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€400k pensions headache: Department of Education left with legacy overpayment blunder

The department’s new shared service office faces a major clean-up job pursuing overpayments in 32 legacy cases due to errors in education and training board payments to retirees dating back 15 years.
Niall Sargent
2nd Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

Why the U.S. and Israel struck when they did: A chance to kill Iran’s leaders

The allies’ intelligence agencies discovered a rare opportunity to target high-level officials, including the country’s supreme leader, write Dov Lieber in Tel Aviv, Alexander Ward in Washington and Laurence Norman in Berlin, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
1st Mar, 2026 - 4 min read

Prince Andrew, Peter Mandelson and how England forgot itself

Britain is in the midst of one of the most significant periods in its history as it seeks to establish if, as a country, its people have many things in common or if the shared experiences have been forgotten and have become irrelevant.
Dion Fanning
28th Feb, 2026 - 8 min read

“There’s an innately theatrical aspect to Irish people”

Colin Barrett is among Ireland's best contemporary writers. He speaks to The Currency about why his home county Mayo has provided such a rich tapestry for his characters and the financial reality of being an author in 2026.
Michael Cogley
28th Feb, 2026 - 8 min read

Examinership refused for Greenside office development firm

Receivers were appointed to KC Capital by secured lender Oaktree over unpaid loans of around €53 million. Attempts to revive the business through examinership failed because of material non-disclosure and the group's SPV-like status.
Francesca Comyn
27th Feb, 2026 - 2 min read

Raves, debt and deaths: How a Wall Streeter came to own New York’s biggest club

Andrew Axelrod loaned $120 million to the Brooklyn Mirage. After it went bankrupt, he took over the joint, writes Alexander Saeedy, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
27th Feb, 2026 - 9 min read

Aviation firm in court battle with Irish company sanctioned by the UK

Thai aircraft parts dealer Siam Aero Repair Co Ltd has been sanctioned in the UK for alleged trade with Russia in its war effort. It is in the midst of a court battle with an Irish company.
Jonathan Keane
27th Feb, 2026 - 2 min read

Pause button hit on €120m college complex at Grangegorman campus

With €7.3m spent on the West Quad project, the Grangegorman Development Agency and TU Dublin say the pause is temporary. TU's former president warned in 2023 market conditions were “hampering" plans for this vital phase of campus development.
Niall Sargent
27th Feb, 2026 - 4 min read

Tech-driven reinvention: “It’s a time for big bets; you can’t sit on the fence on these.”

Ian Kehoe
27th Feb, 2026

Are Irish CEOs moving fast enough on AI? PwC’s latest Irish CEO survey suggests ambition is not the problem. Almost half of business leaders are entering new sectors. More than two-thirds plan international investments in the year ahead — well above the global average. But when it comes to artificial intelligence, the returns remain early. Just 17 per cent of Irish CEOs report revenue gains from AI. Only 23 per cent report cost reductions. Meanwhile, global companies that have embedded AI at scale are two to three times more likely to report meaningful financial returns. The divide is opening. In this episode of The Tech Agenda, Ian Kehoe speaks to Amy Ball, Reinvention Leader at PwC Ireland, and Kieran Little, partner at Strategy&, PwC Ireland, about what “tech-driven reinvention” actually means – and why pilots and experimentation are no longer enough. Ball and Little discuss Ireland’s lower risk appetite, the execution gap between strategy and scale, the governance challenge boards are now demanding answers on, and why this may be “a time for big bets”.

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Lessons from Frank: Back to school in Barcelona

A week at IESE Business School on Enterprise Ireland’s Leading Edge programme challenged 20 Irish business leaders to rethink strategy, leadership – and what we do about loyal employees like Frank Nash.

Paul McArdle
2nd Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

How Irish folk musicians put me back on my feet: Rewinding the week that was

The open mind and sheer energy of the current Irish music scene would do you good. It is tapping into a solid tradition without falling into the trap of fake purity.

Thomas Hubert
1st Mar, 2026 - 6 min read

What is amateurism and what is austerity? The GAA is in danger of confusing one for the other

With revenues rising and standards at an elite level, the GAA must decide how to protect amateurism without suppressing ambition.
Paul Flynn
28th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

Brett Igoe: The last dance can’t be Twickenham — Ireland must kick on

Twickenham answered lots of questions about this team, and the reaction of the coaching staff showed it. It was Ireland's recalibration. Now comes the test of whether they can sustain it.
Brett Igoe
28th Feb, 2026 - 6 min read

Dan O’Brien: Checks, balances – and growing trade imbalances

The US Supreme Court ruling is a constitutional landmark, but it does little to settle the deeper shift toward protectionism. For Europe — and especially Ireland’s pharma-driven economy — the outlook is increasingly fragile.
Dan O'Brien
27th Feb, 2026 - 4 min read

Tara Shine: Is your business flood-ready? 

Episodes of heavy rains like the start of this year will become more frequent. Here are six steps every company can take to prepare for the next one.
Tara Shine
26th Feb, 2026 - 6 min read

Why the EU wants to watch investment funds more closely – and where Irish resistance is headed

To roll out a European savings and investments union, the debate on centralised vs national supervision could land on a middle-ground solution. Will Ireland and Luxembourg accept it?
Thomas Hubert
25th Feb, 2026 - 7 min read

Some ambition, please: Peter Kinsella on the new national savings and investment scheme

As Simon Harris signals a new savings and investment strategy, it raises a serious question: Can Ireland build a culture of long-term wealth creation while penalising investors at every turn?
Peter Kinsella
24th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

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