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Diageo has been told to give new staff at St James's Gate better pay

Unions wanted new starters in the company’s craft grades to get better conditions.

  • 3 min read
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'There's no regard for people': Why Cork locals are fighting plans to harvest seaweed

Tralee-based company BioAtlantis wants to harvest Bantry’s kelp for bioengineering purposes.

  • 8 min read
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  • food and drink

Two Italian tech developers with a sweet tooth have launched Ireland's 'Just Eat for cakes'

Online marketplace Bakenet started taking orders last month.

  • 5 min read
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The art of finding and grooming future managers and team leaders in a business

Sonya Curley

Sonya Curley

Managing Director, Harvey Nash Ireland

A list of several tips that will help you spot future leadership talent in your company.

  • 4 min read
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  • Work

'Think Netflix - that's what we've built for CVs'

As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series we profile Opening.io.

  • 5 min read
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  • building and property
  • Sports

Wicklow clay pigeon shooters say a major housing project could 'kill' their club

Locals have been firing shots in Fassaroe for 40 years.

  • 3 min read
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  • Sports

Fáilte Ireland is calling for 'a new perspective' on how to attract big-ticket sporting events

The state agency wants outside help to come up with a 10-year strategy.

  • 4 min read
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Comedians learn about public speaking the hard way – but you don't have to

David Nihill

David Nihill

Author and founder of FunnyBizz

David Nihill says you shouldn’t worry about that stain on your shirt.

  • 5 min read
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A Shannon drone firm is scoping out deliveries to isolated Irish islands

A-techSYN plans to provide commercial flights before the end of this year.

  • 4 min read
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This man has just sold his Cork company in a huge €15m deal

Power supply manufacturer Excelsys has been snapped up by US giant Advanced Energy.

  • 3 min read
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'Sometimes festivals just don't work for us. The food doesn't sell and you lose a lot of money'

Marc Fitzharris

Marc Fitzharris

Co-founder, Kanum

Over the years, Kanum’s Marc Fitzharris has learned when it’s the right time to cut your losses.

  • 7 min read
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Google has given two Irish researchers over €300k to fight fake news

The journalism scholars will work with news organisations across Europe, including RTÉ.

  • 2 min read
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Waterford Airport's new UK service says it will start issuing refunds

Aer Southeast’s flights have been postponed after the airline ran into trouble with the aviation watchdog.

  • 2 min read
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  • food and drink

Drinks behemoth Bacardi paid €5m to snap up part of Teeling Whiskey

The white rum maker recently cut a deal with the Dublin firm to import its whiskies into the US.

  • 2 min read
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  • Financial Services

They're coming: JP Morgan boss formally confirms plans to expand in Ireland

The investment and banking giant is buying a Dublin office that will hold up to 1,000 workers.

  • 2 min read
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'It'll be better for patients': Generic drugs firms want a new price deal with the HSE

Last year, branded companies made an agreement they said would save the state millions.

  • 3 min read
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Baby wipes, whiskey and a 'capsule wardrobe' - how to have a smooth business trip

Clare Dunne

Clare Dunne

MD, The Travel Broker

This travel expert delivers a masterclass in arriving in style.

  • 7 min read
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  • Financial Services

A Galway coffee chain is one of the first SMEs to crowdfund using Irish lender Flender

The Galway Roast will use the €25,000 it raised to help bankroll its fifth café.

  • 3 min read
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A deluxe men's clothes shop owned by a former Dragons' Den star has shut

Niall O’Farrell’s Henry Jermyn store in Dublin recently held a closing down sale.

  • 2 min read
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  • food and drink
  • Work

People working illegally in Ireland are most likely to be employed in takeaways

A new study has found that many illegal workers are students.

  • 3 min read
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