Jonathan Keane

The ride-hailing giant’s Ireland general manager Kieran Harte speaks to The Currency about the country’s taxi shortage and its pitch to government for easing the licensing regime.

Evan Mcgloughlin and his co-founders left Dublin due to high costs and decamped to Spain where they plan to build their new language learning app for the Spanish market.

This weekend, 24 emerging businesses will spend 24 hours with seasoned entrepreneurs at the Cork BIC Entrepreneur Experience. Today, we profile the 24 emerging businesses that will participate in this year’s event.

IA Labs, a spin-out of the charity NCBI, has carried out a meticulous review of where the websites of Ireland’s private and public sectors are failing people with disabilities.

The e-commerce data analytics start-up has raised fresh capital to help scaling online retailers to make sense of their waves of data. CEO Fran Quilty talks strategy, expansion and the future.

Sean Meagher returned to Ireland last year to launch Shuppa and get first mover advantage in Dublin for super-fast grocery delivery.

For years crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending have existed in a grey area in Ireland. New EU rules now mean a changing playing field for start-ups and investors.

Cloud kitchens are sprouting up to capitalise on the food delivery surge in Ireland. But who are the restauranteurs, entrepreneurs and investors backing the growth of the industry here?

Fintech challengers like Revolut and traditional outfits like An Post are determined to secure users at a young age with kid and teen-focused financial products. However, there is a fine line for fintech companies to tread when designing and launching a product for minors.

The Horizon 2020 programme is ending, with Irish companies receiving over €1 billion. But the EU’s innovation agenda is only getting more intense in the next decade.