Storyful records drop in revenues as accumulated losses riseOwner News Corp has ploughed nearly €40m into the media-gathering companyTue Jan 12 2021 - 14:53
State lags in ranking of best ‘start-up friendly’ nationsMid-table mediocrity for the Republic in rankings headed by Baltic StatesTue Jan 12 2021 - 13:18
Irish start-up CameraMatics raises €4m in fundingPuma Investments, Sure Valley Ventures and Enterprise Ireland all back IoT companyMon Jan 11 2021 - 21:17
Fall in Enterprise Ireland company jobs ‘could have been much worse’‘Very challenging’ year saw net job losses of 872, with sectors such as food hit hardMon Jan 11 2021 - 19:16
Iseq loses out as European shares clock best week in nearly two monthsIrish market fails to catch the mood as it slips into red, led by heavyweight CRH and the banksFri Jan 08 2021 - 18:42
Pro-Brexit campaign Leave.EU relocates to WaterfordCampaign migrates registered office for its website so it can retain .eu internet addressFri Jan 08 2021 - 13:16
Ergo to create 60 jobs in response to Covid opportunitiesIT services company led by John Purdy already employs about 400 peopleFri Jan 08 2021 - 07:50
Irish patent firm in multimillion dollar settlement with tech giantsNeodrón had launched infringement lawsuits against tech companiesFri Jan 08 2021 - 05:46
Fears grow of drastic reductions in flights to and from RepublicAer Lingus reviewing plans and Ryanair has pledged to cut servicesThu Jan 07 2021 - 20:24
WhatsApp says European users do not have to share data with FacebookCompany dismisses reports it is forcing users to agree to share info with the social networkThu Jan 07 2021 - 14:49
Passenger numbers down 94% at troubled carrier NorwegianAirline operated just nine aircraft on average in December, mainly on domestic routesThu Jan 07 2021 - 07:53
EU becomes a direct shareholder in Irish start-up GeowoxEuropean Union to provide funding of between €500,000 and €15m in companiesWed Jan 06 2021 - 18:16
Tech conference organiser UXDX to hold in-person event in DublinThree-day event at RDS capped at 600 peopleWed Jan 06 2021 - 15:57
Jobless total falls slightly but remains high at 20.4%Figures include those in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment PaymentWed Jan 06 2021 - 11:30
Older drivers could save more than €1,000 on car insuranceA failure to shop around means some drivers are paying over the odds for coverWed Jan 06 2021 - 10:55
Big payday for Evros executives as Eir acquires company in €80m dealIT services provider was founded in 1990 by Bob Murray and employs over 450 peopleWed Jan 06 2021 - 07:00
Galway-based Mirai Medical raises €3m in fundingCompany is developing an outpatient cancer treatment that targets tumours in secondsWed Jan 06 2021 - 05:30
Sysnet raises $65m in debt financing, and closes third acquisition since DecemberCompany secured €150m investment from FTV Capital and True Wind Capital in 2020Wed Jan 06 2021 - 05:00
Digicel rejects claims its network was used for Chinese espionageTelco says claims by outgoing US ambassador to Jamaica are ‘without foundation’Wed Jan 06 2021 - 04:28
Bray-based Megazyme acquired by Nasdaq-listed NeogenWicklow-headquartered company is former Irish Times Innovation Award winnerMon Jan 04 2021 - 16:25
Revolut warns that cryptocurrency XRP could become worthlessPrice of XRP has tumbled since blockchain firm Ripple was charged over $1.3bn offeringMon Jan 04 2021 - 16:10
Scurri seeks further funding as business booms on Brexit and Covid‘Stripe for shipping’ logistics company expects further growth despite late Brexit dealMon Jan 04 2021 - 11:50
Aer Lingus to start selling tickets for transatlantic flights out of UKAirline requests authorisation to commence selling flights to US from ManchesterMon Jan 04 2021 - 05:20
Kerry distillery to invest €4m in business this yearSkellig Six18 ramps up operations as it continues to raise funds for the businessMon Jan 04 2021 - 04:48
Irish manufacturing sector ended last year on a high due to Brexit preparationsKey AIB index sees third-largest rise on record ahead of end of transition periodMon Jan 04 2021 - 04:14
Year of the pivot: Four businesses which diversified to stay openBusiness owners warn against straying far from core goals when adaptingTue Dec 29 2020 - 05:46
Fast delivery: on the road with grocery app Buymie’s bossBuymie allows customers to order groceries and have them delivered in an hourThu Dec 24 2020 - 05:11
Free Now looks to go beyond taxis with new servicesCompany is looking at offering e-scooters, e-bikes and car sharing services via platformThu Dec 24 2020 - 05:03
Consultation on EIIS tax relief scheme for start-ups announcedEIIS is a tax incentive initiated in 2011 to provide relief of up to 40% on investmentsWed Dec 23 2020 - 16:07
German investment firm enters Irish funds market with acquisitionFrankfurt-based Universal-Investment buys Metzler Ireland for an undisclosed sumWed Dec 23 2020 - 13:11
US low-cost online broker gets go-ahead for Irish operationInteractive Brokers to expand staff numbers after Central Bank authorisationWed Dec 23 2020 - 12:49
Occupancy and revenues tumble at Irish hotelsRevenues also slump across EuropeWed Dec 23 2020 - 10:13
Corkery and Buckley cash in as Nualtra acquiredLimerick-based medical nutrition company bought by Ajinomoto CambrookeTue Dec 22 2020 - 15:30
Aer Lingus gets go-ahead for transatlantic joint ventureCarriers claim addition of airline could generate $96m in annual consumer benefitsTue Dec 22 2020 - 11:08
John Collison: ‘It is entirely plausible that you could set up Stripe in Dublin now’Stripe co-founder on how his billion-dollar company continues to evolveFri Dec 18 2020 - 18:00
Virgin Media to refund €3m to customers for cancelled servicesSome 100,000 subscribers to get average of €33 after investigation into inactive accountsThu Dec 17 2020 - 17:00
Covid hits earnings with average weekly income falling by 15%State supports cushion blow for many households during pandemicThu Dec 17 2020 - 12:15
O’Leary Insurances acquired in multimillion euro dealBrown & Brown steps in to buy one of the State’s largest independent brokersWed Dec 16 2020 - 19:04
Dogpatch confirmed as winner of €17m contract to run NDRCDublin tech hub and its regional partners to manage State-backed start-up acceleratorWed Dec 16 2020 - 06:00
State faces fines as it delays implementing new EU telecoms regulationsDepartment of Communications has said it will not be able to meet forthcoming deadlineTue Dec 15 2020 - 15:31
Twitter fined €450,000 by data watchdog for GDPR breachSocial media firm is first big tech company to be penalised under EU’s GDPR rulesTue Dec 15 2020 - 11:59
Waterland to step up Irish investments after closing €2.5bn fundPrivate equity group has made 68 acquisitions so far in 2020 and 650 since it beganTue Dec 15 2020 - 04:50
Evercam to double headcount after €600,000 fundraiseDublin-based company is the first to receive funding via DBIC Ventures’ Smart Tech fundMon Dec 14 2020 - 07:00
Rugby player Rob Kearney and Voxpro founders back Snack FarmFormer Leinster full back also joining the company as its director of wellbeingMon Dec 14 2020 - 05:05
Irish AI firm Brightflag raises extra €23m in fundingFirm developed software that reads and understands legal invoices for big corporationsWed Dec 09 2020 - 19:27
Revolut targets 2m Irish customers as it takes on StripeChief executive Nikolay Storonsky says one in three Irish adults now has a Revolut accountMon Dec 07 2020 - 14:54
Highland targets Irish tech companies as it announces €700m fundVC firm co-founded by Dubliner Fergal Mullen raises new fund in just two monthsMon Dec 07 2020 - 06:00
Irish start-up Ronspot raises €650,000 in fundingCompany has developed booking system that lets staff pre-book offices facilitiesMon Dec 07 2020 - 05:45
Netflix to raise prices for subscribers in IrelandBoth standard and premium plans to rise but basic offering is unchanged at €7.99 a monthSun Dec 06 2020 - 11:21
E-scooter companies keen to launch rental services in IrelandVoi, Tier and Bolt all planning to launch once legislation is passedSat Dec 05 2020 - 05:46
