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Supreme Court gives green light to Denis O’Brien’s Red Flag data access appeal

For nearly a decade, businessman Denis O'Brien has sought disclosure of a dossier about him compiled by Red Flag PR for an unidentified client, both in the courts and under data access laws. Now the matter is bound for the Supreme Court and maybe the CJEU.
Francesca Comyn
11th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Airlines and hyperscalers clamor for turbines. Only a few companies make the parts.

Specialized manufacturers in the sector are a new pick-and-shovel play for investors, writes Jinjoo Lee, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
10th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

US biotechs are keeping more secrets to beat copycats in China

Western biotechs get a new playbook with tighter controls to stay ahead of an ultra-efficient pharmaceutical pipeline overseas, writes Xavier Martinez, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
10th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

“On the cheap”: Jim Flavin opposes €6.6bn private-equity bid for DCC

The DCC founder, who owns a 3.22% stake, joins three other significant shareholders in opposing the price offered by KKR and Energy Capital Partners. He says DCC could be “the next CRH”.
Tom Lyons
10th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

Finance by design: Part 4 – The €102bn losses still shaping the finance sector’s tax bills

Beneath the headline profits of banks, insurers, and IFSC firms lies a lesser-known story: over €100bn in accumulated losses that continue to influence corporate tax payments across the financial sector.
Ian Kehoe
10th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Tobacco stocks are coming in from the cold

Investors are taking a closer look at companies as they shift away from cigarettes, writes Carol Ryan, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
9th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Great expectations: Now ceremonies are over, MEPs want Ireland to get the budget done

The fate of France and Marine Le Pen is casting a wide shadow over Ireland’s EU presidency and the urgency in getting the long-term budget agreed this year, reports Jonathan Keane in Strasbourg.
Jonathan Keane
9th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

The red flag that led to Graham Platner’s implosion was hiding in plain sight

Maine’s populist Senate candidate made a costly miscalculation when he doubled down on his troubled background, write Tarini Parti, Aaron Zitner, and Eliza Collins The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
9th Jul, 2026 - 9 min read

“Putin needed a national idea and to build a war cult – the idea was Russia needed to restore imperial lands. It was just about survival of the regime.”

Dion Fanning
4th Jul, 2026

Jason Corcoran wanted to be a foreign correspondent. He moved to Moscow in 2006 and found a place alive with possibility. Even then, you had to ignore certain realities. But after the annexation of Crimea, Putin’s Russia changed. Soon Corcoran and his family would have to choose exile, like a million Russians. He talks to Dion Fanning about his new book and why he can’t return to Russia.

Top Voices

England, the World Cup and Ireland’s identity crisis

Huge numbers in Ireland will watch England try to get past Norway in tonight's World Cup quarter-final. The majority will be fervently hoping they don't, but some of us have always felt differently about English football.
Dion Fanning
11th Jul, 2026 - 10 min read

The Ortega story by Joe Haslam – Part 2: How “Celtic management” runs the show at Zara

The Inditex group’s flagship brand has surpassed Nike in global rankings by remaining rooted in its founder Amancio Ortega’s Galician heartland.

Joe Haslam
9th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

The Ortega story by Joe Haslam – Part 1: The man who made Zara the world’s most valuable fashion brand

The Inditex group’s flagship brand has surpassed Nike in global rankings by remaining rooted in its founder Amancio Ortega’s Galician heartland.

Joe Haslam
8th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

Conor Brady: EU presidency is Irish security forces’ biggest challenge since the Troubles

Investment in garda training and equipment complements intelligence-sharing on public-order threats, but gaps in areas like air defence remain.
Conor Brady
7th Jul, 2026 - 6 min read

Paul McArdle: AI is brilliant. The bill, and the odd hallucination, is the problem

AI is very powerful and will play a key role in our service delivery at The Panel, our recruitment business. However, we are beginning to see a big downside: the economics of AI.

Paul McArdle
6th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

What Ireland’s EU presidency can achieve: Rewinding the week that was

Irish ministers burned the midnight oil with their colleagues 13 years ago to agree a budget; they can do it again – and more. But they have no leadership capital on social media regulation or climate measures.

Thomas Hubert
5th Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

Brexit, Burnham, Farage: Dan O’Brien on the future of Irish-British relations

Beyond Andy Burnham's expected premiership, a Reform-Conservative coalition would walk away from the Windsor Framework, reviving the border dilemma faced by Ireland since Brexit.
Dan O'Brien
3rd Jul, 2026 - 5 min read

John Looby: The easy allure of nationalist nonsense

In departing remarks, Warren Buffett marvelled at the success of the US over its 250-year history and cited a secret sauce unique to Uncle Sam. But as America celebrates its anniversary this weekend, such nationalism is proving itself to be lazy of thought and bloody of effect.
John Looby
2nd Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

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