Full coverage: Technology

The head of global agribusiness Alltech finds himself hosting the first virtual edition of his company’s popular annual industry conference. He discusses how food production can navigate “the next normal”, and why his $3 billion firm remains private even as it enters new areas of digital technology and medicine.

Tech transporation giant Uber had built a team of over 500 people in Limerick since 2015. Now it has just let a large number of them go as the business cuts costs in reaction to Covid-19.

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.

As the online short-term letting company lays off a quarter of its workforce, we examine what is known of its Irish-headquartered $2.4 billion international operations.

As Ireland haggles about greenhouse gas targets, New Zealand implements new climate legislation accommodating its livestock industry – one of many common interests with Ireland. Brad Burgess, the first Kiwi ambassador to Dublin, discusses growing business links and hopes of a trade deal.

From unassuming offices in north Co Dublin, Ekco has been growing into a bespoke cloud computing provider with large corporates including CPL and Heineken among its clients. Its co-founders Eoin Blacklock and Jonathan Crowe discuss acquisitions, taking on Amazon and anticipating Covid-19.

Based in the Dublin suburb of Clonskeagh, Skillsoft emerged from Irish tech pioneer SmartForce. The company is now weighing up several restructuring options across Ireland, the UK and the US.

The collapse of the tourism market has impacted business and revenues at CarTrawler. Now, the company’s debt is being traded on the grey market among private equity players.

While exploring the tech industry for the Mapping Multinationals series, Thomas Hubert had to adjust from the real world to understand the sheer volume of financial flows he was looking at. His reporting highlights the need for increased corporate transparency requirements.

Fidelma McGuirk had enough of Dublin corporate life and decided to head with her family to the west of Ireland. There, she founded and built her business from the ground up. Payslip is now used by employers all around the world.