Two years after being salvaged from liquidation, Usit faces the test of a J1 visa surge
April 29, 2022 5:43 amThe J1 summer work visa to the US was the product that made Usit, the travel brand now serving its... View Article
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“Lawyers are inherently conservative” – so why is one starting an online aircraft trading platform?
April 29, 2022 4:39 amLawyers have a reputation for being risk-averse. They tend to help entrepreneurs achieve their vision turning startups into significant enterprises.... View Article
Cracked lens: The fractious fallout from an Irish film dream
April 28, 2022 5:57 amThe Hollywood producers and financiers behind plans for a world-class film and TV studio complex in West Dublin were “perfectly... View Article
Drugs, lawsuits and billions of dollars: Behind the scenes at Ireland’s largest ever insolvency
April 28, 2022 5:04 amThis Wednesday, High Court Judge Michael Quinn approved the scheme of arrangement submitted by examiner Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton... View Article
From envelopes of cash to escrow: The Cork company transforming online transactions
April 27, 2022 5:33 amFor Conor Lyden, the transition from penniless college student to penniless founder was relatively seamless. Leaving University College Cork (UCC)... View Article
An American consortium will soon control 87% of Irish studio space. This is their plan
April 27, 2022 4:38 amSoon, 87 per cent Ireland’s high spec-studio space will be under the control of an American consortium. Hackman Capital Partners,... View Article
With €15m in funding, Fran Quilty’s Conjura is ready to come out of ‘stealth’
April 26, 2022 12:00 pmIf you ask Fran Quilty, the last two years have been “relentless” in the growth of e-commerce but that won’t... View Article
Working 100 hours a week for €339.77, a hidden reality of trawling for prawns off the Irish coast
April 26, 2022 5:48 amIt is a heavily curated image, men in creamy Aran jumpers and yellow oilskins, drinking tea on a squally night... View Article
From $3bn in profit to $3m in tax: Microchip’s double malt in action
April 26, 2022 5:29 amThe continuation of the double Irish tax structure via Malta by the US-based semiconductor manufacturer Microchip, revealed by The Currency... View Article
Lights, camera, legal action: Film studio row hits court
April 25, 2022 5:57 pmA legal row involving an Oscar-nominated film producer has broken out over a stalled plan to build a world-class media... View Article
