One in eight An Bord Pleanála decisions on strategic housing have been challenged - and the vast majority have been successful. In a major report, we ask: why and where the system is failing?
Driven by the proliferation of the smartphone, there has been a dramatic surge in in-play betting on sporting events over the past decade, This is why PointsBet is paying $43m for Irish start-up Banach Technology.
Dublin-based start-up Banach is backed by a large number of former Paddy Power executives. It has now been sold to PointsBet delivering big returns for founders and early backers.
Two weeks ago, Goodbody announced its sale to AIB, a landmark deal overshadowed by a damning investigation into rival broker Davy. This is the inside story of the sale and how Davy repeatedly tried to seize control of Ireland’s oldest stockbroker.
Having already raised €7m, Mike Feerick’s Alison is planning to raise a further €30m in the third quarter to finance international expansion. An acquisition of Indian firm Dash Beyond is part of that plan.
In the construction industry, brutal slowdowns are a fact of life. To get around this, builders are designed to be flexible. An analysis of two major building firms show one that's flexible and prepared for a slowdown – and one that is more rigid.
Former staff members of market leader CubicM3 took away stock and lists of customer leads to set up a competing business. They stand accused of illegally using the plundered data to undercut their former employer and secure nearly a million euro worth of business.
The latest funding round secured by the world's fastest-growing online payments provider brings its valuation close to $100 billion. The Silicon Valley business founded by two Irish brothers plans to expand in Dublin.
Ireland needs a profound and painful reckoning with its past, a reckoning which wouldn't spare society or act as if the terrors done then took place in another country.
Ireland don’t need to become the Barbarians, or even France, overnight, but they need to start recognising what they’re missing out on when they choose to play it safe.
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