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” ...

THE BEAUTY OF a Michelin star is that you can’t buy it – you have to actually earn it. So says Adriaan Bartels, general manager of the five-star Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore, County Waterford. The ...

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 ...

UK Chancellor George Osborne has pledged to cut the rate to 15% to prove the nation is open for business. THE UK LOOKS set to slash its corporation tax to 15% in a move that will bring it into direct ...

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 ...

THERE HAS BEEN a spate of bumper job announcements recently and plenty of blackslapping among State officials – but not everyone is cheering. In mid-January, Salesforce announced it was building a new ...

Over the past few weeks, Fora has taken a look at some of the more notable big-ticket projects that were floated during the Celtic Tiger period – or in the aftermath of its demise. Most recently, we ...

HOW DO YOU keep the lights on for 530-years, especially when your main client finds its popularity dwindling? For Rathbornes 1488, salvation comes through reinvention. Laying claim to be Ireland’s ...

Since the 1940s it has been understood that each generation will have the same, or better, standard of living as their parents. No more. Millennials are the first generation who can’t be sure their ...

NEXT WEEK, ABOUT 2,000 finance and sustainability experts will descend upon Helsinki to discuss the circular economy at the third annual World Circular Economy Forum. More than an EU buzzword, the ...

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 ...

WHILE HEADING UP the innovation lab at KBC’s Dublin office, Eddie Dillon saw first-hand how drastically banking was changing for customers. In that role, he oversaw new technology developments for the ...