Amazon is to hire 2,500 permanent staff in the UK this year, boosting its workforce there to more than 14,000. They will be employed across the country – including its
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A number of Government websites were forced offline this morning by a so-called Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS). Among the sites impacted were the Central Statistics Office, the Courts Service,
Apple CEO Tim Cook had a private meeting with the European Union’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager as EU regulators close in on a final decision into the iPhone-maker’s tax deals
Featuring over 150 keynote speakers, a wide variety of free workshops as well as 150 exhibitors, displaying the latest processing and supply chain technology available to Irish industry, the National
Aerial drones with sophisticated cameras are being used for controlled flights over the €115m expansion of the Bausch + Lomb facility in Waterford as part of a pioneering new collaboration
Trinity’s School of Engineering has received today a €65 million grant from Siemens PLM Software, enabling access to industry-leading software for Trinity students. Some of the software that will be
Dublin BIC today announces dispatch technology company iCabbi is targeting €15M annual recurring revenue (ARR) within two years with expansion in the UK and US. The company has seen exponential
Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world’s #1 CRM company, today announced a partnership with (RED) and a $5 million commitment to The Global Fund to fight AIDS. This commitment
O’Brien Fine Foods has announced it is to create new jobs as it invests €14m in its ham processing plant in Timahoe, Co Kildare. The company said the expansion would create
The Musgrave Group is to buy a Wexford food service business. The acquisition of Wexford-based C.J. O’Loughlin Quality Foods is subject to being cleared by the Competition Authority. C.J. O’Loughlin Quality
Vodafone is entering the TV market in Ireland for the first time. The service will cost €40 a month for the company’s broadband customers, and Netflix or Setanta Sports can be
Barclays has announced a new round of job cuts to its investment banking business worldwide which would result in a complete exit from cash equities in Asia, an internal memo reviels.
The IMF has opened formal nominations for the next term of managing director, with incumbent Christine Lagarde seen as the leading candidate despite possibly facing a trial in France. The International Monetary
Troubled British education publisher Pearson plans to cut 4000 jobs, cap its dividend and restructure yet again after cutting earnings forecasts for 2015 and 2016. Pearson has announced a string of
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is calling on communities to apply for €20 million available in grant support for energy efficiency upgrades to homes, businesses and community buildings
1,245 jobs are to be created by four different companies across Ireland over the next five years, including 800 healthcare jobs. The new roles will be in the healthcare, environmental services, software development and
Streaming giant Spotify announced that it plans to acquire two companies, Irish Soundwave and Cord Project. It says this will help it build a great music experience. Neither company is
Rentokil is advising householders to be vigilant against rats, mice and other pests that are displaced from sewers, drains and rivers during the floods resulting from recent storms and the
Goldman Sachs Group’s profit slumped for the third quarter in a row as a $5 billion settlement of crisis-era legal claims ate into earnings in a tumultuous three months. Goldman
According to a survey of urban and rural neighbourliness by FBD entitled “Rooted in the Community”, 88% of farmers say that they feel a strong sense of connection to their local
Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Joan Burton and Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, have launched a jobs initiative in Kildare. 2016 Action Plan for Jobs is the fifth annual series of actions to
The Clarion Hotel in Sligo has been sold to the Dalata Hotel Group for €13m. The four-star hotel was offered for sale on behalf of Receiver, Aiden Murphy of Crowe Horwath
Argos owner Home Retail Group, which is being pursued by supermarket Sainsbury’s, has agreed to sell DIY chain Homebase to
French company Renault will recall more than 15,000 vehicles to make changes to their engines to bring them into line with
British Airways has announced plans to recruit a record number of flying crew in 2016. The airline wants to hire more
Irish consumers spent €77 million more over the final 12 weeks of 2015 than in the same period the previous
Dublin Airport is to create more jobs this year as its passenger numbers hit a record 25 million in 2015. The
Publisher Johnston Press announced it would sell some assets in a bid to streamline its business and raise funds for
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White T.D. visited Saint John of God Hospital in Stillorgan following the
Irish telecoms provider Pure Telecom is celebrating its most successful year in business since it started in 2002. Over the
Concerns about slowing revenue growth in Intel’s highly profitable data center business overshadowed its strong quarterly profit, sending its shares
Owner of Aer Lingus, International Airlines Group (IAG) has signed a joint business agreement between British Airways, Iberia and LATAM
Bus Eireann has unveiled its new €50m “fleet of the future” in Dublin, which comprises of 116 new vehicles. The new
Shareholders are expected to make €73m following the sale of UTV to ITV, a company statement said. UTV Media has agreed
With 2,000 people expected to visit The National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition being held at the Citywest
Software company Oracle has announced 450 jobs for “cloud sales professionals” in Dublin as part of a worldwide recruitment drive for
Irish medical technology company, 3D4Medical is to create 70 new jobs over the next 18 months in its Dublin headquarters. The
Bord Bia has announced that the value of Irish food and drink exports was almost €11bn last year. That is the
Digital company, Uber Technologies said on Wednesday it has received almost $2bn in funding from Chinese investors, some as part
Due to lower prices and more staff, Tesco achieved better than expected results over the key Christmas period, suggesting the supermarket
Passive building supply specialist Partel is to launch the new Lunos Nexxt semi-centralised heat recovery ventilation system to the UK and Irish market.
Aramark, the global provider of award-winning services in food, facilities management and property has announced that Irish Olympic hopeful Natalya
The Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre, ADAPT, was launched by Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD. ADAPT
General Electric is cutting up to 6,500 jobs in Europe after buying a big chunk of France’s Alstom. The move has
Irish Government aims to have 2.2 million people at work by 2020, according to a new Pathways to Work initiative for
UK oil and gas company BP has announced plans to cut back 5% of its global workforce in the face
The Minister for Jobs, Richard Burton, TD together with the Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills, Damien English, TD today
Travel company Skyscanner has announced a £128 million investment (€170.25m), taking the website-based firm’s valuation to an estimated £1 billion.
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has acquired US film studio Legendary Entertainment for about $3.5 billion. The deal will turning the
Cider and beer company C&C Group is to shut two of its plants, which could lead to the loss of
The head of UTV Ireland, Mary Curtis has announced she will step-down from her role in February after a difficult first
Drugmaker Shire agreed to acquire Baxalta International Inc after a six-month pursuit with $32bn cash and stock offer that will
Keith McLoughlin, the boss of Swedish home appliances maker Electrolux announced today he will retire a month after the biggest
The Irish Government has allocated €18m in funding for the development of Irish fishing harbours. The Infrastructure Capital Programme will
The Government has outlined the latest in its series of regional job plans, aiming to create an additional 25,000 jobs
Property website MyHome.ie has predicted another year of “robust” house price growth this year on the back of rising incomes
Michael Noonan, the Minister of Finance, today officially opened Uber’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Thomas Street, Limerick. The Centre
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