Companies Smurfit Kappa takes financial hit of over €100m as it sells Russian assetsThe Irish business moved to offload its operations in the country following the invasion of Ukraine
Company Watch Keyword Studios relocated over 400 employees from Russia in 2022After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Keywords, which has its HQ in Dublin, began the process of relocating most of its staff to countries like Poland, Serbia, Armenia and Malta
Photography Ireland’s leading war photographer on 15 years covering conflict: ‘There are things that are just too much to capture’‘No Home from War: Tales of Survival and Loss’ is the first Italian exhibition by Irish photojournalist Ivor Prickett. Supported and staged by fashion house Max Mara founder Achille Maramotti’s Collezione Maramotti, he describes trying to capture the fallout of conflict and displacement
Energy Businesses get less than €4m from €200m support schemeApplications from manufacturers were held up by delay in Department of Public Expenditure approval which was finally agreed last week
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis Tourism compensation scheme still under considerationGovernment may recompense businesses for possible €1 billion losses in addition to retaining hospitality sector’s 9 per cent special Vat rate
Big Read No vacancies: refugees need accommodation, but tourism industry concerned at the costWith 32 per cent of tourist beds outside the capital being used to house migrants, businesses dependent on tourism revenue are under threat – and the government now faces a difficult choice
Russia Left stranded between Russia and a hard placeThe seeming prevarication of the far left on the invasion of Ukraine appears to be the aftermath of its erstwhile love affair with the former USSR rather than a pro-Putin stance, but it muddies the waters nevertheless
Trends Lise Hand: With continuous volatility on the global political stage, where are we headed in 2023?Amid the prospect of a 21st-century cold war, and a climate emergency, things have never felt more uncertain. But what do we know about what’s coming this year?
US Politics Marion McKeone: Biden attains world leader status, but is it enough to impress US voters?Joe Biden’s staunch support of Ukraine is driven by his determination to leave a strong legacy. But public support for involvement in the war is waning, the 2024 election is not far off, and where the Republicans stand on it is anyone’s guess
Russia Heineken launched stout to replace Guinness for Russian marketDrinks giant says it still intends to withdraw from Russia over Ukraine invasion, but has developed new product range selling 72 million litres of beer and soft drinks
War in Ukraine Elaine Byrne: Putin’s reframing of the war as a moral crusade is finding an audience beyond Russia The Russian president has repositioned himself as a defender of traditional Christian values to gather sympathy from other conservative nations and groupings
Ukraine Dispatch from Ukraine: ‘It's like there are no children here; this war has made them all grow up’On the anniversary of the Russian invasion, Kyiv-based Ukrainian journalist Oleksander Proshuta looks back on the last 12 months – a period during which childhood ended for all the nation’s children – and, despite everything, remains hopeful that the war will end this year
War in Ukraine How Biden’s shock-and-awe tactics are failing to stop RussiaThe economic punishment of Russia was touted as a game-changer. Instead it’s turned into a war of attrition
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: One year on, Russia shambles into insanity as Ukraine’s tragedy advancesSome brave Russians stand up to Putin’s blatant lies about the war in Ukraine, but it was striking to see so many of the country’s elite cowed and compliant as the Russian leader rambled on with his terrifying vision for the future
Economy Cautious optimism, but with stern warnings: an economic forecast for 2023Michael McAteer, outgoing managing partner of Grant Thornton Ireland, sees a return to confidence since Brexit and the pandemic, but also an acute danger to inward investment in the form of the housing crisis
War in Ukraine Lucinda Creighton: Ukraine’s allies may have to cross a military red line to end the warThe Ukrainian government has appealed to Nato to supply fighter jets to help it defeat Russia, and that is something that may have to be contemplated
Energy Glencore shareholders get $7bn payday as ‘dirty’ coal mining drives record profitThe company has been one of the biggest beneficiaries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which led the price of the ‘dirtiest fuel’ to soar
Economy ‘Inflation peak is now behind us’ as EU to avoid technical recessionPaschal Donohoe, the Minister for Public Expenditure and president of the Eurogroup, is in Brussels today to chair the meeting of Eurogroup finance ministers, where the European Commission’s Winter Forecast will be discussed
Ukraine Charity says refugee jobs and accommodation project will save state €8m a yearIODP/Effective Aid Ukraine is seeking more employers to participate in the scheme
Refugees Government starts work on 61 large buildings to accommodate 2,700 refugeesThe Ukraine Refurbishment Project is being coordinated by the Department of Housing and aims to refurbish buildings offered by state and private bodies
