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Despite the march of technology, the business trip is nowhere near its use-by date

But modern executives aren’t nearly as fussy as travellers were in the past.

'I wish I had worked out sooner that it's not that hard to start a business'

Conor Wilson

Co-founder, Sproose

Things fell into place when this entrepreneur realised he didn’t need to be an expert in everything.

The company had racked up losses of nearly €23 million in its Irish arm over the past three years.

Locals argued the land, part of a park in Raheny, was not zoned for housing.

Rakuten has acquired Bitnet’s assets for an undisclosed sum.

A quick run through of what you need to know about the depths of the internet.

The firm, JJ Red Holdings, also operates the Dublin Citi Hotel.

The ride-hailing app acquired a startup that makes self-driving trucks.

'As an athlete, I tried to take a win-or-learn approach. Business is no different'

Barry Murphy

Former Olympic athlete

This Irish ex-Olympic competitor explores the lessons he took from the swimming pool to the office.

The bank re-entered the SME lending market last year.

Facebook and Hailo’s backers have invested in the Clarkson-Hammond-May project.

Jemma Redmond, 38, co-founded the company developing tech capable of printing human organs.

The company is the latest being forced to adjust to the shift towards cloud-computing technology.

Rubicoin hopes to introduce its apps to new markets after raising another €1.2m from investors.

Mainstream Renewables will now have to raise a massive amount of money to fund the project.

ABP Foods, the largest beef processor in the state, will no longer automatically collect a crucial levy funding the farming body.

We should fix our flawed insurance system - rather than scrapping it altogether

David Hughes

Operations Director, Getcover

Snowballing motor premiums have put the spotlight on the problematic sector.

As part of our How My Business Works series we profile Shinawil, the firm behind some of Ireland’s best-known TV shows.

Recruitment firm Hays says that demand for construction professionals was up 40% on a year ago.

The company’s flagship hair-care brand has been endorsed by celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow.