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  • resource and energy

A Dublin company is about to start a major drill for oil off the Kerry coast

It will be one of the first such projects by a local company in Irish waters since the recession.

  • 3 min read
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Newstalk, 98FM and Spin's chief executives to go in a major Communicorp reshuffle

Only TodayFM’s CEO has retained his position.

  • 4 min read
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  • Financial Services

The 'surprising' email that led to Irish-founded Stripe's latest company buyout

The online payments firm has acquired startup advice site Indie Hackers.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

Salad bar chain Chopped will open 26 new stores as it starts an 'international rollout'

Six of the fast-growing business’s outlets will be set up in the UK.

  • 2 min read
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  • Financial Services

The Central Bank wants lenders to make it easy for people to switch mortgages

It also wants banks to work together to help consumers switch.

  • 3 min read
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Will cheddar cheese be Ireland's Brexit canary in the coalmine?

Sean Ryan

Sean Ryan

Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Exports of the product have already plunged after the EU-exit vote.

  • 4 min read
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Why airlines like United (and some Irish carriers) overbook their flights

The practice has been brought into focus after a passenger was forcibly removed from a plane.

  • 4 min read
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Regional carrier Stobart Air blames poor training for its illegal sharing of sensitive staff info

The airline operates flights on behalf of Aer Lingus Regional.

  • 3 min read
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The owner of the Irish Mirror has just bought RSVP magazine

The title is one of Ireland’s top-selling ​women’s ​magazines.

  • 3 min read
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'I had one of the country's best jobs, but I couldn't stop thinking about this business idea'

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Co-founder, ProU

Michael Murphy ditched the Bord Bia boardroom to launch a yoghurt startup.

  • 7 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Opinion

Poll: Should bosses of bailed-out Irish banks have their salaries capped?

Since 2009, executives at bailed-out banks have had their salaries capped at €500,000.

  • 1 min read
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Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson has snapped up a Galway firm in a massive deal

Neuravi was acquired by the company’s neurosurgery arm, Codman Neuro.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

Developer Deirdre Foley is facing a criminal charge over Clerys redundancies

She is also accused of breaking employment protection laws.

  • 3 min read
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Eason's boss is stepping down after seven years at the bookseller's helm

The new managing director will be charged with implementing the company’s investment plans.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

The price of Irish groceries has dropped for the first time in two years

Meanwhile, SuperValu has overtaken Dunnes Stores to become Ireland’s largest supermarket.

  • 3 min read
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The number of new firms being set up has increased... but so have insolvencies

More than 12,600 new companies and businesses were formed in Ireland since the start of 2017.

  • 2 min read
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  • Financial Services

Barclays' CEO is under investigation for trying to unmask a whistleblower

Jes Staley claims he didn’t know he wasn’t allowed to find out who was behind an accusatory letter.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property
  • Work

Take a guided tour of... Squarespace's flash new Dublin office

The US web design firm recently pulled back the curtains on its European base.

  • 2 min read
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  • food and drink

Soft drink tax forecasts have been cut as manufacturers switch to a low-sugar diet

Drink producers are reformulating products ahead of the levy next year.

  • 2 min read
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'The system is a joke': A quarter of Irish fishing vessels caught with illegal workers

A scheme was brought in last year to protect foreign staff – but there are claims that exploitation is still rife.

  • 6 min read
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