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Full coverage: Technology

After the exit: How Susan Spence sold her business and found her next purpose

After more than three decades at the helm of Softco, Susan Spence and her brother Jim Coffey sold their software firm for over €100 million. Spence reflects on the strategy, succession planning, and timing that made the deal possible.

Tom Lyons
31st May, 2025 - 5 min read

John Collins: Can tech really make Europe great again?

Generating EU demand for the products of the bloc’s start-ups may be a good place to start, but a lot more is needed to make the European ecosystem less dependent on US venture capital.

John Collins
16th May, 2025 - 6 min read

Trade secrets and non-competes: Inside Zagg’s failed legal pursuit of an Irish employee

The electronics firm spent a year chasing Dermot Keogh through the courts, claiming he violated his contract and misused company data. A judge found in the Irishman’s favour.

Jonathan Keane
14th May, 2025 - 8 min read

Future Ventures leads $36m funding round for Irish-led fusion start-up

Wisconsin-based Realta Fusion is led by Wexford's Kieran Furlong. The nuclear-energy start-up has now raised $50m from the private and public sector.

Tom Lyons
13th May, 2025 - 3 min read

Under new ownership, VMware discards its $35bn green jersey

The cloud technology firm, now part of the Broadcom group, has moved intellectual property rights – and taxable income – from Ireland to the US.

Thomas Hubert
12th May, 2025 - 3 min read

Paul McArdle: I applied for a job through an AI agent, then I asked her out. Here is what happened

We will all interact with conversational AI sooner rather than later on both sides of the recruitment process, but bots still miss context and the ability to assess soft skills.

Paul McArdle
12th May, 2025 - 6 min read

Ronan McGovern: How regulating AI too early risks freezing the EU in the past

European policy on artificial intelligence is preemptive, limiting entrepreneurs’ access to the latest technology. Sometimes it’s best to wait just a little and see how society responds to innovation.

Ronan McGovern
8th May, 2025 - 5 min read

Unfazed by tariffs, Oracle lines up $15bn Irish capital distribution

The US-based IT giant is realising the second half of the value onshored to Ireland in 2020 – without rowing back on its profitable Dublin-based green jersey structure.

Thomas Hubert
23rd Apr, 2025 - 3 min read

The EU lobs €700m in fines at Apple and Meta but saves most of its ammo

The Digital Markets Act fines against the tech giants are the first of their kind and could have reached many billions. Did the EU hold back because of US trade tensions?

Jonathan Keane
23rd Apr, 2025 - 4 min read

“I destroyed the phone” Rippling employee at centre of espionage case tells court

Hearing the case in the commercial court, Mr Justice Sanfey told Keith O'Brien, the payroll manager accused of leaking trade secrets to Rippling's rival, Deel, that he was in “a very serious situation”.

Alice Chambers
19th Mar, 2025 - 3 min read
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