June O’Connell gave up a career as a corporate lawyer to co-found a whiskey and gin distillery in her home town of Cahersiveen. Four years later, she has a €10m distillery, a pop up shop and is in talks to raise millions in investment for her company Skellig Six18.
Gary McGann believes people need to see evidence of improvement if they are to regain trust in the establishment. In this candid interview, the business leader talks about politics, housing, betting and the highs and lows of his life in business.
When Paul Kelly’s mask fell, it revealed – more masks. The boss of Console turned out to have a chequered history that suggested he was something of a fantasist. On Sunday, he took his own life.
It may be battling with the Irish tax authority over a disputed €443m tax bill, but the global drug giant still found time to engineer a radical corporate overhaul resulting in $30bn being routed back to Japan.
Since John Flynn became managing partner, Act Venture Capital has made more than 50 investments and recorded 43 exits. He talks to Tom Lyons about the history of venture capital in Ireland, his hits and misses and what he looks for in an investment.
The central party after the election has become the first major political force to question Ireland’s approach to foreign direct investment. In government, it would raise additional tax revenue from multinationals – but how sustainable would that be?
Irish-registered subsidiaries of US-based technology companies have been distributing hundreds of billions to their parents since the start of 2018, illustrating the scale of reserves built offshore through the use of tax schemes over the years.
Property is one of the latest areas to undergo disruption with the introduction of new digital solutions from various property technology companies arriving on the market. Robert Hoban is hoping his new prop-tech start-up, Offr, will tackle the time consuming tasks around property transaction.
Renowned for his portraits of international leaders, Belfast artist Colin Davidson has lodged High Court proceedings to sever ties with a Dublin art dealer.
More than 140 investors in Irish forest fraud Arden Forestry have received letters telling them they are in line for a €2m payout following a global asset chase by the liquidator. But was this case just one part of a larger playbook for serious overseas criminals?
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