The world’s two largest brewers have agreed a £71bn tie-up, creating a new global drinks giant. The move came after AB InBev secured a $12bn spin-off deal that will see Molson Coors,
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The Taoiseach, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and IDA Ireland, the foreign direct investment agency of the Irish Government, welcome today’s significant announcement that Apple will be expanding its
Indeed, the world’s leading job site, today announced expansion plans for its Dublin-based headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), adding 300 new employees in the next two
AvantCard, one of Ireland largest credit card company is to cut nearly a quarter of it’s workforce at it’s Carrick-on-Shannon office in Co. Leitrim. The company has struggled to attract
Shareholders in Tullow Oil received a considerable boost today as Maersk Oil ventured into the world of East African oil through a partial acquisition of drilling licenses in the region.
Chambers Ireland has recently launched a new Business and Commercial Mediation Scheme to promote a cost effective way for businesses to resolve commercial disputes. The scheme, which is supported by the
Today Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs announced the appointment of John Webster to the new Scottish innovation and investment hub in Dublin. Mr Webster, who
As part of a €28m investment, Viridian Group, is to create 35 IT jobs over the next three years in its Belfast office. Viridian, the parent company of Energia, says
Dundalk-based Blueacre Technology has secured a role in a €4.5m EU research project developing next-generation surgical devices with eight other companies from Europe. Openmind is the name of a new
The Hogan family, which owns 50 percent of catering services company Kylemore Services Group (KSG), has made a €6.54m offer to Irish distribution group DCC to acquire its 50 percent
Kingspan, the building materials firm, has reported sales of €2 billion for the first nine months of the year. The sales are up 44 percent on the same time last
Construction firms saw another rise in new business, according to the latest Ulster Bank PMI on the sector, which helped boost an overall improvement in activity, employment and confidence. The
Irish Water is investing €5million to construct a new wastewater treatment plant in Kinvara. The new plant will be located at Ballybranagan and Irish Water says its design, now entering
Kennedy Wilson, the US property investment group, has acquired four offices in Dublin for €24.9 million. Kennedy Wilson acquired Bank of Ireland’s real-estate business in 2011. The company said it had bought
Virgin Media said its total number of subscribers in Ireland reached 1.1 million at the end of the third quarter, adding new broadband and phone subscribers during the three-month period.
Software company IBM has announced Dublin and Hursley as two new bases for its ‘studio’ project. The studio consists of designers, strategists and coders to develop products and digital marketing services
Affidea, a Diagnostic healthcare provider, is to create 100 jobs over the next 18 months as part of a new €15 million investment. The company, which was previously known as Euromedic, said
Ireland hosts nine of the top ten world leading IT companies. Companies such as Google, LinkedIn, Apple and Facebook have recently selected Ireland as their base for data centres. Data
Dealz, the discount retailer, is to create 400 new jobs as part of a new €6 million investment in Ireland. The company, which has just opened its 50th store in the
The Clarion Hotel Limerick has been put up for sale by its receiver Kieran Wallace of KPMG with a guide price of over €3.5m. Savills, which is handling the deal,
Good news today with the creation of 320 new jobs for Dublin by six North American high growth companies. The new jobs will be spread across a number of sectors
Professor Geraldine Boylan and Professor Louise Kenny have been announced as the Science Foundation Ireland Joint Researchers of the Year 2015. Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD
Pharmaceutical giant, Almac has bought out Arran Chemicals, a privately-owned company based in Athlone. The Northern Ireland company currently employs 57
Allergan’s revenue has almost doubled as demand for the company’s branded pharmaceuticals and medical-aesthetics products soared. Shares in the Dublin- based
Medtronic, a medical device company, is closing its customer care centre in Dublin, creating a major doubt over the 175
Glanbia is in advanced discussions about a $140m project to expand cheese and whey production at its New Mexico plant. The
The Russian news organisation RT (Russia Today) will open a digital hub in Dublin. The hub, a first for RT,
The Irish distribution group, DCC, has completed the the acquisition of Butagaz, a French liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, in a deal
Ryanair has announced a half year profit of €1.4 billion for the six months to the end of September. That
Team Horizon, the global life-science services firm with an expert focus on pharma and biopharma manufacturing processes, has won the
According to Investec’s monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) the manufacturing industry experienced growth for the 29th month in a row.
Leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced the creation of over 80
The short-break holiday company, Center Parcs, has formally submitted a planning application to Longford Co Council. The UK firm applied
Seabrook, an Irish manufacturing and business software consultancy firm, has partnered with Siemens in a project worth €1m. The partnership will
Now in its 11th year, Cork Science Festival 2015, features a line-up of events in schools across Cork City and
Bank of Ireland said it approved €3.6bn of new credit for Irish business in the nine months to the end
Sales at Kildare Village are at a record high as they increased by 17.7 percent in the year to date
Aer Lingus made an operating profit of €45m between 18 August and 30 September, according to Q3 results. This period
The 400 staff in the Deutsche Bank Dublin-based offices have not been offered any guarantee that cuts would not take
The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, today opened Enterprise Ireland’s showcase for medical device and diagnostic products, MedinIreland 2015. The biennial
The Denso BHT-1100 scanner has recently been introduced in the Musgrave NI stores, SuperValu and Centra. The Denso BHT-1100 has
The Clarion Hotel Sligo has been brought to the market by Savills on behalf of Receiver, Aiden Murphy of Crowe
The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is to make lending of €50m available to small and medium-sized businesses looking
Global restaurant and boulangerie, Le Pain Quotidien, opens the doors of it’s first Irish location today. The launch today in
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD today announced details of the Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards
Industrial IT solutions provider, SolutionsPT, has partnered with ecom the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile computing devices which are designed
A Chilean renewable energy joint venture involving Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) will invest $600 million (€544 million) in
On November 3rd 2015, the Aviva Stadium will see the largest ever gathering of key stakeholders responsible for delivering a
HBAN, a joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland responsible for the all-island promotion of business angel investment, today announces
Pre-tax profits at McAfee Ireland increased by 7 percent to €25m last year. Accounts show that Cork-based McAfee Ireland’s revenues
Volkswagen today posted its first quarterly loss in at least 15 years. The German group reported a third-quarter operating loss
100 positions are to be created in Dublin by US jobs and recruitment website Glassdoor. Glassdoor allows employees to post
A new Irish renewable energy fund is aiming to raise €100m before Christmas and start building up a portfolio of
Dunnes Stores experienced the largest growth of any Irish supermarket in the last three months. The retailer increased its sales
Independent Solutions Provider, ATS has acquired Integrated Automation Pty Ltd. Integrated Automation, based in Melbourne, is specialised in system integration,