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After years of downsizing, Golden Discs has changed its tune with three new stores

The retailer has been making the most of vinyl’s renaissance.

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Retailers say they're being targeted with rates hikes to pay for discounts elsewhere

More than half of all stores in some regions will have to pay more next year.

  • 5 min read
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  • Sports

This Galway startup is trying to save athletes from lifelong head injuries

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

  • 4 min read
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  • Financial Services

'Banking is put on a pedestal in Ireland. We need something different'

A German organisation wants to introduce public banking here.

  • 5 min read
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  • Work

'Don't mention the cost of living': How firms are pitching Ireland to foreign tech staff

An event will be held in London next year to lure talented staff to these shores.

  • 5 min read
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  • food and drink

'There's a lot to be said for opening in a recession - we got great cafés for very little'

The sisters behind Lolly and Cooks talk about how they nearly folded – and plans for their new restaurant.

  • 6 min read
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Knock airport's boss says Ireland's regional hubs will struggle to hang onto routes

Joe Gilmore is working for direct flights to northern Germany and America’s east coast.

  • 7 min read
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  • building and property

Does Ireland need a 'National Car Test' for rental properties? We take a look

RTÉ Investigates recently exposed many of Ireland’s rental ‘nightmares’.

  • 5 min read
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Here are the key leaks from the Paradise Papers - and why they matter

From Bono to Apple, scores of high-profile people and firms have had their offshore tax dealings exposed.

  • 5 min read
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'Don't ask your parents for startup advice - it will always be emotionally driven'

Declan Sweeney

Declan Sweeney

Co-founder, Study Bundles

Sligo-based Declan Sweeney talks about coming back to Ireland to set up a business.

  • 8 min read
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  • Work

A pregnant manager sacked by Wrights of Howth has won €15,000 compensation

The restaurant manager was fired five weeks after telling bosses she was pregnant.

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A Dublin startup has raised €1m for technology that could help stop crashes

ProVision Vehicle Cameras designs systems for tracking fleets and driver behaviour.

  • 3 min read
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  • resource and energy

The biggest Irish firm you've probably never heard of is joining Dublin's stock exchange

A proposal to buy plastics giant One51 in a massive deal has fallen through.

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  • building and property

Dublin is one of the best places in Europe - if you're a property investor

The Irish capital has been ranked among the top 10 cities in Europe for development.

  • 3 min read
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How small firms can avoid getting wiped out in a customer's 'bad debt doomsday'

Mark O'Rourke

Mark O'Rourke

Head of Business, Bibby Financial Services Ireland

This financial services pro delivers a masterclass in how SMEs can avoid being left unpaid.

  • 5 min read
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  • building and property
  • food and drink

After a posh eatery threatened to axe its new Dublin joint, the council accepted its demands

The Ivy will open its first restaurant outside the UK in the Irish capital.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services

Bank of Ireland has found another 6,000 customers overcharged in the tracker scandal

More than 10,000 of the bank’s mortgage clients have been affected in total.

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Voxpro's two founders shared in a €40m cash windfall from the Cork firm's sale

Dan and Linda Kiely started the outsourcing company in an office above a pub.

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  • building and property

One man's 'selfish' bid to protect his private garden is stalling the old Central Bank's overhaul

The Dame Street building is in line for a €75 million redevelopment.

  • 3 min read
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New stats reveal Limerick has some of Ireland's most disadvantaged areas

New statistics show the city and county were among the hardest hit areas during the recession.

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