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The meltdown inside ‘60 Minutes’

A wild week of firings and fireworks lays bare the challenges Bari Weiss faces in revamping CBS News and its flagship show, write Isabella Simonetti, Joe Flint and Jessica Toonkel, The Wall Street Journal.

Rory Gallagher music festival hit by liquidation of Tickets.ie

Founded in 2002 as a non-profit, The Rory Gallagher Music festival has brought in millions of revenue to Ballyshannon, Co Donegal. Its organisers are owed €283,000 by Tickets.ie and want an investigation into its sudden liquidation.

Striking bedrock: Enforcement action as leading peat extractor digs deep

The EPA is in a decade-long battle with Harte Peat over extraction outside of the regulatory system. Now, the environmental watchdog is putting pressure on Roscommon County Council to crack down on recently discovered activity in the midlands county.

The multi-million-euro AIL debt that led to BWG’s Abrakebabra deal

The Spar-owned retail franchisor is providing a timely exit for the owner of Abrakebabra, O’Briens Cafe, and Bagel Factory ahead of a major refinancing deadline.

Under occupation: How the Liberties became a flashpoint for a gentrification battle

A group called the Revolutionary Housing League repurposed a long-vacant former pub in Newmarket Dublin 8 into a community centre in late May. A day earlier, a planning application had been submitted on behalf of its owner.

Tech’s biggest bull was in despair. An AI spree has him back on top

In an interview, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son shrugs off an AI bubble and says a correction would be a good time to invest. ‘Aim for much bigger fish’, write Eliot Brown, Kate Clark and Sam Schechner, The Wall Street Journal.

Life after Hugh Wallace: “What you saw on TV is exactly what we had in the office”

Adrian Lambe, director of Douglas Wallace, the design firm co-founded by the famed TV architect, speaks about dealing with his sudden death, how he had been a "constant" in his career and the firm's desire for "considered growth".

After global brands and music festivals, Rob Walsh is betting big on Irish tourism

Rob Walsh has organised events for brands including Grey Goose, Porsche, and Bud Light. Now the Wicklow entrepreneur is betting that American corporates will pay for bespoke Irish experiences with tourism company, Spud.

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Microsoft continues to steady tax receipts – with more to come

The EU warns Irish State coffers depend on “a few individual companies”, as confirmed in new Exchequer figures for May.

The return of UK fiscal risk premia: 6% is the tipping point

The bond market is sending Britain a warning: Push borrowing costs towards six per cent, and fiscal stress quickly becomes fiscal crisis.

Investing greatness lies not in certainty, but in managing uncertainty better than others

The world’s best investors know there are no formulas for success – only disciplined ways to navigate uncertainty and improve the odds.

A tale of two rentals: What rooms tell us about Ireland’s supply problems

Relief of pressure on renters will require something recent rule change alone cannot deliver: viability. This is the foundation on which new homes for rent will be built at scale across Ireland.

Why it matters if OpenAI or Anthropic wins the IPO race

There is much to gain for the company that moves faster, writes Asa Fitch, The Wall Street Journal.

Mercury Engineering’s remarkable rise: Rewinding the week that was

The company founded by Frank O’Kane and Joe Morgan on a quiet Dublin street now sits at the heart of Europe’s fast-growing digital infrastructure economy.

Paul Flynn: A rivalry ignited – and a rulebook undermined

The GAA’s disciplinary process has long been a source of ridicule. And despite everything, the suspicion still lingers that a suspension is not a punishment, but the opening move in a negotiation.

Stuart Fitzgerald: The domestic economy is put to the test

The resilience of Irish SMEs to global shocks cannot be taken for granted. The glacial pace of policy responses should accelerate before a scenario reminiscent of the financial crises unfolds.