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Across Ireland motor dealerships have been opening up and all eyes have been on early July sales as an indicator of a return to normal. In the first four days of July the car market was up 45pc. Bank of Ireland’s head of Motor Sector Stephen Healy charts how the rest of the year will look, the return to growth for hire-drive fleets and tackles the subject of whether Ireland has enough electric car charging points.

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Former baker turned medtech entrepreneur Suzanne Moloney, a recent Irish Times Businessperson of the Month in association with Bank of Ireland, talks about how her Galway-based business has developed a novel dressing system aimed at people suffering from the skin disease HS (Hidradentitis Suppurativa). She talks about the realities of starting a medtech business and the opportunities that await HidraMed in a global wound care market worth €23bn.

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Now that motor showrooms are fully reopened and we’re entering the next big sales season for the Irish motoring industry, Bank of Ireland head of Motor Sector Stephen Healy assesses how the rest of the year will play out. He also reveals how Ireland is above average globally in the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Led by brothers Kevin and Barry O’Loughlin, Nostra Systems is one of Ireland’s fastest growing indigenous tech companies and recently announced plans to create 120 jobs bringing total headcount to 270 people. ThinkBusiness talks to Kevin O’Loughlin about how the company scaled and takes a disciplined approach to growing the leadership team and empowering its workforce.

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ThinkBusiness talks to Feargal Harrington, co-founder of the successful agency INTRO Matchmaking about how the company is kicking off an international expansion in the wake of a spike in demand from single people whose romantic lives were put on ice because of the pandemic. The company has seen a 60pc increase in enquiries as people prepare for a summer of dating.

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ThinkBusiness talks to the CEO of Aercap Aengus Kelly, a recent Irish Times Businessperson of the Month in association with Bank of Ireland, about how the Irish company has become the biggest company of its kind in the world with more than 2,000 planes, 300 helicopters and 900 engines with its €25bn acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services. Kelly talks about reopening the Irish economy and steering an aviation business through the turbulent skies of Covid-19 and Brexit.

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Huckletree and Certified Proud recently announced a partnership today which will help its workspaces become more inclusive to LGBTQ+ people living in Dublin, Manchester and London. Certified Proud's goal is to create a collective of safe spaces so that members of the LGBTQ+ community can live a life free from discrimination and unease.  Many businesses are happy to raise a rainbow flag during Pride, but the LGBTQ+ community needs to know that they will be accepted 365 days a year. Liam Redmond and Eve Kerton from Certified Proud and Aislinn Mahon from Huckletree talk about building a more progressive and inclusive workplace.

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Ross Scanlon and Linsey Dempsey are founders of a new globally-focused business called Sing at Work where they literally boost the wellbeing, confidence and moods of workers by encouraging them to exercise their vocal chords and breathing. It is a surprise to many people who never thought they could sing in the first place to learn. They deliver singing lessons remotely by Zoom and are preparing to bring the platform into the workplace as workers return to the office.

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The unsung heroes and heroines of the Irish venture funding world – our business angels – have played a crucial role in bringing innovative Irish businesses to the next level. John Phelan of the Halo Business Angels Network reveals how the organisation is spreading its wings to create outposts in the UK, Europe, Asia and the US.

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In the first four months of 2021 the Irish motor sector sold 70,000 new cars, close to 75pc of what it sold in the same period of 2019. Now, as the Irish economy opens up and doors reopen, Bank of Ireland head of Motor Sector Stephen Healy talks about how the sector is ramping up for the crucial sales season that will kick off the second half of 2021.

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