Cork city is taking Starbucks to court to close its 'unauthorised' Patrick Street café
The US coffee giant argued it didn’t need planning approval for the new outlet.
Ireland's horse racing body wants an increase in betting taxes - with punters footing the bill
Horse Racing Ireland wants to see an increase in the rate of betting duty and commission on gross profits.
The company installing Irish Water meters has racked up multimillion-euro profits
GMC Sierra is part-owned by a Denis O’Brien-controlled firm.
'So much of fintech is people giving stuff away for free. It's not sustainable'
Brett Meyers of CurrencyFair tells us what sector he thinks is the most over-hyped.
Locals are fighting a housing development near Blarney Castle that could 'spoil' tourism
The project has already been given council approval in a region earmarked for more homes.
Airlines claim passengers face 'huge' airport delays because of stricter EU border rules
Business group Airlines For Europe counts Aer Lingus owner IAG and Ryanair as members.
E-cigarettes are likely to escape being taxed in this year's budget
A levy on vaping could raise millions, but finance officials are cool on the idea.
Irish fintech firm Global Shares' hiring spree will be a boon for west Cork
Most of the 80 jobs on offer will be based in Clonakilty.
Irish employers 'should get money back' when their staff are made redundant
Businesses used to be able to claim a rebate to help cover the costs.
Poll: Should more support be given to regional airports?
Wow Air recently said it will suspend its Cork-to-Reykjavik service.
A Blackrock gym has to pay €3,000 to an ex-worker who didn't take tea breaks
Medfit’s former receptionist didn’t complain because she ‘didn’t want to rock the boat’.
A Swords company that provides cleaning and security services has been bought for €175m
Noonan will be acquired by South African trading group Bidvest.
Whatever happened to... An underground rail line through Dublin's city centre?
The Dart Underground has been talked about for more than 40 years.
A 'world-class' Halloween could lure foreign tourists to Ireland's overlooked south-east
Regions on the Ireland’s Ancient East trail are currently dominated by domestic visitors.
How to avoid 'pressing the nuclear button' in business and winding up in court
Litigation is rarely necessary when you take emotion out of the equation.
'I want nurses to go back to conventional nursing - that's what drives me every day'
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight we profile CliniShift.
Shannon Airport wants outside help to become a 'challenger brand' to Dublin and Cork
The Clare hub is looking for a ‘renewed commercial strategy’.
The event trying to make software sexy is bringing a flavour of SXSW to Dublin
SaaStock is rolling out a series of one-day ‘accelerators’ across Dublin this year.
Why every business needs to run experiments - and how to go about doing it
You don’t need to build a lab, something as simple as an email campaign can be a testing ground.
After drawing the ire of General Electric, this Athlone startup has retreated from the US
The giant conglomerate issued a cease-and-desist letter to OxyMem.