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  • food and drink

After tapping out of a branding battle, Conor McGregor will call his whiskey Proper No. Twelve

The MMA fighter’s new product will initially launch in Ireland and the US.

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

Poll: Should county councils be fined for cancelling public tenders?

A business group has called for the State to sanction local authorities that withdraw the competitions.

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

US giant Equinix has snapped up land in north Dublin to build another data centre

The 8.2 acre site in Ballycoolin was sold for €5 million.

  • 2 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Startups and tech

'It's too easy for me to take the money and buy a yacht': Why Irish firms want ICO regulation

The plummeting value of cryptocurrencies isn’t the only concern for startups dipping into the sector.

  • 7 min read
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  • tourism and transport

'Brits aren't overly physical': How Irish tourism operators are being told to sell overseas

Fáilte Ireland has been handing out advice on marketing to key regions.

  • 4 min read
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  • food and drink
  • policy and economy

Restaurants might not have to provide free water after all - and could even charge for it

Hospitality groups previously slammed an EU proposal mandating them to quench the public’s thirst.

  • 3 min read
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'Progress was slow on my new bike startup – so I moved to Asia'

Jack O'Sullivan

Jack O'Sullivan

Founder, Base Bicycles

Here’s why I couldn’t have founded my company back home in Ireland.

  • 6 min read
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  • food and drink

'They're dropping like flies': Why Cork pubs have been closing in droves

The Rebel County has lost more than 300 venues over a little more than a decade.

  • 7 min read
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  • policy and economy

'It costs small firms thousands': Businesses say councils should be fined for axing tenders

An Ibec group says cancelled bids are costing members time and money.

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

Why big tech firms are up in arms about the EU's plans to overhaul copyright laws

The controversial ‘link tax’ directive passed a vote by the European Parliament this week.

  • 4 min read
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Why our decades-old industry is worried about blunt new Airbnb rules

Dorren Quinn

Dorren Quinn

Irish Self-Catering Federation

The self-catering sector plays an integral role in Irish tourism.

  • 4 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Startups and tech

'People were raising millions without even a product': Inside the world of startup ICOs

Advocates of ‘initial coin offerings’ say they can represent a viable alternative to venture capital.

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

Industry bigwigs have pumped cash into Neva Labs – Mark Little’s plan to fix the media

The €560,000 seed investment is the first external funding for the Irish company.

  • 3 min read
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'I learned my first business lesson making stuffed toys at 11 - not even my mother bought one'

Hannah Wrixon

Hannah Wrixon

Co-founder, Get the Shifts

From running creches to gig-economy firms, Hannah Wrixon talks about what she’s learned so far.

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

Data centre firm EdgeConnex turned down rural Ireland because of a lack of adequate power

The US company looked at other Irish locations but decided to double its Dublin operation.

  • 3 min read
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  • retail and services

Sky has been fined over €100k for not informing customers about their right to cancel contracts

The company also failed to supply 79,000 customers with a durable copy of their agreements.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property
  • tourism and transport

'Donnybrook isn't designed for this' – a Tidy Towns group is rallying against this new D4 hotel

The local group said the project would cause more traffic at a troublesome Dublin pinch point.

  • 4 min read
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  • building and property

Irish Life is worried Amazon's huge data centre in Tallaght could affect its future housing projects

The pensions fund has a site adjacent to the facility being planned by the tech giant.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

Controversial plans for over 500 homes in Dublin's St Anne's Park have been rejected

After it initially granted permission for the project, An Bord Pleanála said it would review the case.

  • 3 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Ryanair cabin crew are going ahead with 'the biggest strike in the company's history'

Staff across mainland Europe will stage a stoppage on 28 September.

  • 2 min read
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