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A Galway-based company is making Ireland's first ever stop-motion feature film

Morten is being produced by Telegael and will include stars such as Brendan Gleeson.

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Sensors on buildings and buses: Here's what Dublin needs to be a city of the future

Dave McCann from Japanese tech giant Fujitsu discusses how Dublin can take advantage of technology.

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  • resource and energy

Struggling company behind €180m Mayo power plant goes into examinership

Work on the project stopped in July and Mayo Renewable Power is now insolvent.

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  • Opinion

Poll: Is it possible to build a billion-euro startup in Ireland?

The Republic has yet to see a homegrown tech company reach ‘unicorn’ status.

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'It makes no sense not to take advantage of the tax': CEO of $30bn company moving to Cork

Johnson Controls and Tyco both have the bulk of their operations in the US

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  • food and drink

Irish restaurants warn of 'perfect storm' as British tourists cut back on spending

Industry groups warn that a combination of Brexit and high excise is hitting the sector.

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Notable health sciences VC firms back Irish startup developing drugs to prevent asthma

Inflazome has raised €15 million in funding from Novartis and Fountain Healthcare.

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Here's how one of the country's best tech investors chooses where to put its money

Helen McBreen from Atlantic Bridge, one of the firms that backed Irish tech startup Movidius, talks about what it takes to scale a business in Ireland.

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'No matter how popular it'd be, taking the €13bn Apple windfall isn't in Ireland’s interest'

‘We should follow Michael O’Leary’s advice and tell the EU to f**k off’.

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'I'm all the time on duty - I'm like a little angel looking after people'

Francis Brennan explains what it takes to run a five-star business.

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'It's not possible to get the hackers to fight for the right side because they earn more money'

That’s according to cyber security expert Eugene Kaspersky, whose firm just opened an R&D centre in Dublin.

  • 4 min read
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Times are changing even though dark suits and shoes still dominate the finance sector

Sara Farrelly

Sara Farrelly

Recruitment consultant, Hays Ireland

Some quarters of the banking sector are slowly adopting the business casual approach to office wear.

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Founder of Irish firm bought by Intel for €300m - 'It's a validation of decades of work'

David Moloney of Movidius said the deal takes his company ‘to the next level’.

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Irish tech firms raised an enormous half a billion euro in the first half of the year

However, early stage companies are still finding it tough to get cash.

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'Tech startups looking for funding nowadays have little excuse for not having a working product'

Shane Lynn

Shane Lynn

Co-founder, KillBiller

After setting up his business in 2013, this founder talks about the lessons he learned while looking for funding and growing his company in Ireland.

  • 7 min read
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Irish skies are a lot busier this year as 2016 is on course to set an air traffic record

The IAA has said the increase in activity is partly down to strong growth on transatlantic routes.

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Forget airplane mode, aviation officials don't even want passengers to turn on Samsung's new phone

The warning was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration following reports that Galaxy Note 7 devices were catching fire.

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TG4 has tempted top talent from the BBC to lead the station into its third decade of programming

Alan Esslemont will take over from Pól Ó Gallchóir who has been director general for 16 years.

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Your crash course in...How a referendum in Italy could wreck the EU

An esteemed economist warned the vote could be disastrous for the union.

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AIB boss: 'We have fixed the bank and are ready to sell shares'

The sale of part of the organisation will return money to taxpayers who bailed it out.

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