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Saturday 24 October 2020
We take a look at the one-of-a-kind Dillisk Project in Galway.
“We were literally looking at it and telling people there wasn’t anything else like it in Europe.”
And it involves Achill Island and kitesurfing.
Skibbereen in west Cork is about to be put firmly on the business map.
WineLab want to bring wine-on-tap to the masses.
We talked to one of the brains behind the Galway Bay Brewery about pub closures, craft beer and the Wetherspoon effect.
There’s more than one way to get in shape.
Galvanic crowdfunded its way to market with the Pip. Here’s why.
Nuritas is mining ‘nature’s wealth’ from the most everyday of sources – food.
You have to play the long game if you want to get into the whiskey business, which is why the Dingle Whiskey Distillery is thinking outside the box.
“It’s sort of like a lottery, but it’s going to save humanity at the same time.”
Playertek thinks it can help everyone train like a pro.
Budding entrepreneurs need to have more realistic goals.
The stakes are high when it comes to recruiting the best talent.
But there are also skills that can help you in almost any career.
No duck-face selfies, please.
Everyone’s gotta eat, right?
Shared workspaces can lead to great things – as long as everyone keeps the noise down.
The movement is a global phenomenon – but here it has stalled before even getting started.
We talk to the head of Grid Finance, one of Ireland’s two peer-to-peer loan platforms.
Welcome to the ‘slightly-organised chaos’ that is GirlCrew.
Ciaran Flynn’s Childpaths sprung from his experience as a parent. There’s plenty of room for original ideas in Ireland’s childcare industry…
Ireland has some fairly progressive childcare measures in place, yet still child-minding businesses are going to the wall.
How do you convince parents to buy apps for their kids? StoryToys has found a way.
Not everyone conceives easily. In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) is huge business worldwide, but what kind of future has it in Ireland?
We talk to Dublin’s Paper Trail Records about having the ‘best job’.
Rory O’Farrell’s Melosity is looking to redefine how Irish musicians record their sounds. A product ‘with the wow factor’ is the first priority.
It’s like the mid-2000s all over again – but this time it’s all about the music.
A new app called WholeWorldBand is making all kinds of new things possible in the music industry.
A layperson might be surprised at just how good a system Ireland has in place for its aspiring musicians.
The format has been going through a renaissance with music fans.
For March’s in-depth coverage of SMEs, we looked at business and the environment, and making enterprise more sustainable.
Oxymem has overhauled waste-treatment processes which have barely changed in a century.
‘Frugal Innovation’ is a book for businesses that want to do great things with less.
It can save you money – and help you earn more.
There has been a lot of debate about the country’s energy mix for the future.
And the country could have to pay penalties worth up to €400 million a year if things do go wrong.
Energy Elephant’s big idea is deceptively simple.
For February’s in-depth coverage of SMEs, we looked at how buying local matters and the importance of traceability.
‘Money For Jam’ should be a bible for anyone culinary-inclined who wants to strike out on their own
WE’RE JUST OVER 10 days out from what has been called one of the most important US presidential elections ever.
The United States will vote on 3 November on whether to back four more years of a Donald Trump presidency or opt for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
TheJournal.ie will have you covered on the night itself and throughout the following day as results pour in.
Today, we want to know: Will you stay up to watch the US election?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
Cloudy with occasional rain
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
Mainly cloudy, showers around; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
