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Phoenix built an empire of cubicle jobs. AI is coming to tear it down

The metropolis is the country’s call-center capital—for now. Artificial Intelligence is piling on offshoring losses, decimating careers that were once a sure path to the middle class., writes Konrad Putzier, The Wall Street Journal.

Profit jumped and dividends doubled at Ardstone Capital in 2025

The Dublin firm, which channels investor funds into residential property development, posted healthy returns in the first full year following the retirement of one of its co-founders.

Eamon Waters’ hostel plans for Camden Street back on the cards

Dublin City Council’s refusal to grant planning permission for the 463-bed tourist hostel in the city centre has now been overturned on appeal by a property vehicle owned by the waste magnate.

The first class of AI natives is graduating. Offices are getting ready.

They face cuts to entry-level jobs. They’re also highly sought after for their AI skills write Allison Pohle and Roshan Fernandez, The Wall Street Journal.

“We make zero assumptions about our clients”: Quilter Cheviot’s Patrick Good on wealth, planning and longevity

Patrick Good, head of wealth planning at Quilter Cheviot Europe, says longer retirements, volatile markets and fast-growing wealth outside Dublin are forcing investors to rethink how they structure and pass on assets.

“I always felt there was something beyond Ireland”: Ronan Quinlan on AI, investing and life after Taoglas

Travelling between Delaware and Philadelphia, Quinlan reflects on the arc of his career from a chance opportunity in Asia to his exit from Taoglas.

Aircraft painting business IAC acquired by another private-equity firm

US firm H.I.G. Capital has acquired the Shannon-based company, with over €50m in turnover, from Tiger Infrastructure Partners.

From Altify to AI: Áine Denn on building, selling and starting over

The entrepreneur behind one of Ireland’s biggest SaaS success stories reflects on scaling Altify, the realities of an $84m sale, and why she believes AI has created the perfect moment to launch again.

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As SpaceX IPOs, X reveals the decline of its Irish-based business

The Dublin office of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter has lost revenue, haemorrhaged staff and accumulated legal disputes under Elon Musk’s ownership. Meanwhile, its competitors thrived.

Permanent standby: Why has the State’s arms overflight probe stalled?

The 20-month investigation into alleged arms overflights to Israel has effectively become a permanent "work in progress", raising doubts about the State's convictions on Palestine, neutrality, and rule of law.

The nonsense of Brexit is still so popular that no party will advocate reversing it

If economic success doesn’t move voters in Poland, economic failure doesn’t move them in the UK. In today’s fractious politics, it is all about the tribe.

The age of uncertainty has become business as usual: The week that was

Twelve months after describing a world gripped by volatility and uncertainty, Kroll chief Jacob Silverman says companies and capital markets are proving more resilient in the face of geopolitical turmoil, AI disruption and cyber threats.

The 15-year apprenticeship: Why Noel McNamara may be Bordeaux’s secret weapon in Bilbao

Nienaber against McNamara is the most fascinating coaching subplot of the weekend. The contest that decides the game might well be the one between the South African defensive engineer and the Clare man with the maths degree.

Paul Flynn: What we are really seeing is the spread of hope. Sometimes hope is all we need

From Westmeath’s breakthrough to Kerry-Donegal intrigue, the football championship is becoming something you can’t afford to miss.

Meta layoffs point to Ireland’s new tax risk: PAYE receipts

Tech multinationals pay a disproportionate amount of income tax, USC, and PRSI. While the spotlight has been on potential swings in corporation tax, AI-driven job cuts, too, could threaten Ireland’s budget balance.

The ice-cold civil war between Diet Coke and Coke Zero drinkers

We were once a nation of Coke vs. Pepsi. The stakes of the game have changed, writes Adam Chandler, The Wall Street Journal.