Ireland should not attract multinationals through tax policy, former US Treasury Secretary says
There has been an excessive attraction to locate in Ireland coming from tax arbitrage, according to Larry Summers
Five vacant sites in Kilkenny worth a combined €4.27 million
Kilkenny County Council owns most valuable site on the register, which is worth €2.1 million
Virtual IDA trade mission seeks to create opportunities for SMEs
The goal is to win contracts and to create regional jobs, according to Enterprise Ireland
Young people worst hit by Covid-19 related unemployment
The crisis left nearly a third of 20-24-year-olds unemployed and not in education or training, according to the ERSI
Sinn Féin bill seeks to exclude Hap from income calculations for civil legal aid
Senator Lynn Boylan says classing the housing support as income means many low-income applicants are denied free legal assistance
Irish virtual reality company sees revenues soar
VR Education’s Engage platform brings in €200,000 in April, equivalent to the company’s total revenue for 2020
Mountjoy governor apologises to solicitors for difficulties meeting clients
Prison ‘struggled’ to implement alternative technological alternatives to face-to-face meetings with inmates
Homeless charity’s frontline staff have yet to get vaccines
Three Alice Leahy Trust workers who provide face-to-face services to homeless people have been waiting eight weeks for their Covid-19 jabs
Permission granted for 226 homes at former Cork hospital
Project is the first by the Land Development Agency in Cork to be granted planning permission
Construction of café and public toilets at Merrion Square to start this summer
The building works on the north west side of the famous Dublin park will take a year to complete
Kilkenny Group appoints Evelyn Moynihan as chief executive
Moynihan will take charge of 16 retail outlets, five restaurants and the online store
Delivery drones to replace gig-economy cyclists, says Manna Aero founder
Bobby Healy says bicycle deliveries jobs lead to a high number of accidents and are ‘not good for the person doing it’
Gym + Coffee to open a store in Manchester
New outlet means Irish leisure wear brand will soon have seven stores alongside its online business
Hotel earned €20,000 selling power from hydroelectric turbine to national grid
Excess green energy provided The Falls Hotel in Co Clare with an income when it was shut due to Covid-19 restrictions
