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Ireland's largest Gibraltar-based insurer is pulling out of the motor market

One of Zenith Insurance’s local underwriting agents said high claims were behind the withdrawal.

  • 3 min read
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Scrapping the USC could force a 600% increase in property tax

Increases in excise on petrol, diesel and alcohol have also been flagged to make up the shortfall.

  • 4 min read
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Europe accused of 'undermining the global tax system' as Apple faces billions in Irish back-taxes

The transatlantic dogfight over multinationals’ profit-shifting continues to heat up.

  • 4 min read
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Better share-based rewards for staff could be on the way - here's what you need to know

Stephen Gillick

Stephen Gillick

Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran

Ireland’s system for employee share incentives is in need of an overhaul.

  • 4 min read
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In their quests for cheaper parts, plane and car makers are warming to 3D printing

Boeing has described the technology as a ‘game-changer’.

  • 4 min read
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From patching up wounds during the LA riots to bringing cutting-edge healthcare to Donegal

As part of our How My Business Works series we talk to the head of private healthcare firm Affidea Ireland.

  • 9 min read
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Why taking a 'minimalist' approach to new lobbying rules is a mistake for Irish firms

John Carroll

John Carroll

CEO, PRII

The Lobbying Act is about more than just compliance – it’s about communications and reputation.

  • 5 min read
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  • Work

A mechanic wrongly accused of being a thief has been awarded €22,000

A tribunal heard the man in question felt forced to quit his job due to the incident.

  • 4 min read
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'I thought it'd be great to be in Dublin, but there's a lot of noise. Everyone's selling something'

Robbie Skuse

Robbie Skuse

Co-founder, Kollect

Setting up in Waterford proved to be the right approach for this startup founder.

  • 6 min read
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  • building and property

Liffey Valley gets the go-ahead to expand - but parking could be a problem

The shopping centre will now have over 60,000 sq m of retail and leisure space.

  • 2 min read
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  • Work

A Dublin hair salon has been ordered to pay €10,000 for dismissing a pregnant worker

The outlet told the woman she could come back after the baby and ‘they’d see what they could do’.

  • 3 min read
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Terrorism and Brexit are taking their toll on Irish booking giant Hostelworld

The spate of attacks in Europe have put a dampener on the tourism industry.

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  • building and property

Dublin is in a 'global race for investment' and taller buildings could be the answer

Ireland’s largest business group has suggested the Irish capital needs to embrace more high-rise developments.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

Beer makers want the government to sort out the 'regressive' excise duty

Production is up, but thirst for a cold one has dropped again.

  • 2 min read
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Dublin's sky-high hotel prices keep soaring, putting pressure on the industry's special tax rate

Occupancy in the capital’s hotel sector is among the highest in Europe.

  • 3 min read
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  • Opinion

Poll: How often do you buy a newspaper?

The industry has been in terminal decline since 2007.

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'People are holding onto land with no intention of developing it and just hoping for the best'

The Small Firms Association wants the government to bring in a scheme to encourage landowners to sell up.

  • 3 min read
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'We have more in common with the British than the Germans. We should absolutely leave the EU'

Peter Casey

Peter Casey

Founder, Claddagh Resources

But any Brexit deal the UK negotiates should be extended to Ireland.

  • 5 min read
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A US pharma giant accused of gouging patients for drugs paid no tax on billion-euro Irish profits

Gilead Sciences is the firm behind one of the world’s leading hepatitis C treatments.

  • 8 min read
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Why the head of the Guinness Storehouse tracks all his TripAdvisor reviews - even the terrible ones

Paul Carty, who runs Ireland’s biggest tourist attraction, says the days of just following guidebooks are over.

  • 5 min read
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