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Noonan caps credit union deposits at €100,000
Movement vows to fight new rules which come into force on January 1
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Exclusive: Siteserv probe halted by judge until after election
Talks collapse between Quinn and state over €4.5bn case
![Stick and twist: O’Brien loses battle over Red Flag memory stick dossier Denis O’Brien has taken Red Flag to the High Court more than ten times since October Picture: Bloomberg](http://web.archive.org./web/20151229055930im_/http://www.businesspost.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/01-2denis-1-351x185.jpg)
Stick and twist: O’Brien loses battle over Red Flag memory stick dossier
But the legal war isn’t over yet
![Tetrarch forecasts €100 million earnings on property portfolio Damien Gaffney, head of Tetrarch Capital’s new hotel arm](http://web.archive.org./web/20151229055930im_/http://www.businesspost.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/04-gaffney-351x185.jpg)
Tetrarch forecasts €100 million earnings on property portfolio
Newly formed hotel division is considering two potential acquisitions in Cork and Galway
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Taking stock: It was a volatile year in the global markets
As interest rates begin to move, what’s next for companies and investors?
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Trustev shareholders revealed in SEC filing
Many of its backers received a tenfold return on their stakes
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Football transfers net €25m for Irish-registered firms
Companies are controversial for buying up the economic rights of up-and-coming players
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Harris squashes public sector pay rise pleas
The Minister of State says people in this country are still living with the scars of past mistakes
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Government fails to draw up register of builders
Vow to have list in place by 2015 was pushed aside
![Burton bids to fast-track adoption tracing law before Dáil dissolves Philomena Lee, advocate for adoption rights Picture: Getty](http://web.archive.org./web/20151229055930im_/http://www.businesspost.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/03-philomena-lee-351x185.jpg)
Burton bids to fast-track adoption tracing law before Dáil dissolves
Bill could be called Philomena’s Law to honour Irish woman Philomena Lee
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Shifting alignments and political moves
The defining political event of 2015 was the vote for gay marriage
![Blazing a trail Dell's Elizabeth Gore Pic: Ned Bonzi](http://web.archive.org./web/20151229055930im_/http://www.businesspost.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/m06-gore-351x185.jpg)
Blazing a trail
Dell’s Elizabeth Gore believes empowering female entrepreneurs is key to job creation
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Jane Ruffino: Whatever way you dress it up, failure is nobody’s friend
So go ahead and hate it
![Putting a new accent on success Pierre Nanterme, chief executive, Accenture Picture: Feargal Ward](http://web.archive.org./web/20151229055930im_/http://www.businesspost.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/m06-Pierre-Nanterme-1-351x185.jpg)
Putting a new accent on success
Global chief of consulting behemoth Accenture fervently believes the diversity agenda makes his company tick
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Free US office space for three Irish tech firms
Carlow-based Netwatch has given three competition winners free office space in Boston for 12 months
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Foreign cash dominates the high-end property deals
Sales of Dublin homes in million-plus range down slightly on last year as stocks dry up
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Documents reveal heavy lobbying on rent control
Noonan and top advisers were inundated over the pros and cons of rent certainty
![Ronan Lyons: Asking the wrong question on housing A couple earning €45,000 a year would need to be subsidised by roughly €300 a month, or nearly €4,000 a year, to afford the minimum standard two-bedroom apartment in Dublin](http://web.archive.org./web/20151229055930im_/http://www.businesspost.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/21-skyline-351x185.jpg)
Ronan Lyons: Asking the wrong question on housing
What kind of person supports lowering minimum standards for apartments?
![On the market, with Lily Killeen 1 The Way, Aubrey Manor, Rathcoole, Co Dublin](http://web.archive.org./web/20151229055930im_/http://www.businesspost.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/30-1-The-Way-1-351x185.jpg)
On the market, with Lily Killeen
A round up of the best homes currently on offer
![Art nouveau: The man with the golden touch Rudolf Heltzel at the Kilkenny Design Workshop all pics Dylan Vaughan](http://web.archive.org./web/20151229055930im_/http://www.businesspost.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mag16-Rudolph-Heltzel-351x185.jpg)
Art nouveau: The man with the golden touch
At 75, Rudolf Heltzel is firmly established as a living legend of Irish jewellery design
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Film: Seven is the magic number for Star Wars
Abrams is careful not to repeat the mistakes of George Lucas’s odd, flat middle trilogy
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Last minute gifts for her
Ruth O’Connor’s last-minute guide to Christmas gifts for the woman in your life
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Last minute gifts for him
Ruth O’Connor does the homework so you don’t have to