# apps and mobile

Three telcos are in hot water over 'inappropriate' marketing slipped into contract docs

Vodafone, Eir and Sky all face possible fines from the communications watchdog.

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May 26th 2017, 4:58 PM

# tripped up

Mytaxi admits 'tech gremlins' have left people unable to book cabs after its Hailo switch

The service has run into problems after its ‘unprecedented’ changeover.

433

May 25th 2017, 3:26 PM

# cohort

After a year under wraps, an Irish startup backed by heavy-hitters is ready to unseat LinkedIn

Eamon Leonard has unveiled Cohort – an app that makes it easier to ask for a favour.

808

May 25th 2017, 3:15 PM

# Transport

Mytaxi admits 'tech gremlins' have left people unable to book cabs after its Hailo switch

The service has run into problems after its ‘unprecedented’ changeover.

2.6k

May 23rd 2017, 1:00 AM

# Startups

After a year under wraps, an Irish startup backed by heavy-hitters is ready to unseat LinkedIn

Eamon Leonard has unveiled Cohort – an app that makes it easier to ask for a favour.

3.0k

May 21st 2017, 6:00 PM

'The shop was too reliant on me. If I was away, people would come but wouldn't buy anything'

After being let go three times in two years, this former phone shop owner is back running his own business.

141

May 20th 2017, 4:00 PM

'The shop was too reliant on me. If I was away, people would come but wouldn't buy anything'

After being let go three times in two years, this former phone shop owner is back running his own business.

May 11th 2017, 1:35 PM

Uber has hit a roadblock in the court case that will decide its fate across Europe

A key advisor to the European Court of Justice said the firm should be treated as a transport company.

423

May 11th 2017, 1:00 PM

'The shop was too reliant on me. If I was away, people would come but wouldn't buy anything'

After being let go three times in two years, this former phone shop owner is back running his own business.

May 5th 2017, 3:07 PM

'Ineffective, too slow and understaffed' - Irish telcos are rounding on their regulator

The criticisms follow the release of ComReg’s five-year strategy.

841

Apr 22nd 2017, 12:01 PM

'When my kidneys failed, I had to abandon my dream to be a pilot and find a new career'

After investing thousands in flight training, this entrepreneur launched a medical startup.

270

Apr 20th 2017, 3:14 PM

# apps and mobile

Facebook wants to make phone cameras the 'first mainstream augmented-reality platform'

The social networking site is again going after Snapchat with the move.

141

Apr 19th 2017, 9:08 AM

'When my kidneys failed, I had to abandon my dream to be a pilot and find a new career'

After investing thousands in flight training, this entrepreneur launched a medical startup.

1.5k

Apr 17th 2017, 4:01 PM

# indie hackers

The 'surprising' email that led to Irish-founded Stripe's latest company buyout

The online payments firm has acquired startup advice site Indie Hackers.

24.1k

Apr 12th 2017, 8:35 PM

# Collison Brothers

The 'surprising' email that led to Irish-founded Stripe's latest company buyout

The online payments firm has acquired startup advice site Indie Hackers.

330

Apr 12th 2017, 3:20 PM

# Financial Services

The 'surprising' email that led to Irish-founded Stripe's latest company buyout

The online payments firm has acquired startup advice site Indie Hackers.

964

Apr 12th 2017, 10:20 AM

Hailo is using 'banter billboards' for its multimillion-euro rebrand as Mytaxi

The company says changing the well-known name will be a challenge.

1.5k

Apr 5th 2017, 10:44 AM

This is where most of Irish advertisers' record digital spending is going

Social media sites were the beneficiaries of the biggest increases.

565

Apr 5th 2017, 6:00 AM

# Sweetest Thing

U2's The Edge is putting cash into a Dublin ticketing startup

Several large investment companies are also backing Coras.

19.8k

Apr 1st 2017, 4:00 PM

# Funding

U2 guitarist The Edge is putting cash into a Dublin ticketing startup

Several large investment companies are also backing Coras.

1.5k

Mar 31st 2017, 11:58 AM

Telco firms attract the most complaints for misleading ads - but none have ever been fined

The industry-financed advertising watchdog says it’s ‘actively engaging’ with the sector.

861

Mar 30th 2017, 4:17 PM

The amount spent on digital ads in Ireland should overtake traditional media this year

US researchers have predicted more than half the near-billion euro spend on ads will head online.

769

Mar 28th 2017, 1:00 AM

# apps and mobile

Telco firms attract the most complaints for misleading ads - but none have ever been fined

The industry-financed advertising watchdog says it’s ‘actively engaging’ with the sector.

680

Mar 26th 2017, 6:00 AM

# Put together

An Irish company will make it possible to get someone put together your flat-pack furniture

The cleaning app is also branching out into electrical and painting services.

17.2k

Mar 16th 2017, 8:12 PM

# Services

Hassle's owner has bagged €10m to make on-demand furniture assemblers a reality

The cleaning app is also branching out into electrical and painting services.

544

Mar 16th 2017, 10:24 AM

# Transport

Uber's boss could be 'one screw-up away' from being pushed aside

CEO and founder Travis Kalanick is under pressure to cede control at the scandal-plagued company.

314

Mar 8th 2017, 11:01 AM

# Transport

Airlines with 'half-assed' mobile apps are losing out to the likes of Skyscanner

Even though they know more about their customers than Google.

667

Mar 4th 2017, 6:00 AM

# buy me buy me

Irish shops told to 'ditch your app and invest in Instagram'

A focus on social media is being encouraged on the basis of a new survey of Irish shoppers.

18.0k

Mar 2nd 2017, 6:30 AM

# Retail

Advice for Irish shops: Ditch your app and invest in Instagram

A third of Irish people think they will do most of their shopping through their mobile

434

Mar 2nd 2017, 1:00 AM

# roam free

Despite EU plan, Three mobile customers won't get 'all you can eat' data abroad

The company said changes are because of the increase in costs of doing business.

47.5k

Mar 1st 2017, 6:01 PM

# apps and mobile

Despite EU plan, Three mobile customers won't get 'all you can eat' data abroad

The company said changes are because of the increase in costs of doing business.

2.3k

Mar 1st 2017, 3:51 PM

# food and drink

The co-founder of Ryanair has joined the board of Dublin startup FoodCloud

The non-profit organisation helps businesses redistribute surplus food to charities.

1.7k

Feb 23rd 2017, 5:17 PM

# food and drink

The co-founder of Ryanair has joined the board of Dublin startup FoodCloud

The non-profit organisation helps businesses redistribute surplus food to charities.

2.9k

Feb 17th 2017, 12:49 PM

# venture capital

Suir Valley is a new €20m VC fund for software startups – and it's based in Waterford

Barry Downes, one of Ireland’s most successful software startup founders, is behind the fund.

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Feb 16th 2017, 4:37 PM

# Funding

Suir Valley is a new €20m VC fund for software startups – and it's based in Waterford

Barry Downes, one of Ireland’s most successful software startup founders, is behind the fund.

2.7k

Feb 11th 2017, 6:01 AM

# Financial Services

An Irish fintech startup that protects tenants' deposits has cracked its first US deal

Deposify has partnered with one of the American north-east’s largest regional banks.

593

Feb 9th 2017, 6:01 PM

# Social Media

Investors are being warned off a 'hyper-inflated' Snapchat IPO as the $20bn float looms

The public listing will be one of the biggest tech offers in recent years.

269

Feb 3rd 2017, 8:30 AM