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  • building and property
  • policy and economy

As Dublin firms struggle to recruit, the rental crisis shows no sign of letting up

Goodbody analysts have issued a stark warning on the country’s low level of housing stock.

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

Poll: Would you support gender quotas for Ireland's company boards?

The government today unveiled a plan to increase the number of female professors.

  • 2 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Europe's air safety watchdog echoed US warnings about Boeing's Max planes

Norwegian is the only local operator affected by the ‘airworthiness directive’.

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

Even though it won't bring 'big profits', the Shed Distillery is cracking on with a visitor centre

Pat Rigney says the attraction will be up and running in early 2020 – at nearly double the cost.

  • 5 min read
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'I'm blind and employed - but I'm the minority. Here's how employers can change that'

Christina McCarthy

Christina McCarthy

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

It often doesn’t take a lot for companies to mine this largely untapped talent pool.

  • 4 min read
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  • retail and services
  • tourism and transport

Inside Dublin Airport's 'secret third terminal' - the one where selfies are banned

DAA is targeting deep-pocketed executives and honeymooners with its ‘platinum services’ facility.

  • 5 min read
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Here's all you need to know about uncovering - and reporting - gender pay gaps

Catherine Smith McKiernan

Catherine Smith McKiernan

Adare Human Resource Management

Now is the time for companies to get ready for incoming legislation.

  • 6 min read
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  • retail and services

Zara's owner is shuttering an Irish operation used to handle over €1 billion in global online sales

The move comes as Inditex plans a huge expansion of its digital retail presence.

  • 3 min read
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  • Startups and tech

Award-winning Cork startup Thalman Health is headed for liquidation

The three-year-old company was led by former Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur winner James Foody.

  • 3 min read
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'We thought it'd blow up into a billion-dollar app overnight. Sometimes you get carried away'

Garrett Flower

Garrett Flower

Co-founder, Parkpnp

Parkpnp’s Garrett Flower talks about how he refocused his business and hiring the best people for the job.

  • 8 min read
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  • building and property
  • Startups and tech

WeWork won't turn to other Irish cities until it has conquered Dublin

The company has two offices open in the capital with three more in the pipeline.

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

'My twins came nine weeks early - I was checking emails on my phone by an incubator'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Wedding Dates.

  • 8 min read
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  • insights and opinion
  • Startups and tech

'I always take on too much, and that's a big mistake. You can let people down'

Arkphire’s Paschal Naylor talks business plans, Bill Gates and starting a tech firm during the recession.

  • 5 min read
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  • building and property
  • Startups and tech

Facebook is backing Ireland 'for the long-term' as it moves HQ

The tech firm is leasing the campus currently occupied by AIB, with capacity for an extra 5,000 staff.

  • 3 min read
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  • retail and services

Ikea has gone cold on opening another Irish store - because it's focused online instead

The Swedish flat-pack furniture giant had been looking at opening in south Dublin or Cork.

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

Cork startup Milis Bio wants to lure soft drink giants with its sweet-tasting proteins

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

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

Pat Phelan says his new cosmetic clinic chain could be a 'half-billion-dollar business'

The Cork entrepreneur is planning five new Sisu branches across Ireland and the UK.

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

Ireland would be seen as a much pricier destination without Airbnb, tourism officials say

Fáilte Ireland CEO Paul Kelly said short-term letting has been a ‘welcome addition’ to the travel sector.

  • 4 min read
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  • food and drink

Commission-hungry delivery services will be the top 'disruptor' for Irish restaurants and cafés

A Bord Bia foodservice sector report says operators need to adapt and embrace the likes of Deliveroo.

  • 4 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Ryanair's website will be down for 12 hours – but its bottom line is safe

Analysts say there’s a reason the airline scheduled the outage for this time of year.

  • 3 min read
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