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The Irish motoring sector has played a blinder despite the challenges of the pandemic. But all is not rosy in the sector. Head of Motor Sector at Bank of Ireland Stephen Healy addresses industry unease about potential increases in vehicle registration tax in the next Budget and the reduction in reliefs for buyers of electric vehicles at a pivotal time.

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With Irish-led companies like Stripe swaggering on the world stage and new Irish unicorns such as Fenergo, Intercom, LetsGetChecked, Workhuman achieving amazing success, it is abundantly clear that now is the time to get behind our indigenous businesses with the right supports and tax policy. Across the land, in every corner of Ireland, some 2,000 indigenous companies employ 47,000 people. The time for Irish tech has come. ThinkBusiness talks to Scale Ireland CEO Martina Fitzgerald about the steps Ireland need to take across a plethora of issues from EIIS to share options to R&D tax credits, the war for talent and the need for greater diversity when it comes to women-led businesses.

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Banks are under pressure to innovate to secure their digital future, ensuring the right products and services for customers, at the same time battling competition from new digital challengers and defending against a surge in cybersecurity attacks. Mark Kenny, director of Banking and Payments at Expleo Group outlines the digital transformation challenge facing banks.

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ThinkBusiness talks to ride hailing business Free Now’s country manager for Ireland Niall Carson about how the company resiliently weathered the pandemic storm by innovating, supporting its drivers, investing in sustainability, electrification and new mult-modal transport options and his plans for the future success of the business.

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One of Ireland’s few unicorn tech giants – founded in Dublin by Marc Murphy – Fenergo has plans to grow from a $1.65bn valuation today to $5bn in the coming years by helping banks to digitally transform. ThinkBusiness talks to Fenergo’s chief strategy and marketing officer Stella Clarke about the making of an Irish unicorn.

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Bank of Ireland head of Motor Sector casts his expert eye on how the sector is revving up for a stronger second half (H2) as the registration of new cars in July exceeded those of January. But the road ahead is bumpy with older cars holding their residual value, chip shortages delaying new car deliveries and electric car purchases will need to accelerate significantly if the Irish Government’s 2030 targets are to be achieved.

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Recently named Business Person of the Month by The Irish Times, in association with Bank of Ireland, Gwen Layden of the Layden Group talks about her company’s decision not to charge rent to tenants of the George’s Street Arcade in Dublin who were forced to shut due to Covid restrictions. While waiving rents at the famous arcade cost her family business in terms of lost income, Layden has maintained that it would have been immoral to charge rent to her clients during lockdown.

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Google country manager for Ireland Helma Larkin talks about Ireland’s evolving digital culture, changing behaviours and increased expectations of businesses. Helma leads the team at Google Ireland that aims to help large Irish businesses grow and succeed domestically and internationally through their use of Google products. Google has committed to supporting 60,000 Irish businesses recover from the pandemic by providing free online tools and resources to businesses to help them adapt to the new normal and drive growth.

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David Kindlon’s business Eppione helps organisations leverage technology to manage HR and employee benefits. Kindlon believes the days of ping-pong tables and free office snacks are behind us. Now, employers must look to provide their workforce with tangible benefits to support their health, wellbeing and performance as the pandemic continues. Its more about access to mindfulness and meditation apps, health insurance, online coaching and more.

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Sharon Jordan, managing director of Irish Travel Trade Network (ITTN) talks about the reopening of tourism in Ireland and the eventual return to international travel. Jordan has been at the fore of the travel industry for twenty years and last year took over ITTN. Admirably, she took over a new business in the middle of a pandemic, and has rejuvenated immense energy into the industry during what has been the most turbulent time in the lives of many working in the industry.

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