Hostelworld finds backers, but not among its own ranks
June 26, 2020 5:57 pmThe €18.7 million raised by Hostelworld this week across equity and short-term debt shows that the company can still convince... View Article
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The Vaults finally buried with Lagan family owed €4.2 million
June 26, 2020 12:52 pmThe Vaults Live, which was billed as Dublin’s newest tourist attraction, is holding a meeting of creditors to liquidate the... View Article
“You can never have long term success if you are playing in someone else’s market. You need to create your own.”
June 26, 2020 5:55 amThis week was the end of a long journey, and beginning of a new one for Eric Mosley. Over 21... View Article
Becoming a unicorn (as told by the Irish companies who achieved the fabled status)
June 26, 2020 4:58 amIn a November 2013 blogpost, venture capitalist, Aileen Lee coined the term “unicorn” to refer to internet-based privately held companies... View Article
Going, going, gone: The race is on to get Ireland’s 100 marts online
June 26, 2020 2:27 amIt is the second cattle sale since livestock sales can again take place with buyers present at the ringside, and... View Article
Another one bites the dust: Symantec in $8.3bn double Irish liquidation
June 25, 2020 5:41 pmOn May 29, directors of Symantec Holdings Ltd decided to wind up the company, documents filed this week show. A... View Article
Justice Media Award for The Currency journalist
June 25, 2020 3:28 pmLegal editor with The Currency Francesca Comyn has won a Justice Media Award for her “detailed, insightful look” at the... View Article
War in the C-suite: Over-C blocked from dismissing CFO pending full trial
June 25, 2020 5:45 amThe chief financial officer of an Irish startup that has raised €10 million from investors has been granted an injunction... View Article
No country for old accountants: The tax implications of partners who “have grown old early”
June 25, 2020 5:30 amIt is not often that the partners in any of Ireland’s largest accounting firms go toe to toe with the... View Article
“Choke us like a viper”: Inside Revenue’s battle with one of Ireland’s top accountancy firms over retired partners’ payments
June 25, 2020 5:25 amOne of the country’s largest accountancy firms had a problem – it believed too many of its partners were too... View Article
