EXPANDING A STARTUP into foreign markets inevitably involves hurdles for any founder, but for Parsa Ghaffari those issues are multiplied. His attempts to grow his Dublin-based business, Aylien – which ...

MOST BUSINESSES BATTEN down the hatches during an economic crash, but at Fota Wildlife Park it’s the post-recession period that could prove the biggest challenge. The head of the park, Sean McKeown, ...

FÁILTE IRELAND IS considering a ”world-class” Halloween festival in a bid to attract more overseas visitors to Ireland’s Ancient East – which is overly reliant on lower-spending domestic tourists. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

A SCHEME TO help struggling companies get back on their feet has not been used once despite being in place for more than a year and a half, Fora has learned. A process called a ‘scheme of arrangement’ ...

IRISH TECH EVENTS company Web Summit has announced plans to hire 40 staff – including a person given the task of dealing with the Irish government. The Dublin-based company, which currently has 150 ...

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PRICES are increasing at the fastest pace in three years as the stock of properties available for sale nationwide hit a new “critical low”. According to the CSO Residential ...

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” ...

JOHN RICE, CHIEF executive of Jam Media, remembers how hard it once was to get the attention of big American studios when pitching ideas for TV shows. With the rise of streaming giants globally, ...

EU REGULATIONS COULD put Irish tourism businesses at a disadvantage compared to their UK-based rivals after Brexit, a new report has warned. A document published today by the Irish Tourist Industry ...

PLANS FOR A microbrewery in Dublin’s docklands have been put on hold after city planners raised concerns over the potential impact of odours from the facility. An application for an “in-house ...