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  • policy and economy

Ireland's financial watchdog says an economic slowdown is ‘inevitable’

An Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report notes the short-term outlook is strong – but there are risks ahead.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

After delivering another tasty profit, Supermac's is testing Deliveroo - with mixed results

Pat McDonagh’s fast-food empire is trialling third-party delivery services as it posts record sales.

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

Blackwater Distillery wants to use blockchain to rid Irish whiskey of 'smoke and mirrors'

The Waterford firm hopes to extend its new traceabilty platform to its suppliers.

  • 4 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Startups and tech

After years of losses, a profitable CurrencyFair is ready to take on Asia

The Dublin company recently acquired a Hong Kong outfit as a gateway into the market.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink

Cans were once considered 'cheap'. Now craft beer makers are mad for them

The number of Irish microbreweries opting for cans has nearly doubled in the last two years.

  • 4 min read
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  • insights and opinion
  • tourism and transport

Poll: Do you think a new airport for the midlands is a good idea?

Offaly council has made a pitch for State funding to get planning for the project off the ground.

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

Backed by Renault, Dublin's iCabbi helps taxi firms fight back against the Uber threat

The French automaker acquired a majority stake in the Irish company earlier this year.

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

As Uber Eats arrives in Ireland, Deliveroo threatens defecting restaurants with higher rates

Competition in on-demand delivery has intensified with the new player in town.

  • 3 min read
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'If Dublin were a car, it'd be running on four bald tyres with no spare in the boot'

Graeme McQueen

Graeme McQueen

Dublin Chamber

We have to stop pressing the snooze button when it comes to our water supply crisis.

  • 5 min read
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  • tourism and transport

'A lot of sectors are in the doldrums': Why farms are being told to chase the tourist dollar

Teagasc says agri-tourism innovation – from tours to quad bikes – could ‘breathe new life’ into rural areas.

  • 7 min read
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How chatbots can sooth stressed-out, angry customers during the busy shopping season

Colum Twomey

Colum Twomey

Ireland manager, Zendesk

Retailers can build engagement during the Christmas period without increasing their workload.

  • 4 min read
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  • tourism and transport

'It's a very big ask to build it there': The unlikely case for an 'airport city' in the midlands

Dismissed by some as blue-sky thinking, advocates say the proposal could ease Dublin constraints.

  • 8 min read
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'Starting from scratch in your 30s and 40s isn't easy on any couple. It was such a dark period'

Gina Cassidy

Gina Cassidy

Founder, Purcell & Woodcock

Gina Cassidy from Purcell & Woodcock says the key to working with your partner is not bringing it home.

  • 8 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Startups and tech

Coinbase brushes off bitcoin's battering after declaring Dublin its Brexit lifeline

The company’s UK boss said the Irish capital will provide a hedge for its EU business.

  • 4 min read
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  • media and marketing
  • retail and services

The Irish Fairy Door Company has bagged a million-euro investment to start its line of merch

The Dublin outfit has just signed a deal with Canadian media giant DHX for a new online video series.

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

Dublin's Courtsdesk is on a mission to take the pain out of getting legal data

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

  • 5 min read
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  • retail and services
  • Startups and tech

A Mothercare Ireland boss liked retail tech startup ServiceDock so much he backed it

The Dublin company builds tools for collecting and monitoring customer feedback data.

  • 3 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Ireland could be pitched as a 'detox destination' for soul-searching celebs

A State-sanctioned report says the travel sector should chase well-heeled tourists.

  • 5 min read
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  • retail and services
  • Sports

Flyefit's bumper profits highlight the very lucrative business of budget gyms

The low-cost chain has rapidly expanded and will soon open its first branch in Cork.

  • 3 min read
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  • media and marketing
  • Startups and tech

Vodafone will launch 5G in Ireland next year - once new phones hit the market

It says the service will be ‘complementary’ to fibre networks like the troubled National Broadband Plan.

  • 4 min read
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