Infrastructure

In financial markets, fairness is easy to believe in but hard to define — especially when you're dealing with electronic trading systems that operate faster than the blink of an eye. For most of history, fairness in trading meant access: If you could make it to the floor of

The race for subsea cables is heating up globally, and Ireland is finding itself at the center of the action. Recent reports reveal ambitious plans from tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft, highlighting the country’sstrategic importance in the undersea network that powers our digital world. These new projects echo

This week, I’m on holiday in Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry, enjoying the stunning views. But beyond the beauty, there’s a hidden story here that shaped history. Last night, RTE’s documentary 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 highlighted how Valentia Island, just up the coast, became the European terminal for the first transatlantic cable—a