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Business Post: Of course MetroLink will be expensive, so Ireland needs to get on with it

Business Post: Of course MetroLink will be expensive, so Ireland needs to get on with it

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yesterday 1

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Anton Savage: Ed Sheeran’s $2m response to the Macklemore row shows the price of staying neutral

Anton Savage: Ed Sheeran’s $2m response to the Macklemore row shows the price of staying neutral

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yesterday 2

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Anton Savage

Lucinda Creighton: Ireland can learn lessons from the US on data centres

Lucinda Creighton: Ireland can learn lessons from the US on data centres

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yesterday 1

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Lucinda Creighton

Matt Cooper: Cowen denies drinking affected his performance but questions persist

Matt Cooper: Cowen denies drinking affected his performance but questions persist

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yesterday 2

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Matt Cooper

Business Post View: Brexit, Brexit, wherefore art thou Brexit? Burnham looks to Europe

Business Post View: Brexit, Brexit, wherefore art thou Brexit? Burnham looks to Europe

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yesterday 6

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Business Post View

Kathleen Gallagher: Now the deal is done, DCC will go from target to acquirer

Kathleen Gallagher: Now the deal is done, DCC will go from target to acquirer

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yesterday 6

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Kathleen Gallagher

Vincent Boland: If Europe really wants to enage with Canada, it should start by ratifying CETA

Vincent Boland: If Europe really wants to enage with Canada, it should start by ratifying CETA

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previous day 10

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Vincent Boland

Ian Guider: Cut out ‘Leprechaun economics’ to show how weak Europe really is

Ian Guider: Cut out ‘Leprechaun economics’ to show how weak Europe really is

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previous day 10

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Ian Guider

A lesson in lobbying: Here’s how Martin (and Lowry) won the day for Irish whiskey

A lesson in lobbying: Here’s how Martin (and Lowry) won the day for Irish whiskey

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thursday 10

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A Lesson In Lobbying

Matt Cooper: We laughed with Trump, swallowed our pride and counted the cash

Matt Cooper: We laughed with Trump, swallowed our pride and counted the cash

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16.09.2026 10

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Matt Cooper

Richard Colwell: Pissed off public isn’t buying the good-news economy

Richard Colwell: Pissed off public isn’t buying the good-news economy

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12.09.2026 10

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Richard Colwell

Shane Coleman: Irish voters are clearly happy to be bought off with their own money

Shane Coleman: Irish voters are clearly happy to be bought off with their own money

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12.09.2026 10

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Shane Coleman

Business Post View: Before Intel, Microsoft and the Celtic Tiger, one decision changed everything

Business Post View: Before Intel, Microsoft and the Celtic Tiger, one decision changed everything

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12.09.2026 10

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Business Post View

Business Post View: Why €2 petrol could hit Irish households harder than you think

Business Post View: Why €2 petrol could hit Irish households harder than you think

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12.09.2026 10

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Business Post View

Anton Savage: There are little problems and big problems, and there’s the AI that wants to kill us

Anton Savage: There are little problems and big problems, and there’s the AI that wants to kill us

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12.09.2026 10

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Anton Savage

Matt Cooper: Michael O’Leary’s use of ‘rape’ to attack airline rivals is utterly inexcusable

Matt Cooper: Michael O’Leary’s use of ‘rape’ to attack airline rivals is utterly inexcusable

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12.09.2026 20

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Matt Cooper

Post Script: More RTÉ moaning, but this time they have a point

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12.09.2026 20

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Post Script

Vincent Boland: Four horsemen of the AI apocalypse are already among us

Vincent Boland: Four horsemen of the AI apocalypse are already among us

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12.09.2026 20

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Vincent Boland

John Deasy: Budget 2027 will be about what Simon Harris can get away with

John Deasy: Budget 2027 will be about what Simon Harris can get away with

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11.09.2026 20

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John Deasy

Ian Guider: The fault, dear Ireland, is not in Sean Sweeney but in ourselves

Ian Guider: The fault, dear Ireland, is not in Sean Sweeney but in ourselves

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11.09.2026 20

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Ian Guider

Vincent Boland: Something is rotten in the state of Germany

Vincent Boland: Something is rotten in the state of Germany

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11.09.2026 20

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Vincent Boland

Dairy, drugs and data centres: Why we should judge industry by what it produces, not what it consumes

Dairy, drugs and data centres: Why we should judge industry by what it produces, not what it consumes

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10.09.2026 10

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Dairy

Matt Cooper: Trump’s Doonbeg ballroom is good for Clare, so let him build it

Matt Cooper: Trump’s Doonbeg ballroom is good for Clare, so let him build it

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09.09.2026 20

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Matt Cooper

Daniel Murray: At the Fianna Fáil think-in, Micheál Martin doesn’t look like a man eyeing the exit

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07.09.2026 20

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Daniel Murray

Declan King: We hear a lot about Ireland’s €176bn savings pile – another number deserves attention

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07.09.2026 20

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Declan King

Business Post View: Ireland’s borrowing costs show why keeping public spending in check matters

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05.09.2026 20

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Business Post View

Business Post View: Chambers must hold the line in face of union demands

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05.09.2026 20

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Business Post View

Matt Cooper: Ireland’s €945bn property boom has created a new problem for the squeezed middle

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05.09.2026 20

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Matt Cooper

Anton Savage: After the age of Trump, voters may finally be ready for boring competence

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05.09.2026 20

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Anton Savage

Mandy Johnston: The politics of housing is complex, but the economics isn’t

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04.09.2026 20

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Mandy Johnston

Vincent Boland: The Dutch have sounded a timely warning on gold and global risk

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04.09.2026 20

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Vincent Boland

Colm Lauder: Cork’s office market is tightening

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04.09.2026 20

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Colm Lauder