End to Flutter’s winning streak and Manna’s launch into the US

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Would Aer Lingus be better off outside the IAG group? Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
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The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and Westbury hotel owners, John and Bernadette Gallagher, have secured permission to redevelop a 1990s office block in Dublin 4. Killian Woods reports.

From Blanchardstown to Oklahoma: Manna’s US drone deliveries aren’t off to a flying start, writes Hugh Dooley in our Big Read.

Paddy Power owner Flutter has seen its shares tank this year, and its chief executive depart. Why is it on a losing streak? Barry O’Halloran details the issues facing the New York-listed gambling business.

Was joining IAG a strategic error for Irish airline Aer Lingus? Eoin Burke-Kennedy looks at the evidence in his weekly column.

Against the backdrop of July exchequer returns, The Fiscal Advisory Council has warned the Government that spending continues to increase too rapidly and there will be “sizeable overruns” again this year. Eoin Burke-Kennedy reports on its latest assessment of the public finances.

In the latest profile of an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Forte Pespa founder Oltian Dervishi says his “goal is to manufacture one balcony every 18 minutes”.

Donagh Barry and Chris Lauder’s Axis Education Group has added Sligo business Studyclix to its portfolio following an investment in the edtech company. Killian Woods reports.

Irish borrowers drew down a record number of car loans in the first quarter of 2026, as cost-of-living concerns failed to dent consumers’ debt appetite. Ian Curran has the details.

Official Ireland has the same blinkered approach to housing policy as in the pre-crash period, writes Cliff Taylor in his Smart Money column. If you’d like to read more about the issues that affect your finances try signing up to On the Money, the weekly newsletter from our personal finance team, which will be issued every Friday to Irish Times subscribers.

If you think you got your job on merit, Margaret Ward has some bad news for you in her weekly Work feature.

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