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Why it's time for Ireland's lawmakers to get a scoot on with e-scooters

Graeme McQueen

Graeme McQueen

Dublin Chamber

Some officials think the tech is a ‘non-starter’. But workers are already speaking with their feet.

  • 5 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Dublin council has awarded 'last-mile delivery' contracts to reduce congestion in the city

UPS and WeDispatch are among the firms enlisted to provide the service.

  • 2 min read
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  • Work

There has been a spike in managers buying into the multibillion-dollar life coaching business

Industry experts say execs are looking for skills to help them hang on to staff.

  • 4 min read
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Dublin Port's decision to row back on cruise tourism won't just hurt the capital

Richard Guiney

Richard Guiney

CEO, DublinTown

Cutting the number of passenger ships coming into the capital will have major consequences.

  • 5 min read
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  • health and education
  • Startups and tech

Genomics Medicine Ireland is fretful over data rules hampering its DNA research business

The company wrote to health officials to air concerns around consent to use people’s data.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

Burger restaurant chain Bunsen quietly opened its first overseas location in Barcelona

The Dublin-based firm is reportedly seeking to set up in other Spanish cities.

  • 3 min read
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  • Startups and tech
  • tourism and transport

GoCar and Fleet have been enlisted to provide shared transport to Dublin council staff

The city authority wants to encourage staff to carpool to work by using ‘gamified’ services.

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

Cork's Fudi&more wants to go it alone when it takes its food delivery business international

The company is keeping its online food ordering operations in-house.

  • 2 min read
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  • Startups and tech

Wazp wants to bridge the knowledge gap in 3D printing for companies big and small

As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the Kerry company.

  • 5 min read
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  • health and education
  • Startups and tech

CroíValve has raised €3.2 million for its minimally invasive heart treatment device

The medtech startup’s product treats cardiac conditions without the need for surgery.

  • 2 min read
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  • Work

'We have a simple rule in the company - act like you're spending your own money'

Spectrum Life’s Stephen Costello talks about his morning routine and the path to progress.

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

After a few 'mistakes', food-ordering app Bamboo is now preparing to launch outside of Ireland

The startup took a step back to re-strategise its international expansion efforts.

  • 3 min read
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  • media and marketing

Media group Core has called for a 'licence to practice' marketing to beat outmoded education

The agency suggested many graduates have a poor grasp of modern communications techniques.

  • 3 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Business travel to Ireland dipped last year - but the industry isn't sure why

Expenditure by corporate travellers who arrived on these shores also declined in 2018.

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

Pearse Lyons Distillery won approval for a gin and whiskey school in Dublin's Liberties

It is hoped the new facility will ‘enhance the current micro-distillery’ and attract new clientele.

  • 3 min read
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  • insights and opinion
  • policy and economy
  • Startups and tech

Poll: Is the EU right to ignore America's call for a Huawei ban?

The US has heavily lobbied Brussels to give the Chinese tech giant the cold shoulder on security grounds.

  • 1 min read
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  • Startups and tech
  • Work

Jobs platform Rezoomo has raised €550,000 as it gears up for a UK launch

The Cork startup’s ‘talent attraction hub’ helps employers engage with candidates.

  • 3 min read
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How business coaching is not just for people with 'notions'

Sinead Kieran

Sinead Kieran

Founder, Coaching by SMK

An outsider’s perspective can help whip entrepreneurs into shape.

  • 4 min read
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Food is really Instagram-friendly and that's a problem for businesses

Jane Manzor

Jane Manzor

CEO, Manzor Marketing

There is a real danger that the industry over-relies on social media at the expense of other marketing tools.

  • 6 min read
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  • health and education
  • retail and services
  • Sports

How Perpetua took the 'best of nightclubs' to build a gym for the aspirational tech elite

After making its Dublin debut, the chain is already scouting other locations in the city.

  • 4 min read
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