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Tim Cook: 'Apple is the largest taxpayer in Ireland'

The company has pledged to keep investing here despite a scathing European Commission ruling.

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Eir is challenging its legal requirement to provide basic phone services in rural areas

The company will file a claim against ComReg in the High Court later this week.

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Ireland's sweetheart tax deal for Apple was worth up to €13 billion over a decade

The European Commission has ordered the government to recover the illegal state aid.

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  • Work

Most small businesses in Ireland still don't bother with social media

And while many companies now have a web presence, a much smaller share is set up to trade online.

  • 3 min read
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There's a new startup visa for foreign founders who want to live the American dream

Irish entrepreneurs who have raised a big chunk of cash from American investors could be eligible.

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  • Opinion

Poll: Is the government right to appeal the EU's decision on Apple's tax affairs in Ireland?

The Irish government insists it didn’t offer Apple a sweetheart tax deal.

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The EU has shrugged off claims that free-trade talks with the US have 'de facto failed'

The controversial TTIP proposal has been three years in the making.

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  • food and drink

This is what it takes to become Ireland's best young fishmonger

The national award is now in its fourth year and eight professionals have made the shortlist.

  • 5 min read
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An open-door policy for dogs leaves a lot of businesses in a legal grey area

They may be cute and cuddly, but dogs are a problem for health inspectors.

  • 6 min read
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'Starting a business young, it's hard not to be taken in by opinionated experts-of-everything'

Hannah O'Reilly

Hannah O'Reilly

Co-founder, Improper Butter

When you’re building a company, you eventually need to learn to trust in your own judgement.

  • 4 min read
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Two of Galway's biggest medtech players are putting their weights behind this startup

Bluedrop Medical has raised €600,000 and is eyeing up more funding within a year.

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Ireland's largest business group will fight fast-food free 'no-fry zones' near schools

Dublin City Council has voted for a 250m ban – but the man behind the move wants to go further still.

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  • food and drink

'The internet has given people the license to believe they are writers. But writing is work'

Legendary food critic John McKenna explains how he has kept his business afloat as the guidebook trade dies.

  • 6 min read
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Tobacco, alcohol and weaponry - here's where some of the state's investment has been flowing

The majority of the money is tied to Ireland’s sovereign-wealth fund.

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'When you start a business like ours, you think you'll be a millionaire in six months'

Mike Morrissey

Mike Morrissey

Co-founder, MyDealDoc

This first-time founder says he wildly underestimated how long it would take to build a profitable company.

  • 6 min read
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The competition watchdog is running its eyes over Bon Secours' bid for a Limerick hospital

The Irish healthcare giant has reportedly made a €15 million bid for Barringtons private clinic.

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Uber, the world's most valuable startup, lost nearly $1.3 billion in half a year

The company had been fighting a costly battle for market share in China.

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Facebook will get access to WhatsApp phone numbers to hit people with more targeted ads

The newly shared data is likely to prove a valuable commodity for the world’s largest social network.

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  • Work

eBay will close its Dundalk operation next year

Former stablemate PayPal says it needs the space to expand its business.

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Your crash course in... Norwegian Air's Irish problem

Why has this story been stuck at the departure gate for so long?

  • 6 min read
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