John, Ruth and David Mackey’s satellite optical communications firm Mbryonics is competing with Starlink to help orbital internet connections take off

Exclusive: Johnny Ronan is fighting to maintain the rights to develop his flagship Tara Street tower following threats from CIÉ to retake possession of the site.

Ronan is now understood to be attempting to lodge plans to turn the site into a 23-storey hotel.

Full story below.

Great to see this getting picked up!

Link to the original article below:

thetimes.co.uk/article/3dfd2f…

SpaceX is to open an office in Dublin - its first in Europe - as the company seeks to expand sales of Starlink across the continent.

As first reported in The Sunday Times:

thetimes.co.uk/article/3dfd2f…

This The Guardian Long Read by Elif Batuman is the most enjoyable thing I’ve read since forever. Guardian Books theguardian.com/books/2023/sep…

So far, billie eilish is still unmatched at Electric Picnic

(But I D L E S MUNA Wet Leg got pretty darn close.)

Full review of the weekend below:

thetimes.co.uk/article/acee13…

Our picture perfect Oliver Hodges delves into the world of Brotox in Ireland. His eyebrows are not wonky.

thetimes.co.uk/article/a764cc…

This is a good piece but depressing at the same time.

Garech Browne book on art of inspired life

thetimes.co.uk/article/garech…

Am quoted in solid piece by Oliver Hodges in Sunday Times on rise of #climate denial & populism in rural Ireland

thetimes.co.uk/article/allian…