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Matt Cooper: Four reasons why Murdoch’s malign legacy is so deeply in the red

The media tycoon, who is stepping down, is responsible for much of the poisoning of American politics, British politics, British media and climate change denial in Australia

Matt Cooper: Johnny Sexton hangs up the boots to step into Paul Coulson’s €8bn packaging behemoth

Ireiland’s out-half’s post-rugby career will start in earnest with Ardagh after he joined on a part-time basis in 2021 as ‘the Cooler’ winds down

Smurfit’s latest deal could surpass father’s legacy

By agreeing Smurfit Kappa’s merger with West Rock, the low-key scion of the famous packaging family is set to leave his own distinctive mark

Matt Cooper: The 12 things this unpopular government urgently needs to fix to get re-elected

Far from getting the credit for multi-billion-euro budget surpluses, the coalition can’t seem to catch a break with the electorate

Field of dreams – what might have been if we were hosting Rugby World Cup

If Ireland had won the rights to hold the event, it might have gone well or maybe not but our failure to do so would probably be regarded as irrelevant if we could what many say we are capable of and win it

Matt Cooper: Saudi aircraft leasing plan is set for take-off – but ethical questions remain

The Public Investment Fund has spent $3.6 billion building up its Dublin business, putting Ireland at the centre of claims that it is trying to launder its reputation

Matt Cooper: Quiet force Chryss O’Reilly was a true match for her high-flying husband

Tony O’Reilly’s wife, who died unexpectedly this week, was an apt partner for the roving media magnate with immense wealth of her own and a loyalty to him that endured

RTÉ Payments Scandal

Matt Cooper: Getting rid of Ryan Tubridy will not solve RTÉ’s worsening financial situation

The crisis at the broadcaster runs far deeper than the scandal around the payments to the former Late Late Show host

Matt Cooper: O’Leary’s Ryanair knows it pays off to get onboard with ‘woke’ green agenda

The airline might be accused of greenwashing in its efforts to tackle climate change, but a new report shows it recognises that business could be hit by customers going elsewhere if they don’t take green issues seriously

Matt Cooper: Stingy banks are coining it – but that’s mainly thanks to depositors and taxpayers

It’s 15 years since the financial system was bailed out – and with the three main lenders now sitting on bumper profits, maybe it’s time to tax the sector more heavily

Matt Cooper: Rail review puts us on right track – but some fear Greens are taking us down wrong road

Many in the main government parties are suspicious that their coalition partners are trying to shift the balance away from driving to public transport

Matt Cooper: We must act now to save the planet from climate change

In Ireland we haven’t experienced the extreme heat as in Europe, but a short holiday there serves as a wake-up call

Matt Cooper: Real story of Toy Show the Musical is still under wraps

It was odd, last year, when Ryan Tubridy was not a more vocal champion of the ill-fated live-show project – but emails suggest he may have been part of a separate venture riffing on the Toy Show brand that never materialised

Matt Cooper: A case of ‘pot and kettle’ as Siún Ní Raghallaigh denounces executives’ performance

RTÉ chair has criticised the actions of RTÉ’s executives but her own actions have not been above reproach either

Matt Cooper: After the Tubridy pay debacle, RTÉ bosses now face a grilling over GAAGO

RTÉ will be under pressure at the Oireachtas committee hearings this week to disclose what it pays and what it makes from its joint venture with the GAA

Matt Cooper: Pressure is on Ryan to show that wind can be as valuable as oil

Barryroe is seeking to have a liquidator appointed to the business which likely spells the end of oil exploration off our coast but it remains to be seen whether wind power can deliver the same returns

Matt Cooper: Why Boris Johnson’s resignation is straight out of the Bertie Ahern playbook

The former British prime minister and former taoiseach both jumped before they were pushed – but that’s not the only thing they have in common

Matt Cooper: State appears to be damned if it does and damned if it doesn’t buy ‘Terminal 3’ land

The offer for sale by the McEvaddy brothers of their land adjacent to Dublin Airport poses big strategic questions for the state, but some of the answers can be found by reference to the past

Matt Cooper: Succession succeeds above all others in depicting reality of business world

The hit television series about the corporate greed of Logan Roy and his family may be fiction but much of it is based on the reality of how high finance operates in that rarefied world

Matt Cooper: O’Gara’s finest hour in beating Leinster shows how important managers are

Despite what he says, Sam Allardyce is not among the world’s greatest football coaches – but our very own Ronan O’Gara is one of rugby’s best