Folk, fame and failure: The biopics plotting the gritty journeys of great bohemians

Kevin O’Loughlin founded Nostra, an €18m managed IT services provider that employs 150 people. Here, he outlines some practical steps that will help shore up a company’s IT security, and the questions that all business leaders should be asking.

Housing policy in Ireland fetishises first time buyers, at the expense of everyone else. And this focus on first time buyers has led to skyrocketing rents, and may be about to cause a major public policy error.

Housing policy takes years to get right. This suite of policy changes took place in under a week, and while they might appease the middle classes, the moves will not solve the underlying problems. In fact, it could even turn an essentially ‘Dublin’ problem into a ‘national’ one.

Bitcoin is 12 years old, and we're still no closer to finding a good (legitimate) use for the technology. But maybe that doesn't matter.

Eoin Goulding founded Integrity360, Ireland’s biggest cybersecurity firm. Here he describes the three qualities of a cyber-resilient company – how to evade attack, how to be robust once targeted, and what to do in a worst-case scenario.

Any scheme to build more houses within cities soon runs into a brick wall: the locals. Locals hate new development near their homes. But a new report sees a way to bring them around.

China’s authorities are keen to encourage ongoing investment towards both the government and corporate sector, but foreign investors are also keen to avoid intermittent restructurings and defaults. That’s why the Huarong issue is so important.

The sale of the YMCA cricket grounds in Sandymount raises difficult questions that offer few easy answers. The club says it will hurt the fabric of the community, while the landlord, YMCA Ireland, argue the proceeds will be used to aid disadvantaged areas.

Rory McIlroy won his first silverware in 18 months last weekend. With the PGA beginning on Thursday, Fionn Davenport examines the contradictions of Rory.

Non-essential retail outlets are set to open in the coming days. But just what sort of trading environment will they open to? An analysis of two retail chains at opposite ends of the financial spectrum offers an insight into the future of the high street in a post pandemic world.