The Irish Times

Buymie expands in Britain with Asda trial in Leeds and Bristol

Grocery delivery service has identified 200 cities and towns across Ireland and Britain

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 05:00

New Ireland: New ideas by David Puttnam, Dermot Desmond, Catherine Motherway and more

We asked leading experts for changes that could improve how we live

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00

Grocery shopping app Buymie delivering for Devan Hughes

‘One of my personal milestones is that I’ll take Buymie public,’ says founder and entrepreneur

Sat Oct 31 2020 - 05:07

Supermarkets gear up for winter lockdown

Chains have been quietly ramping up preparations for winter since mid summer

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 18:46

Emerging entrepreneurs vie for EY Entrepreneur of the Year title

Finalists have built businesses in cosmetics, retail apps, medical devices and agriculture

Sat Aug 22 2020 - 05:00

Online grocery delivery service Buymie raises funds to expand amid Covid-19

Buymie signs up to multi-year partnership with discount supermarket chain Lidl

Tue Apr 28 2020 - 01:00

Coronavirus: Grocery delivery firm pitches help to Government

Buymie says its tech could help stem spread of Covid-19 as Deliveroo goes contactless

Mon Mar 16 2020 - 03:15

Buymie app: Offering supermarket customers a personal shopper

Irish Times Innovation awards finalist in the new frontiers category lets customers avail of a personal Buymie shopper who works for them instead of the store

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 12:12

Irish innovators deliver new products for the sea, shops and stomach

In the last of our profiles of this year’s finalists in The Irish Times Innovation Awards, we look at the three top class innovators in the New Frontiers category

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 06:25

Lidl extends online grocery shopping into Dublin commuter belt

Buymie algorithm matches online orders with the nearest personal shopper

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 11:41

On-demand grocery delivery service Buymie takes fundraising to over €1m

Company backers include Unilever and former dragon Eamonn Quinn

Wed May 01 2019 - 05:50

Feargal Quinn: Pioneer, shop floor enthusiast and one-time bingo caller

Man behind the Superquinn chain believed his customers should want to come back

Thu Apr 25 2019 - 19:37

Lidl to offer home deliveries across Dublin via Buymie app

German retailer to offer service via app backed by Eamonn Quinn and Unilever

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 05:45

Gender balance not being taken seriously by Irish music organisations

Female composers are grossly underrepresented, but fixing the issue may not be easy

Wed Jul 18 2018 - 05:00

Louth and clear: a maverick’s musical adventures in Dundalk

Louth Contemporary Music Society’s Book of Hours Festival was unfailingly adventurous

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 05:00

Máire Carroll in the Kirkoskammer series: this week’s classical highlights

Also, Two-day festival in the Oriel from Louth Contemporary Music Society

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 05:00

Louth music: Eamonn Quinn ‘first backstage laureate’ of Belmont Prize

Founder of Louth Contemporary Music Society singled due to ‘burning passion for contemporary music’

Wed Mar 28 2018 - 05:15

Head for heights – An Irishman’s Diary on the Eagle’s Nest chairlift in Bray

Tue Feb 27 2018 - 00:01

Director’s first full festival hoves into view

New Music Dublin to open with Crash Ensemble on the front steps of the National Concert Hall at sunset

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 05:15

Irish start-up Buymie raises over €420,000 in crowdfunding round

On-demand grocery delivery service has secured over €800,000 from backers in 2017

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 12:39

The maverick who declared electronic music rubbish

Despite denouncing Stockhausen as a charlatan, Brian Boydell was no traditionalist. And Salvatore Sciarrino at Silenzio further cements Louth Contemporary Music Festival’s reputation

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 09:23