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Farm meets pharmacy in new sheep’s milk skincare brand

Farm meets pharmacy in new sheep’s milk skincare brand

New Innovator: Bánór

Thu Feb 13 2025 - 05:00
An Irish jockey in Australia: ‘The longer you stay, the harder it becomes to go home’

An Irish jockey in Australia: ‘The longer you stay, the harder it becomes to go home’

Wild Geese: Johnny Allen, Australia

Sun Feb 09 2025 - 10:00
The EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: ‘There was a huge knowledge gap in the corporate world’

The EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: ‘There was a huge knowledge gap in the corporate world’

Brian Cahill has teamed up with Caroline Usher at the CSRD Institute to fill that gap

Thu Feb 06 2025 - 05:45
Keeping sea lice from farmed fish will boost aquaculture health and profits

Keeping sea lice from farmed fish will boost aquaculture health and profits

New Innovator: Konree

Thu Jan 30 2025 - 05:00
Walk this way: AI tech analyses gait to assess risk of falling among older people

Walk this way: AI tech analyses gait to assess risk of falling among older people

GaitKeeper app allows clinicians to study human movement to prevent falls and hospitalisations

Thu Jan 23 2025 - 05:45
Workout bench makes it possible to do reformer-Pilates exercises in your own home

Workout bench makes it possible to do reformer-Pilates exercises in your own home

New Innovator; Hannah Joyce, Flexera

Thu Jan 16 2025 - 06:00
AI-driven platform addresses high rate of attrition among PhD students

AI-driven platform addresses high rate of attrition among PhD students

Rejection rate for manuscripts is around 90%, which is an issue because successful research and publishing are crucial to rankings

Thu Jan 09 2025 - 06:00
Kerry start-up aims to boost energy, gut health and the immune system with powdered supplements

Kerry start-up aims to boost energy, gut health and the immune system with powdered supplements

Former intercounty footballer and teacher stepped out of her comfort zone to launch G&G Wellness and embark on a whole new career path

Thu Dec 19 2024 - 05:00
‘In Ireland we have lost some the human connection in business dealings. In Uganda it is deeply valued’

‘In Ireland we have lost some the human connection in business dealings. In Uganda it is deeply valued’

Wild Geese: Living and working in Uganda, Declan Peppard ‘truly misses’ St Anne’s Park in Dublin

Sun Dec 15 2024 - 00:00
Irish company leveraging AI to help brands communicate climate actions responsibly and avoid claims of greenwashing

Irish company leveraging AI to help brands communicate climate actions responsibly and avoid claims of greenwashing

Marketing platform UnitMode aims to ‘supercharge consumer-powered climate innovation’

Thu Dec 12 2024 - 05:30
New Irish skincare range containing ‘no synthetics whatsoever’ targets athletes and other active people

New Irish skincare range containing ‘no synthetics whatsoever’ targets athletes and other active people

New Innovator: Atlantik Body Care products are made in Listowel, Co Kerry

Thu Dec 05 2024 - 05:00
Helping consumers make healthier and more sustainable choices about what they eat

Helping consumers make healthier and more sustainable choices about what they eat

New Innovator: NutraVerse

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 05:00
MenoPal app offers proactive support to women going through menopause

MenoPal app offers proactive support to women going through menopause

New Innovator: Founder Victoria Finlay says app sets a new standard for personalised menopause care and support

Thu Nov 21 2024 - 05:00
Irish former primary school teacher develops facial shield to protect against skin cancers

Irish former primary school teacher develops facial shield to protect against skin cancers

Linda Chanders was diagnosed in 2021 with a malignant melanoma, leading her to develop the SUNiRE Landen face shield, which protects those recovering from skin cancer and anyone who works or plays sport outdoors

Thu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00
An Irish woman in Malta: ‘I miss my family and the greenery of home but not the driving rain’

An Irish woman in Malta: ‘I miss my family and the greenery of home but not the driving rain’

Solicitor Fiona Healy cites the lower cost of living, the international focus and the ease of doing business as reasons why she loves living on the Mediterranean island

Sun Nov 03 2024 - 06:00
Aviation industry: New platform streamlines hiring of the best technical consultants

Aviation industry: New platform streamlines hiring of the best technical consultants

APTN.AERO aims to make it easy for those who invest in or trade aircraft assets to hire aviation consultants highly suited to particular situations

Thu Oct 31 2024 - 05:45
Getting the benefits of sea therapy without the cold dip

Getting the benefits of sea therapy without the cold dip

New Innovator: Karen Kearney, Soak

Thu Oct 24 2024 - 05:00
New app targets women sports fans poorly served by existing sports platforms

New app targets women sports fans poorly served by existing sports platforms

New Innovator: SportElle

Thu Oct 17 2024 - 05:00
An Irishman in Paris: ‘Getting under the many layers of Parisian culture is a fascinating but neverending endeavour’

An Irishman in Paris: ‘Getting under the many layers of Parisian culture is a fascinating but neverending endeavour’

Wild Geese: Eoghan MacDonagh is a senior associate with the law firm Clifford Chance

Sun Oct 13 2024 - 06:00
‘There’s no middleman getting a mark-up’: why Irish high-end bedding company Amurelle founder took the direct route

‘There’s no middleman getting a mark-up’: why Irish high-end bedding company Amurelle founder took the direct route

Hannah Sanusi says she couldn’t find the kind of quality she was looking for in Ireland, so she moved to fill the gap in the market

Thu Oct 10 2024 - 05:45
My Baggage aims to cut the hassle and cost when shipping personal effects abroad

My Baggage aims to cut the hassle and cost when shipping personal effects abroad

Paul Stewart launched his business back in 2010 but since then the company has expanded well beyond moving students’ belongings across borders

Thu Oct 03 2024 - 06:15
UCD professor develops monitoring device that could help prevent stillbirths

UCD professor develops monitoring device that could help prevent stillbirths

FeMo is a foetal monitoring device that allows expectant parents and clinicians to keep a close eye on a baby’s movements in the womb

Thu Sept 26 2024 - 06:00
Dublin tech start-up aiming to improve air travel for passengers with mobility issues

Dublin tech start-up aiming to improve air travel for passengers with mobility issues

PRM Assist says it has the edge over the competition because it has taken an integrated approach to managing assistance services

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 05:45
Cork company on mission to improve eating experience for those with swallowing problems

Cork company on mission to improve eating experience for those with swallowing problems

Ocras produces individually-portioned, texture-modified food for people with dysphagia, a condition affecting 8 per cent of the world population

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 05:30
Start-up that takes the hassle out of tax returns for expat workers

Start-up that takes the hassle out of tax returns for expat workers

Expat Taxes was set up by chartered accountant Stephanie Wickham to address the unique tax issues faced by people and companies moving to or from Ireland

Thu Sept 05 2024 - 05:45
UCD academics find cost-efficient way to extract minerals from spent batteries

UCD academics find cost-efficient way to extract minerals from spent batteries

The Licovolt technology will be used to extract lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from spent battery material at a fraction of the cost and emissions of current method

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 06:00
Fitter fish: Irish company uses plant extracts to improve disease resistance in aquatic life

Fitter fish: Irish company uses plant extracts to improve disease resistance in aquatic life

New Innovator: Auranta says its product ‘will revolutionise the gut health of fish worldwide’

Thu Aug 22 2024 - 05:00
Turning to nature for skincare products for the mature woman

Turning to nature for skincare products for the mature woman

When beauty industry veteran Sinead O’Keefe entered perimenopause, she started harnessing the beneficial properties of red clover on her family farm

Thu Aug 15 2024 - 05:00
Galway’s Grá Chocolates: Handmade treats for the premium end of the market

Galway’s Grá Chocolates: Handmade treats for the premium end of the market

Gráinne Mullins is in the middle of a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to realise her dream of building a chocolate factory in her native Galway

Thu Aug 08 2024 - 06:00
Drop of The Black Stuff hits the spot for men with sensitive skin

Drop of The Black Stuff hits the spot for men with sensitive skin

John Larkin’s lockdown hobby of making soap has grown into a rapidly expanding start-up that is on course to make €5m in sales this year

Thu Aug 01 2024 - 06:00
Donegal company using manure, spent mushrooms and worm castings to make eco-friendly compost

Donegal company using manure, spent mushrooms and worm castings to make eco-friendly compost

Living Green provides eco-friendly soil solutions to farmers, horticulturalists and gardeners

Thu Jul 25 2024 - 05:45
Primark’s Irish man in Spain: ‘We sell roughly the same number of coats in Madrid as we do in Dublin’

Primark’s Irish man in Spain: ‘We sell roughly the same number of coats in Madrid as we do in Dublin’

Wild Geese: Stephen Mullen, Madrid

Sun Jul 21 2024 - 07:00
Cork start-up helping companies fulfil ESG commitments locally

Cork start-up helping companies fulfil ESG commitments locally

New Innovator: John Kelleher, ConnectGreen

Thu Jul 18 2024 - 05:00
‘I have a great friend here and his name is Santiago O’Reilly, which always makes me smile’

‘I have a great friend here and his name is Santiago O’Reilly, which always makes me smile’

Wild Geese: Mike Gallagher works for US software company Switcher in Buenos Aires

Sun Jul 14 2024 - 06:00
Nanotechnology ensures nutrient supplements actually deliver

Nanotechnology ensures nutrient supplements actually deliver

New Innovator: Nicholas Deeney, Biovit Technologies

Thu Jul 11 2024 - 06:00
‘The idea that there’s endless opportunity appeals to me’

‘The idea that there’s endless opportunity appeals to me’

Wild Geese: Alice Maria Murphy, California: 'I always knew I wanted to go and see what else was out there'

Sun Jul 07 2024 - 06:00
Simple Probate: app helps with protracted legal process of executing a will

Simple Probate: app helps with protracted legal process of executing a will

Oisin Dolphin and Isabella Hughes cofounded company aimed at improving experience of being an executor

Thu Jul 04 2024 - 05:30
Leveraging GPT to help engineers and manufacturers adopt AI

Leveraging GPT to help engineers and manufacturers adopt AI

Anthony McLoughlin and start-up Better Futures have set out to build a bridge to make it easier and cost-effective for engineers to identify how AI could improve what they do

Thu Jun 27 2024 - 05:45
Why are employers so poor at giving feedback on job interviews?

Why are employers so poor at giving feedback on job interviews?

Feedback to unsuccessful job applicants may be best practice as an idea but the failure by companies to give it may tarnish their future recruitment prospects and public image

Thu Jun 20 2024 - 10:00
Irish start-up Slick+ bridges the gap in tacit learning associated with remote working

Irish start-up Slick+ bridges the gap in tacit learning associated with remote working

Short-format video platform allows users to share skills, job know-how and in-house ways of doing things with their colleagues

Thu Jun 20 2024 - 05:45
A worker struggling with IVF feels sidelined after seeking support from management. How should she proceed?

A worker struggling with IVF feels sidelined after seeking support from management. How should she proceed?

An expert advises to first assume that management are acting with the best intentions before seeking clarification and remedy

Thu Jun 13 2024 - 10:00
Duck feeding: Irish firm puts dispensers in parks across Ireland, UK and Netherlands

Duck feeding: Irish firm puts dispensers in parks across Ireland, UK and Netherlands

Matthew Knight’s The Feed Ducks Initiative is now operating feeding stations in public parks in Ireland, the UK and Netherlands

Thu Jun 13 2024 - 05:00
Active learning now the focus for the workplace

Active learning now the focus for the workplace

Degrees will continue to have their place but employers now keen on education and training that can have an immediate impact

Thu Jun 06 2024 - 10:00
Cutting corporate travel costs by paying employees to host colleagues

Cutting corporate travel costs by paying employees to host colleagues

Roamr founders believe it offers a perfect fit for budget-conscious start-ups and tech firms that employ millennials and Generation Z-ers

Thu Jun 06 2024 - 00:00
Job recruitment in Ireland is taking on some of the worst aspects of dating app culture

Job recruitment in Ireland is taking on some of the worst aspects of dating app culture

Ghosting, love-bombing and baiting are among bad practices becoming commonplace, but treating candidates shabbily is shortsighted

Thu May 30 2024 - 10:00
Novel language processing system detects mental health distress in employees by analysing their speech

Novel language processing system detects mental health distress in employees by analysing their speech

Key potential customers include companies employing content moderators and trust and safety agents

Thu May 30 2024 - 06:00
Connacht’s female entrepreneurs: ‘Making a living from clothing in Ireland is not easy’

Connacht’s female entrepreneurs: ‘Making a living from clothing in Ireland is not easy’

A growing number of female entrepreneurs in the west of Ireland are signing up to support programmes to help them get their businesses off the ground

Wed May 29 2024 - 06:00
A chance interview at ESB led to an international career in energy

A chance interview at ESB led to an international career in energy

Wild Geese: Catherine Hurley, Malta

Sun May 26 2024 - 10:00
Interruptions undermine workplace focus and productivity

Interruptions undermine workplace focus and productivity

Constant emails, meetings, texts and in-office messaging channels are problematic as they increase the mental stress load

Thu May 23 2024 - 10:00
Helping offshore energy developers factor the impact on nature into their planning process

Helping offshore energy developers factor the impact on nature into their planning process

Restore Innovation, a new database tool developed by Irish marine scientist, provides developers with bespoke nature-inclusive solutions

Thu May 23 2024 - 05:45
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