The Daily Fix: Tuesday
Our nightly wrap-up of what’s been going on… including some hints on who to watch in tonight’s Eurovision semi-final.
View ArticleOff the mark: Longford council backs Seán Gallagher’s presidential bid (...or...
Has Dragons Den investor Sean Gallagher gotten off the mark in his quest to contest the Presidential Election?
View ArticleGallagher has “never ever been secretive” of Fianna Fáil links
Presidential hopeful Sean Gallagher denies accusations that he is covering up his past links to the Fianna Fáil party.
View ArticleVIDEO: Jason O'Reilly "over the moon" after Dragons' Den success
O’Reilly’s pitch on last night’s show, about a range of sports-themed coloured watches, literally reduced one Dragon to tears.
View ArticleColumn: Gavin Duffy – Why I cried on Dragon’s Den
“According to RTE I am a hardnosed, fire-breathing Dragon… So why did I cry, almost like a baby, on last Sunday night’s Dragon Den.”
View ArticleMy favourite speech: Owner and CEO of Harmonia, Norah Casey
Continuing our series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, a former dragon to the den chooses a speech from the women’s suffrage movement in the US.
View ArticleGallagher doesn't rule out having another run for President
Asked by Gay Byrne if he’d do it all over again, the former Dragons’ Den panellist – and soon-to-be new dad – simply says: “Who knows?”
View ArticleNine months after tearful Dragons Den pitch, watchmaker seals deal with Man...
Jason O’Reilly brought Dragons to tears in January – and next month will start selling official merchandise for two of the world’s biggest soccer clubs.
View Article“This is the right decision”: Norah Casey to leave Dragons’ Den
The businesswoman said she had enjoyed her time as a Dragon, but is leaving because of her media and other commitments.
View ArticleFeargal Quinn the most admired entrepreneur among Irish SMEs
The Superquinn founder and independent senator tops a survey of Irish small and medium enterprises.
View ArticleColumn: From idea to reality, the story of a young Irish start-up
Gary Fox took a business idea from college classroom to young company. Here he describes how he did it.
View ArticleColumn: Childcare is the main obstacle for women getting into business
If we want more women to become entrepreneurs and help rebuild the economy, then a national childcare scheme is needed, says Sarah Nic Lochlainn.
View ArticleDragon invests €200k in former construction worker's bakery
Sean O’Sullivan invested in the Cherry Blossom Bakery, gaining a 30 per cent stake for €200,000.
View ArticleThe 13-year-old who will make you feel like an underachiever
A junior version of Dragon’s Den will hear from Jordan Casey who has his own gaming company and started coding at age 9.
View ArticleTop readers' comments of the week
Here’s our round-up of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?
View ArticleThe guy who cried on Dragons’ Den is now making watches for five Premier...
It’s been a busy 18 months for Jason O’Reilly and Pride Watches.
View ArticleDragon’s Den star to discuss entrepreneurship before Oireachtas committee today
O’Sullivan will discuss what the government can do to encourage and support entrepreneurs in business.
View ArticleTaoiseach X2, recycling cars and a 'dragon': Everything happening in Leinster...
What’s going on in Leinster House? Well, if you must know…
View Article€1 million export deal for Dragon's Den reject
Mullingar native lands export deal despite being turned down by Dragons.
View ArticleDragons' Den inventor in row with employer over trolley key
Ray Shannon pitched the Trolkey on the TV programme, but his employer has taken issue with his development of the product.
View ArticleFormer Dragons' Den star accused of 'sexual activity' with 13-year-old girl
Douglas Richard is also an adviser to David Cameron.
View ArticleDragon's Den star Peter Casey wants to give rural Ireland a boost if he gets...
He announced today that he will run in the elections for the upper house of the Oireachtas.
View ArticleDo you waste food? This Dragons' Den investor wants supermarkets and shoppers...
Ireland generates over one million tonnes of food waste per year.
View ArticleDragon's Den star to moderate Leo and Simon in Fine Gael hustings
Duffy said he will act as “an independent, objective moderator”.
View ArticleA deluxe men's clothes shop owned by a former Dragons' Den star has shut
Niall O’Farrell’s Henry Jermyn store in Dublin recently held a closing down sale.
View ArticleWarner Bros company hit out at Dublin start-up 'like a ton of bricks' over...
ScoobyBox has had to change its brand name to BusterBox after trademark issues with a Warner Bros company.
View Article'I'm an optimist - life is a wonderful gift': Welcome to the world of Seán...
The one-time presidential candidate explains why he’s so bullish on the future for Ireland.
View ArticleLeo has borrowed an idea or two from Dragon's Den for this new video
Fancy making a ‘pitch’ on how to improve the country to a panel of Fine Gael ministers?
View ArticleDuffy says Higgins speaks to people's heads but he speaks to their hearts
The businessman also said he wouldn’t be a ‘Trump president’.
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