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 ...

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” ...

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 ...

IRISH SALAD CHAIN Freshly Chopped has signed a multimillion-euro franchise deal with the retail group behind the Spar, Mace and Londis brands in Ireland. The link up will see the BWG Group become ...

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 ...

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 ...

FORMER MINISTER FOR communications Denis Naughten was warned that transferring the collection of TV licence fees from An Post to Revenue could devastate the country’s postal network. The ...

ALTHOUGH IRELAND IS awash with whiskey, one of the biggest alcohol producers in the country thinks the market’s ‘super premium’ and ‘luxury’ categories are “underdeveloped”. Sitting ahead of value, ...

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 ...

WITH AGRIFOOD TIPPED to be hit hard by Brexit, you’d be forgiven for thinking the couple behind yoghurt brand Glenilen Farm are spooked by the thought of what happens after Britain leaves the EU on 31 ...