After working for almost a year to help a New Zealand-based company find a new home, Irish-based Joan Donnelly says she was refused pay and forced to resign. She brought the dispute to court here, but her former employer fought to move it abroad.
Engineer Catherine Sheridan joined Cork entrepreneur Pearse Flynn's new company EI H2 six months ago to hunt for energy players willing to explore hydrogen as a replacement green fuel. The technology is there, but her job is just as much about hearts and minds.
Aidan Mehigan, the founder of Irish whiskey start-up Natterjack, says that the decision of a loan note holder to appoint a receiver took him by surprise, and explains why he has sought the appointment of an examiner instead.
Atlantic Bridge managing partner Elaine Coughlan, eShopWorld founder Tommy Kelly and Microsoft Ireland general manager Anne Sheehan are on the judging panel for the Global Tech Innovator competition. They will be joined by entrepreneur Chris McClelland and Seamus Hand, the managing partner of KPMG Ireland.
Growing worldwide profits are sitting in Apple’s subsidiary in Cork, including some frozen pending an appeal in its €13 billion dispute with the EU. The tech giant is leveraging the funds in a new way.
Public trust has been eroded in An Bord Pleanála due to unimplemented institutional reforms, controversial government housing policies and relentless legal challenges. Now, as a senior official temporarily steps aside, it faces a potential crisis.
When the Irish treasury subsidiary of an overseas manufacturing group gained €200 million thanks to a loan waiver, the company declared this as non-taxable income. This led to a major test case.
It is in talks with investors to raise millions of euro and has a US distribution deal. However, the immediate priority for Irish whiskey start-up Natterjack is ensuring its survival by cutting deals with creditors and restructuring its balance sheet.
Can a challenger bank like Bunq outflank the incumbents? And, stripping it back further, what would success look like?
One of the consequences of the Stormont election will be a renewed attention on the north and with Micheál Martin stepping down as Taoiseach in December, it might be an area he wants to focus on.
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