Month

August 2012
SACKED haulage workers at the tax debt-ridden company Target Express have vowed to continue a sit-in at depots until they get unpaid wages. Seamus McBrien, the chief executive, claimed he was forced to cease trading after Revenue Commissioners froze its accounts and refused to strike a deal on money owed. It is understood he is...
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FIONA REDDAN The ‘mumpreneur’ phenomenon evolved as a way for women to combine a fulfilling family life with a career – and now Enterprise Ireland wants to get these innovators to think about expanding their businesses WHEN LULU O’Sullivan was setting up her online gifts company GiftsDirect.com some 23 years ago, the term “mumpreneur” hadn’t...
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STEPHEN COLLINS Dominating views in an ‘Irish Times’ poll include images of cows, grass, and friendly people THE MAJORITY of Germans view Ireland through green-tinted spectacles with images of beautiful countryside, farm animals and wet weather predominating, according to the findings of the poll conducted by The Irish Times in both countries. What is striking...
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