Paul Colgan

Contributor

Paul Colgan is a contributor to The Irish Times

‘We can get rid of them for €3,000’: How small businesses are being targeted by fake reviews

For a wedding photographer, one negative review was all it took for couples to look elsewhere

Ireland’s padel court building boom in full swing despite high-profile planning refusals

Demand for facilities has risen significantly since Covid pandemic, according to sport’s federation

‘There is a reckoning coming’: Landmark US case could see Meta forced to redesign their product

Potentially seismic lawsuit draws comparisons to 1990s pursuit of tobacco industry

Combilift develops US exports amid strong demand from Tesla and Google

Monaghan fork-lift manufacturer chasing in on boom in data centres and prefabricated construction

‘The boom is taking off again’: Irish builders at the heart of Europe’s data-centre growth

Concerns about grid capacity have slowed new projects in the sector but construction firms are taking their new expertise abroad

Why does Ireland need a hosepipe ban? The leaky pipes behind our water issues

Irish Water taking charge has improved the situation – but much more investment is needed

Navro chief Joe Redmond: ‘I don’t quite fit the profile of a fintech start-up CEO at this stage in my career’

Under a licence from the Central Bank of Ireland, Navro processes foreign exchange payments across Europe

How data centres increase pressure on energy grids in a heatwave - and even increase local temperatures

Soaring temperatures lead to rising use of air conditioning to keep servers cool, exacerbating the heat outside

What can we expect before Dáil summer recess?

Inside Politics: Aughinish Alumina is one of the issues hanging in the balance before the break

Ireland relieved to have avoided obvious embarrassment on EU stage – so far

Micheál Martin to speak in Strasbourg, and Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin talk about Ukraine

The tricky politics of unwinding petrol and diesel excise cuts

Inside Politics: Irish motorists are promised no ‘cliff edge’ as Ministers decide how to pare back fuel excise cuts

British political stability a thing of the past as Keir Starmer says he will step down

More rumblings in Fianna Fáil over triple lock, and more work for civil servants when Ireland takes up EU presidency

US-Iran peace deal raises hopes of lower Irish fuel prices

Inside Politics: Fuel prices, public pay and derelict sites all feature on a busy political agenda

Simon Harris wants a savings scheme for the middle class – but when will it happen?

Irish savers could soon plough billions into a tax-efficient, State-backed vehicle. But can the media-savvy Tánaiste deliver?

What Intel’s remarkable comeback means for Ireland Inc, and for Leixlip

Long a touchstone for US investment in Ireland, Intel appears to be recovering from recent troubles

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