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Irish-founded Stripe is worth over $9bn after a huge funding round

The online payments company was started by Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison.

Wilbur Ross is being tipped for the key role of commerce secretary.

The unlicensed pedal-taxis have been operating in a legal grey area for years.

Irish sellers should try to win the war on service – and play the ‘shop local’ card.

'Startups are of little economic value. It is only when they scale that they create jobs and wealth'

Eoin Costello

CEO, Scale Labs Ireland

Helping more ‘scale-up’ companies should be the government’s top priority next year.

The company, set up by the ‘Willy Wonka of energy’, reportedly raised €23m from investors.

Providence Resources has struck a deal to drill an offshore well to the island’s south-west.

The low-cost loans for UCC and Trinity come amid a growing funding crisis for local universities.

Ray Nolan was an early investor in the billion-euro travel site that was sold to Chinese firm Ctrip.

Grafton Architects won the first-ever RIBA International Prize for their project in Lima, Peru.

An Oireachtas committee examining the rising costs of motor insurance will give recommendations today.

But Center Parcs’ Ireland director expects the first 12 months of business to be ‘a challenge’.

Breege O’Donoghue, who worked at the clothing chain for 37 years, also shared her career highlights.

Stakeholders recently warned that the cash-strapped body was ‘on its deathbed’.

'In Ireland, we know only too well the painful problems caused by reckless lending'

Philip Lane

Governor, Central Bank of Ireland

The regulator sets out why mortgage rules were introduced – and why they’re being changed.

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Cork timber processor GP Wood.

Starter-home purchasers will only have to pay 10% deposits – regardless of the property value.

The single most important thing you can do to negotiate better deals

Gina London

Director of Strategy, Fuzion

Negotiation skills aren’t just for high-level diplomats or CEOs – we rely on them for many daily interactions.

The state had one of the largest gains in household worth worldwide in the past year, a new report says.

Hub Controls is trialing its smart heating unit with major landlords in New York City.