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Ireland's largest crowd lender thinks we need to follow the UK's crowdfunding playbook

The company’s new CEO says the sector needs regulation in the Republic.

  • 4 min read
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Want to do business in the USA? Prepare to be sued

Peter Casey

Peter Casey

Founder, Claddagh Resources

Lawsuits abound in the Land of the Free.

  • 4 min read
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How two Irish mates are taking on the global might of the Comic Con empire

Dublin Comic Con has been locked in competition with its MCM counterpart for the last three years.

  • 5 min read
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'We weathered the carnage of the dot-com crash and it made us more chastened in our approach'

Pat Larkin

Pat Larkin

CEO, Ward Solutions

The last great tech crash taught this security firm valuable lessons about having a sustainable business.

  • 5 min read
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  • food and drink

Deliveroo has raised $275 million to fight off its greatest threat to date: Uber

The funding will be pumped into creating delivery-only kitchens for restaurants worldwide.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

Dublin has become one of the world’s most expensive cities but is still ‘good value’

Property group Savills put housing and office expenses in the capital at less than half those for London.

  • 3 min read
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Amazon has grown so huge it's launching its own 'Prime Air' planes

The e-commerce giant is planning a fleet of 40 aircraft to distribute its goods.

  • 3 min read
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Your crash course in... How the Bank of England's stimulus package could hurt Ireland

Here’s the lowdown on the UK’s interest rates cuts and other measures.

  • 5 min read
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Tesla wants to build a fully automated 'alien dreadnaught' factory

Elon Musk says the company was in “production hell” for the first half of the year.

  • 4 min read
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What bosses can learn from a worker's unfair dismissal over his Facebook posts

Orla O'Leary

Orla O'Leary

Senior associate, Mason Hayes & Curran

The case stemmed from ‘derogatory’ comments about a manager on the social network.

  • 3 min read
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Nike is giving up on golf gear to sell more shoes and clothes

The announcement leaves deals with high-profile players like Rory McIlroy in limbo.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

Lidl to hire 600 new Irish staff as supermarket wars ramp up

The German discount chain expects to take on the new staff over the next 24 months.

  • 3 min read
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Ireland's researchers are punching above their weight despite 'below-average investment'

Science Foundation Ireland is training people for industry – not to be “the next professors”.

  • 3 min read
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'I was with the Irish army in Lebanon, but setting up a drone business is the hardest thing I've done'

As part of our weekly How My Business Works series we profile Green Aviation.

  • 9 min read
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  • resource and energy

Ireland's only oil refinery, Whitegate in Cork, is to be sold to a Canadian giant

Canada’s Irving Oil is to buy the facility, sold by the government for €100m, for an undisclosed amount.

  • 2 min read
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Hand-ups vs handouts: What needs to change to make Ireland the best small country for startups

DC Cahalane

DC Cahalane

CEO, Republic of Work

The current system puts entrepreneurs in a protective bubble – instead of helping them reach their potential.

  • 13 min read
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  • food and drink

Irish food company Redbrook has been snapped up by an Israeli firm for €40m

The Dublin-based firm employs 39 people and has been in business for nearly 30 years.

  • 3 min read
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Bitcoin plunges as $65m of the currency disappears in a major hack

The volatile cryptocurrency lost more than 20% of its value after the breach.

  • 3 min read
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Dublin could overtake London as the most attractive financial centre in Europe

A report carried from PwC predicts Brexit could have a major impact on the English capital.

  • 4 min read
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'I thought I wasn't up to it. I was fresh out of college and I'm not a big fashionista'

Malindi Demery

Malindi Demery

Co-founder, Malena

But the chance to build her own clothing business was too good for this young entrepreneur to pass up.

  • 6 min read
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