Andrew Parish

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Irish Diaspora Loan Fund board member John Bruton: dismissed criticism the fund is a means for affluent migrants to effectively buy Irish passports. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
Immigrant investor scheme attracts mainly Russians

About half of all applications to finance the Irish Diaspora Loan Fund, a new immigrant investment programme requiring a minimum investment of €500,00(...)

Former political adviser Paddy Duffy: “I believe that there are Irish people who would be interested, quite possibly, in maybe co-investing in Crimea and also in Ireland.” Photograph: Frank Miller
Irish trade mission to Russia discussed potential Crimean investments

Members of an Irish trade delegation to Moscow last month, including a former top adviser to former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, discussed hotel investment(...)

Nicola Mortimer of Three: “I definitely think the environment for entrepreneurs has changed for the better.”
The start-up island

Ireland now boasts 36 incubators and accelerators dedicated to supporting start-up activity, with another six due to come on line this year. Accenture(...)

Emer Cooney: “Hydrasure measures consumption and transfers the information gathered to the cloud.”
Bringing a horse to water and checking his drinking

Emer Cooney is an environmental biologist with an Msc in Biodiversity and Conservation. She is also an experienced horsewoman and qualified riding ins(...)