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  • policy and economy
  • Startups and tech

WhatsApp is growing its Irish team that engages with law enforcement

Analysts are responsible for checking requests made by authorities like An Garda Síochána.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

The economic east-west divide is widening as the commercial property vacancy rate rises

The national figure edged up slightly to 13.3%, according to a new report.

  • 3 min read
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  • media and marketing
  • Work

As ad agencies jockey tech firms for staff, the industry is campaigning to fix its public image

Unable to compete on salaries, firms are focusing on providing workers with a higher ‘purpose’.

  • 4 min read
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  • Future of finance

Your crash course in... what happens to the vital flow of data if there's a no-deal Brexit

As 31 October grows nearer, the fuel of the digital economy is up in the air.

  • 5 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Dublin hoteliers' sales took a hit during one of the summer's busiest months

Pundits say there is a silver lining on the horizon, though not everyone’s convinced yet.

  • 3 min read
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  • health and education

This Canadian medical cannabis firm is using Dublin as a base to take on the European market

Satipharm is developing oil and capsule products for sale in Europe.

  • 3 min read
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  • media and marketing
  • retail and services

An Post is planning a promo blitz to give the main banks a run for their money

The postal service provider’s rebranded financial services unit forms part of a wider group rejig.

  • 2 min read
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  • retail and services

Paddy Power's parent has partnered with Major League Baseball as part of its US push

Flutter Entertainment, through American unit FanDuel, is hoping to get ahead of rivals in the budding market.

  • 3 min read
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  • Future of finance

Circle is shutting its payments app in Ireland five years after its launch

The company announced the move as part of a wider effort to focus on new financial products.

  • 3 min read
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  • Tools of the trade

'When you're away from your laptop you tend to become more creative'

Tools of the trade: Richard Murphy of Zevo Health talks handling stress and Bob Dylan’s sage advice.

  • 6 min read
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  • food and drink
  • Startups and tech

With swelling competition, Deliveroo's new Irish boss is laying out an ambitious expansion strategy

Michael Healy is also calling for a change to self-employment laws that affect the company’s riders.

  • 6 min read
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  • insights and opinion

Poll: Should staff have the legal right to switch off from work emails?

The government is looking at whether a right to disconnect from work emails would function in Ireland.

  • 1 min read
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  • Startup Scout

How Votechnik is helping recyclers dispose of LCD products faster and safer

In our weekly Startup Scout series, Fora picks out promising companies that are emerging from Ireland.

  • 4 min read
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How failing the Leaving Cert twice helped me establish a global PR company

James McCann

James McCann

Persistence following failure is crucial to success.

  • 6 min read
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  • Feature

'The fundamentals have never changed': How travel agents are surviving the internet era

Despite the online competition, the traditional trade is still a multimillion-euro industry in Ireland.

  • 7 min read
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What Obama can teach us about one of the most common and challenging interview questions

Lorcan Nyhan

Lorcan Nyhan

Head of Careers, Communications Clinic

Like many communications problems, we can look to politics for a steer on how to prepare.

  • 5 min read
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  • Feature

Lero is trying to re-shape how we think about software and its social impact

The Limerick-based research centre’s work touches on everything from digital health to driverless cars.

  • 7 min read
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  • Interview

Meet the man taking up the reins at the Curragh Racecourse

Pat Keogh wants Kildare locals to see the venue ‘as their racecourse’ as it emerges from a turbulent period

  • 7 min read
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  • policy and economy
  • tourism and transport

A 'distortion' in tax law has cost Ireland valuable business from conferences

Venues are at a ‘competitive disadvantage’ due to VAT rules, according to the industry.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink
  • tourism and transport

A multimillion-euro campaign has been rolled out to improve the perception of Irish cuisine

Fáilte Ireland will promote more than 600 food- and drink-related events through ‘Taste the Island’.

  • 3 min read
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