IRISH MED-TECH STARTUP Fire1 has raised €40 million to bankroll the next phase of its research and development. Foundry Innovation & Research 1, also known as Fire1, was founded nearly five years ago ...

A ROMANIAN SALAD-BAR franchise chain has launched its first restaurant in Ireland as part of plans to expand across the country. Salad Box opened its first Irish outlet in the Douglas Village Shopping ...

IRISH PREPARED FOODS giant Greencore has struck a deal to sell its US operation for over €900 million. Greencore, which is headquartered in the Irish capital, is one of the world’s biggest ...

THE IRISH HOTEL property market reported a strong finish in 2017 – but the total volume and value of sales for the year were nowhere near 2016′s bonanza. According to research from Cushman & Wakefield ...

THE EUROPEAN BOSS of Cathay Pacific said the airline’s new Dublin to Hong Kong route has attracted a “surprising” level of interest so far from travellers across Asia. James Ginns, the carrier’s ...

UP TO 50 staff are to be cut at Irish renewable energy firm OpenHydro as its parent company looks to consolidate. The Dublin-based company produces underwater turbines that harness tidal energy to ...

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 ...

THE RECENTLY-INTRODUCED vacant site levy doesn’t look like it will be an antidote to Ireland’s housing issues. That’s according to Goodbody stockbrokers, which said that the government “lacks urgency” ...

IRISH LUNCH ORDERING startup Bamboo has raised a seed round of investment to bankroll its expansion into Singapore and London. The Dublin-based firm, which was founded by Luke Mackey and Alan Haverty, ...

THE OWNER OF designer outlet centre Kildare Village has said the local council’s decision to cull a single unit from its planned €50 million expansion will “jeopardise” the entire project. Last month, ...

IRISH STARTUP GIRLCREW has raised a $1 million investment round from senior figures at social media site LinkedIn and chewing gum manufacturer Wrigley. Founded in 2014 by Elva Carri, Pamela Newenham ...

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 ...