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  • food and drink

Balance of power shifts away from supermarket giants towards small suppliers

New regulations will mean more protection for producers of food and drink.

  • 3 min read
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  • Work

Bill Gates confesses: 'I memorised license plates to keep track of employees'

Microsoft’s founder reveals his intense work ethic on Desert Island Discs.

  • 4 min read
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Losing a job is the single most negative event a person can experience

Eoghan McDermott

Eoghan McDermott

While we’re hearing that jobs are being created around the country, some people still find themselves out of work, writes Eoghan McDermott.

  • 4 min read
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  • food and drink

'I left a well-paid job to set up my company and feared the backlash'

Pressure to stay in well-paid jobs is holding back Irish entrepreneurs.

  • 3 min read
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Fan-sourced sports site Pundit Arena has raised a pile of money from angel investors

The company was launched by two UCC grads in late 2013.

  • 2 min read
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In this day and age, how do small bands make money?

“We found a few years ago that the Credit Union funded more Irish releases than all the major labels.”

  • 9 min read
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Here are 12 ways to become a charismatic leader

From a solid handshake to conquering self-doubt.

  • 7 min read
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Want to make your phone more useful? Try automating tasks

It might not be for everyone but it can speed tasks up or allow you to carry out entirely different actions.

  • 5 min read
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5 apps worth downloading this week

Featuring train times, dozing off to podcasts and expressions for alarms.

  • 5 min read
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Airbnb has become such a behemoth it's generating spin-off businesses

A new Irish startup is feeding off the popularity of the home sharing service.

  • 3 min read
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Catherine Murphy: Irish Water company met with 'Phil' before getting 'lucrative contract'

The Social Democrat TD made a number of claims about Abtran in the Dáil today.

  • 3 min read
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This legacy software for the web is finally biting the dust

The Java plugin was introduced back in the 90s but security flaws and vulnerabilities have seen many call for its end.

  • 2 min read
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State slapped with legal action over Irish data protection regime

Digital Rights Ireland claims the State has not properly implemented EU legislation on data protection.

  • 2 min read
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So after its best year ever, what's next for Facebook?

The company generated €16.45 billion in revenue and now has 1.59 billion monthly active users.

  • 3 min read
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These countries are set to cosy-up over tax information

Information exchange between 31 OECD nations is set to start next year.

  • 2 min read
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Supermac's has been dealt a blow in its fight against McDonald's

The EU found that the two companies had identical milk, meat that was “similar to a high degree” and similar seasonings.

  • 3 min read
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Almost 580 jobs to go as liquidator appointed to Xtra-vision

The movie chain blamed poor Christmas sales and the declining rental market.

  • 3 min read
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Didn’t pay attention to the banking inquiry? This is everything you need to know

The committee of inquiry has presented its findings and recommendations regarding Ireland’s banking crisis after 14 months.

  • 8 min read
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'The arts are victims of Dublin's economic recovery': Block T is forced to relocate

The arts collective are faced with leaving Smithfield due to rising rents.

  • 3 min read
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The iPhone may have finally reached its peak

Apple expects iPhone sales to decline over the next quarter, the first time since the original was launched in 2007.

  • 4 min read
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