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The European Commission’s competition and digital regulation boss Margrethe Vestager came to Dublin on the back of passing a raft of new legislation to police the internet this summer. If Ireland doesn’t take a more active role in the patrol, she says she’ll do it herself.

After a near-doubling in volume, the business recorded by Stripe in Ireland was near operating break-even point in 2021. This does not tell the full story of the online payments giant’s profitability outside the US, however.

A business linked to a former member of Israel’s cyber warfare unit is under investigation by the European Parliament after its software was used to spy on a Greek journalist. Its corporate headquarters is in Ireland.

How does Dermot Smurfit's performance, and compensation, compare to peers in the betting industry?

The Cork-based AI start-up has admitted to funding difficulties leading to staff lay-offs in recent weeks. But it is only revealing now that the investor who rescued the company from insolvency resigned as director three months ago.

Nick Cotter has been in business with his brother Jack since he was 10. Having grown local firewood and organic lamb enterprises, they are now commercialising a new livestock health technology with worldwide potential – while still in college.

Since launching in 2021, Kwayga's subscription service that matches buyers and sellers in the food sector has listed 50,000 suppliers on its platform and reached 50 countries. Co-founder Mike McGrath talks about the business model, supply chain disruption and the future.

Despite much-awaited share buybacks, Dermot Smurfit’s online gambling technology firm still has a lot to do to achieve profitability – and is raising debt in the meantime.

The value negotiated by the Irish founders of gym software firm Glofox for its acquisition by US-based ABC Fitness is a remarkable achievement for a company forced to retrench by Covid-19 just two years ago. Yet it is only a step on the journey now sketched out for the business.

Years of restructuring at the cybersecurity multinational NortonLifeLock have left it with just two subsidiaries in north Dublin: one booking sales around the world, and one managing the group’s cash and intercompany debt. Meanwhile, Google reports exponential growth in card payments processed in Ireland.