'Controversial' student loans should be introduced to fund Irish colleges
The state’s competitiveness watchdog says there’s ‘no option’ except bringing in the system.
Paul O'Donoghue
Meet the Cork business sending hampers of Barry's Tea to the diaspora this Christmas
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Cork-based Town and Country Hampers.
The long and winding career of Gary McGann - one of Ireland's best-known business leaders
McGann has been appointed chairman of Aryzta, the company behind Cuisine de France.
Almost 400 jobs secured as Wexford's Celtic Linen gets a new backer
The company, Ireland’s largest independent linen supplier, went into examinership after heavy losses.
The new chair of an Irish business group wants to slash insurance costs and taxes
Sue O’Neill has been elected as head of the Small Firms Association.
Irish developers want people to invest as little as €5 in solar farms
The Irish Solar Energy Association says projects could be paid for with ‘community investment funds’.
New laws could see company bosses jailed if they cause a worker's death
The corporate manslaughter bill could also see businesses heavily fined for negligence.
Six months on from 'leprechaun economics', Ireland's GDP is finally bouncing back
GDP rose in the third quarter of 2016 after being pushed down for the first half of the year.
The Central Bank is fighting a bill to tackle high mortgage rates. Here's why
Variable mortgage rates in Ireland are well above the EU average.
An Irish film backed by Angelina Jolie has scored a multimillion euro tax break
The Breadwinner is being co-produced by Kilkenny-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon.
Inside the little-known company that brought broadband to dozens of Irish towns
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Limerick broadband provider Enet.
Five years after the fall of an Irish Ponzi scheme, 1,400 people still await compensation
Custom House Capital was found to have ‘systematically and deliberately’ misused clients’ cash.
The business of 'brand scenting' - or using smells so your customers like you more
Dublin’s The Scent Company says its unique fragrances help trigger an ‘emotional response’.
A Central Bank database conceived after Anglo's demise will finally be ready in 2018
The establishment of a central credit register was one the troika’s demands during Ireland’s bailout talks.
Cristiano Ronaldo accused of using an Irish company to avoid Spanish tax
But a firm connected to the Real Madrid star claims it was the victim of a cyberattack.
Grafton Street is going to become an even pricier place to set up shop
The street is already one of the world’s most expensive strips on which to rent.
Mark Little is leaving Twitter Ireland - six months after taking over as its new boss
The former RTÉ journalist, who founded social media agency Storyful, decided against a move to the US.
Irish-founded tech startup Qstream raises $15m in a major funding round
The software company, co-founded by Dubliner Duncan Lennox, is set to expand rapidly in the US and Europe.
'We have to stay connected': Irish ex-Unilever boss pleads to avoid another Brexit
Niall FitzGerald says it’s worrying when people blame trade for being less well-off.
Meet the Dublin jeweller who travels the world in search of flawless diamonds
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile John Brereton jewellers.