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Delivery giant DHL must pay over €70,000 to an accident-prone driver it sacked

The former employee was dismissed after causing €2,500 worth of damage to a van.

  • 4 min read
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The deal-breakers that could cost you a place on Ireland's top startup programmes

Neal O'Gorman

Neal O'Gorman

Director, Founder Institute Dublin

This entrepreneur delivers a masterclass in applying for a business accelerator.

  • 5 min read
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  • Work

'Horror stories' about Irish rents are turning foreign tech workers off in their droves

There has been a big increase in candidates turning down job offers, one recruiter says.

  • 3 min read
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Dublin Bus has lost out in a tender to operate some of its own routes

UK operator Go-Ahead has emerged as the preferred bidder.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

A group of architects wants to save this 'piece of heritage' from demolition

The building on Baggot Street dates back to the 1960s.

  • 4 min read
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A Galway company has secured millions to market a bacteria-resistant device for sick cows

Westway Health will use the money to commercialise a product that treats bovine mastitis.

  • 3 min read
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Revealed: The Irish counties that will suffer most from a 'hard Brexit'

It’s not just the border regions that are likely to bear the brunt.

  • 3 min read
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Conroy Gold's largest shareholder has moved to oust its 83-year-old founder

Richard Conroy has been with the company since it was set up in 1995.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

This is what the old Central Bank building could look like in years to come

Property giant Hines and its partner Peterson will spend €75m on redeveloping the site.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

Tesco wants a Santry supermarket blocked until the Metro North has been sorted out

The rail line has already been delayed for more than a decade.

  • 3 min read
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'My worst job was gutting chickens': The founder of €300m Irish tech firm Movidius

David Moloney talks about how the best advice he ever got led him to start the company.

  • 4 min read
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Luas works have spoiled an otherwise good run for Dublin's department stores

The latest business monitor by Retail Ireland says footfall in the capital ‘remains difficult’.

  • 3 min read
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A recent court case shows that the concept of 'buyer beware' is still alive and well

Dermot McEvoy

Dermot McEvoy

Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

The Supreme Court had to decide whether an estate agent was liable for overstating the size of a property.

  • 4 min read
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  • building and property
  • Sports

A couple subjected to 'wayward golf balls' is fighting Glenlo Abbey Hotel's makeover

The five-star property was given permission to build extra rooms, a spa and a clubhouse extension.

  • 3 min read
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  • Opinion

Poll: Should the government cut excise duty on beer?

Drinks lobby groups say the tax is a ‘major threat’ to the industry.

  • 2 min read
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  • Work

It was 'fair' for a hotel to sack a worker who took two cups of coffee powder

The Employment Appeals Tribunal has found that the Strand Hotel’s decision to sack the man was fair.

  • 4 min read
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Waste in the west brought in €35m for a Galway-based bin company

Barna Waste’s parent reported a million-euro profit for 2016.

  • 2 min read
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  • Sports

'There's never a good time to leave': Paddy Power's boss has stepped down

Breon Corcoran has spent 16 years at the betting group.

  • 2 min read
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'Like being in a swimming pool with Jaws': A Meath plastics firm calls in the liquidator

Brexit and losing a major customer took their toll on Global Green Composites.

  • 5 min read
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  • building and property
  • Financial Services

'Unlike the vulture funds, we're hoping to be here in 20 years'

As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series we profile Initiative Ireland.

  • 6 min read
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