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A “job transition” and second-hand luxury watches: Deel’s response to spying accusations

The HR technology multinational Deel has offered a US court explanations for payments to an Irish employee of its rival Rippling, which is alleging corporate espionage took place in Dublin.
Alice Chambers
27th Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

The SpaceX IPO will be just as unconventional as Musk himself

From the investor meetings to how shares are doled out, the billionaire is navigating his own path, write Corrie Driebusch and Alexander Saeedy, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
27th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

Gallagher Ireland appoints new interim CEO as Ronan Foley departs

Global insurance giant Gallagher has made “some changes to its leadership team in Ireland” as its CEO and others leave. It says it is “extremely well placed for continued profitable growth”.
Tom Lyons
27th Mar, 2026 - 2 min read

The oligarch casting a shadow over Falcon Oil & Gas’s €134m deal

Sanctioned Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg almost scuttled a major deal for the Irish-headquartered oil-and-gas explorer this week in a courtroom in Vancouver.
Jonathan Keane
27th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

A “cottage industry” in protected disclosures: Inland Fisheries remains under PAC spotlight

Following a stormy few years, the Public Accounts Committee again heard from the agency as its attempts to clean up a “very negative legacy”. But with several protected disclosures still hanging over it, calmer waters appear some way off.

Niall Sargent
27th Mar, 2026 - 7 min read

AerCap and Aircastle rebuffed in UniCredit dispute over Russian sanctions

The UK’s Supreme Court ruled against the Irish aircraft lessors in favour of the bank in a dispute over interest linked to letters of credit and planes stuck in Russia.
Jonathan Keane
26th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

Carbon-removal credits licensed by EU get Nasdaq backing

European Union framework aims to spur further investment in initiative potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars, writes Joshua Kirby, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
26th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

BlackBee founder to face High Court grilling over investors’ money

Lawyers for the liquidators of the BlackBee group say founder David O'Shea has so far failed to engage. He is now facing "very serious questions" around where client monies went and supposed client investments that don’t appear to have been made.
Francesca Comyn
26th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

“Maverick outsider, an improbable life, and even more improbable death.”

Ian Kehoe
28th Mar, 2026

Mike Lynch’s life reads like a story that constantly defied probability – a self-made tech billionaire who built one of Britain’s most successful software companies, fought a decade-long legal battle, and walked free when almost no one expected him to. In this podcast with Ian Kehoe, journalist Katie Prescott unpacks that extraordinary arc, from the rise of Autonomy to the $11 billion Hewlett-Packard deal that unravelled into one of the most complex corporate disputes of modern times. Prescott takes us inside the courtroom drama, the competing narratives of fraud and misunderstanding, and the personality of Lynch himself: brilliant, combative, and deeply unconventional. This is not just a story about business or technology, but about ambition, identity, and the fine line between genius and hubris. And then, just as a second act seemed possible, came an ending that stunned even those closest to him. A sudden, almost surreal tragedy that reframed everything that came before it.

Top Voices

Stuart Fitzgerald: The exit-planning lessons SMEs can learn from private equity 

Mapping prospective buyers, carrying out robust internal diligence, and strengthening management teams does not mean you’re about to sell your business, but it will help you make it more resilient today – and more attractive tomorrow.

Stuart Fitzgerald
26th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read
Petrol

Colm McCarthy: The State cannot afford to provide all-risks insurance for everyone

The best response to the worsening geopolitical outlook is a stronger state balance sheet. The government has chosen to wish it away.
Colm McCarthy
25th Mar, 2026 - 6 min read

In picturesque Killiney, a site exposes Ireland’s housing contradictions

In a country missing hundreds of thousands of homes, the prospect of 80 apartments compared to a single mansion should not even be a close contest. Unfortunately, in Ireland, it is.
Ronan Lyons
24th Mar, 2026 - 6 min read

Constantin Gurdgiev: Europe’s energy illusion has collapsed

The current energy shock is not just about war – it is the result of long-term policy failures that have left Europe dependent, exposed, and scrambling for alternatives.

Constantin Gurdgiev
23rd Mar, 2026 - 7 min read

Targeted help only, please: Rewinding the week that was

We’ve been here before: a war, an energy price shock, a government response. Blanket fuel subsidies should be ruled out.
Thomas Hubert
22nd Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

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

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