I Squared, Viridian’s new owner may use the Irish company to buy similar businesses in England. I Squared partner Gautam Bhandari said yesterday that it intends to grow the company
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Boeing the world’s largest plane manufacturer has announced that it will cut 4,500 jobs by the middle of 2017 to reduce costs. A spokesperson for Boeing revealed that 1,600 positions will
Model mum and wellbeing expert, Alison Canavan, and her son James officially opened Specsavers’ 50th Irish store in Ashleaf Shopping Centre, Crumlin today. The landmark store opening created eight new
WS Atkins one of the world’s leading providers of professional based consulting and support services recorded pre-tax losses of €105,952 last year. Expansion costs at the firm resulted in the company going
One51 has reported an increase in it’s revenues and earnings for 2015 as it entered the North American plastics market. The environmental services and plastics operator said its revenue for the
It has been reported that I Squared Capital has acquired Viridian for €1 billion. Viridian, operates in the Republic under Energia and in the North as Power NI. The Belfast-based energy company has
At Pharmintech, MG Compact will be the standard bearer of MG2 continuous motion capsule fillers dedicated to production. Featuring a small footprint and a modular conception, MG Compact can reach
Unite and SIPTU members working at Cadbury in Dublin have voted to accept proposals from the Workplace Relations Commission by a three-to-one majority. They were put to workers at the Coolock
The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) expects to spend €500 million on building new wind farms in the country over the next four years. The lobby group for wind farm developers
Dublin-headquartered paper packaging group Smurfit Kappa has said today that it is hoping to transfer its primary listing in London to a premium one in a bid to secure access
Northern Ireland manufacturing firm CDE will create 110 new jobs in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone in a £6.8 million investment. Invest Northern Ireland is supporting the Cookstown firm with £1.3m. Speaking following a
Power Betfair has said that Andy McCue its chief operating officer is to leave the company. This follows the completion of a merger deal between Paddy Power and Betfair in
Swiss bank Credit Suisse has announced that it will cut 2,000 jobs at its global markets business. The latest cuts are in addition to the 4,000 job cuts that the
AstraZeneca Plc has said today that its blood-thinning drug Brilinta failed to help stroke patients as hoped in a major clinical trial. Brilinta didn’t outperform aspirin in the three-month long
Smart Metering Systems plc (AIM: SMS.L), the integrated metering services company that connects, owns, operates and maintains current generation and new advanced metering assets and databases, is pleased to announce
The SUBWAY® brand is pleased to announce that it has recently reached the milestone of 5,000 stores open and operating in Europe, with the opening of a brand new store
Political and economic reunification of both the North and South of Ireland could potentially deliver a €35.6bn boost in GDP for the island in the first eight years – according
The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Michael Butler as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). The appointment will see Professor Butler
Dalatex has reported a 55% rise in profit after tax on the back of strong growth in the company’s revenue. The Irish software company made a profit of $4.2m last
Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company headquartered in Dublin, has announced that it has acquired a key division of U.S. company, Atlantic Engineering Group, Inc. The deal, for an
According to the Irish Times the Irish-American private equity fund Carlyle Cardinal is among the bidders shortlisted to acquire the Mater Private hospital group. The Irish Times has learned that
The Small Firms Association has warned that if Britain decides to leave the EU it will pose a huge risk for small businesses in Ireland. The SFA has said that
Dalata has said today that it has completed it’s acquisition of the Clarion hotel in Sligo. The group announced plans to acquire the landmark hotel for €13.1 million in January.
Avoca an Irish family-run business that spans one of the world’s oldest surviving manufacturing companies will create 80 new jobs
Shandon Hotel and Spa located in Dunfanaghy Co. Donegal re-opened last night with the creation of 55 new jobs, a
US oil futures touched new highs for 2016 today and are set to post gains for a fifth straight week
Hilliard Lombard, the former head of Aryzta’s European and Asian business has been appointed as managing director of Valeo’s Irish
Carlsberg has decided to remain in Russia despite the problems it faces there. The Danish brewer has also vowed to improve
Aryzta CEO Owen Killian, has sold shares in Aryzta worth over €15m between Monday and yesterday. But the CEO of
Ornua has opened a €20m Cheese Manufacturing Facility in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. New technology developed by Ornua
Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world’s #1 CRM company, today delivered Field Service Lightning, a new field service solution
Tucana Health Ltd, a spin-out from the APC in University College Cork, is to build a new research team in
US tech firm Ipswitch is to create 60 jobs in the next five years in Co.Galway. Ipswitch which develops IT Monitoring
ESB has seen its profits rise by 33% in 2015 to €286m, from €71m a year earlier. The company said the increase came
Facebook is to grow its Dublin workforce by expanding the number of people it employs in Dublin by 200. The new jobs will
Applegreen’s revenues rose by 15 per cent to €1 billion in 2015, the fuel forecourt retailer said on Monday, with earnings
Aryzta the Swiss-Irish food group saw its shares fall as much as 5.7 per cent in early morning trading on Monday after
Caffe Nero, the specialist coffee retailer chain has outlined plans to invest €20 million in Ireland by opening 40 new outlets
Belfast International Airport has announced that easyJet, plans to add a further 250,000 seats to its summer 2016 schedule which
Aramark, global provider of award winning services in food, facilities management and property, has announced its nominated charities in Ireland
New preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that GDP increased by 7.8% for the whole of 2015. This
Harland & Wolff is set to cut 60 jobs at the iconic former shipbuilder in Belfast. The announcement was made on
Yesterday Aviva announced the sale of its health business to leading financial services company Irish Life for an undisclosed sum. Aviva holds
After strong growth in recent years, OPTIMA packaging group GmbH (Schwäbisch Hall, Germany) was able to keep the consolidated sales
Zamano the Dublin based mobile messaging, payments and marketing company, has recorded a 22% rise in revenue to €24.3m for
Dalata has been given approval from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to acquire the leasehold interest of four hotels in
Oil prices held most of the previous day’s strong gains today as a dive in US petrol stockpiles fuelled hopes
Irish Life has confirmed that it has now taken control of Aviva Health and GloHealth. The deal is the biggest
Drinks manufacturer C&C has said it expects group operating profit to be in the region of €103 million this year. In
CarGurus, the car shopping website used by 19 million consumers and 14,000 car dealers in the US, is to establish
Google’s AlphaGo computer program has won the first of five matches against one of the world’s top players of a
A breakthrough generator is set to transform the way telecoms companies supply power to their off-grid sites. The new product
Irish airline Ryanair launched a corporate jet charter service, offering a Boeing 737-700 for corporate/group hire. Ryanair’s corporate jet charter
A Cork IT recycling firm has won a Deloitte Best Managed Companies Award. Wisetek, who provide secure data-elimination and responsible
A Trinity College Dublin spin-off bio-pharma company has been sold to a US firm for €5.4m and 265,000 shares. Genable Technologies,
The logistics partners of B&Q have formed the first ever cross-company team to enter The Fresh Connection supply chain training
Donegal Bio energy firm, Connective Energy Holdings Limited, has announced 90 new jobs over the next two years in its
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