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  • building and property

How rising insurance costs are squeezing small Irish businesses dry

Some firms have been quoted threefold increases in their premiums.

  • 5 min read
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Digit Game Studios is ready to mix with the big boys - but don't expect Kate Upton fronting its app

The company has tripled its staff as it goes after deep-pocketed rivals like Game of War.

  • 4 min read
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Can employees be sacked for playing Pokémon Go at work?

Rita Gillen

Rita Gillen

Employment lawyer, TJOS

It all comes down to having an up-to-date internet policy that everyone understands.

  • 4 min read
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The RDS is in no shape to host international events like Rugby World Cup games

Documents reveal the society has been lobbying to get government backing for its €35m overhaul.

  • 3 min read
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14,000 Irish motorists at risk after collapse of Gibraltar-based insurer

The news comes on the same day that a government report was published to try and protect motor insurance customers.

  • 3 min read
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Finance officials say it would be 'too difficult' to put a tax on e-cigarettes

The products are unlikely to face any new taxes in the Budget, based on the advice.

  • 3 min read
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Two men are doing battle in an Irish court over the Game of Thrones throne

The case turns on who has rightful control over a 160kg replica of the Iron Throne.

  • 3 min read
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‘People who haven't built a company don't understand how tough it can be to get rejected'

Karl McCarthy

Karl McCarthy

Head of Expansion, Tito

When you’ve put everything into a startup, the last thing you want is sales-call knock-backs.

  • 6 min read
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Ireland's three big banks have a virtual stranglehold on small-business lending

AIB, Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank control 95% of the market.

  • 3 min read
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The UK economy looks set to take its biggest dive since the financial crisis

The first major indicator of business confidence after the Brexit vote points to a dramatic decline.

  • 3 min read
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The man who built Fox News is out under a storm of sexual harassment claims

His boss, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, will step in as a temporary replacement.

  • 4 min read
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Phasing out the USC could cost the Exchequer close to €2 billion by 2020

The Department of Finance costings also include an analysis on cutting capital gains tax for startups.

  • 2 min read
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Your crash course in... The tech billionaire who took down Gawker and is now backing Trump

Peter Thiel’s decision to back Republican nominee could have something to do with ending democracy.

  • 5 min read
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A new business lender is expected to shake up the Irish banking market next year

The state’s SME financier hopes the move will drive down borrowing costs for firms.

  • 3 min read
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New car sales could flatline next year after a bumper 2016

Motoring costs are down overall – but the price of insurance has gone through the roof.

  • 2 min read
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Tesla's master plan for the future includes buses, trucks and self-driving cars

Elon Musk unveiled his latest vision last night.

  • 4 min read
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  • food and drink

It's bonanza time for ice cream sellers, but can they make up for a wet June?

A wet and cold few weeks means most shops are playing catch-up.

  • 3 min read
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The high cost of childcare is putting Irish people off working and hurting competitiveness

Ireland was ranked as the second most-expensive country in the OECD for childcare.

  • 3 min read
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'Helping to give people their time back is why I give a shit'

As part of our weekly How My Business Works series, we profile MissMoneypenny.ie

  • 8 min read
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Ireland might have to give the EU an extra €280m because of those inflated GDP figures

The massive 26% hike in GDP was decried by one financial journalist as a “work of Irish fiction”.

  • 3 min read
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