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Scrums and sliding doors moments: Paul Wallace reflects on life in and out of rugby

He could have been a banker, but he was a dynamic tighthead prop just as rugby was going professional. There would be other cases of what might have been, but now he's pushing hard with a new venture.
Alan English
7th Feb, 2026 - 17 min read

Filipino businesswoman Virginia Lane gives evidence in bitter Tinakilly House row

Lane, the wife of Irish-born businessman Gerry Lane, gave her evidence today in relation to a dispute between the couple and their hotel co-investor Denis Connolly.
Tom Lyons
6th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

The American and Chinese economies are hurtling toward a messy divorce

The breakup is focused on sensitive matters now considered national-security issues, including semiconductors, food and energy, write Lingling Wei and Jeanne Whalen The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
6th Feb, 2026 - 7 min read

“Ireland has an excellent opportunity to become an island of creators”

US AI company Partsol Global has moved its headquarters to Dublin. CTO John Callahan explains how its defence-built AI is used to combat terrorism, how it’s entering the private sector, and why Ireland could become a major AI hub.
Michael Cogley
6th Feb, 2026 - 13 min read

The long road to liquidation: the rise and fall of EuroGiant

Charlie O’Loughlin built a discount empire that thrived through the crash. Fifteen years later, his EuroGiant chain has collapsed under the weight of high rents, supply shocks and a rapidly changing retail landscape.

Tom Lyons
5th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

Over before it started: Jacobs and DAA settle, CEO to “voluntarily” step down

Kenny Jacobs was challenging his recent suspension from the airport operator, as well as an independent investigation into 20 claims made against him which he insists are baseless.
Niall Sargent
5th Feb, 2026 - 3 min read

John O’Callaghan on endurance, discipline, and building S&W in Ireland

He started out as an accidental accountant, yet ended up leading one of Ireland’s fastest-growing professional services firms. John O’Callaghan reflects on the long journey from Sydney to Dublin, and how his Ironman mindset drives him forward.
Tom Lyons
5th Feb, 2026 - 14 min read

Crypto firm Zodia Custody opts for Luxembourg over Dublin for EU licence

The Standard Chartered-backed company first opened a base in Ireland in 2021. But it has joined a list of companies opting to secure regulatory approval elsewhere. It will retain an "operational presence" in Ireland.
Michael Cogley
5th Feb, 2026 - 3 min read

“It is all about class interests. I don’t forget that. It doesn’t make me have some swivel-eyed hatred for these people, but it does mean I’m not particularly interested in being friends with them”

Dion Fanning
2nd Feb, 2026

What drives Paul Murphy? Maybe not what you think. In this podcast, the People Before Profit TD talks to Dion Fanning about losing his father, why the left must not narrowly focus on class, and why it is important that he doesn’t care what people think.

Top Voices

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

The Russia problem: Elsa Desmond deserves a straight answer about her Olympic heartbreak

Allowances in sport for neutral athletes from Russia are opaque, undermining the enforcement of bans and sanctions and are making “political chess pieces” out of Irish athletes.

Jonathan Keane
4th Feb, 2026 - 6 min read

Political rhetoric vs tangible reality: Constantin Gurdgiev on the India-EU trade deal

Sold as the “mother of all deals”, the India–EU free-trade agreement turns out to be much less dramatic than the hype suggests. It moves slowly, covers less ground than advertised and leans heavily on symbolism.

Constantin Gurdgiev
4th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read

Kevin Warsh, Jeffrey Epstein, inequality and the ‘mob’

Especially at times like this, the multitudes enjoy seeing wealthy people dragged through the mud, writes Allysia Finley, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
4th Feb, 2026 - 3 min read

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