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How to stop bad writing from blowing your chances with investors

Fergal McGovern

Fergal McGovern

CEO, VisibleThread

An unreadable business plan could cost you dearly.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property
  • policy and economy

Dún Laoghaire council is suing harbour management over a long-delayed urban beach

It was due to co-fund the €3 million project from the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company.

  • 4 min read
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  • food and drink

The firm behind the controversy magnet White Moose Cafe has raked in nearly €100,000

Manager Paul Stenson is currently in the midst of a spat with a blogger.

  • 2 min read
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'Being forced to close was like a bereavement. The business was all I knew'

Peter Flanagan

Peter Flanagan

Co-owner, Flanagan Kerins

Peter Flanagan talks about losing his family company during the recession.

  • 9 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Aer Lingus has been accused of trying to 'overhaul and decimate' long-standing staff deals

But the Irish carrier strongly denies it’s trying to oust workers in its Dublin guest relations unit.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink
  • Startups and tech

One Killybegs seafood startup has plans to copy dairy's global protein play

As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Biomarine Ingredients Ireland.

  • 4 min read
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  • building and property

US private equity giant Oaktree has snapped up Tallaght's Square shopping centre

The centre is planning a major expansion after winning a court battle with Dunnes Stores.

  • 2 min read
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  • food and drink

After a record 2016, profits dipped last year at Ballymaloe Foods

The firm is run by mother-daughter pairing Yasmin and Maxine Hyde.

  • 2 min read
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  • Startups and tech
  • Work

One of the first investors to take a punt on Stripe is backing this Dublin HR-tech firm

Talivest, formerly called KonnectAgain, has now raised $1.5 million since 2014.

  • 4 min read
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  • Financial Services

'I put on my brother's second-hand suit and knocked on doors to get my first job'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Getcover.ie.

  • 7 min read
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  • building and property
  • policy and economy

'I'm careful with my words': Conor Skehan stands by his 'gaming the system' comments

The chair of Ireland’s Housing Agency is one of the government’s top advisors.

  • 3 min read
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  • policy and economy
  • Startups and tech

The National Broadband Plan hangs in the balance as Eir quits the project

Only one firm is left in the running to build the long-delayed network.

  • 3 min read
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  • Sports

John Delaney's furniture business has tumbled further into the red

The FAI boss is the biggest shareholder in Tipperary-based Gerfurn.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property
  • Work

Nearly a decade after falling apart, the property sector is crying out for graduates again

Construction has one of the highest vacancy rates for entry-level roles.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink
  • Startups and tech

This investor is looking for Irish startups that want to solve world food problems

Galway-based accelerator Yield Lab will put €100,000 into the winning entrants.

  • 2 min read
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  • insights and opinion

'My mother raised 13 children running a Kildare drapery shop - she's my business hero'

Bill Hughes of Mind The Gap Films also talks about why he doesn’t hire ‘sleepwalking’ millennials.

  • 7 min read
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  • policy and economy

The Irish taxpayer will pick up the tab for bust Setanta Insurance

The total cost of the claims could be in the region of €90m.

  • 3 min read
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  • tourism and transport

The famous 'Jonathan Swift' ferry that runs from Dublin to Holyhead is being sold

Irish Continental Group is offloading the vessel for over €15m.

  • 2 min read
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  • health and education
  • Startups and tech

A once-mysterious Dublin med-tech firm has raised €40m to bankroll its heart device

Fire1 is developing a remote monitoring tool for people prone to heart failure.

  • 2 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Ryanair has signed its first-ever agreement with a trade union

But the low-cost carrier has accused labour organisations elsewhere of ‘wasting time’.

  • 2 min read
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