Designing Alfrank 3.0: “The last 40 years must count for something”

The commission into the sale of Siteserv to Denis O’Brien is due to publish its final report next week. It is a deadline that it will certainly miss, leaving some under the shadow of the inquiry still waiting for what they believe will be vindication.

The war in Ukraine shows the need to expose money laundering structures routed through Ireland by applying the “many eyes principle,” says Transparency International Ireland’s John Devitt.

Global Shares is in the business of helping companies pay their employees in equity. So what can be learned from how Global Shares' own cap table is organised?

In the first part of a major investigation, we look at the potential of an alternative form of development to solve Ireland's most pressing problem.

The Irish operation of retail magnate Mike Ashley received €2.8m in government supports and paid a €1m dividend last year. Plus, in a move that will cause concern to retail property investors, it has just booked a massive provision on long term leases in Ireland.

A housing system has two parts: the market and the state. In Ireland, around half of households are not being helped by either, according to sobering new analysis.

He’s founded three ed-tech companies - selling one for €25 million - and he’s on the board of three more. He’s not a technologist, nor an educator. So what does Anthony Quigley understand that others don’t?

Thérapie Medical Group has been expanding aggressively across Ireland and the UK. It has now moved into fertility care, and is intent on growing the market by targeting women in their twenties for testing and egg freezing. CEO Philip McGlade talks price, strategy and expansion.

Sarah Ouellette believes she has spotted that elusive thing, a true gap in the market - but she struggled to get Irish investors onboard. Now her company, Kindora, is about to close a €1.5m seed round, and raising overseas hasn’t been a problem.

Last week, JP Morgan confirmed its $730m acquisition of Cork firm Global Shares. And, as we reported, it seems Dublin tech firm Version 1 could be the next big money sale. Meanwhile, the legacy of Russian funds flowing through the IFSC refuses to dissipate.