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# Funding
SurveyMonkey's backers have put over €20m into Dublin's Digital Marketing Institute
Spectrum Equity has taken a majority stake in the company with the deal.
# withheld funds
Shane Ross agrees to reimburse OCI funding for 2016
The new board at the OCI had sought an urgent meeting with Ross to restore its funding.
# Funding
One of the country's top VC firms plans to invest in over a dozen new startups
Frontline Ventures and AIB have €3 million to spend on young tech firms.
# Transport
Ireland's Airbnb for car parking is taking a leaf out of the McDonald's playbook
Parkpnp has cut a franchise deal worth roughly €1 million as it goes international.
Voices
'I lost hours of my life commuting on the M50 every day – but it gave me my business idea'
After leaving corporate life, Ciara Garvan launched a startup to offer workers more flexible hours.
# agribusiness
There's a new €20 million investment fund for Irish ag-tech startups to dip into
The state-backed ISIF is putting up the cash for the fund.
# Health
The founder of Google's investment arm is putting money into Limerick startup Teckro
The young firm has raised more than $17 million to date.
# growing economy
A vulture fund is backing a big new Irish housebuilder - here's what we know so far
Glenveagh Properties is expected to list on the Irish Stock Exchange shortly.
Voices
'I lost hours of my life commuting on the M50 every day – but it gave me my business idea'
After leaving corporate life, Ciara Garvan launched a startup to offer workers more flexible hours.
# Cash Pile
The founder of Google's investment arm is putting money into Limerick startup Teckro
The young firm has raised more than $17 million to date.
# building and property
A vulture fund is backing a big new Irish housebuilder - here's what we know so far
Glenveagh Properties is expected to list on the Irish Stock Exchange shortly.
# Health
The founder of Google's investment arm is putting money into Limerick startup Teckro
The young firm has raised more than $17 million to date.
# building and property
A vulture fund is backing a big new Irish housebuilder - here's what we know so far
Glenveagh Properties is expected to list on the Irish Stock Exchange shortly.
Voices
These are the incentives available for anyone starting a new business in Ireland
And hopefully there will be more to come for entrepreneurs in this year’s Budget.
# hungry moose
The Rolling Stones' one-time chef has crowdfunded a Kilkenny burger joint
The Hungry Moose is due to open on Upper John Street early next month.
# Internet
Dublin's Cubic Telecom has got a huge funding boost from Audi and other backers
The €40 million investment will be used to recruit more engineering staff and expand overseas.
# IMMA
How weddings, festivals and Hennessy are helping Irish art after 'devastating' funding cuts
We spoke to the director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) about how it thought outside the box to bring in more money.
# food and drink
The Rolling Stones' one-time chef has crowdfunded a Kilkenny burger joint
The Hungry Moose is due to open on Upper John Street early next month.
# last throw of dice
After a failed crowdfunding bid, the maker of this anti-stress device has called in the examiner
Dublin-based Galvanic recently asked the public for £700,000 in return for shares.
Voices
'In the 80s, everyone wanted to be in a band. Now they all want to be in a startup'
This angel investor delivers a masterclass in networking at industry gatherings.
# galvanic
After a failed crowdfunding bid, the maker of this anti-stress device has called in the examiner
Dublin-based Galvanic recently asked the public for £700,000 in return for shares.
# sullivan's brewing
A brewer with ties to Smithwick's is 'fighting in the trenches' for a share of the beer market
Sullivan’s Brewing Company is looking to expand its Kilkenny visitor centre.
# Funding
After a failed crowdfunding bid, the maker of this anti-stress device has called in the examiner
Dublin-based Galvanic recently asked the public for £700,000 in return for shares.
# food and drink
A brewer with ties to Smithwick's is 'fighting in the trenches' for a share of the beer market
Sullivan’s Brewing Company is looking to expand its Kilkenny visitor centre.
# westway health
A Galway company has secured millions to market a bacteria-resistant device for sick cows
Westway Health will use the money to commercialise a product that treats bovine mastitis.
# the cauldron
Despite a failed Kickstarter, this Dublin-based man hasn't given up his 'wizarding' pub plan
Matthew Cortland is looking in Ireland and the UK for investors who will back his idea.
# Startups
A Galway company has secured millions to market a bacteria-resistant device for sick cows
Westway Health will use the money to commercialise a product that treats bovine mastitis.
# Startups
After drawing the ire of General Electric, this Athlone startup has retreated from the US
The giant conglomerate issued a cease-and-desist letter to OxyMem.
# Hospitality
Despite a failed Kickstarter, this Dublin-based man hasn't given up his 'wizarding' pub plan
Matthew Cortland is looking in Ireland and the UK for investors who will back his idea.
# oxymem
After drawing the ire of General Electric, this Athlone startup has retreated from the US
The giant conglomerate issued a cease-and-desist letter to OxyMem.
# Funding
An Irish startup that helps turn everyday objects into 'smart' devices has raised a big chunk of cash
Wia plans to use part of the funds to double its headcount in Dublin.
# Recruitment
'This is not acceptable': Nearly 2,000 new staff needed in mental health services
The figures were released to Fianna Fáil’s James Browne, after a parliamentary question to the Minister for Health.
# On the up
How a Dublin council engineer wound up hanging out with the Silicon Valley 'mafia'
Michael O’Dwyer of Swiftcomply tells us how his business is growing.
# Startups
After drawing the ire of General Electric, this Athlone startup has retreated from the US
The giant conglomerate issued a cease-and-desist letter to OxyMem.
# Angel Investors
'Investing may not be an angel's day job, but the notion that VCs are better is bulls**t'
HBAN head John Phelan says large syndicates are starting to lead investments in Irish startups.
# swiftcomply
How a Dublin council engineer wound up hanging out with the Silicon Valley 'mafia'
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series we profile Swiftcomply.
# Startups
How a Dublin council engineer wound up hanging out with the Silicon Valley 'mafia'
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series we profile Swiftcomply.
Voices
'After 10 years I wasn't enjoying the job at all. I was CEO, but I'm a nuts-and-bolts guy'
During his many years in startups, Jonathan Maliepaard has seen the same mistakes repeated.
# Funding
'Investing may not be an angel's day job, but the notion that VCs are better is bulls**t'
HBAN head John Phelan says large syndicates are starting to lead investments in Irish startups.
# travtab
'We don't have an office – but that hasn't stopped us from making progress'
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series we profile TravTab.