A SHANNON-BASED ACCELERATOR programme for aviation and travel tech startups will kick off this September, with plane-maker Boeing on board to coach fledgling entrepreneurs. The programme, dubbed ‘the ...

IN BRIAN MCMAHON’S opinion, old adverts can paint a unique picture of business in Ireland through the decades. Over a number of years, the collector has compiled a comprehensive collection of iconic ...

THE GROUP BEHIND UK-based entertainment and youth culture news site LADbible is setting up a new office in Dublin. According to a recent job posting, “LADbible Group reaches almost half of all Irish ...

WHEN TOM MCCARTHY was 15, he was building a nuclear fusion reactor in his shed at home. Four years later, he’s spearheading Patch, a summer accelerator for ambitious 16- to 21-year-olds based out of ...

A PHARMACEUTICAL STARTUP that specialises in medicinal cannabis research is planning to open a new facility in Donegal. James Linden, founder of Dublin-headquartered Greenlight Medicines, says the ...

DUBLIN COUNCIL HAS raised concerns about a new hotel being planned in the city’s docklands by property and hospitality mogul Paddy McKillen Jnr. Earlier this year, a firm controlled by McKillen and ...

MORAN PARK HOMEBUILDERS, a company controlled by the children of one of Ireland’s biggest Celtic Tiger developers, has been cleared to construct over 40 housing units in south Dublin. Following an ...

THE COMPANY BEHIND One4all is launching a digital version of the gift card, and has its eyes set to new markets as it reaps the rewards – and connections – of its new $2.5 billion fintech parent. Gift ...

WATERFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT – which hasn’t had commercial flights since 2016 – needs at least €12 million to build a bigger runway, the development of which will determine the future of the troubled ...

WITH AMBITIONS TO grow its Irish headcount to 3,000 workers, PayPal has been busy recruiting new staff. But the payments giant has also been forced to intensify its focus on retaining existing ...

SHARED OFFICE SPACE provider WeWork will be the anchor tenant of the soon-to-be-redeveloped One Central Plaza in Dublin city centre. Last week, planning permission to overhaul the former Central Bank ...

BUSINESSES IN THE hospitality trade should be allowed to recruit asylum seekers to help plug skills gaps in the sector, according to an influential lobby group. Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, chief executive of ...