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Most Irish consumers say they will shop locally this Christmas
- Irish News
- December 9, 2020, 12:54
The vast majority of Irish consumers want to shop locally this Christmas to support businesses in their community and more than half say they will do (...)

Failure to invest in 5G could result in €12.6bn economic loss - study
- Technology
- October 28, 2020, 12:02
Failure to invest in 5G technology could result in a €12.6 billion economic loss over the next decade, according to a new study. The study, which has(...)

Business groups broadly welcome budget amid ‘twin threats’ of Brexit and Covid-19
- Economy
- October 13, 2020, 17:29
Business groups have broadly welcomed the measures in Budget 2021, saying the package of supports would help many businesses cope with the worrying do(...)

Covid-19 restrictions are biggest risk to small businesses
- Business
- October 12, 2020, 07:08
Covid-19 restrictions are the biggest risk to small businesses in the coming months, while a gap is emerging between small firms doing well and those (...)

Prodigy wins contract to roll out ‘Drumcondra test’ online
- Technology
- September 1, 2020, 08:00
Educational technology company Prodigy Learning has won a contract to provide cloud-based standardised testing in primary and post-primary schools loc(...)

New wage subsidy scheme to be re-examined over cashflow concerns
- Business
- August 28, 2020, 15:56
The Government will re-examine part of its newly launched €2.3 billion employment subsidy scheme to address concerns it could have a negative effect o(...)

‘The government focus is on 3,500 multinationals. That has to change’
- Sponsored
- February 20, 2020, 05:15
The Small Firms Association (SFA) is calling on the incoming government, whatever its complexion, to take be more supportive of small business than it(...)

Your business week: Halo Business Angel Network, SFA Business Connect 2020
- Business
- January 31, 2020, 16:41
Monday, February 3rd Results: Ryanair, Alphabet, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Viacom. Indicators: Euro zone manufacturing PMI (Jan); UK manufacturing PMI(...)

Same old same old in insurance and personal injury debate
- Financial Services
- June 7, 2019, 05:25
All this furious talk of soaring insurance premiums and dodgy whiplash claims really does raise people’s hackles. We might all do ourselves an injury (...)

Results from Trinity Biotech and McDonald's plus US Fed rate decision
- Business
- April 28, 2019, 16:20
MONDAY Results: Trinity Biotech, Alphabet, McDonald’s, Spotify. Indicators: Irish retail sales (March); euro zone loan growth and money supply (Ma(...)