THE YEAR IS 1989. The Berlin Wall has fallen, Nasa’s launched its Galileo spacecraft and Nintendo’s Game Boy is hitting shop shelves. In Ireland, Charles Haughey is in his final term as Taoiseach, the ...

As part of its research, HBAN carried out a survey on female angel investors that found they typically invest between €50,000 and €75,000 with medtech being an area of keen interest. The survey was ...

Mobilising resources Many older people live in houses that are now too large for their needs, but it is home. Several groups in Ireland and Europe have come up with models that invite younger people ...

How is Ireland doing? The Government will shortly publish and start implementing the ‘All of Government Climate Plan’, which will include actions across all sectors to cut greenhouse gases and manage ...

TWO YEARS AFTER the controversial ‘double Irish’ loophole was closed to new entrants, Google continued using the system to funnel billions in untaxed profits to Bermuda. Since it set up a small ...

A slowdown Fresh accounts for McDonagh’s Supermac’s group, which includes the fast-food chain, as well as hotel and forecourt businesses, show the company posted sales of more than €157 million last ...

IKEA’S IRISH MANAGEMENT have been accused of “anti-union” behaviour and allegedly forcibly removing representatives from its sites. A complaint lodged by UNI Global Union, a cohort of trade unions ...

AFTER BOOKING PROFITS of more than €2 million over the last year, financial software firm Fenergo is on the lookout for new funding to finance its growth. Fenergo develops client management software ...

The national planning authority continued to side with the council and told the Butlers, for the third time, that their Patrick Street store was in breach of planning regulations. A spokesman for Cork ...

An Post’s spokesman said that the 180 properties mentioned in the tender include post offices, mail centres and admin offices and that it was a “standard requirement” for An Post to seek such ...

She mentions the foot and mouth crisis in 2001, which put stringent measures on Ireland’s agriculture sector, affecting the supply of one of Silver Pail’s main ingredients – cream. More recently, it ...

In 2015, once the animals had settled and were producing milk, Lynch branched into making his own cheese – Macroom Buffalo Mozzarella. After that, the next challenge was getting his product into shops ...