The Irish Times

Irish entrepreneur named chief of $7bn Nasdaq-listed company Angi

Home services group acquired Oisín Hanrahan’s $164m company Handy in 2018

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 10:02

Handy Technologies to be acquired by Angi Homeservices

Business was cofounded by Irishman Oisín Hanrahan

Fri Oct 12 2018 - 01:30

Advisable.com raises $1m to help grow its team

Irish-founded firm uses technology developed in-house to match companies with freelance marketing specialists

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 07:42

Handy.com’s Irish chief Oisin Hanrahan fears Brexit side effects

Tighter immigration controls could cut off supply of workers for services such as Handy

Thu Jan 11 2018 - 05:41

Web Summit eyes dizzying new heights in Lisbon

Founders hope to leave wifi issues behind but bring Dublin event’s Pub Crawl with them

Thu Nov 03 2016 - 06:00

Helping the app generation turn their backs on household chores

Dublin start-up is one of a new crop offering services enabled by technology

Thu May 12 2016 - 08:00

Handy – the app that is cleaning up around the world

Oisin Hanrahan wants his cleaning and DIY service to be the Uber for home services

Mon Nov 30 2015 - 08:00

Undergraduate Awards summit goes global

This year’s programme brought 150 high achievers together for 4-day Dublin summit

Fri Nov 13 2015 - 19:49

Web Summit: Irish entrepreneur seals $50 million funding deal

Oisin Hanrahan says funding will be used to increase Handy’s presence globally

Tue Nov 03 2015 - 07:33

Steep discounts on purchases a boon for online customers but a big gamble for start-ups

Introductory discounts that don’t lead to repeat business are not adding up in the longterm for start-ups

Mon Aug 03 2015 - 07:00

London launch first in Europe for Handybook

The on-demand home cleaning and repair service is now active in 22 cities

Wed Jul 09 2014 - 01:01

Home services business takes it handy as it plans further growth

From small beginnings in 2012, Handybook has grown into a highly successful company with 10,000 bookings a week

Mon Jul 07 2014 - 01:00

Irish entrepreneur raises €22 million for home improvment services start-up

Handybook fundraising led by AOL chairman Steve Case’s Revolution Growth

Thu Jun 12 2014 - 08:41

Oisin Hanrahan, Handybook

With Handybook, consumers can book home services from cleaners to plumbers to electricians, at the tap of an app

Mon Jun 09 2014 - 01:00

Handybook shakes on purchase of Exec

Dubliner’s US online home services group acquisition will give it scale on west coast

Sat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00