Dog-sitting app HouseMyDog is merging with a Spanish rival to take on the European market
The services are big business in the US but are still quite nascent on this side of the Atlantic.
Jonathan Keane
Billion-dollar cybersecurity firm Darktrace has opened a base in Dublin
The UK company has been expanding its hefty global footprint in several offices.
In the face of Brexit, Donegal fintech startup Cerebreon remains bullish on the UK
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the Ardara-based company.
For Colm Lyon's Fire, the UK remains a key market - but young fintech firms might not be so lucky
The firm has invested heavily in shoring up resources for a post-Brexit landscape.
AIB's mooted bid for Payzone could give the bank fintech cred - without the risks
The bank is reportedly in acquisition talks with the payments firm.
'It's frustrating': Pharmacies rack up software bills to meet rigorous new medicine rules
The EU directive aims to stymie counterfeit drugs getting into the supply chain.
Limerick waste software firm AMCS is hunting for more deals after its latest acquisition
The company added a German rival to its lengthy list of takeovers.
Dublin's Pineapple wants to be extroverts' job app of choice
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the recruitment app company.
Uber's plan to deploy stationless e-bikes in Dublin has been rebuffed by officials
The city council said it would ‘not be appropriate’ to grant such a licence right now.
Irish firm Symphony is trying to claw back €3.6m it lost in a claimed bitcoin fraud
But the company has withdrawn its original lawsuit in order to re-think its legal strategy.
Salesforce thinks the housing crisis will ease by the time it brings 1,500 new jobs to Dublin
The company is building a new ‘urban campus’ in the docklands to open during 2021.
Galway's CorribPoint is helping credit unions avoid money-laundering scandals
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the fintech company.
Autodesk shifted its EMEA base from Switzerland to Ireland because it needed better talent
The design software company said that ‘financial advantages aren’t enough’ anymore.
Irish-founded media firm Storyful has shut its Hong Kong office as it lays off staff
The closure is reportedly a cost-cutting measure for the loss-making company.
In its second act, rebooted food-waste startup Obeo is ready to take on new markets
The company almost went under last year but returned as an online-only business.
Medtech firms have a year to prepare for new EU rules but the inspectors aren't ready
Manufacturers are concerned that authorities aren’t fully prepared to meet demand.
Why Equine MediRecord is adamant it won't take investment from its customers
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the animal health tech company.
Enterprise Ireland has urged firms to adopt a 'no regrets' policy to Brexit
The agency is expanding offices around the world to diversify Irish companies’ market reach.
Big retailers like Halfords and B&Q fear Brexit will end share schemes for their Irish workers
Industry players say the end of passporting could see Ireland’s save-as-you-earn market ‘wiped out’.
The IDA is eyeing up new markets as America's 'long positive cycle' comes to an end
The agency’s new figures show that foreign direct investment added over 22,000 jobs last year.