Two years ago, the popular homeware and gifts marketplace branched into fashion with a $1.6bn UK acquisition. The Dublin holding company conducting the deal has now wiped 90% off its value.
A year on from Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover of Twitter, now known as X, the platform appears clunky and antagonistic to many users. Yet a critical mass remains and new data shows Irish users are largely remaining on site.
Emmet O’Neill speaks about the pros and cons of acquisitions and steering StoryToys through failures before selling for over €22m. He spoke to Jonathan Keane at the NEXUS by GamerFest Conference.
The Dean Hotel Group runs prime hotels in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Athlone. It is expanding into Belfast and Birmingham too. Now it is set to sell a majority stake in the business to a legendary US investment firm and a UK hospitality specialist.
Two of America's VIP lawyers, a whip-smart comedian and Sam Smyth gather around one boisterous table to talk politics, conspiracies and a country on its way to self-annihilation – in the eyes of a couple of New York Democrats anyway.
While it's challenging to directly compare the performance statistics of New Zealand and South Africa, certain intriguing trends could prove significant in tonight’s face-off. The Currency's Rugby World Cup coverage is supported by Interpath Advisory.
John Hume transformed the island of Ireland but a new biography based on 100 interviews details the great risks that Hume and his family took for peace.
In “Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It”, Daniel Knowles makes the case for ending our dependence on cars. He talks to Sinead O'Sullivan about the rise of the car industry and the human costs associated with it.
The majority owner of the Barryroe oil field off the coast of Cork staved off bankruptcy with an examinership bid last July. Now Larry Goodman plans to green the company in an investment plan before the High Court.
The value of Ireland's oldest book seller has risen by €3m to €70m. Shareholders are now being rewarded again as the books and stationary retailer looks to a bright future.
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