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ISME claims bankers are 'lazy' and 'complacent' about long loan approval waits

The body that represents small businesses published its latest ‘bank watch survey’.

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There's a brand new fund for Irish gaming startups to dip into

The €500,000 kitty was announced by Enterprise Ireland today.

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Apple Japan unit hit with €105m tax bill over money sent to Ireland: report

The news comes shortly after the EU ordered Ireland to recover €13bn from Apple.

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  • Work

Childcare costs 'leave no incentive for parents to join workforce' says one of Ireland's top CEOs

CPL boss Anne Heraty, who is also the president of business group Ibec, wants more women in work.

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  • Work

Classes in how to be an entrepreneur are on the way to primary and secondary schools

That’s according to the Action Plan for Education that was released today.

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Volkswagen wants to put the brakes on a claim against it in a Mayo district court

The German car giant has asked for the case to be moved to Dublin.

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Your crash course in... The company gearing up to send life to Mars

SpaceX founder Elon Musk is expected to reveal the details of his company’s mission to the red planet later this month.

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Businesses say the Dublin Bus strikes are 'grinding the city to a halt'

The Dublin Chamber of Commerce has called on those involved to settle the dispute.

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Online insurance broker 123.ie is raking in the cash as it pays out €15m windfall

The company, which is owned by insurance giant RSA, made the payment last year.

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Nightline's boss says 'the logic of Eircode' has allowed it to roll out new services

The logistics firm is hiring 150 staff following a €3 million investment in delivery facilities.

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New RTÉ director general: 'We must work with other media companies'

Dee Forbes also said that the media group must look to engage with a younger audience.

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An Irish billing software firm has been snapped up by a Nasdaq-listed company

Brite:Bill and two other companies were acquired in a deal worth roughly $260 million.

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The EU is about to force WhatsApp and Skype to play by the traditional telecoms rules

The proposals will also require these internet call providers to offer emergency-calling services.

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'In Ireland we treat death and funerals with respect. I think we do it as a community'

As part of our weekly How My Business Works series, we profile Fanagans funeral directors.

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Uber is ready to unleash its first fleet of driverless cars in the US

Four vehicles kitted out with lasers and sensors will be picking up passengers on the streets of Pittsburgh today.

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Alan Kelly's brother Declan is in line for windfall as Teneo eyes $1bn stock market float

Teneo Holdings, which provides advice to the wealthy and powerful, has ties to the Clintons.

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Hassle is going nationwide in the UK and plans to hire thousands more cleaners

The cleaning service is investing a seven-figure sum in the expansion.

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'I invested €250,000 in my poultry business - two years later we were being shut down'

Jack O'Connor

Jack O'Connor

Founder, BHSL

Jack O’Connor didn’t expect to be setting up a tech startup until one day his chicken farm was about to fold.

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Virgin Media's Irish boss wants to ramp up original programming at TV3

Tony Hanway also said the company’s purchase of UTV would give it the breadth to do interesting things.

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Irish employers are taking on staff like it's 2007 as rate of hiring increases to pre-crash levels

Businesses in the restaurant and hotel industries are desperate to hire staff in the final quarter of 2016.

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