John Collison, cofounder of Stripe“Two hundred and twenty eight homes were blocked in Killarney because they would interrupt the commute of a roost of horseshoe bats. “Looking back, juggling these jobs and being a single parent with teenage kids, I genuinely don’t know how I did it. The role was plunged into controversy when the expected appointee, Brendan McDonagh, the chief executive of the National Asset Management Agency, withdrew from consideration. The figures showed that the wealthiest 10 per cent of households held €645 billion or 48.6 per cent of the total. The payment, which covered benefit-in-kind taxes on Tom Donnellan’s health insurance and company car, has been dropped from a new contract signed by the chief executive in April, the company confirmed.

Source: The Irish Times December 28, 2025 06:03 UTC