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Hollywood favourite Ardmore Studios has been put on the market

The majority shareholders said ‘the time is right’ to put the Bray studios up for sale.

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The ex-boss of Kerry Group is the new chairman of a chicken-manure tech company

BHSL, which turns the waste into fuel, also plans to raise millions in a new funding round.

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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has pumped over €10m into Irish news agency Storyful

The Dublin-based firm has racked up significant losses to date.

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State-backed lender Microfinance Ireland has overhauled its loans to tackle low awareness

Almost half of small business owners don’t know about the government’s four-year-old scheme.

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Netflix subscriber numbers are soaring - but its Chinese plans are on ice

The streaming service has been pulling in huge audiences with its original programmes.

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The weak pound has forced Ryanair to slash its profit forecasts

The budget airline makes about one-quarter of its revenue from the British market.

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This Irish-founded fintech startup has raised $1.2m to launch in the Philippines

First Circle says its lending service will ‘fundamentally change’ small businesses in the region.

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  • building and property

Irish rents expected to soar by almost 25% over the next two years

New stats also show that the number of people renting has ballooned since the crash.

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  • Opinion

Poll: Would you like to see more CEOs in the Dáil?

Some think if you have the know-how to run a multi-million euro company, you can run a country.

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The Dublin commuter counties have the highest bankruptcy rates in Ireland

Kildare had the largest share, per person, in the country.

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  • Work

Despite a buoyant jobs market, profits dip at tech recruiter Harvey Nash Ireland

The company recently announced major expansion plans for its workforce.

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Here are the key things you need to know about Tesla coming to Ireland

Elon Musk’s electric car company is expected to open a Dublin store in 2017.

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A new financier will offer €300 million in funding to Irish SMEs

Capitalflow has already provided one-sixth of the money after launching six months ago.

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'Hurling is one of the fastest sports in the world, it should be shown on ESPN'

The GAA’s media rights manager reveals how he aims to make the most of broadcast deals.

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Plans for Ireland's next big tourism 'brand' to be set within months

But there are fears that tourist black spot Longford will be left out of the campaign.

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'When we went into business, we were 'yes people' - and that cost us time and money'

Elaine Lavery

Elaine Lavery

Co-founder, Improper Butter

It’s important to learn that your time is precious – and all-too finite.

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Version 1 has a hit list of firms to buy as it targets turnover of €1 billion

The software company recently pulled off another deal to acquire a UK company.

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  • food and drink

Independent distillers and brewers are funding themselves by offering 'bragging rights' to fans

These small-scale drinks producers covered their set-up costs through private membership schemes.

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Twitter could turn to paywalled broadcasters to make its big bet on sports streaming pay off

The social media company’s head of sport says it is also eyeing up deals to air e-sports.

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US firms are keeping billions in offshore 'tax havens' - and Ireland is high on the list

The biggest US companies, many with offshoots here, booked a reported $2.5 trillion overseas profits in 2015.

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