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  • food and drink

One of Intercom's founders has invested in a startup that makes fancy butter

Des Traynor is one of several individuals to back Improper Butter.

  • 4 min read
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Royal Caribbean is eyeing up more Irish cruise calls next year

The company’s UK and Ireland boss has been in talks with local ports like Galway.

  • 5 min read
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Losses have snowballed to nearly €14m at GameStop's Irish arm

But the retailer said it was satisfied with its financial performance as sales steadied in 2015.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

Mayo's iconic Westport House has been sold to a local hotelier family

The new owners said they will pump €50m into renovating the attraction.

  • 2 min read
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  • food and drink

Starbucks has blamed poor sales in its home market on slow baristas

A mobile ordering function at US shops has led to longer queues at pick-up counters.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

Penneys will take centre stage in a new €70m Carlow shopping centre

A further €7m investment was announced by synthetic diamond suppliers Element Six in Shannon.

  • 2 min read
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This Dublin tech firm has sealed a €5m deal to help fight rare diseases across Europe

OpenApp has agreed a five-year contract with the EU.

  • 2 min read
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  • Financial Services

Barclays has tried to downplay reports of a post-Brexit EU headquarters in Dublin

Several media outlets have said the bank is preparing to expand its operations in Ireland.

  • 2 min read
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  • Financial Services

Ulster Bank accused of a planned 'property grab' from SMEs destroyed in post-crash shuffle

But the bank denies the claims from prominent Irish businesswoman Jackie Lavin.

  • 3 min read
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The consumer watchdog will probe 'suspected anti-competitive conduct' in the ticket industry

The CCPC has launched a full investigation into the sector.

  • 1 min read
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  • building and property

A €20m 'landmark' office building is planned to transform Cork's quays

The Camden Place building will house as many as 500 people when it is completed.

  • 2 min read
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Your crash course in... Whether a controversial EU-US free-trade deal will soon be trumped

A similar plan for Pacific nations has already felt the wrath of the presidential pen.

  • 5 min read
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Firm behind 'Hollywood-style' Dublin studio pushing ahead despite setback for plans

The 20-acre proposal for Dublin Bay wasn’t mentioned in a key scheme for the area.

  • 5 min read
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'We're a rock station that happens to be in Dublin. We want to take Nova national'

As part of our How My Business Works series we profile classic rock station Radio Nova.

  • 8 min read
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  • food and drink

One of Ireland's biggest mushroom farms has bought a major rival - all because of Brexit

Wexford’s Walsh Mushrooms took over Tipperary’s Golden Mushrooms as they battle a weak pound.

  • 3 min read
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London City Airport will be pitched as a hub to connect Ireland with hard-to-reach places

Chief executive Declan Collier also said there’s ‘real demand’ for a connection between Belfast and Paris.

  • 4 min read
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  • building and property

A new 'niche' lender for property investors is tipped to compete with the banks

Dilosk has up to €200 million in finance for property buyers.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

Government 'putting out one fire and starting another' as more property price rises forecast

The number of homes built in 2016 was around half that needed to keep pace with demand.

  • 3 min read
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Two of Soundwave's founders have a new pet project – selling startups old patents

Retro Patents is a side project for the Irish men, who sold their company to Spotify last year.

  • 3 min read
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'There was a culture here that people didn't like paying for stuff. Thankfully, it's mostly gone'

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

Owner, Ariosa Coffee

This entrepreneur travelled to Australia to find a career – and fell in love with coffee.

  • 7 min read
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