After a dinner in London the other week, with younger acquaintances, I unexpectedly experienced the fresh wind of progress.

Over 7,000 people work in the Irish financial technology - or fintech - sector, with most start-up companies operating in the space intending to extend their workforces by a minimum 50 additional employees by the end of this year.

Noel Moran wrested his pre-paid card company from the jaws of defeat into a multimillion-euro company which now employs 200 people, with plans to employ 800 more. He tells Louise Walsh how he did it

A Co Meath man who left school at 17 and started his first business at his kitchen table has launched a €1 million innovation fund to invest in the next generation of home-grown entrepreneurs.

THE family of a woman who died at St James’ Hospital in Dublin five days after being admitted with repeated complaints of vomiting and stomach cramps has expressed “grave concern” about the level of care provided by a doctor at the hospital.