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  • building and property

'I'm able to let out a big secret': Dublin is getting a new arcade game restaurant

The company behind The RAGE retro gaming shop on Fade Street is opening a new premises in Smithfield.

  • 4 min read
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'The worst place for startups to be is in an article's headline - only your mother will read it'

Paul Hayes

Paul Hayes

CEO, Beachhut PR

Beachut PR boss Paul Hayes delivers a masterclass in public relations for startups.

  • 5 min read
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  • Financial Services

Ulster Bank will close one-fifth of its Irish branches

The closures are expected to lead to 220 redundancies.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services

The banks have found another 1,700 people affected by the tracker mortgage scandal

The Central Bank said €76 million had been paid out in compensation so far.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

A new development could revive Cork's historical business centre

A new office block in the South Mall will be able to hold as many as 450 workers.

  • 2 min read
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A Waterford firm that makes virtual reality videos for the classroom has raised a million euro

Suir Valley Ventures and Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Funds led the investment round.

  • 2 min read
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  • Financial Services

The US isn't a fan, but Ireland is joining a new Chinese-led investment bank anyway

The government says the move ‘further strengthen’ links to Asia and China.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

A looming construction boom could cause the economy to overheat (again)

A new report from the ESRI forecast GDP growth of 3.8% this year.

  • 2 min read
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  • Work

'6.6% unemployment - that's my performance': Mary Mitchell O'Connor hits back at critics

The Jobs Minister has come under fire with signs of discontent among her staff.

  • 3 min read
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'After helping organise the Irish Open, I decided I'd had enough and moved to South Africa'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Dublin golf club rental firm Clubs to Hire.

  • 8 min read
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  • Work

Dublin is now almost as expensive for workers to live in as London

The weaker pound has made the British capital much cheaper against its international peers.

  • 3 min read
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8 things you can do to reduce the time wasted on emails

David Bell

David Bell

CEO, The HR Department

It’s easy to find your day eaten up with endless messages and responses.

  • 6 min read
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The head of RTÉ said the licence fee should be doubled - then changed her mind

Dee Forbes later called her own suggestion ‘nonsense’.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Work

A stock market float is on the cards for this Irish firm as it goes on a recruitment drive

Fenergo is looking to hire 200 new staff.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

Cash-strapped RTÉ is cutting up to 300 staff as part of its land goes on sale for €75m

The property is likely to be used for residential development.

  • 3 min read
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Future GamerCons won't go ahead unless 'every single problem' is identified after queuing chaos

Convention founder Ferdi Roberts had said more events were planned for London, Madrid and Berlin.

  • 4 min read
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'I was looking for an excuse to come home. But there was a recession on and I had no job'

Jane Swarbrigg

Jane Swarbrigg

Co-founder, Inglot Ireland

This businesswoman dabbled in a few careers before she brought the Inglot makeup brand to Ireland.

  • 6 min read
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  • building and property

A €280m Saudi-backed development could make Waterford 'Ireland's top regional city'

The Fawaz Alhokair Group is reportedly planning to develop 100,000 sq m under the deal.

  • 3 min read
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  • Work

'If this was France we would protect our jobs. In Ireland we don't seem to care'

Connect Ireland’s job scheme, aimed at the Irish diaspora, looks set to be shelved.

  • 4 min read
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  • building and property
  • Work

Almost two years after losing their jobs, former Clerys workers are getting compensation

The full details of the settlement are confidential.

  • 3 min read
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