A significant ruling for gig economy workers has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Delivery drivers will continue to be contractors and any decision to bring in a new category of employment is back in the hands of the Oireachtas.
Some of those criticising the Croí Cónaithe scheme have been consistent in their suspicion developers are making large profits from building homes. The problem with this theory is that there is effectively no evidence for it.
Irish start-up Luna has developed AI and camera technology to enforce good behaviour on e-scooters. It's needed as share schemes become globally popular but the industry is already heating up with competition.
With around half their work originating overseas, satellite offices in New York, London and San Francisco have become increasingly essential for corporate law firms such as McCann Fitzgerald and Arthur Cox.
Lukasz Salamandra claimed his Athboy company owned millions in real estate assets. In fact, it owned nothing. The convicted fraudster is now prohibited from serving as a company director for 15 years.
The well-known luxury food hall and restaurant no longer holds the tender for the Pavilion Cafe in the People's Park in Dún Laoghaire. All its focus is now on its original Exchequer Street location.
Exchequer returns showed swings of hundreds of millions of euros between 2020 and 2021 following a dispute on emergency stamp duty rules. The exact details of the settlement reached between AbbVie and the tax authority, however, remain secret.
With Allied Imports, Robbie Scanlan has built the biggest souvenir and gift company in Ireland. Now, backed by private equity funding, he is looking for new brands to licence as he seeks to increase turnover to €30m.
Leinster's growth was once watched over by a protective IRFU but they saw the need for independent thinking and since then, the development has been spectacular.
Leo Varadkar was seen as a once in a generation politician by many who voted for when he was elected Fine Gael leader in 2017. Five years later, after a bruising general election and a series of crises, Fine Gael no longer knows what it stands for.
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