Despite Covid-19, Conor McCarthy remains focused on scaling Dublin Aerospace. He talks about rising through the ranks at Aer Lingus, being poached by Michael O’Leary, launching AirAsia and why he would never become a tax exile.
Galway company Xerotech is quietly planning to supply batteries to the vehicles nobody is talking about: the tractors, the excavators, the road sweepers. Its founder Barry Flannery talks about raising funds to tackle a €100bn market.
In legal proceedings aimed at overturning overseas travel restrictions, the budget carrier claims the government's coronavirus travel advice amounts to an undemocratic "diktat".
The south coast of Dublin has been radically reimagined as a haven for cyclists. The Currency's Tom Lyons takes to his bike and meets the man driving the project.
Covid-19 has smashed transport companies, and social distancing will make many of them non-viable. Governments have rushed to the aid of a small number of favoured companies. Could the end result be a re-nationalisation of the transport industry?
While the outsourcing of GoSafe speeding cameras has left the state with a €9m annual shortfall, documents obtained across several countries reveal that private investors make millions every year from the controversial Garda contract.
The Government is supporting ferry companies to keep sailing despite the absence of passengers. Hauliers forced to run empty lorries on some return journeys are now asking for the same treatment while the pandemic disrupts supply chains.
Irish airline CityJet was already suffering before the Covid-19 lockdown grounded its fleet – and the pandemic made a bad situation much worse. New documents reveal the company’s torrid trading performance and its plan for survival.
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.
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the future of the state’s finances, tendering to build and run the capital’s first underground rail system is ramping up.
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