IDA Ireland, the inward investment agency of the Irish Government, has today reported a strong first half of 2016 as Ireland continues to be one of the strongest performers in
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StaffConnect Group, the World’s leading mobile-first internal communications app platform provider today announced an agreement with IMI Precision Engineering, a world leader in motion and fluid control technologies, that will
The Government plans to expand their €1bn rural broadband network to 170,000 homes and businesses.
This broadband service is expected to cover over 900,000 locations and serve about half of the Irish population. This service will provide speeds of 30mbs to users throughout the country.
Satellite ground infrastructure provider will tap into technology-rich Killarney region to create more than 30 specialized engineering jobs over the course of 5 years.
Herndon, Va. July 5 – VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a world leader in satellite-based IP communications technology and a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced it will establish an Engineering and Innovation Centre in Killarney, Ireland. The facility will help to create new engineering jobs in a technology-rich region of the world. iDirect is a world leader in satellite-based IP communications technology.
This week, the US owned pharmaceutical organization Pfizer plans to submit new plans to expand their Grange Castle plant, which will lead to new jobs at their west Dublin site. The facility is one of the largest biotechnology plants in the world. It produces drugs such as Enbrel, an arthritis blockbuster, and Prevenar, which is a vaccine that prevents pneumococcal infections in children.
According to Investec’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index, the service sector is experiencing growth. It showed that this sector has been increasing in activity for the past 47 months.
While the service sector is expanding, the travel and leisure sector fell. New businesses rose significantly in the past month as well.
DiaNia Technologies, an innovative materials technology company based in Galway, has secured €2 million in seed-funding to utilise materials science to facilitate the development of disruptive catheter based medical devices.
Hershey has rejected a $23 billion takeover bid by Mondelez International that would seek to expand the latter’s limited US footprint and create the world’s largest confectioner. The snub underscores
Ireland’s manufacturing sector recovered to a three-month high last month, according a survey concluded the day before the Brexit vote. The Brexit decision is expected to hurt the Irish economy. The
According to a recent survey, Ireland’s manufacturing sector is experiencing recovery in the last month.
The Food and Drink IT Summit’s annual gathering will be taking place on July 5th in the Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. The Summit will provide a timely platform to discuss and
Arkphire, the Irish IT consulting and managed services company has announced that it has acquired networking solution provider, Bootstrap for an undisclosed sum. The aquisition will combine the two companies into a single,
SuperValu has announced that it will be creating 60 new jobs with its new store in Kilcock, Co Kildare. The €7 million, 12,000 square foot store will be located in The Square
Imperial Tobacco is closing its manufacturing facility in Mullingar, Co Westmeath with the loss of nearly 90 jobs. The company said it expects most of its employees will leave over the next
As a result of a recent study, it was found than many Irish people feel the need to change jobs in order to gain new skills, gain new experience, and stay up to date in a rapidly changing world.
Tullow, an Irish oil and gas explorer stated that its project in West Africa is on schedule. The Ten project, based in Ghana, is expected to see oil within the next three weeks.
Masonite Ireland has announced that it will be creating 30 additional jobs at its plant in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co.Leitrim. The company currently employs 143 staff at its Co Leitrim plant and is hoping
AA Ireland has been sold to Carlyle Cardinal Ireland in partnership with Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners for €156.6m, which includes consideration for cash left on the balance sheet. AA employs 430 people in
Hotel operator Dalata has begun operating on the main markets of the London and Dublin stock exchanges. Trading in the group’s stock commenced at 8am with shares cancelled on the
A €368m cross-city Luas line bid was settled in a High Court challenge during the process of settling the contract.
Enterprise Ireland plans to pull its global staff back to Ireland in order to assist exporters in finding new markets as a way to put less reliance on the UK.
Over the next four years, the State plans to cut the amount it pays for medication by €775 million.
Ireland’s first ever apprenticeship program for accountants is set to start in Ireland creating 100 new jobs. The inaugural Accounting Technician Apprenticeship will be offered to both young school leavers
The government has launched a new initiative that will see €1.9m invested into attracting top tech talent to Ireland. Tech/Life Ireland,
Basic clerical positions have risen to about 30,000, which is the most since 1993.
Many of Ireland’s largest companies are seeing downgraded stock ratings as recent analysts are predicting lower earnings as a result of the Brexit.
Denis Naughten T.D., Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment has announced that 38 community energy projects are to receive
The business sector in Ireland is preparing for the blows that the economy will face after hearing the results of the Brexit vote.
Hacketts bookmakers are to close its 18 shops after the directors of Hacketts bookmakers decided to place the business in
Cork Headquartered company PCH has said it may need to cut some of its workforce as part of efforts to
Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Keynote speaker at The National Life Sciences & Engineering Expo
e ShopWorld recently announced that they will be creating over 60 jobs in Ireland.
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) today
Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) launched its Annual Review ahead of the KTI Impact Awards taking place on 23rd June. The
Operating in Ireland since 1998 Automation Technology company Pilz Ireland has recently finalised the purchase of a site adjacent to
Helen Dixon, an Irish Data Protection Commissioner, will be leading a privacy audit on Apple due to the concern of a potential risk that users of Apple devices might face.
Ireland has a new fastest supercomputer, owned by an unnamed software company. The computer was made by Hewlett-Packard and it runs at about 365.9 Teraflops per second.
Researchers at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics have analysed 1.5m tweets mentioning the UK’s referendum on Europe over the
According to the head of Enterprise Ireland, no matter what the result of the Brexit vote is, the company still plans to work with Irish exporters.
The Irish branch of Ferrero, the Italian producer of Nutella, chocolate praline and Kinder Eggs, saw a rise in profits by 34% this year
Liberty Insurance officials plan to cut 70 jobs in Dublin due to office redundancies.
Hainan Airlines is investigating the potential for direct flights from Dublin to China.
THINKTECH, a €1 million project to support and grow ideas for a better Ireland, was today officially launched at The
Roscommon deputy, Michael Fitzmaurice stated that the construction will not continue until the investigation is complete.
Don Cunningham, the Irish Rail’s director of infrastructure stated that the Dublin Airport needs to set aside a space for the Dart line.
The Irish Research Council will announce details of a new partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) tomorrow, Tuesday, 21st
After recent studies of tax affairs, it was found that Microsoft saves €127m in taxes each year by booking sales through Ireland.
This past weekend, the RDChosted the fifth CoderDojo Coolest Projects Awards.
Stephen McIntyre, managing director of Twitter in Ireland, announced that he is stepping down from his position.
Eurofin Lancaster has announced that it will be creating 160 for Waterford. The jobs will be created over the next
The discount retailer, Dealz plans to open 20 new shops in Ireland in the next year even though profits are at a low at Poundland.
Hundreds of jobs could be at risk in Athlone and Dublin if Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson goes ahead with its plans
Sportlomo, is to create 25 new jobs for Co Mayo, following a €270,000 angel investment from West by Northwest. The
According to a recent survey, nearly 1/5th of small enterprises in Ireland do not have an online presence.
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D., officially opened Google’s new €150 million data centre in West Dublin today. This is Google’s second
ZELTIQ® Aesthetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZLTQ), a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing products utilizing its proprietary controlled-cooling technology,
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