After a tough 2020, Web Summit is back as big as ever. Backstage at this year's event, Paddy Cosgrave reflects on his lawsuit, his critics, his targets, and why Ireland could do with shaking-up.
While some state bodies did not go to the Web Summit, NTMA boss Conor O’Kelly saw it as an opportunity to assess tech trends and meet potential partners. He talks about Stripe, green technology, Paddy Cosgrave, and the future for Ireland Inc.
Following the lucrative sales of Kymab and Altan, Malin's founders make contested claims that the operating activities of the plc will virtually cease as the life sciences investment firm steadies its focus on returning capital to its shareholders.
The French energy giant EDF made a remarked Irish entrance when it bought into the country’s largest planned wind farm a year and a half ago. The Currency can now reveal how much it paid Johnny and Conor Ronan and Richard Barrett in the deal – and how much it has yet to pay them.
It might not be immediately obvious but there is a strong link between the Glasgow climate conference and the Central Bank's mortgage rules. It is time to include energy efficiency and commuting factors into the real cost of a mortgaged property – not to mention their value to wider society.
The US Treasury Secretary visited Dublin on Monday as her country entered the final stretch of a fraught congressional budget debate. Upcoming American legislation implementing the OECD-led global tax agreement is the piece of the puzzle with the most direct impact on multinationals operating in Ireland.
Ireland’s state owned enterprises are not after-rans: they are some of the biggest companies in Ireland. Some are managed better than the best in their industry. A detailed analysis of their financials shows what each of them is worth.
Reports in the US suggest Flutter subsidiary FanDuel is among the bidders for sports news site The Athletic. To understand the logic of a deal, you need to understand the expansion strategies of gambling businesses.
Bluechip practice Mason Hayes & Curran initiated High Court proceedings after Cork firm Comyn Kelleher Tobin came out on top for a valuable legal contract with the Child and Family Agency, valued at around €2.1 million. Matters are escalating.
Aaron Hannon, the 23-year-old co-founder of Luminate Medical, explains why he went to Web Summit, how he became a Thiel fellow, and how he wants to make cancer treatment better for patients.
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