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Pat McDonagh’s plans for a new Clare motorway plaza have been put on hold by the council

The Supermac’s boss has hit another stumbling block after weeks of controversy over fake letters.

  • 3 min read
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  • Startups and tech

The founder of Dublin's newest startup conference says events need to get more personal

The Start Summit is the newest hopeful to join the crowded business event space.

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

What we know about Pat McDonagh's Clare forecourt and its fake-letter planning controversy

The Supermac’s boss has been making headlines about a proposed motorway plaza outside Ennis.

  • 5 min read
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Poll: Are you in favour of fast-track planning rules for data centres?

The protracted planning process resulted in Apple shelving a large development in rural Ireland.

  • 2 min read
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  • tourism and transport

Premier Inn is opening its first Dublin city-centre hotel in this long-vacant George's Street building

The UK budget accommodation chain is planning dozens more facilities in the capital.

  • 3 min read
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  • retail and services

'An unwanted end' – Murphy & Gunn is closing in Milltown after 50 years selling BMWs

Some 37 workers will be affected by the directors’ decision to wind up one of its two dealerships.

  • 3 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Startups and tech

Kerry foreign-exchange giant Fexco is betting the cashless society is 'fake news'

The Irish company has been on the acquisition trail in the UK.

  • 4 min read
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  • Startups and tech

Valuations and VCs: The delicate balancing act of how much equity startups should sell

Young firms with unrealistic expectations can scupper their chances of luring investors.

  • 6 min read
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'Ireland's eggs are invested in the foreign multinational basket - and problems lie ahead'

Neil McDonnell

Neil McDonnell

CEO, ISME

The country is overly dependent on FDI-fuelled taxes – which is why there needs to be a new focus on SMEs.

  • 5 min read
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  • food and drink

‘Starting the rock concerts put Slane on the map, but now we’re going in a new direction’

With a new distillery, Alex Conyngham is aiming to turn Slane Castle into a destination for whiskey.

  • 7 min read
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  • food and drink
  • media and marketing

The dairy council can keep its ‘insulting’ ads - despite over a hundred complaints

But the advertising watchdog upheld objections to information on the NDC’s website.

  • 4 min read
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  • health and education

A billion-dollar 'virtual hospital' group has pulled the plug on possible pilots in Cork and Dublin

Missouri-based Mercy Virtual has shelved its plans after a year of contact with officials in Ireland.

  • 4 min read
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  • Financial Services
  • Startups and tech

AIB is trialling blockchain technology to streamline anti-money laundering checks

The pillar bank is working with US firm R3 and several other financial institutions.

  • 3 min read
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'Money dried up and I was about to lose my apartment. I hit a really low point'

Aisling Burke

Aisling Burke

Owner, Teeth Whitening Fairies

Aisling Burke talks about how she overcame many obstacles to set up her teeth-whitening business.

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

Eason plans to sell €90m worth of property - including its flagship O'Connell St building

The retailer owns 13 properties that will be put up for sale – although some will be leased back for stores.

  • 3 min read
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  • building and property

One farmer stands in the way of Facebook's plans to expand its Meath data centre campus

The social media giant is planning a facility the size of around eight Aviva pitches.

  • 3 min read
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  • retail and services

'In the lean times we didn't have a sausage. Now feck that, we can make money again'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile M. Kelly Interiors.

  • 7 min read
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  • tourism and transport
  • Work

Luas drivers could take industrial action because new routes are messing with their lunch

Trade union Siptu has taken operator Transdev to the Labour Court over the ‘cooler bag’ dispute.

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

Dublin-headquartered Afilias is shifting its base to the US to take advantage of Trump tax cuts

The domain registry firm welcomed the ‘favourable’ changes to the US tax rate.

  • 2 min read
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  • health and education

After the $700m sale of Adapt Pharma, these Irish investors are in line for a big payday

The Dublin-based company was set up four years ago by Séamus Mulligan and other entrepreneurs.

  • 3 min read
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