Scurri, the fast-growing delivery management software company, has just raised a further €9m. Founder Rory O’Connor talks about raising finance during a pandemic, why his company is in a hot space, and gives his views on the future of retail.
After 16 years building up cybersecurity firm Integrity360, its founder Eoin Goulding has just sold a majority stake to August Equity. He discusses the lessons he learned doing the deal, and how the business plans to grow next.
Mark Hughes was on the multinational fast track. Then he left his job to launch Gradguide, which helps graduates get the mentorship they need and tech employers the talent they want. He talks about his journey and reveals how he convinced Terry Clune to back his vision.
A Wicklow supply company claims it is €3.5 million out of pocket because the IDA induced the HSE to withdraw from a ventilator contract. The development authority has launched a full-blaze defence.
The founders of the ice-cream parlour business have sold a significant stake to the food-focused private equity firm. Hilliard Lombard and David McKernan plan to grow the chain to between 10 and 15 outlets within two or three years.
The subsidiary of the US-based Encore Capital Group is just one of many investors increasingly using Ireland as a base to snap up distressed debt on the continent. But it has hit a speedbump in the rolling out of this plan.
Just three years after retiring from rugby, Bob Casey was CEO of London Irish. Now running the Dublin business of Korn Ferry, he talks about how professional athletes have to start again, leadership trends, and hiring Joe Schmidt for World Rugby.
Richard Dunwoody was driven by obsession as a jockey, but he walked away from horse racing for a life of adventure. He talks to Dion Fanning about fatherhood, lockdown and doping in horse racing.
Declan Kelly's behaviour at a charity event is all the more harmful because Teneo's entire business model is based on authority and respect.
The government is bringing in new laws on statutory sick pay and auto enrolment of pensions, while the minimum wage looks likely to be increased again. The Tánaiste and enterprise minister defends the policies and explains why - and how - they are being implemented.
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