Photo by Henrique Craveiro on Unsplash The recent announcement that Powerscourt Distillery, nestled on the iconic Powerscourt Estate in County Wicklow, is set to be acquired by the US investment firm Altiva Management Inc. offers more than just a neat…
Nearly one in four Irish consumers have experienced some form of personal data leak, a figure recently estimated by Eir that casts a long shadow over Ireland’s digital economy. Such a scale of compromise is significant in a country that…
Photo by Cory Woodward on Unsplash Liquidators appointed to Athlone investment company: a signal or a blip? The recent appointment of provisional liquidators to an investment firm based in Athlone, following an application by the Central Bank of Ireland, deserves…
Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s ever-outspoken CEO, has pitched a rare vote of confidence in China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer, Comac. He expressed hope that within the next decade Comac could realistically compete alongside Boeing and…
Photo by NIR HIMI on Unsplash The latest accounts from IKEA’s Irish subsidiary reveal a staggering 70.5% plunge in pre-tax profits, down to €6.91 million in 2024. The culprits are familiar: rising costs and dwindling revenues. For a company synonymous…
Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash As 2026 looms, the murmur of regulatory teeth finally being shown towards dodgy box users — those who stream subscription content illegally via set-top boxes — might be turning into a growl. While enforcement…
Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash The recent handover of a €60,000 painting by RTÉ to a Dublin-based gallery has grabbed headlines more for its symbolic resonance than sheer monetary value. At face value, this is a straightforward dispute over…
Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash The recruitment landscape, never known for proceeding at a leisurely pace in the tech sector, is undergoing a transformation as artificial intelligence increasingly takes the helm in candidate interviews. What used to be a…
Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash At the start of next month, An Post will raise the price of a standard stamp by 20 cent to €1.85, a move that, while seemingly minor in isolation, offers a window into the…
Photo by Henrique Craveiro on Unsplash Come January 1, 2029, the eurozone will welcome a new member—not a country, but an entirely new form of money: the digital euro. The European Central Bank’s (ECB) long-gestating project finally goes live, transforming…