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“A huge demand for parts for used aircraft”: Behind the Orix-AerFin deal

Lessor Orix is buying aviation aftermarket firm AerFin in a deal that will greatly expand Orix’s remit into spare engine and aircraft parts. Chief executive James Meyler explains more.
Jonathan Keane
7th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Under the skin: Cosmetics multinational faces fraud and oppression claims

Dermaceutic Laboratoire makes high-end beauty products for international markets. But a multi-million-euro shareholder oppression battle of "war" and "retaliation" has broken out at its Irish company over intellectual property rights.
Francesca Comyn
6th Aug, 2026 - 6 min read

Flutter CEO to step down as U.S. sports-betting business falters; Profit outlook cut

The parent company of FanDuel says CEO Peter Jackson is being replaced by Dan Taylor, the company’s president, write Katherine Hamilton and Freddy Sebastian, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
5th Aug, 2026 - 2 min read

Multi-billion-dollar US-listed group acquires leading Irish care provider

Universal Healthcare Services, through its UK subsidiary, has taken control of Orchard, a well-regarded operator of services for children in care and people with disabilities in Ireland.
Thomas Hubert
5th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

The investing heavyweights that backed Situational Awareness before it blew up

Hedge fund behind aggressive AI bets tapped into roster of big-name investors; some warned the founder about the risks of heavy borrowing, write Kate Clark, Juliet Chung and Peter Rudegeair, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
5th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

How the thorny issue of investor courts still looms over the EU’s trade deal push

The EU has advanced a significant trade deal with Mexico with broad support but a cohort of MEPs are raising red flags over investor courts they call undemocratic.
Jonathan Keane
5th Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

Curium, backed by Irish-led private equity firm CapVest, seeks to buy peer for $8bn

CapVest now has $20 billion in assets under management. In seeking to merge Curium and Lantheus it wants to create a radiopharma powerhouse.
Tom Lyons
4th Aug, 2026 - 2 min read

How ICE is weaponizing social media against its critics

Agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements, write Hannah Critchfield and Shane Shifflett, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
4th Aug, 2026 - 9 min read

“We don’t learn a lot by people criticising us. We retreat into our shell. Whereas it’s interesting when somebody goes and illuminates your strengths.”

Dion Fanning
1st Aug, 2026

Donal Casey has written a book which tells his life story but it does a lot more too. In today’s podcast he talks to Dion Fanning about working with Rory McIlroy, celebrity, how to help the next generation and what a lifetime in management told him about Saipan.

Top Voices

Tom Lyons: The Nama discounts that changed the Irish Nationwide story 

Irish Nationwide's €5.4 billion collapse has been viewed as a story of reckless lending. But evidence contained in a court affidavit raises questions about how much it really lost. The Fingleton family has also commented on their father's passing.
Tom Lyons
7th Aug, 2026 - 10 min read

Ian Kehoe: The economics of hospitality have fundamentally changed

Following my column on the restored nine per cent Vat rate, hospitality operators from across the country explained what life now looks like on the ground. Their stories suggest the tax break is no longer about cheaper meals but about keeping viable businesses alive.

Ian Kehoe
5th Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

John Looby: King Canute and the UK’s new king from the North

Sitting shin-deep like Canute, Andy Burnham has spent his first weeks in power ranting impotently at the tide.
John Looby
4th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

Nama made billions. Did it miss something bigger? Rewinding the week that was

This weekend, Nama is finally being shuttered, 17 years after it was incorporated. Its advocates point to its final financial surplus, while critics look at its role in the housing crisis. How should it be judged?

Ian Kehoe
2nd Aug, 2026 - 5 min read

An Irish Odyssey: Kieran Cunningham on how Mayo changed its ending

Every generation had its own explanation for why Mayo couldn't ever quite get over the line at Croke Park. Andy Moran's team ignored them all and wrote an ending few believed was possible.

Kieran Cunningham
1st Aug, 2026 - 8 min read

“We asked Glen Hansard to come to a gig. Instead, he said: ‘I’d love to give you a song.’”

Before the Oscar, before Once and before international recognition, there was a struggling band, a tiny Dublin café and an unexpected act of kindness that stayed with Tom Lyons for a quarter of a century.
Tom Lyons
1st Aug, 2026 - 4 min read

Can Kelly+Partners crack Europe? It starts in Wexford 

Over lunch in Dublin, Stefan Asple explains why his family's accountancy firm chose an Australian partnership model with Brett Kelly over a private equity buyout.

John Looby
31st Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

Tara Shine: Are you ready for the EU’s new carbon import tax? 

High-emission products imported this year are creating liabilities under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. While the measure levels the playing field for European manufacturers, businesses need to assess its cost in their supply chains.
Tara Shine
30th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

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