Jonathan Keane
@jonathankeane.bsky.social
Journalist at The Currency
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
ICYMI yesterday. EU commissioner Michael McGrath is pitching for expanded powers to investigate companies like Shein and Temu.
EU justice commissioner Michael McGrath is pitching for tougher powers for the European Commission to investigate Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu.
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"With the kind of volume that is coming our way every single day, you can't check every single item” - The Currency
European Commissioner for justice Michael McGrath is seeking a deeper role in the policing of Chinese e-commerce platforms. The Irish Commissioner, who is responsible for justice and consumer protecti...
thecurrency.news
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
ICYMI yesterday. EU commissioner Michael McGrath is pitching for expanded powers to investigate companies like Shein and Temu.
EU justice commissioner Michael McGrath is pitching for tougher powers for the European Commission to investigate Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu.
thecurrency.news/articles/207...
thecurrency.news/articles/207...
"With the kind of volume that is coming our way every single day, you can't check every single item” - The Currency
European Commissioner for justice Michael McGrath is seeking a deeper role in the policing of Chinese e-commerce platforms. The Irish Commissioner, who is responsible for justice and consumer protecti...
thecurrency.news
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
EU justice commissioner Michael McGrath is pitching for tougher powers for the European Commission to investigate Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu.
thecurrency.news/articles/207...
thecurrency.news/articles/207...
Lurking around these parts today.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Lurking around these parts today.
ASML is a massive cog the world's chip industry and its Irish business has ballooned in recent years - where it largely serves only Intel - with revenues breaching the billion euro mark last year.
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ASML’s Irish revenue surges to €1.2bn as the chip game keeps heating up - The Currency
Revenue at the Irish arm of Dutch chip firm ASML has swelled to over €1.2 billion as demand for chips and geopolitical tensions grow around the technology. ASML builds highly in-demand printing machin...
thecurrency.news
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
ASML is a massive cog the world's chip industry and its Irish business has ballooned in recent years - where it largely serves only Intel - with revenues breaching the billion euro mark last year.
thecurrency.news/articles/206...
thecurrency.news/articles/206...
Timaero, the Irish-based aircraft leasing business of Russia's VEB, sued Boeing six years ago over aircraft safety. All these years later, Boeing is accusing the company of stonewalling on discovery and depositions.
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“Total disregard”: Boeing’s legal tussle with the Irish aircraft leasing arm of Russia’s VEB - The Currency
Boeing has accused an Irish aircraft leasing company linked to a sanctioned Russian state-owned bank of “total disregard” for cooperation on discovery and depositions in the legal tussle between the t...
thecurrency.news
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Timaero, the Irish-based aircraft leasing business of Russia's VEB, sued Boeing six years ago over aircraft safety. All these years later, Boeing is accusing the company of stonewalling on discovery and depositions.
thecurrency.news/articles/206...
thecurrency.news/articles/206...
"it emerged Yates had worked to provide debate preparation for the Fianna Fail candidate"
Eh... not exactly a ringing endorsement of Yates' services.
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Eh... not exactly a ringing endorsement of Yates' services.
www.businesspost.ie/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: Matt Cooper axes Ivan Yates from successful Path to Power podcast over Gavin revelations
www.businesspost.ie
November 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"it emerged Yates had worked to provide debate preparation for the Fianna Fail candidate"
Eh... not exactly a ringing endorsement of Yates' services.
www.businesspost.ie/news/exclusi...
Eh... not exactly a ringing endorsement of Yates' services.
www.businesspost.ie/news/exclusi...
Not the first time Navan has disappointed.
(I'm here all week)
(I'm here all week)
Travel software firm Navan had a disappointing public debut, with shares falling 20% on the first day. But earliest investors Oren Zeev and Lightspeed Venture Partners still netted close to $1 billion each on paper from their stakes. Full story here: https://thein.fo/43JFY3m
Lightspeed, Zeev Win Billions From Navan IPO
Travel software firm Navan, which weathered a pandemic, name change and government shutdown on its path to an initial public offering, had a disappointing start as a public company. Shares fell 20% on...
thein.fo
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Not the first time Navan has disappointed.
(I'm here all week)
(I'm here all week)
While researching this story I found that if you try to join Truth Social and were born in November you're shit out of luck.
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
While researching this story I found that if you try to join Truth Social and were born in November you're shit out of luck.
Donald Trump’s Truth Social tapped the Dublin offices of Pinsent Masons to successfully defend its trademark in Europe.
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Trump’s Truth Social and Pinsent Masons Ireland triumph over “bad faith” EU trademark - The Currency
Donald Trump’s Truth Social has tapped the Dublin offices of Pinsent Masons to defend its trademark in Europe. The US president’s social media company, represented by Pinsent Masons Ireland LLP, succe...
thecurrency.news
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Donald Trump’s Truth Social tapped the Dublin offices of Pinsent Masons to successfully defend its trademark in Europe.
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And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.
October 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.
Man, a lot of international commentators are really convinced that the Irish president has hard power. Would be nice if they actually read up on it before posting but maybe that's too much to ask these days.
October 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Man, a lot of international commentators are really convinced that the Irish president has hard power. Would be nice if they actually read up on it before posting but maybe that's too much to ask these days.
Playrix, the Russian-founded mobile games giant now HQ'd in Dublin, continues to rake in serious profits and is paying healthy dividends to shareholders.
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Despite revenue dip, Playrix founders reap rewards from multi-billion-dollar Dublin-based gaming empire - The Currency
Playrix, one the major developers of mobile games that’s headquartered in Ireland, has seen a dip in revenues but profits remain steady and robust dividends are flowing to shareholders. Set up by Russ...
thecurrency.news
October 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Playrix, the Russian-founded mobile games giant now HQ'd in Dublin, continues to rake in serious profits and is paying healthy dividends to shareholders.
thecurrency.news/articles/205...
thecurrency.news/articles/205...
The EU, UK and US have all ramped up sanctions on major Russian oil companies, namely Rosneft and Lukoil. It raises fresh questions about these firms' Irish subsidiaries and who has worked with them.
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Fresh sanctions are hammering Russian oil giants. What is the fate of their Irish subsidiaries? - The Currency
A new wave of sanctions is raining down on Russian energy firms. On Wednesday, the US levelled sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil, two crown jewels in Russia’s oil industry. The EU followed this Thu...
thecurrency.news
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The EU, UK and US have all ramped up sanctions on major Russian oil companies, namely Rosneft and Lukoil. It raises fresh questions about these firms' Irish subsidiaries and who has worked with them.
thecurrency.news/articles/205...
thecurrency.news/articles/205...
Interview this morning on The Currency with Julius Baer's chief investment officer Yves Bonzon on the long slog towards EU unity on financial services.
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“We’re losing precious time”: Julius Baer’s chief investment officer on Europe’s wake-up call - The Currency
Yvez Bonzon isn’t one to mince his words. The chief investment officer of Julius Baer, the Swiss private bank, is quick to call out all of Europe’s talk on competitiveness but little in the way of wal...
thecurrency.news
October 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Interview this morning on The Currency with Julius Baer's chief investment officer Yves Bonzon on the long slog towards EU unity on financial services.
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
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October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Chaos in London this week at the IMO meeting where the US and Saudi Arabia have managed to throw a spanner in the works on new emissions rules for shipping. Singapore also pushing for a delay on voting on the rules.
The IMO will likely adopt new climate rules for the maritime sector this week with Ireland on board - despite the Trump administration threatening sanctions against countries that support the framework.
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In the face of Trump sanctions threat, Ireland will back new climate shipping rules - The Currency
Ireland is standing firm on its commitment to new maritime shipping rules to reduce carbon emissions despite the threat of sanctions from US President Donald Trump. The International Maritime Organiza...
thecurrency.news
October 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Chaos in London this week at the IMO meeting where the US and Saudi Arabia have managed to throw a spanner in the works on new emissions rules for shipping. Singapore also pushing for a delay on voting on the rules.
Games studios got a lift in the budget but will it be enough? People have thoughts.
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Pixels and policy: Ireland’s strategic play for the global games market - The Currency
Days before Budget 2026, the Nexus games conference gathered for its third edition. The video games industry event typically brings together the various players of the sector to chew the fat on the st...
thecurrency.news
October 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Games studios got a lift in the budget but will it be enough? People have thoughts.
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A Swiss case against one of the executives of controversial spyware company Intellexa once again raises questions about its sanctioned Irish companies.
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Swiss spyware case adds new layer to the Intellexa puzzle - The Currency
The legal troubles around infamous spyware company Intellexa continues to pop up in more jurisdictions, this time in the Swiss courts. A recent ruling by the Swiss Supreme Court found that documents s...
thecurrency.news
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A Swiss case against one of the executives of controversial spyware company Intellexa once again raises questions about its sanctioned Irish companies.
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
A Swiss case against one of the executives of controversial spyware company Intellexa once again raises questions about its sanctioned Irish companies.
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
Swiss spyware case adds new layer to the Intellexa puzzle - The Currency
The legal troubles around infamous spyware company Intellexa continues to pop up in more jurisdictions, this time in the Swiss courts. A recent ruling by the Swiss Supreme Court found that documents s...
thecurrency.news
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A Swiss case against one of the executives of controversial spyware company Intellexa once again raises questions about its sanctioned Irish companies.
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
The IMO will likely adopt new climate rules for the maritime sector this week with Ireland on board - despite the Trump administration threatening sanctions against countries that support the framework.
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
In the face of Trump sanctions threat, Ireland will back new climate shipping rules - The Currency
Ireland is standing firm on its commitment to new maritime shipping rules to reduce carbon emissions despite the threat of sanctions from US President Donald Trump. The International Maritime Organiza...
thecurrency.news
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The IMO will likely adopt new climate rules for the maritime sector this week with Ireland on board - despite the Trump administration threatening sanctions against countries that support the framework.
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
thecurrency.news/articles/204...
This one's been brewing for a long time and the fact that companies making this tech have not yet properly considered people with facial differences or people with disabilities speaks volumes.
I mean, I wrote a piece about this almost 10 years ago.
www.vice.com/en/article/f...?
I mean, I wrote a piece about this almost 10 years ago.
www.vice.com/en/article/f...?
October 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This one's been brewing for a long time and the fact that companies making this tech have not yet properly considered people with facial differences or people with disabilities speaks volumes.
I mean, I wrote a piece about this almost 10 years ago.
www.vice.com/en/article/f...?
I mean, I wrote a piece about this almost 10 years ago.
www.vice.com/en/article/f...?
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Next time somebody asks me what Bluesky is like, I'll send them this
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Next time somebody asks me what Bluesky is like, I'll send them this
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Billy Kelleher on hearing the Jim Gavin news 😂
a black and white photo of a man with the words " i coulda been a contender " below him
ALT: a black and white photo of a man with the words " i coulda been a contender " below him
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October 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Billy Kelleher on hearing the Jim Gavin news 😂
Once in a lifetime moment for the sub. Savour it, man.
Meanwhile in Australia’s Northern Territory, Justice Blow has published his report about dodgy employment practices in the local police, and a local journalist has just spuffed all over his keyboard.
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Once in a lifetime moment for the sub. Savour it, man.