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Saturday 28 November 2020
Cocktail lover Ciara O’Doherty suggests three gin-and-tonic twists that will add fizz to your festive season.
The country’s spin outs all in one place – but what do they need to survive?
The ideas might be there, but the product isn’t always.
Tablet computers could soon replace books – but it’s not as simple as just adding iPads.
Examtime is just 18 months old, but already is making waves in the education world by putting students first.
Cocktail lover Ciara O’Doherty suggests three gin-and-tonic twists that will add fizz to your festive season.
For our in-depth coverage of Irish SMEs last month, we focused on the opportunities in the tourism sector.
This was the week in business.
Climote is billing itself as a rival to Nest, which was purchased by Google for $3.2 billion.
Developer Gerry Gannon was also part of the Maple 10 Anglo Irish Bank transaction.
Analysts said they’re unconcerned by Andy McCue’s lack of online experience.
Thousands of photos are available to view for free on the National Library of Ireland’s Flickr photostream.
The bank is hoping to sell its non-performing loans while interest in the Irish market is strong, experts said.
We’re seeing a recovery, but it’s not a ‘quality’ recovery.
Exports from multinationals shouldn’t cloud a strong underlying performance, economist said.
The real estate agent this morning denied that Nama is selling the property.
Sean Quinn has given his ‘moral support’ to the bid.
The Minister is looking to seal a deal for early repayment of our IMF loans, which would bring down repayments considerably.
Golden Discs has seen a reversal in fortune, returning to profit this week
Dublin 1, 3, 7 and 8 could become more sought-after thanks to supply constraints
The headline number of arrears has fallen, but ultra long term problem loans continue to climb.
Each month, as part of TheJournal.ie’s SME coverage, we’ll be reviewing a business book that makes a difference.
Disaster Tech Lab uses drone mounted sensors to search for survivors using WiFi signals.
No prizes for guessing who the UK seller is losing ground to…
Nephin Distillery is hoping to raise €114,000 over the next 35 days.
Ireland is bucking the wider European trend with overwhelmingly positive figures for last month.
Weak inflation data from the EU could force the Italian’s hand.
Loan repayments were €437 million higher than new lending last month.
This was the week in business.
Just the €50 million above the guide price, so.
Hibernia bought the apartments from Ulster Bank as part of a €67 million deal earlier this year.
Sales are up nearly 10% in America, but are struggling at home.
Car sales are a massive 32.1% higher than last year.
But they still made over €60 million so far this year, so our sympathies are limited.
INM has doubled its net profits, despite taking an on-paper loss on its Australian interests.
If you’re at the bottom or the top of the income charts, you pay more than the average.
Latest data from the CSO shows that prices around the country are significantly higher than last year.
This afternoon Ged Nash said that businesses should try and award pay increases where possible.
Many rural hotels are still treading water, while business perks up in Dublin
But there will be (a few) seats with extra leg room.
Investment in indigenous tech companies has rallied during the recession – but what’s driving it?
Circle Oil’s share price jumped almost 25% on the news.
Overall, the building giant’s profits were up by 24% compared to 2013.
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED last night that Ireland will return to Level 3 restrictions (with some variations) for the month of December.
It follows six weeks of Level 5 restrictions, and the new guidelines will allow people to be a bit more social and for businesses to open ahead of Christmas, offering a sense of relief to many after a tough year.
But although Covid-19 cases have reduced in recent weeks, there are worries that going back to Level 3 now will inevitably lead to a rise in cases again and that we’ll face tighter restrictions again in the new year.
So today, we want to know: Do you agree with the Government’s decision to reduce Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions to Level 3?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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