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  • Financial Services

Italy is set to bail out the world's oldest bank and unlike Ireland, bondholders will be burnt

BMPS is racing against the clock to raise €5 billion or face a government bailout.

  • 4 min read
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  • resource and energy

Irish company raises half a million euro to go exploring for diamonds

Karelian Diamond is hoping to develop its first commercial diamond mine in Finland.

  • 2 min read
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  • Work

The very seasonal business of ice rinks - 'I'd rather this than work for someone else'

Bill Cremin from Cool Running Events talks about the rewards and challenges of running a seasonal business.

  • 6 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Sports

Kilkenny company signs huge deal to handle West Ham football transfers

TransferMate provides businesses with cheaper exchange rates and lower bank fees.

  • 2 min read
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What it takes for a brand to pull off a brilliant Christmas ad

Marketing guru Pat Kinsley says consumers are prime targets at this time of year.

  • 5 min read
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Denis O'Brien's Communicorp radio empire lost €3.5m last year

The company owns many of Ireland’s biggest radio stations, including Newstalk and Today FM.

  • 3 min read
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The Irish state has just sold its shares in big tobacco companies

It had been claimed that the investments made a ‘mockery’ of the state aim of a tobacco-free Ireland.

  • 3 min read
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Europe orders Aer Lingus and Ryanair to repay millions in illegal state aid

The two airlines had paid lower rates of travel tax on short routes between 2009 and 2011.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services

Ireland has been given access to invest billions in mainland China's markets

Ireland is only the 17th jurisdiction to qualify for a special foreign investor programme.

  • 2 min read
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How Revenue catches the counterfeit Grinches that try to steal Christmas

When consumer sentiment goes up, so does the appetite for knock-offs.

  • 4 min read
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From Secret Santa to office parties, 11 ways to avoid getting a lawsuit for Christmas

Ian O'Herlihy

Ian O'Herlihy

Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran

‘Tis the season to be prudent.

  • 9 min read
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Comms watchdog will publish a coverage map to pinpoint bad signal blackspots

A government taskforce announced a list of actions to roll out the long-delayed National Broadband Plan.

  • 2 min read
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Liquidator appointed to oversee wind up of Irish TV

The Mayo television station recently lost the support of its multimillionaire backer John Griffin.

  • 2 min read
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'There can be a bit of bulls**t in startups – don't get bogged down in what other people are doing'

Sarah Kiely

Sarah Kiely

Founder, Sadie's Kitchen

This food startup owner set up her business after being made redundant.

  • 7 min read
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  • building and property

Giant US developer makes big move into Dublin student accommodation

Hines says it could deliver as many as 1,500 beds in the coming years.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services

'Are you bullied by the banks?': Watch Central Bank governor get grilled on tracker scandal

Philip Lane was being questioned over how many people have been overcharged on their mortgages.

  • 2 min read
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Facebook could face €200m in fines after 'misleading' the EU during the WhatsApp buyout

The social media giant allegedly provided incorrect details for the Commission’s 2014 investigation.

  • 2 min read
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How An Post is trying to make its waning mail business relevant again

As more post offices are threatened with closure, the semi-state’s deliveries division is branching out.

  • 5 min read
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A quarter of Irish shoppers to go to Northern Ireland for Christmas deals

A new survey also showed that young people are the most likely to cross the border.

  • 3 min read
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'Humans are now too slow and too costly to handle many routine interactions'

Alan Coleman

Alan Coleman

Chief executive, Brite:Bill

Chat bots, machine learning and more trends that will shake up customer service in 2017.

  • 5 min read
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