Tom Maguire: Tax changes we make now could help business for years
The way we did business a few months ago may never return – so the opportunity is to make changes that will both aid recovery and set us up well for our new futures
The Daily Briefing
What’s coming up today and what you might have missed
The Daily Briefing
What’s coming up today and what you might have missed.
CRH chief made 212 times more than average worker, says Ictu
Union calls on government to make companies list directors’ remuneration as a ratio of their average employees’ pay
Incoming: this week in business
Results, launches and rulings to keep an eye on over the next five days.
The Last Post: Going in studs-up on rates rip-off
Mortgage gouging by banks does not serve society well
Goodbye paper-trail slog, hello clients with identity verification app
Colum Lyons co-founded Irish start-up ID-Pal three years ago on foot of his own experience verifying the identities of potential clients while working as a stockbroker in Dublin
When Families Feud: Battles in the boardroom
Succession, the incendiary US drama about the fight over which family member will take control of a giant multimedia corporation, has been the TV sensation of the year. But family boardroom battles are just as compelling, and in Ireland we have had our fair share
Ex-RTÉ producer puts feelings into words in new role in content creation
Marie Toft opted to leave behind a longstanding career as a television producer two years ago in favour of a fresh start in content creation
E-commerce firm pushes all the right buttons for investors
By the time Dublin tech firm Channelsight closed a $10 million Series B funding round last February, its co-founders John Beckett and Niall O’Gorman had undergone a crash course on the ins and outs of attracting investors
Usher’s Island house to have Joyce ‘interpretive centre’, say hostel developers
The basement of 15 Usher’s Island, the setting for one of James Joyce’s most revered works, will have a 1,000 square foot interpretive centre dedicated to him, developers have said
‘Business is built on relationships, not on the name over the door’
Clients give their work to individuals, not to a legal firm, and so creating authentic relationships is crucial, says Bryan McCarthy of Ronan Daly Jermyn
Skoda launches campaign to recruit retirees back to work
The initiative, called Simply Older, Still Clever – a play on the brand’s Simply Clever tagline – launched last Wednesday in Dublin
Know what workers want
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