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  • Financial Services

Ex-Anglo director Pat Whelan fined €3k for failing to record fraudulent €8m loan

His colleague William McAteer will be sentenced next week.

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  • food and drink

Irish shoppers spent an extra €92m over Christmas as SuperValu emerges on top

But new sales figures show Aldi was the fastest-growing major chain during the period.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

First-home grants and looser lending rules to fuel 'double-digit' house price rises this year

Property price inflation began to speed up again at the end of last year.

  • 2 min read
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Irish economic growth to slow as Theresa May signals 'clean break' with EU

However, Davy corporate brokers said that the country will still have the strongest growth in Europe this year.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

Whatever happened to... A mega shopping centre in Dublin's Point Village?

The centre was built by developer Harry Crosbie years ago but is still deserted.

  • 6 min read
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  • Work

How one of Ireland's most southerly towns has fought back against the city brain drain

After years of seeing many of its brightest leave in their droves, Skibbereen is bouncing back.

  • 6 min read
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The boss of Aer Lingus warns Reykjavik could steal transatlantic traffic from Dublin

Stephen Kavanagh said without faster connections, carriers might migrate to the Icelandic capital.

  • 6 min read
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How the son of Ireland's richest man lost his job leading India's biggest company

Cyrus Mistry was the CEO of Tata Group, a gigantic conglomerate which owns more than 100 businesses.

  • 5 min read
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  • Work

Meet the businesses luring Irish teachers to classrooms around the globe

These firms tempt educators with tax-free salaries and other perks.

  • 6 min read
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  • food and drink

Dublin restaurants say persistent beggars are a 'major threat' to diners' comfort

A Dublin City Council report also recommends planning rules for outdoor seating be relaxed.

  • 3 min read
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'When I started out, everyone said "no, you'll be getting married" or "we don't have ladies toilets"'

Margaret Reilly

Margaret Reilly

Owner, Grand Designs Kitchen & Bedrooms

This tradeswoman navigated a male-dominated industry to launch two businesses.

  • 8 min read
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A new postal service for businesses is aiming to take on An Post

CityPost has launched a new system that it claims will save companies significant sums on mail.

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An international marketing campaign is coming to entice more blockbusters to Ireland

But the Irish Film Board again called for more funding, saying it needs at least €20m.

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A Dublin startup hopes its 'Google Docs for video' will take off after netting €500k

Overcast plans to hire 70 people with the extra funding.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

Your crash course in... How German-style housing co-ops could end 'generation rent'

The ownership model has been put forward as an affordable solution for housing.

  • 5 min read
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Aer Lingus chief says it's not his job to make disgruntled frequent flyers happy

Some passengers complained that they no longer have access to perks like fast-track security.

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Trump promises like a 'large border tax' among the biggest risks to Ireland this year

The US president-elect is also promising to go after the pharma industry.

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Promising Irish startups have just two weeks to net a €50k cash windfall

Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund will open on 25 January and close on 8 February.

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  • Sports

Losses top €5m at Donald Trump's Doonbeg golf course

The US president-elect has pumped €20 million into upgrading the facility so far.

  • 3 min read
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A record number of passengers used Dublin Airport last year

Traffic at Ireland’s main air hub hit nearly 28 million people in 2016.

  • 2 min read
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