Trade secrets and non-competes: Inside Zagg’s failed legal pursuit of an Irish employee

From unassuming offices in north Co Dublin, Ekco has been growing into a bespoke cloud computing provider with large corporates including CPL and Heineken among its clients. Its co-founders Eoin Blacklock and Jonathan Crowe discuss acquisitions, taking on Amazon and anticipating Covid-19.

Although he believes Ireland is better placed to weather this crisis than the last, Patrick Honohan has concerns about the potential impact of a prolonged downturn on domestic banks and SMEs.

While political agitation focuses on the already agreed target of a 7% annual cut in greenhouse gas emissions for the next decade, the real question is whether the next Government will agree to spend Covid-19 recovery funds in a way that makes low-carbon technologies more attractive than increasingly cheap fossil fuels.

Just weeks after landing a senior role at the respected consultancy firm, Paramvir Singh Gill lost his job. The company said he was not qualified for the role, but the worker claimed it was down to his faith.

Having just closed a €10m funding round, Glofox, the Irish gym management software firm, plans to invest when many of its rivals are scrambling. But its cofounder Conor O’Loughlin says that the fitness industry will have to change as a result of the current crisis.

Now more than ever, the country needs strong banks. Companies are relying on them for cash to tide them over. But their share price has collapsed in recent weeks, and market sentiment is not great. So, are they in a position to help?

In an effort to keep people in employment, lawyer Philip Lee believes that Irish insolvency laws must be relaxed as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, and that landlords and banks must share the losses.

The former directors of Goode Concrete claim CRH and Kilsaran abused their dominant positions in the market by using predatory pricing to eliminate competition. The allegations are vigorously contested.

Gavin Hydes, the CEO of the Joe Duffy motor group, recently announced the launch of its new online car dealership – just in time as car dealers across Ireland were forced to close due to Covid-19 restrictions. Can a personalised video of your future vehicle replace a sniff of new car smell in a traditional showroom?

He stood in the way of Apple, racked up debt, used forged documents and a front company. Brian McDonagh has been unyielding in his ambition to build a data centre. New High Court findings suggest he will pay a hefty price.