Stephen Fry has quietly co-founded a startup that bills itself as a “Pinterest for education”. The company called Pindex launched this month, and is a self-funded online platform that creates and curates educational videos and
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Team Horizon, the global life sciences engineering solutions provider with an expert focus on the pharma and biopharma manufacturing processes, recently carried out a survey of over 2,000 engineers in
500 new jobs by three different companies have been announced for counties Dublin, Carlow, Cork and Tipperary. The majority of the jobs are expected to come on stream by the end
100 new high-skill jobs are to be created in Dublin over the next 18 months by a pharmaceutical research company. APC Ltd helps drug companies to convert molecules developed in
Ireland’s largest hotel operator Dalata has announced the acquisition of a site in Dublin on which it intends to develop a new €40m hotel. It has paid €11.9m for the
AXA Insurance has confirmed it is relocating roles from Dublin to Co Derry. In a statement the company said net job losses would be small, and said it was confident that
Hammerson, the owner of Dundrum Town Centre has reported an increase of 4% in its annual profits up to £726.8m (€941.8m). The UK property giant’s rental income jumped 4.3% up to £318.6m,
Aspira, the Irish-owned enterprise IT project specialists, has announced it is to create 50 new jobs as well as to acquire IT services firm, B-TEC Solutions. Most of new positions
Cairn Homes, the Irish house-builder and real estate firm, Hines Ireland agreed on a deal to purchase two sites in Cherrywood, Dublin for €21.5m. As part of the deal Cairn also has
The Government has awarded oil and gas licences to companies including oil majors Eni, Exxon and Statoil, allowing them to explore for hydrocarbons off the coast of Ireland. The Department
The situation in China remains challenging for spirits company Pernod Ricard and sales in its second biggest market could fall up to 10% this year, the company announced today. Like
Finland’s Nokia has today reported better than expected profits for its mainstay telecom network equipment business. But the company also warned that roll-outs for new mobile networks would start to slow
People who take medication know how important the patient information leaflet is, but they also never know where to put it when the pack has been opened. Once a tablet
Over 1,500 jobs are to be created across 105 high-potential start-ups (HPSUs) over the next three years supported by Enterprise Ireland, a research shows. HPSUs are start-up businesses with the
Irish packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has reported a 58% jump in its pre-tax profits while revenue in the firm remained mostly static, rising to €8.1bn. The firm’s pre-tax profits rose to
Ryanair became Ireland’s biggest indigenous company by market capitalisation yesterday, overtaking CRH, the previous holder of the title. The airline’s market capitalisation topped €17.3bn at one point as it jostled with CRH
The Irish oil and gas explorer Tullow Oil has posted a full year loss of $1bn (€886m) for 2015 as revenues in the firm plummeted by 27% off the back
Hutchison Holdings has started formal proceedings to get EU approval for merging its Italian mobile telecoms business with Vimpelcom’s. This comes at a time when it is still in the
Telecoms giant BT confirmed that it has begun a search to replace its long-serving group finance director. The company announced that Tony Chanmugam, who first took up his post in 2008, “may
A report today indicates that housing supply was at its lowest point on record at the beginning of this month. The study, from Daft.ie also suggests that rents nationwide rose by
FBD Holdings has appointed David Costello as the new chief risk officer for FBD Insurance. Mr Costello joins FBD from Allianz, where he was head of actuarial services for its
Viacom is said to be extending its deal with Snapchat which will allow it to sell advertising on the mobile app’s behalf, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar
TV presenter Alexa Chung is to tie up with Marks & Spencer to launch a fashion collection inspired by the
London-based TUI Group, the world’s largest tour operator, said bookings to Turkey this summer were down around 40% due to
Despite a range of tempting perks offered by employers to attract talent, salary and the likelihood of promotion are the
The Mexican Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Carlos García De Alba, has praised the FORGE project at the CONNECT Centre in
More than 100 jobs are being created at Belfast International Airport. The 85 full-time and 30 part-time posts will be across
Ryanair carried a record 7.5 million passengers last month, according to the airline’s latest figures. That marks an increase in traffic
Microfinance Ireland has said 930 jobs were supported in small companies last year, after it approved €5.4m worth of loans.
On Friday, January 22, 2016 the VR Center was presented for the first time to a select audience, namely to
Team Horizon, the global life sciences engineering solutions provider with an expert focus on the pharma and biopharma manufacturing processes,
Galway-based medical devices company, Crehanna has been sold for $895m in cash. The firm manufactures delivery devices used in minimally invasive
BP posted its largest annual loss for at least 20 years and revealed another 3,000 job losses as it continued
WhatsApp has reached one billion users, making the messaging app one of the most commonly-used internet services in the world.
Fifty jobs are to be created, after planning permission was granted for a solar energy farm in County Cork. Amarenco
The Belfast-based adventure centre We Are Vertigo has confirmed it is to open a new attraction in Dundalk after planning
Convenience store retailer Centra has announced it is to open 16 new stores this year, creating 480 jobs in the
Virgin Media has become the first brand to have a traditional TV advertisement in 360 degree on the Apple TV
The Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC) has been ranked the world’s Top University Associated Business Incubator in the prestigious UBI Global
Forty new positions have been announced at Irish education technology company Shaw Academy. The company, which provides online learning services, has
Technology corporation, Microsoft has reported quarterly revenue and profit that beat analysts’ expectations, driven by aggressive cost cutting and growing
Siemens has received two contracts for the supply of wind turbines for two projects located in Ireland. Under the first
Just over 2,000 people from all over Ireland visited the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition at the
Dalata Hotel Group has agreed a deal to buy the leasehold interest of four hotels for an enterprise value of
The cost of setting up the Eircode postal address system was €20 million more than was initially budgeted for in
There needs to be a greater emphasis by Government on STEM in primary and secondary school according to an ongoing
The High Court has appointed a provision liquidator to the Xtra-vision movie rental chain. The bulk of the 580 full
Equifax is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin. Equifax said its IT talent centre, on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay,
Investment bank Credit Suisse is to open a trading floor in Dublin and will hire up to 100 staff here
Facebook has said it will begin building a data centre near Clonee, Co Meath, which will create hundreds of temporary construction
160 jobs have been announced by technology companies in Galway and Cork. Two technology companies in Galway, Ice Cube and Tec
Tyco International and Johnson Controls announced today they will merge in a tax-saving deal. The deal combines Tyco’s operations in security and
Mining and energy company Vedanta Resources said its Lisheen mine in Co Tipperary made its final shipment last week, completing
Internet giant Google has agreed a £130 million deal with the UK taxman to pay money it has owed for
The award for most unlikely app developer of 2016 might already be wrapped up after former US secretary of defence
Consulting firm Accenture is expanding its presence in Ireland and expects to hire up to 250 extra staff by the
Enniscorthy-based Taoglas, an Irish technology firm which specialises in wireless antennas, is opening a $2m facility in San Diego. The
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