For many businesses outside Dublin the lack of adequate broadband services is of growing concern

Aim is to make it easier for farmers to manage herds

Edmond Harty has strong credentials in engineering, science and the future of dairy

Prestigious competition for entrepreneurs operates in more than 140 cities

Simon Coveney to open research farm which aims to increase efficiency for dairy farmers

Rural revolution: Kerry-based Dairymaster has seen business increase 30%-40%

Waterford woman takes second place

Call for Leaving Cert subject to be modernised

Cantillon: Edmond Harty was flying the flag for Ireland in Monaco last week

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor of 2011 found 8.5% of people in Ireland aspired to be an entrepreneur, down from a high of 12.5% in 2005

Twenty-four businesses ranging from financial services and technology to agriculture and manufacturing have been shortlisted for this year’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) awards.

Hamdi Ulukaya’s company Chobani rises to US brand leader in six years with sales of about $1 billion