Irish Ferries is so confident about the future it's splashing out €144m on a new boat
Irish Continental Group expects to have the German-made vessel for the 2018 peak season.
Athlone and Cork can only dream of Dublin's jam-packed high streets
Research from CBRE shows that retail occupancy in the capital is nearly back to Celtic Tiger levels.
Poll: Do you think Irish Water should be abolished?
Revenue at the unpopular utility has plunged as uncertainty rules in the water-charges debate.
Can employers get into hot water just for giving a job reference? In a word, yes
A recent UK decision highlights the pitfalls of taking the wrong approach.
Most major financial firms expect technology to eat away their business
Investment in the fintech sector has been predicted to hit $150 billion within only a few years.
Amazon has started hiring 500 extra people in Ireland
The high-tech jobs will be filled over two years.
The Dublin company that could wipe out a chunk of the world's emissions with one engine
Exergyn is building an engine that develops electricity from heated waste water.
What John Deere and other firms can teach you about the value of data
The emerging field of Big Data is changing the business of everything from cars to banks.
Bank of Ireland almost always sticks to its guns after knocking back business loans
The bank was nearly twice as likely to reject appeals from borrowers than its main rival.
The businesses turning a buck from those stressful end-of-year exams
A lot hinges on the big secondary school tests – and there’s money to be made helping teens ace them.
Africa is home to 1.2 billion people - that presents a big opportunity for Irish firms
Here are some key tips for doing business in the fast-developing continent.
Car insurance premiums could spike if a landmark court ruling stands
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland is fighting a decision that left it liable for claims from the defunct Setanta Insurance.
Vaping businesses hit out as e-cigarette ads are banned
New laws will stop the nicotine-filled products being advertised virtually anywhere in Ireland.
Fridges and furniture are driving a mini boom in retail
But the value of sales is still well off its 2007 peak as discounting cuts deep.
'I woke up to 27 missed calls and 47 messages. I knew something was up'
The owner of Skelligs Chocolate had a crash course in rebuilding a business after a major fire in 2010.
One of Ireland's top animation studios is going on a major expansion drive
Brown Bag Films has opened its new Dublin studios and is recruiting lots of extra staff.
Your crash course in... Examinership
All you need to know about what happens when an examiner is appointed by the courts.
John Reynolds' new Idlewild Bar in Dublin has got the green light
The nightclub owner says the name harks back to an era of ‘stars and colourful characters’.
Enterprise Ireland has unveiled its first fintech startup fund
A €500,000 pool will be available to firms across the sector.
The Facebook billionaire who backed Hogan's Gawker lawsuit says it was 'philanthropy'
Peter Thiel says he thought it was ‘worth fighting back’ against the tabloid news site.