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  • food and drink

Dublin's Base pizza has recruited an Italian robot to roll its dough

The company is spending close to €1 million overhauling its headquarters and stores.

  • 4 min read
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Movidius founder after €300m sale to Intel: 'Losing control of the company is difficult'

But Sean Mitchell says the chip designer will be hiring ‘a lot’ of people in Ireland.

  • 4 min read
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The Dutch state railway is holding almost €1 billion in profits in an Irish company

Netherlands Railways was previously accused of using the firm to dodge taxes.

  • 3 min read
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'You walk into investment meetings and you're told: We need to replace you with an old man'

Restored Hearing’s Rhona Togher says both her gender and age have been barriers in business.

  • 4 min read
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'As a child, my father had me handing out leaflets in a shopping centre. It was a business lesson'

Fiona Gratzer

Fiona Gratzer

Managing Director, Unislim

This company manager was thrown into the deep end at the weigh-loss firm her parents established.

  • 7 min read
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  • building and property

Amazon is planning a new data centre the size of three football pitches in west Dublin

The new facility in Mulhuddart will employ about 30 staff when completed.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services

Drimnagh Credit Union has been fined €125k for creating 'unacceptable risk' of money laundering

The organisation was also found to have made ‘prohibited payments’ to some directors.

  • 3 min read
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'There's no right and wrong now for work fashion. A tracksuit and hoodie may be perfect for you'

Brendan Courtney

Brendan Courtney

Broadcaster and designer

Fashion guru Brendan Courtney delivers a masterclass in dressing for business.

  • 5 min read
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Ireland still has 'comfortably' the fastest-growing economy in Europe

However, exports were hurt last year by Brexit-inspired headwinds.

  • 2 min read
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'Ireland can be a world leader in fintech, but we're still very far off reaching our full potential'

Brian Hayes

Brian Hayes

Dublin MEP

Regulators should make it easier for small firms to test new products and innovate.

  • 5 min read
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  • Financial Services

Here's how many insurance companies are looking to set up in Ireland post-Brexit

The Central Bank figures come as insurance giant AIG chooses Luxembourg over Dublin for its EU hub.

  • 3 min read
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'There's talk of tech clusters in Ireland, but they're not deep enough. This isn't Silicon Valley'

One of Ireland’s top VCs says our tech sector is still small compared to the likes of the US.

  • 4 min read
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'There is a lack of diversity at senior levels in Irish financial firms. That needs to change'

Ed Sibley

Ed Sibley

Director, Central Bank of Ireland

Central Bank research shows four-fifths of all senior financial positions in Ireland are being filled by men.

  • 5 min read
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  • food and drink

'What happens when your father, the founder and managing director of the company, dies?'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Westmeath-based firm Wines Direct.

  • 9 min read
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  • Work

'Some women don't even hit the glass ceiling. They're stuck on the floor'

The chair of ESB says women won’t go for a role unless they are 110% ready.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services

An Post is about to hike the cost of a stamp by nearly 40%

The head of the organisation said the cost still represents “very good value”.

  • 3 min read
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Will Ireland make firms report their gender pay gaps? Here's what you need to know

Duncan Inverarity

Duncan Inverarity

Head of employment law, A&L Goodbody

The UK is about to implement the rule, while the government here has plans to follow suit.

  • 4 min read
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Uber's boss could be 'one screw-up away' from being pushed aside

CEO and founder Travis Kalanick is under pressure to cede control at the scandal-plagued company.

  • 4 min read
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  • food and drink

Why thousands of Irish chickens could soon be stripped of their free-range status

Next Friday is D-Day for the designation, which applies to nearly half of all local eggs.

  • 4 min read
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'I literally had to write my dad a letter to apply for a job in the family business'

Jude O'Meara

Jude O'Meara

Managing Director, Elephant Self Storage

This former nurse followed a roundabout route to running her parents’ business.

  • 6 min read
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