How a free transfer turned into the richest contract in Turkish football history — €34–35.7 million guaranteed over two years, plus a 20% cut of merchandise image rights.
Trabzonspor's own stock exchange filing confirms a guaranteed €34–35.7 million two-year contract, plus a 20% cut of merchandise image rights — the richest deal in Turkish football history.
Fenway Sports Group is selling roughly a third of Liverpool FC to a consortium led by Amit Bhatia, backed by Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin, at a $7 billion valuation — the largest ever placed on a football club stake.
Austria's BAWAG Group has agreed to acquire Permanent TSB in a €1.62 billion all-cash deal. The Irish government will sell its 57.5% stake for €931 million, closing fifteen years of State ownership of the bank.
The Irish government has consolidated over 250 business supports from 30 agencies into a single, free, advisor-led platform — and the early numbers suggest it is exactly what SMEs needed.
Three former Dell manufacturing leaders have built a Limerick startup that is using AI to drag industrial operations out of spreadsheets and into real-time visibility.
Dublin-based Equal1 has produced Bell-1, a commercially deployable quantum chip that works at room temperature and fits into existing high-performance computing infrastructure.
From a Munich startup founded in 2013 to a profitable pan-European bank with Irish customers, N26's journey tracks the rise, stumble and renewal of the European neobank model.
With 100,000 pre-registered customers, a full European banking licence and €83.5 million invested in Dublin, Monzo's Irish launch is the biggest digital-banking entry since Revolut.
With record revenue of €926 million, 2,568 homes delivered in 2025 and a market capitalisation of €1.21 billion, Glenveagh Properties has become the defining listed homebuilder in Irish residential construction.
Sir Anthony O'Reilly lived one of the most extraordinary careers in modern Irish history — from British Lions records and the Kerrygold brand to Heinz, Independent Newspapers and the Ireland Funds.
How American college football grew from a one-off 1988 millennium fixture at Lansdowne Road into a permanent annual event generating over €130 million per edition and a €514 million cumulative boost for the Irish economy.
Stripe will power the full payments infrastructure of the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor and the 2029 match at Hazeltine — a major commercial win for the Irish-founded fintech now valued at $159 billion.
Andy Burnham became the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade on 20 July 2026. We trace his career from Westminster to Manchester and what his premiership means for Ireland.
Skillnet Ireland's 2025 Annual Report confirms 84,515 workers trained across 23,000 businesses at a €74 million investment. Its new strategy places AI integration at the centre of Irish SME competitiveness.
Stripe's $53.4 billion PayPal bid and its 288-product AI infrastructure programme reveal a single ambition: to own the consumer reach and technical rails of the next global economy.
Spain defeated Argentina in the final at MetLife Stadium, closing the most expansive World Cup in history. Bank of America data shows the tournament generated $40 billion globally and $20 billion for the US economy.
IDA Ireland secured 190 FDI projects and 10,410 job commitments in the first six months of 2026, with 52% of investments outside Dublin — a strong result against intensifying global competition.
AIB has today launched a fully redesigned mobile banking app — the most significant overhaul of its digital offering in more than a decade. Built with 3,000 customers over 18 months and backed by a €300 million annual technology investment programme.
On 4 June 2026, Kennedy Wilson and APG — acting on behalf of Dutch pension fund ABP, one of the world's largest pension investors — announced a €2 billion residential joint venture covering more than 3,400 private rented homes across Ireland.
Ireland's business leaders are ramping up AI investment, but Accenture's latest research shows the productivity transformation has not yet arrived at scale. Here's why — and what leaders need to do next.
Less than two years after winning a landslide majority, Keir Starmer is stepping down as Britain's prime minister. Here's how it happened — and what a new UK leader means for Irish business.
Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company has acquired $200 million of Equitix's stake in Greenlink, the subsea electricity interconnector linking Ireland and Great Britain. It's a clear vote of confidence in the long-term value of Irish-linked grid infrastructure.
Meta has cut approximately 20% of its Irish workforce as part of a global restructuring that has simultaneously seen the company report surging revenue driven by AI-powered advertising. Here's what the move actually means for Ireland's tech sector and the broader FDI landscape.
Today, June 12 2026, Ireland's most significant overhaul of asylum and migration law in the history of the State takes effect. It changes how people arrive, how they are processed and how quickly they must leave. For Irish business — from labour supply to talent pipelines to operational planning — the implications are real and immediate.
A 15% tariff on most EU goods entering the US. Zero tariffs on US industrial goods entering the EU. A sunset clause. A pharmaceutical uncertainty. And Ireland — with €139 billion in pharma exports and 245,000 people employed by US multinationals — directly in the centre of it all.
The US database giant is growing its Irish workforce by more than 50% and opening a new Cork office. It is the latest signal that Ireland's bet on Applied AI is paying off — and that the jobs of the next decade will look very different from those of the last.
$41 billion injected into global GDP. $871 million in prize money. 6 billion viewers. 5 million fans in stadiums. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is not just the biggest sporting event ever staged — it is one of the most significant economic events of the decade.
Irish-owned companies are exporting at record levels. Enterprise Ireland's client base generated €36.75 billion in export sales in 2025 — a 7 per cent increase on the previous year. Here is what is driving the growth and where Ireland is targeting next.
From 1 July 2026, VAT on food and catering services in Ireland drops permanently from 13.5% to 9%. It is the most significant change to the cost of eating out in Ireland in three years.
198 new companies. €32.9 million invested. More than half built around artificial intelligence. Ireland's startup ecosystem is entering a new era — and Enterprise Ireland is betting big on it.
Adam Keane spent his teenage years working in his family's Dublin nursing home. When he finally built his own company, he went straight back to that world — and built something it desperately needed. No investors. No fanfare. Just a problem he understood better than anyone.
Brian Moloney built StormHarvester from nothing in Belfast. It is now the fastest-growing technology company in Ireland, operates in four countries and is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 finalist. Here is what Irish business can learn from how he did it.
It was once Ireland's largest fossil fuel provider, emitting 10 million tonnes of CO2 annually. Today, Bord na Móna is a renewable energy company with a 5GW pipeline, 20,000 hectares of restored peatlands and its highest operating profit in history.
Coillte manages 7 per cent of Ireland's entire land mass. Its forests sequester carbon, supply sustainable timber for homes, restore biodiversity and provide recreational space for millions. The question is whether Ireland is using this asset — and the company managing it — to its full potential.
50 per cent fewer emissions than 2009. More than half the delivery fleet electric. 95 per cent of heavy goods vehicles running on renewable fuel. 99 per cent of buildings on green energy. An Post's 2025 Sustainability Report is a masterclass in what structured, funded, time-bound climate action actually looks like.
Every county in Ireland has a Local Enterprise Office — yet thousands of business owners miss out. Here is what you need to know about LEO grant eligibility in 2026.
The Get Exporting programme, market choice, and funding supports Irish SMEs need to know. A practical guide to starting exports from Ireland in 2026.
A plain-language guide to Irish government funding and grants for SMEs in 2026 — Enterprise Ireland, SBCI, Skillnet and more.
A practical guide for Irish SMEs on what triggers a Revenue audit, what the process looks like, and how to get your records ready.
The salary you offer is only the starting point. Here is the full cost picture for first-time employers in Ireland in 2026, from Employer PRSI to auto-enrolment pensions.
Bank lending is up. Credit unions have tripled their capacity. A €560 million government loan scheme is open. Enterprise Ireland has €250 million in equity funding. The full picture of Irish business finance in 2026.
Meet the founders, innovators and executives under 30 already reshaping Irish business — from Donegal to Waterford.
Read the full list →Less than two years after winning a landslide majority, Keir Starmer is stepping down as Britain's prime minister. Here's how it happened — and what a new UK leader means for Irish business.
A 15% tariff on most EU goods entering the US. Zero tariffs on US industrial goods entering the EU. A sunset clause. A pharmaceutical uncertainty. And Ireland — with €139 billion in pharma exports and 245,000 people employed by US multinationals — directly in the centre of it all.
Income tax up. VAT up. Corporation tax tracking ahead of forecast. Total tax receipts 6.1 per cent ahead of last year with four months still to go. The May 2026 Exchequer returns tell a story of an Irish economy that is performing with remarkable resilience.
$41 billion injected into global GDP. $871 million in prize money. 6 billion viewers. 5 million fans in stadiums. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event ever staged.
Irish-owned companies are exporting at record levels. Enterprise Ireland's client base generated €36.75 billion in export sales in 2025 — a 7 per cent increase on the previous year.
Business leaders across sectors are unanimous: the inability to house workers is becoming the binding constraint on Irish growth.
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