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The strengthening dollar against the euro means that Dublin – along with its fellow Eurozone members – have fallen down the rankings in terms of most expensive destinations for expatriates to locate to. According to Mercer’s 2017 Cost of Living Survey, Dublin is the 66th most expensive city in the world for expats in terms […]

The strengthening dollar against the euro means that Dublin – along with its fellow Eurozone members – have fallen down the rankings in terms of most expensive destinations for expatriates to locate to. According to Mercer’s 2017 Cost of Living Survey, Dublin is the 66th most expensive city in the world for expats in terms […]

An analytics company that engineers wearable technology for elite sports has teamed up with an Irish start-up to make its product accessible for the amateur sportsperson. Catapult Sports was born in 2006 after founders Shaun Holthouse and Igor van de Griendt saw an opportunity to capitalise on developing micro technology they were developing for professional […]

An analytics company that engineers wearable technology for elite sports has teamed up with an Irish start-up to make its product accessible for the amateur sportsperson. Catapult Sports was born in 2006 after founders Shaun Holthouse and Igor van de Griendt saw an opportunity to capitalise on developing micro technology they were developing for professional […]

A recovery in the housing sector to meet new and pent-up demand risks undermining the public finances if not managed properly, the Fiscal Advisory Council has warned. The chairman of the State’s budget watchdog Seamus Coffey said housing construction rates are so low we are building up problems, but output could ramp up quickly from […]

A recovery in the housing sector to meet new and pent-up demand risks undermining the public finances if not managed properly, the Fiscal Advisory Council has warned. The chairman of the State’s budget watchdog Seamus Coffey said housing construction rates are so low we are building up problems, but output could ramp up quickly from […]

Brexit will have a more permanent impact on Ireland than the financial crisis which rocked the country in 2008, a top economist has warned. “The shock from Brexit won’t be as deep as the 2008 financial crisis – but it will be more permanent,” said Alan Ahearne, director of the Whitaker Institute in NUI Galway, […]

Brexit will have a more permanent impact on Ireland than the financial crisis which rocked the country in 2008, a top economist has warned. “The shock from Brexit won’t be as deep as the 2008 financial crisis – but it will be more permanent,” said Alan Ahearne, director of the Whitaker Institute in NUI Galway, […]

From over a hundred applications, through a rigorous Dragons’ Den style bootcamp, the finalists for the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards 2017 can finally be revealed. Some 16 of Ireland’s entrepreneurs with an ambition for social change in Ireland will now go through to the final stages of the selection. They will pitch their projects to […]

From over a hundred applications, through a rigorous Dragons’ Den style bootcamp, the finalists for the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards 2017 can finally be revealed. Some 16 of Ireland’s entrepreneurs with an ambition for social change in Ireland will now go through to the final stages of the selection. They will pitch their projects to […]