 is more than a price spike – it’s the start of a global economic shock that could drive inflation higher, disrupt supply chains and reshape interest-rate predictions.
Peter Kinsella
19th Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

Travels with Looby: Part two – In search of some answers

A trip to Japan with an old friend who first taught me why Warren Buffett matters becomes a journey through temples, history and boardrooms – and a search for signs that corporate Japan may finally be changing.
John Looby
19th Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

Travels with Looby: Part one – In search of some answers

Stepping away from finance, I set out to travel in search of perspective – and found it in Durham, where ancient faith, industrial memory, and resilient communities meet.
John Looby
18th Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

OpenAI’s bid to allow x-rated talk is freaking out its own advisers

Warnings surface that the company risks creating a "sexy suicide coach" if it begins allowing sexually explicit chats, writes Sam Schechner and Georgia Wells, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
17th Mar, 2026 - 7 min read

Why brand strategy determines M&A winners

A clear identity and culture strategy is now central to protecting deal value in Ireland’s mid-market M&A landscape.
Ann Kehoe
16th Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

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