# Downside

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# Vulnerable

There's a major downside to jailbreaking your iPhone (if you're thinking about it)

It leaves your device vulnerable to malware as more than 225,000 users found out recently.

17.3k

Sep 1st 2015, 9:16 AM

# don't mind the gap

Samsung defends Note 4 screen gap, saying it's a feature, not a flaw

The company insisted the gap was a part of the phone’s design and doesn’t affect its “functionality or quality”

21.1k

Oct 1st 2014, 3:32 PM

# read the fine print

Not playing around - parents vent their rage as Smyths Toys cancels orders

But the company says the problem only came from customers trying to cash in on multiple discount vouchers.

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Sep 30th 2014, 2:56 PM

# Fraud Squad

'Increasingly sophisticated' scams on the rise, warns ISME

Business owners are being warned of ‘new and ingenious’ methods of defrauding them.

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Aug 18th 2014, 2:13 PM

# Growing pains

Drop in performance leaves just 30% of small businesses in 'growth mode'

InterTradeIreland says that growth isn’t widespread, despite signs of recovery.

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Aug 18th 2014, 10:26 AM

# arts funding

'Great sadness' as Waterford's Red Kettle Theatre Company closes

There will be several job losses as a result of the closure.

8.3k

Aug 15th 2014, 10:35 AM

# business studies

Enterprise culture "lacking" in Irish schools

ISME says students are encouraged to look for a job, not start a business.

6.3k

Aug 13th 2014, 4:13 PM

# Closing Time

More than 1,000 Irish pubs have had to shut down since 2007

And it’s all about tax, say industry chiefs.

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Jul 15th 2014, 6:30 PM

# Loan rangers

The OECD says lending to small business 'plummeted' by 77% during bust

The segment is still struggling to access finance as loan volumes decrease, according to the report.

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Jul 8th 2014, 12:28 PM

# can't get no

Small business satisfaction with Government on the slide

The economy may be on the way back, but small businesses are still hurting according to ISME.

4.8k

Jul 7th 2014, 6:31 PM

# Shopping not dropping

Retailers struggle with costs despite 6.2% sales bump this year

Despite a fourth straight quarter of growth, ISME warned that shop-owners are still under pressure

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Jun 27th 2014, 12:50 PM

# it's business time

Over 40% of SME loans are in arrears

A new Central Bank report found that there has been “no discernible upward trend” in lending to SMEs.

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Jun 26th 2014, 6:45 AM

# in limbo

'Disbelief' as staff locked out of plant in Carlow

The company’s 160 staff were given no indication before this morning that their jobs were at risk and receivers have now been appointed.

27.5k

Jun 19th 2014, 6:59 PM

# Closing up shop

The recession claimed 15% of Irish businesses

Despite this, Irish people still started up more companies in 2012 than in 2008.

4.8k

Jun 18th 2014, 12:43 PM

# Capital Problem

Clerys boss: 'O'Connell street is a very cold environment'

The Jobs Committee was told that Dublin’s main thoroughfare is dangerous and dirty, giving retailers little chance.

28.2k

Jun 17th 2014, 3:55 PM

# Regulation Stations

Central Bank issues warning on crowdfunding regulation

Dame Street wants consumers to be on their guard, but the industry says it wants to be regulated.

5.6k

Jun 17th 2014, 12:07 PM

# Passing the buck

Councils warned not to pass property tax burden onto local businesses

Chambers Ireland issue the call after a Sinn Fein motion in Cork to cut the local property tax.

7.0k

Jun 10th 2014, 5:19 PM

# cashflow

Think you're in debt? Try being an Irish hotel, they collectively owe €5.3bn

And it’s stopping them renovating.

10.8k

Jun 10th 2014, 10:07 AM

# Hotel Deals

Here's why hotels are Ireland's most indebted small businesses

When it comes to debt, many Irish hotels beat off all comers.

20.5k

Jun 5th 2014, 5:19 PM

# Handle with care

Small businesses believe upturn is 'fragile'

SMEs are holding off on expansion until they feel more positive about the upturn, a new survey has found.

5.6k

Jun 3rd 2014, 6:21 PM

# no derailment

SME groups welcome EU report but warn they are still in 'survival mode'

The EU Commission report found that lending to SMEs still remains weak.

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Jun 3rd 2014, 12:55 PM

# SMEs

The funding 'hunger march': over half of companies refused bank credit

Banks are ‘sugar-coating’ the acceptance figures, while the Government watches on, ISME said.

4.6k

Jun 3rd 2014, 10:14 AM

# Alcohol

61% of independent off-licences will sack staff if excise duty rises

Just 7 per cent of these businesses said they have managed to maintain pre-Budget 2014 sales volumes.

9.1k

Jun 2nd 2014, 11:52 AM

# Shuttered Ireland

Ireland's most shuttered main street is...

Vacancy rates in Ireland could be combated by more pro-active local authorities, Retail Ireland has said.

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May 21st 2014, 7:00 AM

# Downside

Sunshine causes problems for Ireland's water supply

Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture has issued a warning about heat stress on farm animals and called for increased cull rates to minimise queuing times at abattoirs.

10.8k

Jul 10th 2013, 10:50 AM