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Investors have piled in to back this Irish woman's 'space-age Play-Doh'

Kilkenny native Jane ní Dhulchaointigh leads Sugru, which just raised £2m.

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  • Work

JP Morgan to buy a Dublin docklands office block that can accommodate 1,000 workers

The US bank currently employs 500 people in the Irish capital.

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Shannon Airport's duty-free is getting a major makeover, complete with 'water wall'

The airport’s retail chief is promising features that ‘the finance guys will think are mad’.

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Is Irish media ownership too concentrated? Here's who is behind the major players

A few billionaires feature prominently in the news sector.

  • 8 min read
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How to overcome your customers' 'irrational' choices and boost sales

Karl Purcell

Karl Purcell

Consultant, Carr Communications

Not all customer behaviours make the best financial sense.

  • 4 min read
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This Irish teeth-straightening startup is opening in Dublin. Next stop, Australia and Canada

As part of our new weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Your Smile Direct.

  • 5 min read
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With its ridesharing plans parked, Uber struggles to justify more Irish investment

But the company’s local head is still confident its flagship service will launch here.

  • 5 min read
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Six months after quitting Twitter, Mark Little is cooking up another project

The former RTÉ journalist and founder of Storyful has his eye on the ‘broken’ media model.

  • 5 min read
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This is the infrastructure we need across Ireland to keep the economy growing

Ian Talbot

Ian Talbot

Chief executive, Chambers Ireland

Improving roads and ports around the country will help the regions deal with the fallout of Brexit.

  • 4 min read
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Harvey Norman's security chief: 'I've caught nuns, priests and neighbours shoplifting'

Michael Neary warned that retail managers aren’t equipped to deal with court cases against thieves.

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An award-winning gadget from Cork will sound the alarm when chargers overheat

Firemole is the branchild of electrician Seán Ó Tuama.

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'I didn't want to gamble with my children's futures, so I sold my company'

Ian Jackson recently sold his business, Pure Power, to US giant Kohler.

  • 5 min read
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'I've had two great successes, two modest successes and one catastrophe'

Peter Crosby

Peter Crosby

Chief executive, Mainstay Medical

Over three decades in medtech has taught this executive to be careful who he takes funding from.

  • 7 min read
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  • building and property

D4 residents launch their bid to block a Denis O'Brien-backed €50m apartment plan

The billionaire’s company, Purleigh, plans to build a 90-unit development in Donnybrook.

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  • building and property

Nearly half of first-home buyers need help from family for deposits

New figures show that house prices are up by nearly 10% in the last year.

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Dublin's hotel crunch has created a 'double downside' for tourism

That’s according to a new report from Fáilte Ireland.

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  • food and drink

The only hotel in Temple Bar that didn’t serve alcohol now has a bar licence

The Temple Bar Inn Hotel on Fleet Street wants to be able to serve drinks to tourists.

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  • Financial Services

Gardaí are investigating 'financial irregularities' at a Cork credit union

More than €400,000 was reportedly taken from several accounts at Fermoy’s Synergy Credit Union.

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  • food and drink

The well-known Seapoint restaurant in south Dublin is going into liquidation

A meeting of the company’s creditors is due to be held later this month.

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'You used to have five seconds to attract window shoppers. Now you have two'

Rowena Doyle

Rowena Doyle

Founder, Visual Sense

The expert behind displays for the Kilkenny group delivers a masterclass in visual merchandising.

  • 6 min read
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