Off the ladder: the rise of the portfolio career and the lateral move
From lateral moves to multiple income streams, Irish workers are increasingly rejecting the traditional single-employer career path – and smart companies are taking note
Can the EU Pay Transparency Directive close the gender pay gap?
Directive represents the most significant legislative shift in equal pay enforcement in decades
Ireland’s regtech moment: Ticking all the boxes for growth
Foundations are sound and now is the time for deliberate action
Staying one step ahead of the financial fraudsters
Banks and fintechs need adaptive AI‑driven systems that can anticipate and stop threats in real time
Financial services sector invests in education to support disadvantaged young people
Industry-led education investment targets disadvantage to drive social mobility and build a more diverse financial services sector
Gold rush: What role should the precious metal play in portfolios?
In an overbought market is the shine going off gold, or is it best viewed as strategic insurance?
Solar surge: Technology, policy and investment driving nationwide adoption
Ireland’s solar energy sector is booming as PV costs fall, technology improves and RESS support drives record growth in rooftop and utility‑scale solar
Bioenergy subsidies needed to avert climate fines
As energy security concerns drive urgent demand for renewable gas, Ireland aims to scale biomethane by 2030, but investors warn that policy, pricing and regulatory barriers must be resolved to unlock its potential
Dublin faces water crisis that threatens housing supply and investment
With the capital’s water supply at capacity, and the Shannon pipeline years away, leaky, ageing infrastructure can’t take the strain
Running on empty
Dublin’s water supply is at capacity. The solution is 170 kilometres away and years from delivery. What happens in the meantime?
Tech-smart on a budget: how family businesses can keep pace without falling behind
SMEs can integrate AI without overspending on fashionable tools, while strong cybersecurity does not have to be expensive
With the right succession plan, family businesses can minimise tax exposure
Even modest estates can trigger significant inheritance tax liabilities – but the earlier you plan, the more options you have
Delivery doubts: Ireland’s multi-billion-euro infrastructure pipeline
The €275bn National Development Plan promises MetroLink, motorways and major upgrades but experts warn delivery hinges on planning, capacity and reform
Building the grid of the future
Ireland enters its biggest period of energy infrastructure development since rural electrification
The carbon countdown: sustainability, ESG and the Irish contractor
As EU carbon rules tighten, Irish contractors face pressure to measure, report and cut embodied carbon













