Dobbins was once one of Ireland’s most famous restaurants, hosting everyone from David Bowie to the then Prince Charles before lying idle for eight years. Barry O’Halloran has reopened the building as The Blue Goose at Dobbins.
In May, Wicklow County Council ordered the demolition of unauthorised accommodation built at the holiday village which is currently housing international protection applicants.
IDA chief executive Michael Lohan is tasked with growing foreign direct investment in Ireland at a time when more protectionist rhetoric is rearing its head on both sides of the Atlantic.
Delegates gathered in Dublin recently to thrash out the state of the translation and localisation sector right as the €2.5bn acquisition of Keywords Studios comes to pass.
A tax scheme involving employee benefit trusts is one of 35 transactions under active investigation by Revenue. A test case has now determined that the scheme falls outside tax law, a decision that has implications for dozens of high rollers.
Dubliner Martin Scott spent a decade working with the European arm of a US private equity business, The Riverside Company. Now he chairs CreditLogic, an Irish fintech start-up that aims to transform the mortgage market.
Temu’s e-commerce platform launched in the EU just over a year ago. Company filings in Ireland show how the Chinese firm’s foray into Europe is going.
The developer is seeking damages for costs due to delays caused by multiple planning objections from two Co Meath individuals against 16 housing projects, some as far as 200 kilometres from where they live.
The Irish company has brought in another €9 million in equity funding so far this year and just secured a loan from US tech investment firm Crescent Cove.
Enacted in 2015, the KDB provided tax breaks for companies doing research and development in Ireland. However, its use has been limited, and international tax changes mean it is no longer as attractive as it once was. The end could be in sight.
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