Ireland Funds awards €500,000 in end-of-year grants
Some 20 organisations will receive €25,000 each to support their work with young people
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Behind Ireland’s Covid response: ‘We were going to be building morgues for people’
Key Irish figures recall the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic’s early days
Usain Bolt takes stake in Irish esports group Wylde
Investment by world’s fastest man takes company to ‘next level’, says co-founder
US and UK start talks on deepening trade and investment links
Congressional leader warns that if the NI border “hardened”, there would be no US-UK trade deal
Micheál Martin had a very busy week prior to positive Covid test
Taoiseach travelled to Paris and London before St Patrick’s Day visit to White House
US president meeting to go ahead virtually as Taoiseach tests positive for Covid
Martin was due to meet Biden in Oval Office for traditional Shamrock ceremony
What is cum-ex trading and what is Ireland’s role in it?
Background: Several banks in Ireland used in massive European tax fraud scheme
VC guy Alan Foy: Irish tech company backer is anything but starstruck
Dubliner is well used to convincing Liam Neeson, U2 and other celebrities to part with their money
DropChef secures €2m as Impact Ireland fund makes first investment
Irish meal-kit delivery service is first company to receive financing from €100m fund
Liam Neeson among new investors backing €100m Ireland Impact fund
Dublin-based VentureWave Capital to invest in Irish ‘tech for good’ companies
U2 members back new tech fund as it raises €20m in first round
Impact Ireland to invest in firms that ‘generate a return for society as well as investors’
Ireland Funds’ chief executive steps down after one year
Mr Cronin intends to spend more time with family and will move back to Ireland
Michael Smurfit: ‘I asked Trump to invite me to the White House for my 80th birthday’
The businessman on Tony O’Reilly, selling the K Club, Brexit, and cocooning in Monaco
Garbled Trump speech may be his Katrina moment
America Letter: Science-denying US president in uncharted territory with Covid-19
Coronavirus: New York parade and White House shamrock ceremony cancelled
Taoiseach will meet US president in White House
Comcast acquires Irish cloud-based telco Blueface
Led by Alan Foy, Irish firm will continue to operate its Blueface brand as part of Comcast
Test your brain with Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Business Quiz
Win a stay in The Lodge at Ashford Castle, Carton House, Fota Island Resort, Radisson Blu Dublin and the iNua Collection of hotels
Ireland Funds' board agree to donate extra $500,000 to plug fraud gap
Cost of dealing with alleged fraud at funds’ Dallas office currently $1m
Charity seeks €2.5m in damages from fundraiser in US theft case
American Ireland Fund claims former director admitted conduct by ‘pleading the fifth’
US vice-president Mike Pence to visit Ireland in September
Evangelical Christian, whose grandfather emigrated from Sligo, is expected in September
Brexit: Tory-Labour talks vital to future of Ireland, Coveney says
Tánaiste warns City of no-deal danger to North if Stormont institutions still suspended
Ireland Funds appoints David Cronin as chief executive
Cronin to take up role in June having filled a similar position with the UL Foundation
Enda Kenny to be adviser to private equity group that will invest in Ireland
Mayo TD will take up his first business-related role since stepping down as taoiseach
Irish business has turned Paddy’s Day in the US into a branding masterclass
Caveat: State and business dance to the same tune in a week filled with carefully curated craic
Donald Trump says he will visit Ireland this year
News comes after Leo Varadkar meets US vice-president Mike Pence in Washington
Tech start-ups invited to compete for funding of €24,000
Prize fund for Business Plan Competition 2019 has increased by €8,000
Former charity director objects to lingerie spending records disclosure
Ex-American Ireland Fund employee seeks to keep credit card payments private in US
Smurfit business school got €9m from American Ireland Funds
The amount was by far the largest single donation made by the AIF in 2017
Effort to block recognition of O’Reilly’s Bahamas bankruptcy in the US
Ex-nurse suing Sir Anthony over his promise of millions of dollars in company shares
Ciarán Murray – an Icon of leadership in pharma sector
Ex-CEO of clinical trials firm honoured for impact on Irish industry
Former American Ireland Fund employee denies she stole from charity
Allegations against former Dallas staff member include creation of false invoices
Ireland Funds needs to reassure donors after alleged embezzlement
Cantillon: Former employee of charity in Texas office at centre of damaging allegations
American Ireland Funds sues ex-employee for embezzlement
Charity seeking relief from alleged ‘theft’ of between $200,000 and $1m
Kieran McLoughlin, head of of the Ireland Funds steps down
Organisation was established by Tony O’Reilly in 1976 to support peace
Creative partnerships deliver €13m sponsponsorship to the arts
Business to Arts awards recognise companies and public sector bodies for innovative support
Women entrepreneurs scoop Ireland Funds prize
Founders of Kids Speech Labs to use €10,000 prize to help scale the business and attract new staff
The misunderstood art of networking
The importance of knowing how to make professional connections that count
State of philanthropy is ‘scary’ as funds from Atlantic Philanthropies disappear
People like Chuck Feeney ‘come along once in a lifetime, once in a generation’
Competition for new tech business ideas opens for entries
Contest sponsored by Ireland Funds offers mentoring and €16,000 in prizes
Pitfalls and perils as Ireland does business with Trump’s US
Caveat: Hiberno-US attitudes, Johnny Ronan’s legal bill and kitchen staff
Miriam Lord: Leo eases himself into things before grip ‘n’ grin with the Donald
Taoiseach in Washington for beginning of annual St Patrick’s week schmoozefest
Varadkar tells unionists: ‘I know you might be angry but we have no hidden agenda’
Taoiseach marks 20th anniversary of Belfast Agreement in US by reassuring unionists
Atlantic quietly closes its doors in Ireland after 30 years of philanthropy
Chuck Feeney’s ‘historic act of extraordinary generosity’ financed transformational change
Dance away the years – classes for older people bring physical and psycho-social health benefits
‘I discovered the Well Dance for Seniors classes and find it’s a wonderful way to get fit’
Benefits of playing music can last a lifetime
Music Generation offers tuition to children regardless of their background
O’Sullivan said Heaslip was ‘too weak’ for international rugby
Leinster number eight honoured by Ireland Funds philanthropic group in Dublin
Peter Sutherland: A prop of substance with a love of mankind
His philanthropy was carried out with a focused interest and passionate commitment
‘Diamond standard’ Dr Maurice Hayes remembered at funeral
Late former senator ‘a giant who strode the stage of life in so many and varied roles’
Tributes paid as former senator Maurice Hayes dies aged 90
‘Pivotal figure’: Hayes made significant contribution to Irish politics, says Varadkar
Facebook most popular way for young Irish-Americans to explore identity
Seven out of 10 surveyed said they would be interested in getting an Irish passport
Life of former US ambassador Dan Rooney celebrated in Dublin
President Michael D Higgins attends Mass for late US ambassador and philanthropist
Trump ensures rocky ride for Varadkar in Irish-US relations
Administration’s right-wing Irish-American identity poses challenge for future taoiseach
Competition for start-up businesses launched by Ireland Funds and NDRC
Mentoring and cash prizes offered to entrepreneurs with best technology ideas
Taoiseach reaffirms pledge to protect North in Brexit talks
At Ireland Funds event in London Enda Kenny warns a hard Border is ‘unacceptable’
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