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How the seeds for the affordable housing crisis were sown nearly two decades ago

Dave Coakley

Dave Coakley

Co-founder, Coakley O'Neill Town Planning

Ireland’s planning rules were meant to deliver affordable homes, but that approach has failed.

  • 6 min read
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  • resource and energy

'The government's dithering on solar energy will cost the Irish taxpayer millions'

A new renewable energy support scheme is being developed to help Ireland avoid EU fines.

  • 4 min read
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Two years after it was switched off, Dublin plans to bring back free Wi-Fi

We examine the state of public internet services across Ireland’s cities.

  • 6 min read
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The 6 essential steps anyone setting up a new business in Ireland should take

Larissa Feeney

Larissa Feeney

Founder, Accountant Online

From sorting out your business structure to getting the cash coming in, we’ve got you covered.

  • 7 min read
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After a troubled Dublin launch, BleeperBike has found a way back on the streets

The ‘stationless’ bike scheme has launched in south Dublin and two universities.

  • 4 min read
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  • building and property

The duo behind a new 'superpub' on Dublin's Harcourt Street is appealing its refusal

The strip is already home to Copper Face Jacks and several other venues.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

'Explosions rattle my kitchen': One Meath homeowner is fighting a major quarry expansion

Concrete manufacturer Kilsaran wants to increase its Enfield quarry to more than 10 hectares.

  • 3 min read
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'I get annoyed when people say it's a side project. My startup is a second full-time job'

Alan O'Beirne

Alan O'Beirne

Co-founder, UniBrowse

Setting up this education startup has been a balancing act for Amazon recruiter Alan O’Beirne.

  • 7 min read
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  • building and property

The cost of renting an office in Dublin is on the verge of 'topping out'

Prices have nearly returned to their Celtic Tiger peaks.

  • 2 min read
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Want your product to stand out on the shelves? These are the secrets to great packaging

Rory Dowling

Rory Dowling

Head of packaging design, Clickworks

This graphic designer delivers a masterclass in presenting a product.

  • 4 min read
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Nine towns in the west of Ireland are about to get broadband twice as fast as Dublin

Over 100,000 homes and businesses will be covered by a new Enet-SSE joint venture.

  • 2 min read
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  • Financial Services

A Dublin-based investment fund will pay $687m to victims of fraudster Bernie Madoff

His clients have now recovered over 70% of the money lost when his Ponzi scheme collapsed.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

A Monaghan farmer is suing a vulture fund to stop it selling his cattle

A Cerberus subsidiary allegedly threatened to offload his stock and machinery.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

Two major developers are teaming up to give Cork's quayside a €160m facelift

HQ Developments Limited have lodged plans to build eight new buildings on the banks of the River Lee.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services

Fenergo has poached a banking boss as it looks to go global from Dublin's docks

The fintech firm aims to become one of Ireland’s few homegrown multinationals.

  • 3 min read
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  • Work

Employers, your millennial workers are planning to leave you – here's why

But recruiters Morgan McKinley also have some advice to help keep them.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

'I was losing my memory but still trying to work. Then I started coughing up blood'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile the Offaly firm behind Mór Irish Gin.

  • 8 min read
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  • building and property

Big and getting bigger: Blanchardstown shopping centre is expanding again

The plans will add nearly 10% to the centre’s retail space.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

A plan to give tax breaks to developers looks dead in the water

New research indicates Ireland may need 50,000 extra houses a year.

  • 3 min read
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There's a new €20 million investment fund for Irish ag-tech startups to dip into

The state-backed ISIF is putting up the cash for the fund.

  • 2 min read
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