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‘I went to Irish Nationwide to get a cheque and the doors were locked. I should have trusted my gut’

Johnpaul Manning

Johnpaul Manning

Co-founder, Insulation4Less

This former developer learned some valuable lessons after both his property business and a US venture failed.

  • 7 min read
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Golden Discs will set up shop in Tesco stores across Ireland

The retailer, which operates 14 of its own stores, will open concessions in 80 supermarkets.

  • 2 min read
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Airbnb is going from home-sharing to booking your entire trip

The company has launched a service for arranging local activities and events.

  • 2 min read
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Ireland had the third-biggest spike in job searches from the US after Trump's victory

The increase was greater in counties that voted for Clinton over the now president-elect.

  • 2 min read
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Taxback wants to take its Irish partnership with Airbnb international

Founder Terry Clune also said he may spin off parts of the firm, which employs nearly 1,000.

  • 4 min read
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Ryanair's marketing guru: 'Coming from England to visit your Irish granny is not tourism'

Kenny Jacobs accused the tourism sector of having a ‘very Anglo way of looking at things’.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

Your crash course in... The factors that are shaping Ireland's sugar tax

The measure won’t be introduced until at least 2018, but here is what it looks like around the world.

  • 5 min read
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Hungary is bringing in the EU's lowest corporate tax rate

The competition to attract multinationals’ investment keeps heating up.

  • 2 min read
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Why big whiskey distillers are volunteering to teach new rivals the ropes

Dave Quinn

Dave Quinn

Technical director, Irish Distillers

The industry has kicked off a mentoring programme – and the same approach could work anywhere.

  • 5 min read
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CityJet pilots are going on strike starting next week

Union members are planning 13 strike days after a row with the Dublin airline over issues including pay.

  • 3 min read
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Hostelworld's millionaire founder has poached talent from two hot Irish startups for his new idea

Ray Nolan’s e-commerce company XSellco has recently recruited senior staff from Boxever and Storyful.

  • 2 min read
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Ireland is weighing into a row between Uber and a Spanish taxi company

The company’s flagship service is banned here – and the government wants to keep it that way.

  • 3 min read
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Irish women with MBAs earn €33,500 less than men with the same qualifications

Overall the gender pay gap for women in the workforce stands at 20%.

  • 3 min read
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The boardroom meeting as you know it is dying - and the table is getting the chop too

Dublin designer Darragh Breathnach has reimagined the age-old piece of office furniture.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property
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'Facebook set up their first Irish office with us. We even started a restaurant for them'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile office rental company Glandore.

  • 8 min read
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The IFA has a new boss and this time it's being very up-front about his salary

The move follows a pay scandal last year over former boss Pat Smith’s €500,000 salary package.

  • 2 min read
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'This is the time of year when women effectively start working for free. That needs to change'

Sonya Lennon

Sonya Lennon

Founder, Dress For Success Dublin

The gender pay gap in Ireland currently stands at around 14%.

  • 4 min read
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  • building and property

Climbing rents push Grafton St up the list of the world's most expensive shopping strips

But space in Ireland’s premier retail zone is still a bargain compared to many international destinations.

  • 2 min read
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Snapchat is set to go public with a value of up to $25 billion

The platform is used by over 100 million people a day.

  • 2 min read
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Now it's the private sector: Unions demand 4% pay increase for all members

Pressure is mounting on the government to put an end to the existing public pay row.

  • 2 min read
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