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The fashion brand French Connection is looking to recapture its formal glory. It will have to deal with the Irish tax authority first

The Collector General has lodged a Revenue summons in the High Court in Dublin against French Connection UK. The case was lodged yesterday.

“It’s not going to land by itself”: How Irish organisations and their people are embracing the new wave of tech

From AI to the metaverse, organisations ESB, St James’s Hospital and Kerry Group have worked with EY Ireland and Microsoft to deploy new tech with their staff and learned valuable lessons on what to do (and what not to do).

PLATFORM Golf wants to reinvent off-course golf. Big-name investors are backing it to do it

PLATFORM Golf has just raised $5m from high-profile investors and industry veterans. Co-founder Rory Flanagan outlines the company's international plans.

The UK faces uphill battle to revive the LSE as it readies a market for private companies

Recent comments by Revolut's Nik Storonsky will only add to the malaise that has gripped the London Stock Exchange and the AIM market.

After the fraud comes the fine, as Maynooth University hit for €40,000 following data breach

The 2018 phishing cyberattack allowed unauthorised persons to gain control of up to six university staff accounts. One of the compromised accounts was then used to assist in a case of fraud.

“We’re entitled to our own opinions, but not to our own facts”

The Planning and Environment Court is now a year old. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys reflects on the early days of a crucial institution in Ireland's ambition to develop more infrastructure, housing and energy projects.

What links the heir of Fortnum & Mason and a Chicago-born angel investor? Affordable dental care

Hamish Khayat is a member of the prominent Weston family. Brittany Stewart is a Chicago-born angel investor. Together, they want to make dental care affordable. And a host of investors, including Goldman Sachs, believe they can do it.

Fraud, coercion, and undue influence alleged in Galway land row

The proposed development of a multimillion-euro residential property development in Galway city has stalled in a row over the purchase of the lands from its now-deceased owner.

Top Voices

Entrepreneurs’ disease and CEO imposter syndrome. Why the right way is the hard way

There’s an inflexion point for any growing SME where the business is just too small to bring in subject matter experts but too large to manage without them. You either plug the gap yourself or you stagnate, and the day you stagnate is the day your business goes into decline.

John Looby: If you are saving for retirement, steer clear of bonds

Significantly more sensitive to losses than gains, and increasingly driven by an accelerating news cycle, pension savers are persistently destroying their wealth.

Candidate Sentiment Survey: Part two – The shifting balance of power between candidates and clients

Do companies have a good work culture? Are employers true to their stated values? These are just some of the questions we cover in part two our Candidate Sentiment Survey.

Rental deals, inducements, and Grafton Street: Rewinding the week that was

The Irish banks are well-placed, and well-insulated, to deal with a further fall in property valuations but that does not mean that a further decline will not hurt investors.

Michael Cogley: Musk, Farage, and the dangers of foreign donations

Keir Starmer has long been a target of attacks from Elon Musk and now he is reportedly considering a donation to Nigel Farage's Reform party. It should act as a timely reminder of the importance of strong rules against international interference.

“I’m looking forward to Eamonn’s running stories when he gets back on his feet”

Investor Eamonn Carey is battling serious illness. As he begins his recovery in Portugal, a host of leading figures in the tech community pay tribute to a generous and empathetic man who has helped countless people.

Ireland’s response to the changed European security environment has been to continue as if nothing has changed

It may be that Ireland can get away with not defending itself, as it did during the Cold War. But the risks are greater now with Ireland of interest to actors who care nothing about its "neutral" stance.

Niall Sargent: Anchors, guardrails, and the threat of tariffs

Yesterday, Ifac and the Central Bank released separate reports on the country’s future economic outlook. Trump’s tax and tariff threats aside, both are clear there are enough domestic challenges to iron out to retain a stable economic position.