Lorraine Higgins, CEO of Digital Business Ireland (DBI), says Irish SMEs need a Minister dedicated to support the nation's online export ambitions

Healthcare solutions company KanDo Medical has acquired Fleetwood Healthcare, a medical device distributor based in Wicklow.

Higher-than-expected corporation tax receipts drove a record Government tax take in 2019, but have stoked fresh fears of a continued over-reliance.

The government has said that there are still reformations needed in the Football Association of Ireland before the body gets its State funding back.

An indication of what we'll see, and the new urban core vantage points, by the end of 2020 comes in this stunning timelapse video of a sunset over the city centre and River Lee

Investment worth a further €10m is set to flow into Cork’s Blarney Business Park, in a significant speculative drive forward by the park’s new owners, JCD Group.

Irrespective of how the result pans out, there is nowhere else in the world Kathryn Coakley would rather be tomorrow than lining out alongside her best friends in the black and amber of Mourneabbey.

A new office development in the heart of Cork's docklands is aiming to become Ireland's greenest building.

Corporation tax revenues will again likely make an outsized contribution to overall tax revenues this year, providing the Government with some sort of comfort that it can meet its hefty spending commitments in the short term.

Michael McAteer, the 50-year-old managing partner of Grant Thornton Ireland, the world’s seventh-largest professional consultancy firm, is here to talk about his firm’s expansion in Cork, but there is little he won’t offer a thoughtful opinion on.

One of the world’s most prominent professional consultancy services is to open a new office in Cork, with the potential to more than double its workforce in the city.

Shares in Sports Direct International plunged after its auditor quit without a replacement, heightening corporate governance concerns at the retailer controlled by billionaire Mike Ashley.

Online outlets cashed in, supermarkets did well in the good weather, stores selling electronics and TVs did less well, while jewellery and lingerie had a slack early summer, according to a sector-by-sector breakdown of how retailers have fared in recent months.

Retailer Sports Direct has delayed publishing its annual results, warning that problems in integrating its purchase of House of Fraser stores and increased scrutiny of its accounts could affect the financial guidance it gave in December.

All of Britain’s leading accounting firms have failed to hit quality targets set by their regulator for auditing company books, and they have done so for the second year in a row, with Grant Thornton and PwC singled out to join KPMG under tougher supervision.

There has been a slight increase in the number of people unemployed in Ireland for the month of June, according to the latest figures from the CSO.

A parasite test kit for cattle, and a better girth for horses, are winners in the 38th year of Enterprise Ireland’s Student Entrepreneur Awards.

It’s one of the most famous lines from Father Ted: the money was just resting in my account. But at least Father Ted knew how many accounts he had.

As spring turns to summer, it’s timely for John Delaney to offer to take on a spell of gardening leave, as his future in Irish football is now up in the air.

Latest: John Delaney has reportedly resigned from his position as FAI Executive Vice President.

The FAI’s largest sponsor has issued a warning over the association’s corporate governance amid controversy over its finances.

They came, they sat, they parked the bus.

A delegation from the FAI, including former chief executive John Delaney, is appearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport today.

A national accountancy apprenticeship programme is to create 160 jobs it has been announced today.

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has admitted to breaking the rules for getting State funding by not notifying Sport Ireland of the €100,000 loan from its former CEO John Delaney.

The FAI has confirmed that former CEO John Delaney will appear before an Oireachtas Committee on Wednesday.

AN overseas property investment company acquired over 300 apartments in Cork in 2018, in two strong swoops for €67m combined - instantly making it the region’s largest PRS [Private Rented Sector] landlord to date.

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AN overseas investment fund, as yet unconfirmed, is the buyer of the c€30 million residential-led investment sale of the City Square development, in Cork City’s Blackpool, which has a weekly income of €40,000, or c €2m per annum.

Education Minister Richard Bruton is in danger of failing to deliver a 2016 Government commitment to increase funding for schools, which are being subsidised by parents and local communities to the tune of €46m a year.

The Finance Minister has said the exchequer is on course to meet the Government's fiscal targets for this year.

Government revenues have survived the fallout of the UK’s referendum to quit the EU but Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe still only has room for small tax cuts in his budget next month.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will be safe from potential EU spending breaches if he sticks to an early summer plan for a package of €1.7bn in tax and spending measures in his first budget next month, according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council.

Government revenues have survived the fallout of the UK’s referendum to quit the EU but Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe still only has room for small tax cuts in his budget next month, experts have said.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will be safe from potential EU spending breaches if he sticks to an early summer plan for a package of €1.7bn in tax and spending measures in his first budget next month, according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council.

The Olympic Council of Ireland wants an immediate meeting with the Sports Minister to seek the reinstatement of its State funding.

The OCI is on a journey to try and re-establish its credibility after the Rio tickets scandal, writes Daniel McConnell.

One of Dublin's most exclusive hotels is up for sale with a price tag of €87m.

An organisation which represents more than 3,000 retailers is demanding that the Government provides increased resources to Customs units to crack down on cigarette smuggling, and also support a bill which provides on-the-spot fines for those who purchase illicit tobacco, alcohol, and solid fuel.

The absence of details around payments to the Olympic Council of Ireland for tickets to the Games bought by agents is expected to be investigated further in the wake of the Rio ticket touting inquiry.

The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) has to date paid out €1.5m to cover the fallout from the Rio ticketing scandal, figures obtained by the Irish Examiner reveal.