From grain farm to server farm: Amazon buys €20m Dublin site for 12th data centre
April 16, 2021 3:19 pmTwo weeks ago, the directors of Bay Farms Ltd agreed to merge their company into Amazon Data Services Ireland Ltd... View Article
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An Irish online events start-up has raised €1.2m from one of Stripe’s first employees. This is how the deal came about
April 16, 2021 1:18 pmLachy Groom, an early employee of Stripe who is now a venture capitalist, has invested €1.25 million in Vito, a... View Article
The IBRC Commission was due to report on Siteserv this month. Instead, it is seeking yet another extension
April 16, 2021 11:47 amThe Department of the Taoiseach has confirmed that the IBRC Commission has missed another deadline and will not be able... View Article
Bank of Ireland is in talks to buy much of KBC. What problems would this solve for Bank of Ireland?
April 16, 2021 8:25 amBank of Ireland is planning to buy much of KBC’s Irish operations. Bank of Ireland has entered into a memorandum... View Article
Face mask showdown: “Oil men are not known for their diplomacy but are known for their eternal friendship”
April 16, 2021 6:00 amIt was a deal cut early in the Covid-19 pandemic when procurement standards had loosened. The plan was that a... View Article
A Norwegian Berkshire Hathaway has taken a big bet on FBD. What does it see in the insurer?
April 16, 2021 5:30 amYesterday a new player joined the Irish financial scene: an obscure Norwegian insurance company called Protector Forsikring (PF). We learned... View Article
A Norwegian insurer has snapped up 6.3% of FBD. Is an acquisition on the cards?
April 15, 2021 11:13 amOn Tuesday we learned 6.28 per cent of FBD Insurance had changed hands in an over-the-counter, off-exchange transaction. This morning... View Article
PTSB is eager to have Ulster Bank’s deposits to become a genuine third force. Here is why the plan is falling apart
April 15, 2021 5:15 amWhen Ulster Bank announced it was leaving Ireland in February, all eyes turned to Permanent TSB. PTSB was seen as... View Article
Having raised $130m, Swrve was valued at just $5m by suitors at a low point last year. Undeterred, it is now raising a further $10m
April 15, 2021 5:00 amIt is not easy keeping up with funding developments at Swrve, the Irish mobile software firm that is backed by... View Article
Hozier and Lily O’Brien’s founder join Bono and The Edge in new €2.4m funding round for Wicklow Wolf Brewing
April 14, 2021 12:44 pmCraft brewery Wicklow Wolf has raised €2.4 million in equity from new and existing investors ranging from food industry veterans... View Article
