Dublin Web Summit up again, despite those wi
The biggest show in town over the past few days was clearly the Web Summit, dominating both Dublin and much of the news coverage for much of the week.
Despite difficulties with wi-fi, the three-day tech conference was a huge success, pulling in as much as €100m for the local economy. The biggest and best yet.
Ask.fm makes the move to Dublin
Doug Leeds, the CEO of Ask.com, tried to play down fears about cyber-bullying on social-media site Ask.fm after it was revealed that the site was moving its operations from Latvia to Dublin.
Irish teenagers Ciara Pugsely and Erin Gallagher took their own lives after being subjected to cyberbullying on the site, and its move to Ireland has already prompted concern.
Poison pen letters from the ECB
though the contents of the infamous letter from then-ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet to then-Finance Minister Brian Lenihan did not come as a major surprise, the missive's tone came as a shock.
It showed how much pressure Lenihan was under as the ECB effectively threatened to cut emergency funding if Ireland didn't apply for a full bailout.
Lucky Luxembourg gets the cream
A series of leaked documents revealed the cosy tax affairs that Luxembourg has with some of the world's biggest brands, including such Irish firms as Glanbia.
Though the arrangements are completely legal, the revelations come amid mounting international scrutiny into the tax affairs of multinational companies.
IDA chief is a big hit on YouTube
IDA CEO Martin Shanahan would have been forgiven for losing his cool after being subjected to a series of ridiculous questions during an interview on US business show Squawk Box on CNBC.
Showing admirable restraint, Shanahan's cool responses have now clocked up over 300,000 online hits.
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