Eggborough Power (EPL) intends to shutdown its 2GW coal-fired power facility in North Yorkshire, UK, by March 2016. This decision is due to the firm’s unsustainable financial position. High carbon
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Pramerica, a global finance company and subsidiary of US firm Prudential Financial, already has more than 950 employees on two sites in Letterkenny, with a further 270 working from home
Dublin could be in line for another jobs boost with a planned multi-million euro expansion of a US-owned pharma outsourcing firm, the Irish Independent has learned. Tech Group is part
Total Produce, the fruit distributor spun out of Fyffes, has reported a first-half pre-tax profit that was up 11.5 per cent to €30.3 million from €24.2 million a year earlier.
Lightsource, one of Europe’s biggest players in solar photovoltaic (PV) farms, is understood to be planning to invest €500m to develop solar farms across Ireland. The company aims to work
The Danish manufacturer of material handling equipment, Logitrans A/S, now introduces a Reel Rotator! The perfect choice when transporting, lifting and rotating heavy reels! “It is hard, uncomfortable and often
More than 80 jobs are to be created in Co Louth with the opening of a new distillery and brewery in Drogheda. Opening next year, the new €20 million facility
Irish-owned IT outsourcing and cloud support company IT Alliance is to create 25 new jobs by the end of the year as it expands its project management operations. The company
United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), the research and innovation arm of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), announced today the expansion of its Ireland facility, United Technologies Research Centre Ireland Limited, to
Donegal Investment Group has reported revenues which were down €500,000 in the first six months of the year as a rise in turnover in its speciality dairy division offset by
Quad play player Eircom has reported its first year-on-year growth in seven years with revenues up 5pc to €325m. The company plans to rebrand for the first time in 16
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is paying up to $1.25 billion for the rights to a developing fibrosis drug in a deal that also gives it the right buy drug developer Promedior
AirSpeed Telecom has signed a three-year deal worth €250,000 with law firm William Fry. Headquartered in Dublin, William Fry completed one of the largest office relocations in the capital in
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today said new CSO figures showing annual employment growth of 3% in Q2 provide further evidence of the strong positive momentum in the
The company say that the new jobs have arisen largely from its ability to attract new industrial partnerships that were leveraged from Science Foundation Ireland funding. Speaking at the announcement
UP TO 400 jobs are on the way for Dublin, Cork and Limerick, as the world’s largest consulting business, Deloitte announces it’s hiring. The company is immediately recruiting to fill
The Irish renewable energy investor and asset manager NTR has expanded its remit into Scotland’s eastern seaboard with the acquisition of the Quixwood Moor wind farm capable of generating 24MW.
Irish-founded customer communication platform, Intercom yesterday announced a €30m funding round which will see it double its workforce across its offices in Dublin and San Francisco. The funding will allow
The initiative aims to offer help in business mobility, digital training, sales, marketing and business productivity for companies within the SME community. The Little Milk Company, based in Dungarvan, Co
Biotechnology company Amgen, which yesterday unveiled its €260m facility in Dún Laoghaire, has launched two science education courses aimed at reaching more than 53,000 students and hundreds of teachers. Amgen
Creating game-changing technology, which will give consumers control over the personal data stored by online companies, is the goal of Waterford startup Sedicii. The multi-award winning company is already trialling
Irish life sciences investment firm Malin will appoint director and former Elan chief Kelly Martin as its chief executive as part of a reshuffle of its management team, two sources
Ireland’s recovery is being driven by just 40pc of the country’s firms, while manufacturing and business services are the two biggest growth sectors, according to InterTradeIreland’s latest quarterly business monitor
Vodafone Ireland is investing €7 million as it seeks to bring new data-centre services to customers. The move is part
Google plans to invest €150 million in a new data centre in Dublin.
Google is building a new data centre in Ireland and investing €150 million in the project. The centre will be
Digital business company 6D Global Technologies is to open an office in Ireland, creating 60 jobs over three years. The
New network iD is set to shake up the Irish mobile market, with individually tailored plans it hopes will be
Circle Oil, the Cork-based oil and gas exploration company that is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market in London, has
Petroceltic confirmed the tendering process has begun for engineering, procurement and construction services at the Ain Tsila development in Algeria.
The conglomerate will dump the toll roads business which gave it its original name, along with its other interests into
The agreement will see Vayu supply Teeling Whiskey with natural gas and 100pc green electricity to meet its energy requirements
The increase in authorised capital in the US-owned Phillips 66 Whitegate Refinery is confirmed in documents lodged with the Companies
Manufacturing and engineering group Tricel is to create 100 new jobs over the next 18 months. 40 of these jobs will be based in the company’s headquarters in Killarney and be worth an extra €2.4m to the local economy.
Tullow said that gas production at Jubilee, which was halted last month due to technical issues, has resumed ahead of
Fastnet Oil & Gas, the exploration company listed on the Dublin and London alternative investment markets, is to seek shareholder
Irish technology company Effective Software is planning to expand following a successful funding round in which it raised €1 million.
Nokia is hiring software experts, testing new products and seeking sales partners as it plots its return to the mobile
The IDA revealed that 9,000 jobs were announced in the first half of 2015, up from 8,000 announced during the same period last year.
Creating 330 new jobs over next three years and the construction of a brand new campus.
Iconic Translation Machines, a leading Irish translation software company, today announces that it is creating 15 new jobs at its headquarters in Glasnevin, Dublin. The positions will be filled by December 2016 and will bring the total employment at the company up to 25.
European offshore wind has set a record for annual capacity installation just six months into 2015.
Kingspan boss Gene Murtagh has taken a stake in Dundalk-based smarthome heating firm Climote. And it’s understood that the valuation
ENOC, which owns 54pc of Dragon Oil, offered 750 pence per share to buy out minority shareholders of the firm
The company said it will test it in the United States later this year. The plane will weigh about 880
US-headquartered generic drug manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals is to create up to 300 jobs in Tipperary following its acquisition of the
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton and Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan have announced that Johnson & Johnson
Up to 300 new jobs could be created by a global pharmaceutical packaging giant in the coming years on a
EMC and Vodafone have jointly invested €2 million in a new Internet of Things innovation platform in Co Cork. The
Veolia has been awarded a €450 million deal to operate a wood-fuelled biomass power plant in Killala, Co Mayo. The
Minister for Data Protection Dara Murphy has said Facebook’s plans to build a European data centre in Co Meath are
Careers event with more than 500 jobseekers to meet 20 companies The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
Apple is looking to invest more than €400m directly to fund at least six renewable energy projects in Ireland. The
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., one of the largest and fastest-growing biopharmaceutical companies in the United States, today announced it has hired
A new guide to support potential exporters based on the island of Ireland is now available. The Export Start Guide
AMAX Further Expands Global Manufacturing and Logistics Footprint to Better Serve EMEA and Worldwide Customers SHANNON, IRELAND-FREMONT, CA- January 19,
(January 6, 2015) – IDA Ireland, the Irish Government agency responsible for attracting foreign direct investment, has reported the creation
Carbon intensity of electricity generation almost halved since 1990 Average home energy consumption down one third compared to 1990 Last
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