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Ireland's only cinema on wheels has just been parked forever

The distinctive Cinemobile, set up under the Millennium Project, was struggling with a lack of funding.

  • 3 min read
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'I drew a sketch on a napkin and that ended up being our business'

Francis Leavey

Francis Leavey

Owner, Fab Cow Design

Fab Cow Design sells thousands of prints a year – but it took a while for the founder to get into his groove.

  • 7 min read
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The Racing Post looks set to be snapped up by a UK private-equity giant

It is expected that the current owners of the title are in line for a major payday.

  • 3 min read
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'If even one percent of London’s economic activities migrated here, we would be absolutely crippled'

Ireland has the welcome mat out for post-Brexit investment, but Dublin is ill-equipped to be the City on the Liffey.

  • 4 min read
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  • Work

Investigators probing Clerys' closure like 'traffic wardens dropping on ropes from helicopters'

Parties involved in the controversial deal say they were never the employers of the store’s now-redundant staff.

  • 3 min read
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Your crash course in... The spectacular rise and fall of a $9bn blood-testing startup

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has gone from being the world’s youngest self-made billionaire to nothing.

  • 5 min read
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Sick of dry land? Ireland could soon get a hotel floating on the sea

It is hoped that the vessel could be berthed in Dún Laoghaire harbour.

  • 3 min read
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A US toy giant has bought the Dublin animation studio behind Danger Mouse

Hasbro, which owns Monopoly and Nerf, has snapped up Boulder Media.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property

Ireland should break EU rules if needed to spend €1 billion on social housing

Business group Ibec says the lack of new homes has reached a critical stage.

  • 4 min read
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Google sees a bright future in virtual reality, space travel and... dolls for kids

The tech giant crowned Donegal toymaker Arklu the winner of its local startup programme.

  • 3 min read
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Going contactless in Coppers? This is the man making it easier to spend your money

As part of our weekly How My Business Works series, we profile Evo Payments Ireland.

  • 10 min read
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'Leprechaun economics' - Experts aren't impressed with Ireland's GDP figures

The country’s headline economic growth last year was roughly five times that of the next-best euro state.

  • 2 min read
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The owner of the Dealz discount stores is set to be bought in a huge €715 million deal

The chain has been struggling with fierce competition from other discounters.

  • 3 min read
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A new €45 million fund has been unveiled for businesses that can't wait to get paid

Ireland’s state-backed SME financier has found its first invoice-financing partner.

  • 2 min read
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Clerys' buyers accused of 'unfairly mischaracterising' a probe into the store's closure

The High Court heard a ‘directors pack’ with financial details of staff was central to a disputed investigation.

  • 4 min read
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'Are Irish people into sex toys? That was the big question when I started my business'

Shawna Scott

Shawna Scott

Owner, SexSiopa.ie

Seeing how well a sex shop could be run overseas inspired this unlikely entrepreneur to launch her own.

  • 5 min read
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UTV Ireland and TV3 are getting the same owner - so what does that mean for both channels?

Staff cuts? Changes to news? More soaps?

  • 5 min read
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The second-best eurozone economy grew 5% in 2015. Ireland's expanded an insane 26%

A rise in multinational companies locating assets here likely helped drive the huge growth.

  • 3 min read
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A Dublin breast-implant maker has raised millions including from the owners of Barry's Tea

GC Aesthetics aims to become the largest supplier of the product outside the US.

  • 2 min read
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  • Opinion
  • Work

Poll: Should there be a salary cap for CEOs of charities?

The recent scandal at Console has dragged the practices of many Irish charities into the spotlight.

  • 1 min read
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