Tech Stocks Stumble; Sky-High Rents at Capital Dock; Aid:Tech Wins at Innovation Awards

The 2018 Irish Times Innovation Awards took place last night and the overall winner is Aid:Tech. The company's platform enables entitlements like aid, welfare, remittances, donations and healthcare to be digitised and delivered through blockchain technology in a completely transparent manner. Ciarán caught up with Niall Dennehy, co-founder and COO, right after his big win last night. Plus, Fiona Reddan on the new benchmark for rents in the capital: €3,300 for a two-bed apartment in the Kennedy Wilson's Capital Dock building on Dublin's south quays. And the bigger picture: are build-to-rent providers driving up rents across the city?But first Peter Hamilton has a roundup of the lates business news including a terrible week for tech stocks amid broader market jitters, the rise and fall of auto guru Carlos Ghosn, and a warning over the need for foreign workers to drive housing supply - where will they live?

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