John Collison
First look: Cúán Greene’s hotly anticipated high-end restaurant and guest house in Co Laois
With funding from Stripe co-founder John Collison, among others, Ómós will open in July following careful restoration of a Victorian house outside Abbeyleix
Firm behind Dublin’s Weston Airport posts loss of €1.27m following fire
Investors including John Collison bought the airport in 2021
What to make of Collison-commissioned research on Irish economy
Study by University of Galway’s Alan Ahearne urges focus on boosting domestic productivity
Ireland left exposed by dependence on handful of multinationals, says Collison-commissioned report
Report commissioned by the Collison brothers argues for tax incentives to attract high quality global talent
Stripe is weighing up possible acquisition of payments pioneer PayPal
Sources say Irish-founded company has expressed preliminary interest in a potential acquisition of the digital payments pioneer or its assets
White House shamrock ceremony now worth about as much as a Melania meme coin
A level of diplomatic engagement can surely be maintained without the studied humiliation of presenting our national emblem to an autocrat
Elon Musk met John Collison for a pint. Here’s what happened
The conversation is mainly about Musk but still relatively revealing about Collison’s worldview. These are my takeaways
Who are Ireland’s 11 billionaires and what are they worth?
Patrick and John Collison and Denis O'Brien among those featured in Oxfam’s latest report
Ireland’s 11 billionaires are collectively wealthier than 85% of adults in State, says Oxfam
Inequality widening globally, says charity in report that coincides with start of Davos forum
President Connolly voices concerns over Venezuela and upholding of international law
President speaks about ‘tremendous challenges’ facing the world as she opens Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
Infrastructure plan is make or break test for State, experts say
Business welcomes reforms but warn that time for talking is now over with a need to see consistent commitment to implementation
What the wind auction result can tell us about John Collison’s criticism of our ability to get things done
Any increase over the average guaranteed price paid in 2023 can be seen as some sort of ‘Irish difficulty premium’
No, Ireland wouldn’t be better off if Denis O’Brien or John Collison were in charge
Why are we so starved of big ideas that it takes an oped or a throwaway remark by a billionaire to start a national conversation?
What is wrong with Ireland’s housing and planning system?
Is John Collison’s view of Ireland’s housing problems correct or ‘naive’?
Ireland needs to build wind projects at scale and speed up decision making
Our inability to make and execute decisions at pace and scale is no accident
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail: planning Ireland’s future outside the electoral cycle
A disconnect seems to exist between what the Department of Finance warned against this week in an ‘alarming’ report and what the Government is doing
John Collison has mapped a way out of the Government’s lethargy
Our electoral system and political culture has taught politicians that above all, they should annoy nobody. The housing crisis is changing that
Look out Ireland, our economy could go the way of Argentina
Ireland acts as if the good times will last forever
Ireland ‘hog-tied’ to progress-delaying bureaucracy, former ceann comhairle says
Seán Ó Fearghaíl says his concerns raised at meetings of Fianna Fáil party led nowhere
John Collison is only half right. Ireland’s problem isn’t just process, it’s psychology
We have money, talent and trust, but to cross threshold into action demands something rarer: courage
John Collison seems to have missed a fundamental truth about Irish politics
It is a stretch to think that we want to change our electoral system enough to make his vision a reality
John Collison’s critique of Ireland’s failures stirs Coalition debate
Tech founder is ‘quite right’ that infrastructure delivery is too slow, Taoiseach’s spokesman says
John Collison of Stripe: Ireland is going backwards. Here’s how to get it moving
The Stripe co-founder looks at how the State can get out of the government-by-agency corner into which it has painted itself
Micheál Martin bemoans planning issues to Stripe’s John Collison
If only the Taoiseach had the power to enact legislation to change the planning system
Stripe’s valuation rises above its 2021 peak to $106.7bn
Collison brothers payments firm’s valuation tops previous high of $95bn
Stripe sees revenues at Irish unit surge 34% to $5.12bn
Online payments group sales jump on back of new and expanded partnerships with major global companies
Sneak preview: Chef Cúán Greene’s Collison-backed Laois restaurant and guesthouse takes shape
Bastible and Noma veteran says he is living his ‘life’s dream’ as he builds chef-led project
There’s more to Irish history than eight centuries of British oppression and failed uprisings
Whether we’re moving towards a united Ireland or shared island, we need to face awkward questions about identity
Stripe co-founder’s Weston Airport granted permission for new search and rescue hangar
An Bord Pleanála went against an inspector’s report to uphold the local council’s decision
Stripe announced as new headline sponsor of Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition
Collison brothers help secure future of event 20 years after winning at annual showcase of science
Personal loans hit record as interest rates fall
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