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Cometgaze buys Altada out of receivership in €2.5m deal

The Cork-based tech company was put up for sale in November last year after it ran into significant financial difficulty and owed almost €10 million to creditors

Martin Shanahan announced as incoming Head of Industry and FDI at Grant Thornton Ireland

The outgoing chief executive of IDA Ireland has been appointed as a partner in the financial services firm and will lead Grant Thornton’s industry and foreign direct investment (FDI) activities from 2023

Digital identify platform Valid8Me secures €12.5m investment from Grant Thornton

Cork-based company claims it can cut costs and speed up customer onboarding process through the use of reusable digital identity vaults

Gridiron spectaculars in Ireland set to become an annual event

The next match of the college football series, founded by entrepreneurs Padraic O’Kane and John Anthony, will generate an estimated €63m in economic activity

Grant Thornton expands family leave policies

Leave for fertility treatment and those experiencing pregnancy loss to be offered to staff

Large firms ask junior staff to work up to four days a week in the office

Accountancy, financial services and legal companies see office-based work as important aspect of development and training, while in other sectors such as IT and telecoms, hybrid work is standard

Office politics: How Irish firms are adjusting to the hybrid working conundrum

Different sectors are embracing the new work culture to various degrees, with financial services firms like Grant Thornton encouraging more days at the office to ensure training of recruits, while for telecoms firms flexibility is standard

Receiver appointed to 12 properties in Ronan Group over €142m debt

Ronan Group Real Estate said refinancing arrangements were at an advanced stage, which would enable the receivers to be discharged and for the firm to retain ownership of the properties

43% of small businesses still require wage subsidy scheme, Acca says

Research gathered by Grant Thornton and the Irish wing of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants indicated that SMEs may require tax relief and commercial rates relief to recover post-pandemic

State closure of Liberties digital hub went against expert advice

Grant Thornton review found use of land for affordable housing was a ‘less favourable’ option that would push tech firms out of area

How I work: ‘Not everyone needs to be a challenger or a disruptor to be effective’

Grant Thornton Ireland’s Sinéad Donovan says different people bring different strengths to every team, and diversity is key to avoiding ‘groupthink’

Movers and Shakers: Three new partners at Grant Thornton

Brian O’Dwyer, Shona O’Hea and Gareth Cosgrove are promoted at the professional services firm

Changes in tax landscape have benefited us, but for how much longer?

Peter Vale, Grant Thornton’s Head of International Tax, warns that adjustments to global tax rules currently in the pipeline may hit FDI in this country