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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.
Ian Kehoe
25th May, 2026 - 7 min read

State set to extend Tetrarch’s multi-million-euro transitional contract to operate Citywest Ipas centre

The State bought the hotel for €148m last August but a 12-month contract is in place to continue managing the centre, with a six-month extension option. Separately, South Dublin County Council has flagged fire safety and disability access issues with the justice department.
Niall Sargent
25th May, 2026 - 5 min read

Not just beaten: Why Leinster were taken apart in Bilbao

It is not that Leinster lost a fifth Champions Cup final. It is the manner of it. Bordeaux were outstanding; Leinster were outthought and well short of the standard a European champion sets
Brett Igoe
24th May, 2026 - 4 min read

The fashion scion facing suspicion over his father’s fatal fall

Jonathan Andic, the son of Mango’s billionaire founder, has emerged as the prime suspect in the retail tycoon’s mysterious death, write Christina Gallardo, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
24th May, 2026 - 4 min read

‘Steve Jobs in Exile’ review: Bringing it all back home

Steve Jobs had a reputation for arrogance when he was forced out of Apple in 1985. His struggles at NeXT humbled him, writes Frank Rose, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
23rd May, 2026 - 4 min read

“The flip side of it was that when they stopped trying, people started paying attention”

Frank Shouldice has had a cultural career defined by curiosity. His latest documentary 'Once We Were Punks' is a touching story of friendship, loss and the passing of time.
Dion Fanning
23rd May, 2026 - 3 min read

An interim examiner has been appointed to a 200-seat restaurant and bar in Dublin

Joe Walsh of JW Accountants has been appointed as interim examiner to the Hudson Rooms in the Liffey Valley Centre. Walsh will now prepare a rescue plan for the 10-year-old business.
Tom Lyons
22nd May, 2026 - 2 min read

Iran moved billions through Binance to fund regime—continuing into this month

Transactions on world’s largest crypto exchange took place despite repeated red flags; Binance says it has ‘zero-tolerance for illicit activity’, write Angus Berwick, Patricia Kowsmann and Ben Foldy, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
22nd May, 2026 - 10 min read

“James Kelly was never officially pardoned or had his name cleared. That sense of grievance has not gone away.”

Dion Fanning
23rd May, 2026

Once We Were Punks tells the story of The Sons of Southern Ulster, a band made up of a group of friends from Bailieboro Co Cavan who form a band many decades after its first iteration disbanded. Film-maker Frank Shouldice talks to Dion Fanning about this story of life and loss.

Top Voices

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.

John Looby
25th May, 2026 - 3 min read

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.
Ian Kehoe
24th May, 2026 - 5 min read

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.
Brett Igoe
23rd May, 2026 - 6 min read

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.
Paul Flynn
23rd May, 2026 - 5 min read

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.
Thomas Hubert
22nd May, 2026 - 3 min read

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.
The Wall Street Journal.
21st May, 2026 - 4 min read

Colm McCarthy: Britain’s old ghosts are back — and Ireland should pay attention

From steel nationalisation to bond market jitters and the rise of Nigel Farage, the UK is revisiting political battles many thought settled. For Ireland, with so much tied to Britain’s economic stability, the consequences could again be profound.
Colm McCarthy
20th May, 2026 - 6 min read

The rental crisis was built over a century — rent control reform alone won’t fix it

The overhaul of rent pressure zone rules may ease pressure on investment, but it cannot solve the structural weakness of Ireland’s rental market.

Ronan Lyons
19th May, 2026 - 8 min read

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