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  • food and drink

JD Wetherspoon's huge Dublin city centre pub is due to open by Christmas

The chain has been cleared for a drinks license at the Lower Abbey Street venue.

  • 3 min read
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  • retail and services
  • tourism and transport

The car market is 'shrouded in uncertainty' as imports outpace new registrations

Second-hand cars from the UK are hurting domestic sales, according to a new report.

  • 3 min read
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  • health and education
  • Work

This Dragons' Den star says Nelson Mandela discovered the secret to good meetings

Chanelle McCoy says leaders can sometimes ‘cloud creativity’ without realising.

  • 5 min read
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  • retail and services

Carlow security firm Netwatch will double in size after sealing a major international merger

The Irish company will lead up a new group consisting of UK- and US-based businesses.

  • 3 min read
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  • insights and opinion
  • Work

Poll: Do you think cash bonuses for staff actually work?

Some argue that they don’t make workers more productive.

  • 2 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Despite cancelling thousands of bookings, Irish Ferries won't take a hit to its bottom line

Analysts says the company will still reap the benefits of a delayed addition to its fleet.

  • 3 min read
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  • Startups and tech

A Dublin firm making a yellow pages for sales teams has raised €1.1m

SalesOptimize’s database helps companies generate leads.

  • 2 min read
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  • retail and services

Toy store Smyths has snapped up dozens of Toys R Us outlets for €80m

The deal signals the Irish retailer’s first step into mainland Europe.

  • 2 min read
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  • food and drink
  • policy and economy

What new European rules to stop 'unfair' grocery deals could mean for the Irish food sector

Farmers have welcomed moves to rebalance power in the supply chain.

  • 5 min read
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  • Startups and tech

'One mentor told me to bat my eyelashes and look pretty for investors and I'll be fine'

The founders of Connect the Dots talk about dealing with sexism while launching their tech startup.

  • 6 min read
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  • Startups and tech

This ex-Connacht rugby star has just been named Ireland's best young entrepreneur

Conor O’Loughlin set up gym software outfit Glofox in 2013 after his rugby career was cut short by injury.

  • 2 min read
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What managers can learn watching Dermot Bannon wreck the gaff on Room to Improve

Pat Lucey

Pat Lucey

President, Irish Chapter of PMI

Budget? What budget?

  • 4 min read
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  • retail and services

Why some fashion stores choose to 'stick to the knitting' and resist selling online

Despite its popularity, e-commerce doesn’t always make business sense.

  • 7 min read
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'Everybody said our beer would never sell in Ireland - luckily, we've proved them wrong'

Michaela Dillon

Michaela Dillon

Co-founder, Black Donkey Brewing

Michaela Dillon’s career took her from making dresses on Broadway to starting a brewery in Roscommon.

  • 9 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Startups and tech

Despite pumping millions into his latest idea, Colm Lyon is in no hurry to take over the world

The fintech founder who sold his first business for €115 million is slowly growing his next project.

  • 5 min read
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What Lazio football club and Dublin Zoo can teach you about invoice fraud

Niamh Davenport

Niamh Davenport

Banking & Payments Federation Ireland

Small and large companies have been targeted with this potentially catastrophic scam.

  • 4 min read
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  • food and drink

The boss of Supermac's wants robots to help run his fast food empire

Pat McDonagh says staff retention is the biggest challenge facing the company in its fourth decade.

  • 4 min read
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'My mother prayed to every saint in the world that I wouldn't go to art college'

Mairead deBlaca

Mairead deBlaca

Owner, DeBlaca Jewellery

Mairead deBlaca talks about leaving the corporate life to design and sell her own jewellery.

  • 7 min read
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  • retail and services

Debenhams kept posting million-euro losses after emerging from examinership

The UK-based department store chain operates 11 stores in Ireland.

  • 3 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Shannon Airport was the only major Irish hub to see a dip in passengers last year

More than 34 million flyers passed through the country’s main airports in 2017.

  • 2 min read
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