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What you’re in today might not be what you’re doing in five years

What you’re in today might not be what you’re doing in five years

For Nicola Byrne, founder of 11890 directory enquiries, any business setback is nothing more than a reason to clamber back up on the horse again

Restaurateurs 'still dealing with legacy of downturn'

Restaurateurs 'still dealing with legacy of downturn'

Ahead of the unveiling of the revamped Legal Eagle pub with business partner Brian Montague, Elaine Murphy reflects on a demanding yet rewarding business

A young man in a hurry: Eoghan Murphy

A young man in a hurry: Eoghan Murphy

Murphy envisions the state building houses, going high rise within Dublin’s canals and, long-term, discussing how to pay for water infrastructure

Varadkar taking the Haughey approach to power, says Howlin

Varadkar taking the Haughey approach to power, says Howlin

The Taoiseach's actions in his first few weeks of office have 'diluted' the cabinet system, the Labour leader says

“The loyalists came back and blew it up . . . Thank God, we were not living in it”

“The loyalists came back and blew it up . . . Thank God, we were not living in it”

The former chief executive of Boylesports has recalled how his family came face to face with paramilitary violence during the Troubles

If you have to be selling something, aren’t holidays a wonderful thing to be selling?

If you have to be selling something, aren’t holidays a wonderful thing to be selling?

At just 31, Tanya Airey took the helm of Sunway Travel. Since then, the family business has gone from strength to strength

'Local entrepreneurs who have a love and a belief in their town will lead their town forward'

'Local entrepreneurs who have a love and a belief in their town will lead their town forward'

His long and storied spell in the newspaper business came to an end in acrimonious circumstances. Now Brian Nerney is looking to the future

Charities watchdog wants more transparency

Charities watchdog wants more transparency

A succession of financial scandals has hurt confidence in Irish charities – something which Charities Regulator John Farrelly wants to put right

Profile: Oisin Fanning

Profile: Oisin Fanning

Oil’s well that ends well

Profile: Justin Trudeau - 5 things you need to know

Profile: Justin Trudeau - 5 things you need to know

Our guide to the 45-year-old Canadian prime minister who is visiting Dublin this week before travelling to the G20 summit in Hamburg

Amazon changed shopping, iTunes changed music, but nobody had really changed banking

Amazon changed shopping, iTunes changed music, but nobody had really changed banking

As the founder of Starling Bank, former AIB chief operating officer Anne Boden has challenged the traditional banking model in Britain. Now she’s preparing the bank’s entry into the Irish current account market

Maurice Kettyle interview: 'We’ve had BSE, we’ve had foot and mouth, now we have Brexit'

Maurice Kettyle interview: 'We’ve had BSE, we’ve had foot and mouth, now we have Brexit'

Ask the managing director of Kettyle Irish Foods what he does for a living, and he’ll reply that he controls water. But that’s only one of the steps required to create some of the tastiest beef in the country

Profile Eoghan Murphy : His master’s voice

Profile Eoghan Murphy : His master’s voice

Off the ball: Dick Spring on life, sport, business, politics – and James Joyce

Off the ball: Dick Spring on life, sport, business, politics – and James Joyce

It’s been 15 years since Dick Spring last stood for election, but he has never stopped being a politician. Now he’s using his talents to help bring the 2023 Rugby World Cup to Ireland

'Nama has done too much harm to stop it now. Let it finish the job'

'Nama has done too much harm to stop it now. Let it finish the job'

He was once one of Ireland’s largest housebuilders but, fearing a bubble, he got out of the game in 2004. In an exclusive interview, Joe Tiernan lays out his blueprint for fixing the property sector