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  • building and property

One of Ireland's wealthiest developers has the go-ahead to build hundreds of Dublin houses

A firm connected to Michael Cotter is planning a scheme that could eventually see over 1,000 housing units built.

  • 3 min read
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'If you're not embarrassed by your first product launch you have waited too long'

James McElroy

James McElroy

Co-founder, House My Dog

This entrepreneur has learned that trying to do everything perfect at the start can be too time consuming.

  • 6 min read
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Noonan: Appeal of €13bn Apple tax ruling will likely take four years 'or more'

The Finance Minister said the government has ‘very strong’ legal advice that it will win the appeal.

  • 3 min read
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Google reportedly wants to buy out social media giant Twitter

Shares were up 15% at the social media giant when trading started today.

  • 2 min read
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  • Work

Small business crusader Mark Fielding 'hangs up his boots'

Fielding is to step down as the chief executive of the small business organisation ISME.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

'Building up instead of out will prepare Dublin for 21st century city living'

Business groups are calling on councillors to scrap changes that would limit the height of some city centre buildings.

  • 3 min read
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Your crash course in... How Volkwagen's emissions scandal has failed to slow down

The car company was slapped with a $9.1 billion investor lawsuit this week.

  • 6 min read
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'We're losing the Messis and Ronaldos of education. Irish colleges need more funding'

Trinity professor Luke O’Neill, one of Ireland’s most respected academics, says the country is facing a brain drain.

  • 4 min read
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An Amazon-style portal could soon help you 'build a relationship' with the government

Chief information officer Barry Lowry said the gateway would allow the public to engage more in policy making.

  • 4 min read
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  • Work

Varadkar is planning to 'grasp the nettle' of pension reform after the Budget

The minister said that wage increases and tax cuts provide an opportunity for changing the system.

  • 3 min read
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  • Work

'Publishing wage data is the best way to address the gender pay gap'

A University of Limerick research group says employers should have to show progress made in gender equality and not simply pay lip service.

  • 3 min read
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Most of Ireland's marketers don't have entry-level digital skills, a survey has found

Research by the Digital Marketing Institute shows that there is a growing digital skills gap among Irish marketers.

  • 3 min read
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Web Summit is getting comfy in Portugal as it opens a Lisbon office

The tech events company has announced plans to hire sales and engineering staff for its Portuguese operation.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

Big investment companies have snapped up a huge chunk of Dublin's houses

New data from the CSO shows that prices fell more during the crash than previously thought.

  • 4 min read
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  • food and drink

Here's how a blind man from Donegal built a business in his spare room

As part of our How My Business Works series we profile Letterkenny wheatgrass juice producer Simply Natural Health.

  • 9 min read
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This time we mean it: EU to bring in unlimited free roaming next year

The Commission had suggested that consumers would only get 90 days of free roaming annually.

  • 2 min read
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Google has muscled in on Facebook's dominance of messaging by rolling out its own smart app

The search engine giant has launched ‘Allo’ on both Android and Apple systems.

  • 2 min read
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A Swiss software company is investing big in its new Blanchardstown development centre

Tech firm SoftwareOne has announced plans to pump €16 million into Irish operations and hire a raft of developers.

  • 2 min read
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Six Irish towns to get broadband connectivity on a par with Tokyo

SIRO, a joint venture between the ESB and Vodafone, is planning a major expansion.

  • 3 min read
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There should be no tax cuts in Budget 2017, says the ESRI

The influential think tank said that the Irish economy does not need any more stimulation.

  • 4 min read
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