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Sometimes wind turbines and solar panels produce excess electricity – sometimes not enough. An Irish company is going to the market to store it underground in gas form and release it when peak demand hits.

Grocery delivery platform Buymie's co-founder and CEO Devan Hughes is preparing to enter new cities in Ireland, the UK and beyond. He discusses bringing workers from the devastated hospitality industry into the gig economy and raising over €10 million from venture capitalists who normally look away from Irish consumer-facing businesses.

Seventeen months ago, Dermot Smurfit’s gambling software business GAN was up for sale. When he could not get the price he believed it was worth, he doubled down and, following a string of corporate moves, listed the company on the Nasdaq in New York.

In an wide-ranging interview, Pat McCann, the hotelier and new president of Ibec, talks about the future of the Irish economy, the hotel industry and the secret to keeping investors happy.