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  • building and property

The overdue Metro North is holding back plans for a 'civic space' at Stephen's Green

Dublin council still wants to finish the café-friendly plan – but it’s waiting for clarity on the long-delayed rail line.

  • 3 min read
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'It's damaging the image of the city': Galway's traffic could be costing it jobs

The western hub has been ranked as having the worst congestion in the country.

  • 5 min read
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  • building and property

Dublin council is recruiting outside help to look after the unloved Liffey boardwalk

The riverside walkway has earned a reputation as unsafe for locals and tourists alike.

  • 4 min read
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  • food and drink

'If we set up in Tipperary or Mayo, we couldn't have built this business'

Birgitta Curtin of the Burren Smokehouse talks about the importance of being near the Cliffs of Moher.

  • 4 min read
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What employers need to know about Ireland's sexual harassment laws

Joanne Hyde

Joanne Hyde

Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

The issue has rarely been out of the headlines in recent months.

  • 5 min read
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  • building and property
  • Sports

Bray Wanderers invokes the 'great' Johnny Ronan in an effort to build hundreds of apartments

The club wants to redevelop its historic home stadium, the Carlisle Grounds.

  • 4 min read
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'When I bought my partner out of the business, I took a deep breath. It was now all on me'

Philip McMichael

Philip McMichael

Managing Director, AMI

This entrepreneur talks about how a job in a computer repair shop led him into his own business.

  • 6 min read
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The well-known Blackrock Clinic racked up a huge profit last year

The hospital is part-owned by Irish beef baron Larry Goodman.

  • 3 min read
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Setanta Sports' founders have joined a major investment in a Wicklow 'water tech' firm

H2Ozone has raised €3 million to help it chase international sales.

  • 3 min read
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Why firms should stop talking about themselves all the time online

Emer Lawn

Emer Lawn

Director, Mediaworks

This digital expert delivers a masterclass in building a ‘content strategy’.

  • 5 min read
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Ikea ordered to pay €35k to a man who hit his head on an advertising board

The accident occurred in the car park of the retailer’s Ballymun store.

  • 3 min read
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  • resource and energy

The Irish homes of the future could ignore big companies and buy electricity from each other

The head of ESB Networks wants homeowners to be able to play the energy market.

  • 3 min read
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The Irish wing of Zara recorded a massive spike in sales last year

The fashion retailer’s sister firm Massimo Dutti reported a 16-fold increase in profits.

  • 2 min read
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  • food and drink

'Brexit hit us hard and I had to make half our staff redundant. It was dreadful'

As part of our How My Business Works series we profile Waterford-based Chia Bia.

  • 8 min read
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One of Google's Irish companies took in €1bn in sales. It paid €700k in tax

The firm is responsible for Google Play store and device sales.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services

Irish insurance brokers could soon be made to reveal their commissions

New rules would mean financial advisers will have to be more transparent with customers.

  • 3 min read
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Sales at a Cork software firm that counts Disney as a customer have passed the €10m mark

Blackpool-based Teamwork more than doubled its workforce in 2016.

  • 2 min read
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  • food and drink

'When I was 16, I had to wrestle an armed robber - that's the worst work task I ever had to do'

Freshly Chopped boss Brian Lee also talks about juggling family life with the business world.

  • 5 min read
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  • food and drink

Dunnes Stores' Asian restaurant Neon racked up a tasty profit last year

The eatery was acquired by the retailer nearly two years ago.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

Three legal challenges to Dublin Airport's €320m runway have been thrown out

A High Court judge ‘sympathised’ with one group of concerned locals but dismissed their claim.

  • 3 min read
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