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“There’s a heavy pipeline of deals and the demand continues to outweigh the supply”

EY aviation finance sector leader Niamh Tobin talks to The Currency about deal flow in the aviation industry, the challenges of tariffs and how Ireland can maintain its leadership role.
Jonathan Keane
12th Feb, 2026 - 6 min read

Tinakilly House dispute: Money washed around like “confetti at a wedding”

Describing himself as a "budding, young sprightly 64 years of age”, Denis Connolly took the stand to give his side of the bitter hotel ownership row while independent expert Kieran Wallace elaborated on his concerns over the business's accounts.
Francesca Comyn
11th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

How fake invoices duped BlackRock unit into a $400 million loan

Wipeout of loan by BlackRock’s HPS to telecom entrepreneur points to risks for even the most sophisticated investors in the booming private-credit business, writes Jack Pitcher and Juliet Chung, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
11th Feb, 2026 - 7 min read

Google’s global affairs boss wants Ireland’s EU presidency to push simplification

The tech giant's chief lobbyist, Kent Walker, was speaking in Dublin on EU tech regulation, Ireland’s role and “short-term pain for long-term gain” with artificial intelligence.

Jonathan Keane
11th Feb, 2026 - 3 min read

Culture as infrastructure: Richard Tierney on St Patrick’s Festival

After decades in live entertainment and commercial partnerships, Richard Tierney took on Ireland’s national festival with a clear brief: make it sustainable and prove it could stand on its own two feet.
Ian Kehoe
11th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

‘Makes absolutely no sense’: Expert challenges hotel loan accounting

More than 1,500 personal transactions worth over €4m flowed through a director’s loan account at Tinakilly House, a court has heard, as an expert accountant questioned the financial management of the Wicklow hotel and a related Spanish venture.
Francesca Comyn
10th Feb, 2026 - 6 min read

He vowed to revive RadioShack and Pier 1. Investors say they were swindled

Tai Lopez told his followers they could get rich investing in dying retail brands. The SEC says it was a Ponzi scheme, and the FBI is investigating, write Suzanne Kapner and Alexander Gladstone, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
10th Feb, 2026 - 7 min read

Acquisitions, AI, and agility: Eoin Blacklock on the rise of Ekco

As revenues pass €200 million at the security-first managed services provider, co-founder and CEO Eoin Blacklock reflects on growth, global expansion, and the escalating threat from AI-powered hackers.
Tom Lyons
10th Feb, 2026 - 10 min read

“The brief was very simple… to get us up on our own two feet and not be totally reliant on government agencies,”

Ian Kehoe
11th Feb, 2026

Every March, the St Patrick’s Day transforms Dublin — but few people know the man helping to turn a single parade into one of Ireland’s biggest cultural and economic events. Richard Tierney is the CEO of St Patrick’s Festival, the organisation behind Ireland’s national celebration. In thispodcast with Ian Kehoe, Tierney explains how the festival has evolved into a multi-day, citywide programme — with free daytime events, night-time culture and thousands of participants — while still carrying the weight of national identity at home and abroad. Coming from a background in live entertainment and major commercial deals, Tierney was brought in with a clear brief: make the festival financially sustainable without losing its cultural soul.

Top Voices

John Looby: The dollar is losing more than ground

Exchange rates fluctuate. Reserve currency status does not. As allies question American stewardship and rivals seek alternatives, the greenback’s role as the world’s trusted anchor faces its sternest test in half a century.
John Looby
11th Feb, 2026 - 3 min read

Ronan Glynn on anti-obesity medicines, AI and the future of food

We’ve never had more food, more data or more advice about how to be healthy — and yet diet-related illness keeps rising. A new wave of anti-obesity drugs and smart technology may finally be changing the balance.
Ronan Glynn
10th Feb, 2026 - 4 min read

Willie O’Reilly: The real cost of public service broadcasting

As RTÉ recruits a new CFO, candidates will be faced with the reality that inflation has eroded much of the organisation’s dwindling revenue for the past two decades.
Willie O'Reilly
9th Feb, 2026 - 4 min read

Larry Murrin and the proxy war consuming Bord Bia: Rewinding the week that was

The sustained campaign against Bord Bia’s chair is not really about Brazilian beef or conflicts of interest. It is a wider battle over Mercosur, power and the future direction of Irish agri-food policy.
Ian Kehoe
8th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

Code orange: Irish Rugby heading to status red reality check in Paris

The stats say Ireland competed. The scoreboard — and the eye test — said otherwise. France’s 36-14 dismantling in Paris exposed an Irish side struggling for identity, cohesion, and conviction.
Brett Igoe
7th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

Siobhán Brett: The Epstein files and the theatre of accountability

The mass release of the Epstein files has produced embarrassment, outrage and online blood sport. What it hasn’t produced is clarity.
Siobhán Brett
7th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

Tara Shine: 10 lessons I learned from eight years in business 

Change by Degrees, the business co-founded by Tara Shine and Madeleine Murray to help companies and their staff achieve “sustainability as a superpower”, is closing down in the face of green policy roll-backs.
Tara Shine
6th Feb, 2026 - 6 min read

Ireland is having a culinary moment – it’s crucial we support those who created it

Restaurateurs speak of a complex industry grappling with significantly inflated costs, well-heeled new market entrants, and changing consumer habits. But culinary excellence is still shining through and it's imperative that is supported.
Michael Cogley
5th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

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