Two months after entering Scarp, Jobbio has a rescue plan in place

Jon Barry Thompson pleaded guilty to fraud charges and has also been accused of swindling a Dublin-based company, Symphony FS, out of $4m.

Galway company Xerotech is quietly planning to supply batteries to the vehicles nobody is talking about: the tractors, the excavators, the road sweepers. Its founder Barry Flannery talks about raising funds to tackle a €100bn market.

Skills minister Simon Harris says his new job is to help prevent a lost generation. In a major interview, he outlines his agenda for further education, addressing lifelong learning, digital literacy, gender diversity and the rigidity of the university system.

Before he was president, Donald Trump rang Anglo and wrote to Nama as he sought to acquire a valuable site in Chicago. The response? There wasn’t one.

Three years ago, a London firm specialising in environmental infrastructure deals connected a Cork solar company with UK investors in the billion-pound league. Now Amarenco is taking its advisors to court.

With U2, he helped build the biggest band on the planet. With Riviera, he has created one of the most-watched TV programmes in the world. In a rare interview, Paul McGuinness reveals the commercial strategy behind U2 and reflects upon his career.

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Trinity Graduate Simon Phelan has just raised £7m for his insurtech company Hometree, bringing the total so far to £18.6 million. He now plans to use the funds to build market share in the Home Cover and Home Emergency Insurance market.

In a major report, we investigate the vulture fund's 52 Irish companies to unveil the property deals, the profits and the tax bills. Using Ireland as a base for aggressive European distressed debt deals, it is also moving into property development in Dublin.

Irish artist and furniture maker Sasha Sykes has been commissioned by a host of blue-chip clients such as Bank of America and Farmleigh House. She talks about her career journey, the magic of marketing and why every artist needs a business degree.