With hotels on both sides of the border, Howard Hastings has a unique view on the policy response of both governments. As he prepares to reopen, he believes that domestic tourism will not be enough, and that government intervention is required.
The Dublin-based online backpackers’ booking service this week rallied investors and banks to see it through the pandemic. Yet despite commitments to build significant personal stakes in the business, the company’s executive directors have yet to do so.
The high-profile Dublin tourist attraction, The Vaults Live, is set to be liquidated. Documents reveal the scale of its debts and outline who is owed the money.
Eric Mosley has achieved something extremely rare – he has built a unicorn from scratch. In this revealing interview, the Dublin tech entrepreneur talks customers, investors and finance, and explains why you need to own your own market.
Workhuman has joined a highly select group of just four Irish-founded unicorns. The Currency spoke to the other three – Stripe, CarTrawler and Intercom – to see how they did it and what advice they would give to budding entrepreneurs.
Live streams, smartphone bids and USB gavels became features of livestock sales as soon as the Covid-19 lockdown closed marts to the public. Technology providers are vying for this business, which appears to be here to stay.
The US-based cybersecurity multinational recently renamed NortonLifeLock is winding up a multi-billion dollar Irish-registered subsidiary. None of its 500-plus Irish jobs are at risk, but the paper move illustrates the staggering sums routed through shifting tax structures.
Legal editor with The Currency Francesca Comyn has won a prestigious award for her work covering the Supreme Court. She took the top prize in the Print/Online Journalism (Daily) category of the Justice Media Awards.
After raising €10 million from investors, Cork-based software company Over-C has been told by the High Court it cannot fire its chief financial officer pending a full trial. The case promises to shine a spotlight into the boardroom of the high-profile tech business led by Michael Elliott.
The principle established in this pathfinder case – that a retiring partner can make tax-efficient arrangements to exit the firm – will have implications for hundreds of partnerships around the country.
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