New data released by the Irish financial regulator indicated that gross new lending to SMEs experienced its sharpest decline in years during the Covid-19 pandemic

Group says lack of state guidance on companies’ right to staff vaccination status puts employers in an impossible position

Multiple lockdowns proved fatal for promising Irish firm which offered a pop-up shop service to household brands

Changes to venture capital which arose from Covid-19 could help Ireland maintain its own thriving start-up ecosystem, according to entrepreneur

Dublin-based firm expands into Spanish and French market to meet demand for outsourcing services and find skilled digital talent

The platform allows businesses to offer employees a daily food programme of nutritionally analysed meals delivered to the workplace without the need for office catering

The corporate gifting services provider counts Airbnb, Spotify and Peleton among its clients

Ferry operators in the Co Kerry tourist town, hard hit by the pandemic and the disappearance of Fungie, say the state has ignored their pleas for a concession on harbour fees

Founder Sharon Keegan says her firm aims to expand its sports and leisure wear brand into the Australian and US markets

Retailer GreenAer is on track to open three more outlets across Ireland and has struck deals with partners in France and Spain

The Dublin start-up’s platform allows businesses to help customers manage their finances in an easy, accessible and engaging way

Entrepreneur Paddy Dunning says his ten-storey-tall figures with ‘skin’ of millions of programmable LED pixels will be in 21 locations by the end of the year

AI and smart tools generate supplier matches for food producers looking for alternatives to British supply chains post-Brexit

Irish firm Hubbcat’s AllSafe system involves clip-on device which helps workers to social distance in the workplace

Oonagh Whyte and Orlaith Duff set up Field Queens to help girls ‘feel like they are represented’ in Gaelic games

After finding that many workers are not even aware of the benefits available to them, Cork start-up Perkforce is developing an app to streamline systems

Fifty Shades Greener has grown from a one-woman show to a team of eight with international clients in the space of a few months

Sensi has created a device which recognises common recyclables and provides a digital bonus to those who use it

PluAlto’s SolveSmart tech helps employers with limited HR resources to manage conflict before it escalates

The Dublin tech firm said this strategic partnership will allow all Salesforce customers to use its services