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Dion Fanning: England’s difficulty is Ireland’s difficulty too
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (150+ words) The Currency In Dublin last week, it wasn’t hard to tell that the World Cup semi-finals were taking place. On Tuesday, before the first semi-final, Spain and France jerseys were everywhere. On Wednesday, it seemed as if Argentinians had decided…...
Inside the Toulouse winning machine – by the Irish performance director at the heart of it
22+ hour, 26+ min ago (302+ words) Alan English joined The Currency in 2025, after a five-year stint as a transformative editor of the Sunday Independent. A fully revamped newspaper increased its market share and won many awards during his tenure. He was previously group editorial director of…...
Dan O'Brien: Having children has gone out of fashion – with profound economic implications
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (152+ words) Dan O’Brien: Having children has gone out of fashion – with profound economic implications The Currency Peak people is almost upon us. For tens of thousands of years, we humans have gone forth and multiplied. Now, the multiplication part is ending....
Anne Harris: The man who saved Labour – and was never forgiven
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (300+ words) Anne Harris has been one of the country’s leading journalists and editors for more than three decades. She writes for The Currency on leadership, management and life lessons. Anne is a former editor of the Sunday Independent and Image magazine…...
Java Republic has a taste for McCabe’s specialty coffee
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (285+ words) Tom Lyons is one of Ireland’s most decorated journalists, winning a string of awards and accolades for his coverage of Irish business and finance over the past two decades. He worked with The Sunday Business Post for four years, serving…...
At the edge of collapse: Inside the race to save Ireland's small businesses from failure
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (293+ words) Niall Sargent is an award-winning multimedia investigative reporter and lecturer. His work focuses primarily on issues related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and food production, as well as a range of other social issues. Before joining the team at The…...
The AI backlash has tech executives fearing for their lives
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (153+ words) The Currency SAN FRANCISCO—A security guard at Anthropic rushed to stop the man sneaking into the lobby of the world’s most-valuable AI startup. The man had entered by following closely behind a badge-swiping employee. He showed the guard an…...
John Looby: We have to talk a little bit more about money
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (256+ words) Global equity expert John Looby writes on the financial markets. Utilising three decades of trading experience, he provides the inside take on equities, the fixed income markets and the dynamic between money and politics. John joined KBI Global Investors in…...
From start-up to liquidation: How WhiteSwell's decade-long journey came to an end
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (151+ words) From start-up to liquidation: How WhiteSwell’s decade-long journey came to an end The Currency WhiteSwell, a Galway medtech firm that raised $78 million (€68.2 million) from investors, has collapsed after its latest round of funding fell through. A provisional liquidator, Aengus Burns…...
From Dublin to Italy: The long-running fight over two aircraft engines
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (152+ words) The Currency Aeolus, an Irish aircraft engine lessor, is going to court in Italy in a multi-jurisdictional dispute with a Tunisian air cargo carrier. The engine lessor has been in a long-running row with Express Air Cargo over unpaid fees…...