New alcohol laws will hurt small players in the drinks industry - and to what benefit?
Craft producers and independent retailers could both suffer under strict pricing and display restrictions.
Glen Dimplex's billionaire founder: 'Business has been my life and my hobby'
Louth native Martin Naughton recently announced he was leaving the company he built for 40 years.
'If I could go back in time and tell myself not to sell, I would'
The founder of Zartis rode the crest of the dot-com wave – and fell hard when the swell broke.
Oil companies haven't given up on striking it rich off the Irish coast
Several major explorations firms have received permission to search local waters for the resource.
Dublin City Council rules full-time Airbnb rentals need planning permission
It comes after an apartment in Temple Bar was advertised as a high-yield investment opportunity.
Your crash course in... The long-delayed National Broadband Plan
We take a look back at the many setbacks the project has suffered since it was announced in 2012.
A top think-tank says Ireland should back small firms over tax breaks for multinationals
The OECD says innovation from big corporations is unlikely to trickle down to domestic companies.
Saudi Arabia is taking a huge cash plunge into Uber
The oil-rich nation’s sovereign wealth fund will put $3.5 billion into the ridesharing company.
George Hook is ditching the Independent for a three-year-old sports website
The commentator will deliver a weekly column for Pundit Arena, which recently secured significant investment.
Dublin-based travel software company Datalex is adding 200 staff
The company once had over 500 people on its payroll – but it’s been steadily building back to strength.
A major tech investor plans to raise €100m going public in the UK and Ireland
Entrepreneur Brian Caulfield heads up the local operations for Draper Esprit, which has announced an IPO.
'People walked into meetings with two 28-year-old girls and just laughed'
As part of our weekly How My Business Works series, we profile Gourmet Food Parlour.
One of Ireland's biggest unions wants everyone to know we're a low-wage country
Unite claims poor pay is driving a ‘race to the bottom’ for the economy.
One of the 'Big Four' accounting firms is hiring for €50k jobs across five Irish cities
EY is hiring both experienced recruits and graduates.
The one thing holding back the Irish solar industry - and it's not a lack of sun
Developers are queuing up to build the renewable resource in Ireland, but they’re sweating on a subsidy.
Ryanair's head of technology thinks Big Data is 'wank'
John Hurley says it’s too confusing and expensive – but small data sets are like ‘crack cocaine’.
'Ireland needs one body for water, whether that's Irish Water or something else'
Engineers Ireland gave Ireland’s water network a ‘D’ grade – the worst for any infrastructure sector in the country.
Power prices are about to be hiked for everyone to pay for more renewable energy
Proposed changes are expected to add €20 to the average yearly household bill and €65 for businesses.
8 apps everyone running a business should have on their phone
With the help of technology, there’s no excuse not to have the tools you need on hand.
Europe's top court looks set to back firms banning Muslim headscarves at work
But only if the measure is part of a general policy against religious or political symbols.