The Central Bank slapped financial firms with record fines last year
The regulator also said it may expand its probe into the tracker-mortgage scandal.
Intel has been cleared for a huge expansion of its Kildare plant
The firm will now bid for a new, €3.6 billion chip-manufacturing facility from its head office.
Delivery giant UPS has bought Irish logistics firm Nightline
The company will eventually be rebranded after the deal, as will its popular Parcel Motel service.
Part of Terry Clune's Taxback Group has snapped up a US firm in a $10m deal
Dublin-based Immedis said the move will create 150 jobs.
Ireland is going to ban zero-hour contracts 'in most circumstances'
But business lobby group Ibec has dismissed the measures as “crude” and “disproportionate”.
'I found myself in New Zealand thinking, what am I going to do with my life?'
After stints in construction and door-to-door sales, this teacher set up an online study-notes service.
NDRC has launched its first regional accelerator programme
It will cater for up to 10 young firms based in the Galway area.
Self-employed workers want better benefits - and they're prepared to pay for them
The group is already subject to higher taxes – and enjoys fewer state protections – than regular employees.
Three years after ditching an IPO, Dublin's Globoforce is going on a major hiring drive
The ‘social recognition software’ firm was valued at €400 million at the time of its planned listing.
Ireland's demand for energy is rising fast - and it's mainly due to data centres
The trend is putting the state on a collision course with the EU over renewable-energy targets.
Watch Elon Musk's SpaceX launch and then land its first rocket for the US military
It was carrying a payload for the US agency that makes spy satellites.
'Try absolutely everything. You'll know marketing doesn't work when you haven't moved the needle'
This is how Cork’s Teamwork has uncovered the best way to recruit new customers.
Poll: Do you think unions are right to push for wholesale pay rises this year?
Crane drivers are the latest to lodge a claim for more money as the economy bounces back.
Global investment funds have made Ireland a world capital for shadow banking
The sector is more than 10 times the size of the Irish economy.
Pints with Guinness's head brewer and banquets in Christchurch: How Ireland woos conferences
The country’s multimillion-euro events sector has struggled with a lack of venues for large gala events.
One major way employers can solve the problem of finding good tech staff
Making it more attractive for women to get into the industry will ensure a bigger talent pool.
Why companies have turned away from Ireland's stock exchange
There were no significant listings on the public market last year.
A 75-year-old diver is stalling waste-dumping plans from Ireland's largest company
CRH subsidiary Roadstone has been delayed from filling a disused quarry with construction refuse.
Hostelworld founder Ray Nolan: 'This is my first real job in six or seven years'
The Irish entrepreneur and investor is adjusting back into CEO life at Xsellco.
'Too often, Irish work teams suffer from a terminal politeness problem'
High-performance teams should embrace conflict – not shy away from it.