Building materials group Grafton has agreed a deal to buy Isero, a specialist distributor of tools and fixings in the Netherlands, for €91.5m. Isero trades from 38 branches under the
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The Dublin-based food data-mining start-up firm, Nuritas, has raised just under €3m from a range of global investors. These include the Singapore-based New Protein Capital, a specialist food and agri-tech
Largo Foods founder Ray Coyle has this week agreed to sell his final shareholding in the company he established 33 years ago. The successful business man will sell his 25
Aldi Ireland is to recruit 400 new staff and also raise its minimum pay rate to €11.50 an hour. The German discount retailer said it plans to recruit and train
Pfizer is to create approximately 130 jobs across three manufacturing sites in Ireland; Grange Castle in Dublin and Little Island and Ringaskiddy in Cork. The company already employs approximately 3,200
RTÉ were amongst the winners at the Pakman 2015 Awards last night. The broadcaster won in the Food Waste Management Category. RTÉ’s entry related to a “Closed Loop” Project managed by
The recent Government decision to ban smoky coal yesterday yielded a 200-jobs industry for the port of Foynes. CPL Industries, Europe’s leading manufacturer and wholesaler of smokeless solid fuel products
The two founders of Stripe, brothers John and Patrick Collison, were named as the EY Entrepreneur of the year in Dublin last night. Over 1,500 business leaders from throughout Ireland and
Carechoice, a retirement and nursing home group, is to create 200 jobs with the opening of a new purpose-built 165-room facility in north Dublin . The company already employs 400
Pernod Ricard, the French spirits group expects it’s sales to gradually improve this year in its main markets of Europe and the US. The group, which is the second biggest
Global Healthcare Company Grifols is to Create 140 Jobs with $100 Million Investment. Grifols is the world’s third-largest plasma product manufacturer. It is a pioneer in the research and development
Aircraft leasing is a multi-billion euro industry yet it paid €23m in Irish corporation tax last year. Ireland is home to nine of the 10 largest leasing firms. The top
The National Sustainability Summit will take place for the first time on 3 November in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The event will provide a timely platform to discuss and debate
TitanHq has announced it is expanding it’s business in Galway by creating 10 new jobs, this news comes a month after the company rebranded itself from SpamTitan. TitanHq the email
Steven Kavanagh, Aer Lingus chief executive confirmed that talks have begun with Ryanair, as Aer Lingus looks to expand it’s network. Mr Kavanagh went on to say that “Those are
The European Union is demanding that U.S. coffee chain Starbucks and carmaker Fiat repay up to 30 million euros each in tax breaks they received from EU nations, in a
Individual, tailor-made drug testing could soon become a reality. The 3D stem cell printing team at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have made a new breakthrough which could pave the way
iNua Hospitality has expanded its hotel portfolio with the €7.25m purchase of the four-star Hibernian Hotel in Kilkenny The deal boosts iNua’s asset portfolio to four properties, following its purchases
The coffee giant is planning to break the norm at it’s new store in London. The store near Covent Garden will be a new Star Reserve store which will cater
Pivotal, the company accelerating digital transformation for enterprises, today announced the creation of 130 new jobs and an investment of approximately €100 million in Ireland over the next five years,
Minister Alex White announced Government funding of €3.5million to three Irish marine energy firms for the development and testing of new ocean energy technologies. The announcement, made at a
The long-established, Bandon Co-op is to create 50 news jobs, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney has announced. Visiting the co-op’s recently acquired feed mill in Kinsale, Co. Cork, Minister
Clavis Insight has secured a $20 million growth equity investment, which it will use to accelerate international growth and create
Philip Lane, an economics professor at Trinity College Dublin, has been named as the new Governor of the Central Bank.
Fujitsu Ireland is looking to recruit 35 new employees over the next six months at its offices in Swords, Co
The Central Bank launched the new rounding scheme, which will see cash transactions rounded up or down to the nearest
International Business Machines last night posted a bigger-than-expected drop in revenue and cut its full-year profit forecast. This comes after
A sensor capsule developed in Ireland is set to radically improve the efficient production and quality of biopharmaceutical therapies, benefiting
Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, Brian Hayes, today welcomed a letter from the EU Climate Commissioner, which says that Ireland
Carlow Craft Brewery, is looking to tap wealthy clients of Dublin stockbroking firms to raise up to €2.5 million for
Regeneron a leading science-driven biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it is investing an additional $350 million in its Limerick Industrial Operations
Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said the region – encompassing Clare, Limerick and Tipperary – suffered more than other areas during
Consumers will be able to opt out of rounding and 1c and 2c coins will still be legal tender. Rounding
Cork company Accuflow have announced a €1m investment with the creation of 30 new jobs. Accuflow is a global manufacturer of
CCB Leasing International (CCBLI) today announced the establishment of its international headquarters in Ireland. CCBLI is a wholly owned subsidiary of China
Sponsors of the Web Awards 2015, Realex Payments, announced on stage that it is to create 20 jobs in the
SITA, the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions, has moved to new state-of-the-art premises in Letterkenny.
Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport Paschal Donohoe has said engagement did take place and efforts were made by the Department
The stimulus boost provided by Budget 2016 is likely to increase economic volatility, ratings agency Fitch has said. The ratings
Chief executive Emmet O’Neill told RTE’s Morning Ireland that the company was “playing with those ideas at the moment”. “Where
International call centre firm, Teleperformance, is significantly expanding operations at an Enniskillen-based contact centre. The company took on the running of
Air France plans to cut jobs and flights could still be avoided if talks between managers and unions progress, the
Kerry Group has spent $735m (€646m) on three US acquisitions, with chief executive Stan McCarthy saying the businesses provided the
Food giant Nestle today lowered its full-year outlook as a Maggi noodle scandal continued to drag down third-quarter sales. The
Quinn Industrial Holdings lost €4 million in its first six weeks of operation, according to accounts released yesterday. The accounts show
Minister for Energy Alex White TD today opened the new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford, a key part
The European Parliament this week adopted its position ahead of the upcoming 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as
With the aim of contributing to global environmental sustainability, Toyota has developed an ambitious set of goals to be achieved
Industrial IT solutions provider, SolutionsPT, is hosting a special event in Ireland focusing on ‘The Evolution of Industrial IT’. Taking
The Irish arm of Unilever last year returned a record pre-tax profit of €6.3m. This comes after sustaining pre-tax losses of
Video-streaming service provider Netflix reported third-quarter US subscriber additions below its own forecast, blaming a transition to chip-based cards for
ChannelSight, an Irish-founded tech firm, has received a €3.3 million investment to scale operations in Europe and the US. The funding
A triumvirate of financial services, professional services and life sciences have helped push the number of jobs available in Ireland
Europe’s second largest technology company Sage announces the opening of a new Sandyford base and the creation of 300 jobs. The
Road tax on lorries has been reduced from a maximum €5,195 to €900 in the Budget. This move brings the
Irish airline CityJet is set to sign a €900 million deal for up to 25 new Sukhoi Superjet100 (SSJ 100)
University College Dublin spinout company Logentries has been bought by US based security data and analytics software firm Rapid7 in
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