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  • policy and economy
  • tourism and transport

Coach tour companies say EU rules on drivers' breaks are 'fracturing' their business

Lobbyists are pushing for an overhaul of the current regulations.

  • 4 min read
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  • retail and services

Why the couple behind Tiger Ireland are selling up and moving to the USA

The Danish company wants Gillian Maxwell and her husband to repeat their Irish feat.

  • 4 min read
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  • Startups and tech

A top US-based investor says most Irish startups make the same mistakes in America

Feargall Kenny believes local founders shouldn’t be put off by the ‘weird’ political climate.

  • 5 min read
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Here is what's stopping Ireland's solar sector from having its moment in the sun

Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips

Principal consultant, Dulas

The energy source presents an exceptional opportunity to decarbonise the country’s power generation.

  • 6 min read
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  • food and drink

The company behind Bulmers claims Heineken abused its power to push Orchard Thieves

Dublin-based C&C is one of Ireland’s biggest drinks businesses.

  • 5 min read
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  • food and drink
  • tourism and transport

What Irish distilleries need in order to lure whiskey tourists away from the Scots

The industry has set an ambitious target of hitting nearly 2 million visitors.

  • 5 min read
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How to make a sales meeting more intriguing for your customers - in 5 steps

Donal Daly

Donal Daly

Executive chairman, Altify

Salespeople don’t always meet buyers’ expectations.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

Dún Laoghaire residents threatened with eviction have won a key battle against vulture funds

Tenants at St Helen’s Court were afraid their rents would be hiked in the move.

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

Ireland's data regulator wants outside help to deal with the wave of international scrutiny

The State entity has become the EU’s front line in many complaints about privacy breaches.

  • 2 min read
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'Moving here from the US, I found Irish businesses are terrified of the next downtown'

Cori Calvert

Cori Calvert

Co-founder, Glas Éireann Solutions

This founder left her secure government-backed job to launch a startup in Limerick.

  • 7 min read
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  • health and education
  • retail and services
  • Sports

Low-cost gym chain Flyefit has worked out a huge increase in revenue

Sales at the Dublin-based outfit increased by 50% in 2016.

  • 2 min read
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  • health and education
  • Work

The share of grads finding work in Ireland is back to pre-recession levels

Most university graduates are employed in Dublin and Cork nine months after being handed their degrees.

  • 3 min read
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  • health and education
  • Startups and tech
  • Work

This Dublin startup can work out how stressed workers are – from just their voices

As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Vocavio.

  • 4 min read
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  • resource and energy

Ireland's sovereign wealth fund is taking a massive punt on solar farms

An ISIF-backed project will look to build 20 farms along Ireland’s east coast.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

Dublin's Tivoli Theatre will be knocked for a hotel - once the developer preserves its graffiti

The venue’s street art was described as ‘emblematic of 21st century European urban youth culture’.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property
  • retail and services

Kildare's famous 'Great Wall of Dunnes' is here to stay

Dunnes Stores has been locked in a planning battle over an expansion at its Newbridge store.

  • 3 min read
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  • policy and economy

Apple is shifting billions in cash funnelled through Ireland back to the US

The iPhone maker will pay more than €30 billion in tax on the repatriation.

  • 5 min read
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  • retail and services

Denis O'Brien has pumped millions into his Actavo business after swingeing job cuts

The engineering services firm was previously known as Siteserv.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

'Try getting a job in your 50s and see how many people want to employ you'

As part of our How My Business Works series we profile Dublin-based Hope Beer.

  • 7 min read
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  • food and drink

The company behind Birds Eye has snapped up Ireland's biggest frozen pizza brand

Goodfella’s Pizza is being sold as part of a huge €225m deal.

  • 2 min read
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