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'You'll find rumours spread during bad times. I've heard people say my business is in receivership'

Paul Walsh

Paul Walsh

General Manager, Springfort Hall

Paul Walsh’s parents bought Mallow’s Springfort Hall nearly 30 years ago – now he is continuing the legacy.

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

A $1 million legal battle has dragged Dublin's 3D4Medical further into the red

The case was decided in favour of the Blackrock-based firm, according to fresh accounts.

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

Galway medical device maker Novate Medical has been sold for up to $150m

UK firm BTG will pay an up-front $20 million for the company with the rest dependent on hitting targets.

  • 2 min read
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  • building and property
  • retail and services

The US hedge fund owner of Cork's Wilton Shopping Centre has put it up for sale

The property has been put on the market by York Capital for €86 million.

  • 2 min read
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  • policy and economy
  • tourism and transport

New rules are on the way for Airbnb hosts in Dublin to crack down on short-term lets

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy said the regulations would be similar to those introduced in Toronto.

  • 3 min read
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  • Startups and tech

Once worth $800m, Tintri is winding up its Cork business after flirting with bankruptcy

The US data storage firm hit a rough financial patch and was acquired by a competitor in late August.

  • 4 min read
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  • retail and services

‘We’ve had some horrendous gigs where the lads would be up past their ankles in muck’

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Ryans Cleaning.

  • 7 min read
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  • retail and services

Redundancy payouts have pushed bookseller Eason into the red

The book and stationery retailer outsourced warehouse operations and closed some retail units last year.

  • 2 min read
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  • health and education
  • Work

Pharma giant Chanelle Group is making one of the largest investments in Galway by any Irish firm

Michael Burke’s company has plans to spend €86 million on new research and facilities.

  • 2 min read
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  • Startups and tech

Dublin's Sytorus has secured €1.7m to help companies keep up with data protection rules

The money will be pumped into European expansion and opening a German office for the firm.

  • 2 min read
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  • food and drink

Gin and whiskey may be booming - but vodka is still the country’s most popular spirit

Sales of spirits increased in Ireland last year – but they still lag beer and wine.

  • 2 min read
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  • Startups and tech

Waterford startup Kollect is dragging bin collection into the on-demand era

As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the two-year-old company.

  • 5 min read
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  • tourism and transport
  • Work

Ryanair pilots in Ireland have voted to accept a deal struck by unions

The announcement was made by the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association, which represents some Ryanair pilots.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink
  • retail and services

These are the most popular food and drink brands in Ireland

Indigenous names such as Brennans Bread, Avonmore and Tayto all ranked high in the list.

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

Dublin has ranked as one of Europe's top tech clusters – ahead of Paris and Copenhagen

Two-fifths of total office space leased in the first half of the year was taken up by tech firms.

  • 2 min read
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  • Startups and tech

After raising more than €2m, Dublin SMS tech firm Anam has plans to take on Asia

The company is bulking up the Malaysian office for its text filtering and blocking technologies.

  • 3 min read
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  • insights and opinion
  • media and marketing

'I've never had a bad job - I was always afraid of having to work for a living'

Al Dunne from Unique Media talks about why personality is everything in the PR business.

  • 5 min read
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  • building and property

Billionaire Dermot Desmond has the all-clear to demolish Ireland's most expensive house

His new mansion on Dublin’s Shrewsbury Rd will be three times the size of the current home.

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

Ireland's biggest hotel group Dalata plans to open thousands more rooms in the coming years

The firm behind the Clayton and Maldron brands expects to complete several new hotels in 2018.

  • 3 min read
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  • food and drink
  • Work

A waitress who was sacked over a bad TripAdvisor review has been awarded €2,000

The woman claimed she was unfairly dismissed after a customer described her as ‘abrupt’.

  • 2 min read
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