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Australia’s grand social experiment will captivate lawmakers the world over

Australia’s grand social experiment will captivate lawmakers the world over

In 2004, US developer Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a game that would rapidly smash records and eventually sell over 27 million copies. The game was mired in co...

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“The Government should set a target of 2030 for copper switch-off”

“The Government should set a target of 2030 for copper switch-off”

We’re 15 minutes into our interview when the big-ticket item on Siro chief executive John Keaney’s horizon enters the conversation: “Carrigtohill was actually, we believe, Ireland’s fir...

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Sam Smyth honoured for “rocking Ireland’s business and political establishment”

Sam Smyth honoured for “rocking Ireland’s business and political establishment”

Veteran journalist Sam Smyth received an outstanding achievement award at the UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards 2025 this Monday for a career spanning more than five decades...

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Revealed: Ireland blocks dual-use exports to Israel due to the “high risk” of military diversion

Revealed: Ireland blocks dual-use exports to Israel due to the “high risk” of military diversion

The Government refused permission for dual-use exports to Israel this year over high-risk concerns that the items could be diverted “to support the military actions of Israel in the reg...

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John Looby: Lessons from three decades in the financial markets

John Looby: Lessons from three decades in the financial markets

For me, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre is a timeless classic. First published in 1923, I first read it in the Spring of 2000 in the wake of the dot-com collapse and ...

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