Entrepreneurship stories
Guinness Enterprise Centre start-ups generate €140m
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Guinness Enterprise Centre start-ups generated EUR 140 million last year as the Dublin hub marked 25 years with 743 jobs and EUR 31 million to the exchequer.
EY names 1Kosmos chief executive officer finalist for award
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data protection
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EY names 1Kosmos Chief Executive Officer Hemen Vimadalal as a finalist for its 2026 Entrepreneur Of The Year New Jersey award.
Markable launches free creator tier as social commerce grows
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Markable opens free creator tier and adds AI shopping tools as it targets a fast-growing social commerce market.
World IP Day: Why IP is the backbone of sporting brands' success
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World IP Day spotlights how sports brands' trademark wars, NFT disputes and licensing fights underpin billions in commercial value.
Doctrine Skincare wins AxisBIC investible company award
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wearables
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data analytics
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Cork skincare start-up Doctrine wins top AxisBIC award as seven ventures chase EUR €9.5m and cybersecurity firm Ailtire takes best pitch.
Carbery CogniMed, Love Better win UCC IGNITE awards
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Carbery CogniMed, Love Better and Target Alert Group have been honoured after pitching to investors and local firms at UCC's IGNITE Spring Awards 2026.
Xero launches AI-native operating system for small firms
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digital transformation
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Xero unveils AI-native finance platform and JAX assistant to cut admin for small firms, with accountants and bookkeepers also in line for gains.
KPMG opens Global Tech Innovator entries in Ireland
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agricultural technology
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KPMG has opened applications for its 2026 Global Tech Innovator contest in Ireland, with founders set to pitch for a place in Lisbon.
Why Legal Services demand is about to grow, not shrink
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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AI in legal services is unlikely to shrink demand, with clients seeking more senior expertise and using efficiency gains to unlock latent work.
OpenAI warns of AI shock & calls for public debate
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OpenAI urges governments to prepare for AI-driven disruption as Sam Altman says rapid progress could transform work, tax and cyber security within years.
EY names 24 finalists for Ireland entrepreneur award
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uc
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manufacturing
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supply chain
EY names 31 entrepreneurs from 24 firms as finalists in Ireland's 2026 award programme, spanning technology, health, construction and consumer sectors.
Guinness Enterprise Centre reinvests €50 million in Dublin
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gaming
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Guinness Enterprise Centre says it has ploughed EUR 50 million back into its Dublin start-up campus over 25 years, backing 1,500 firms.
LSI wins degree-awarding powers for AI-led teaching
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e-learning
London School of Innovation becomes first AI-native UK university to gain Degree Awarding Powers, after regulator backs its tutor-led model.
Isle of Man hosts first spring interceltic business forum
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manufacturing
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clean technologies
The Isle of Man hosts its first Spring Interceltic Business Forum, uniting Celtic regions to forge economic, tech and green growth ties.
Entrepreneurs turn to AI for efficiency, not new markets
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robots
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manufacturing
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data analytics
Entrepreneurs increasingly see AI as a tool for efficiency and cost-cutting, not a springboard to new markets or sustainability goals.
Scopey Onsite raises €523k to expand construction AI platform
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document management
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devops
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digital transformation
Scopey Onsite has raised EUR €523k in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-based construction reporting platform across Ireland, the UK and Australia.
'He/Him Salary' & hidden barriers still hold women back
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'He/Him Salary', hidden networks and biased hiring still block women's careers and pay, business leaders warn ahead of International Women's Day.
From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like
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fintech
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Women in tech win visibility but little venture capital; real progress demands funding that follows performance, not familiar faces.
International Women's Day 2026: Death by a thousand qualifications
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On International Women's Day 2026, women in fintech expose an “authority gap” where progress on paper masks bias in daily decisions.
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
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digital transformation
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Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.