Glanbia is to create 50 Irish jobs as part of a recruitment drive that seeks to fill 200 positions across the company’s global operations. 90 of the 200 positions to
Spanish thermal solar power and electrical engineering firm Abengoa has signed an agreement with its creditor banks for a €106m credit line to help avert what would be Spain’s biggest-ever
Irish energy group NTR expects the bulk of the 270 megawatts of wind assets it is aiming to develop through a new investment fund will be constructed by the end
Dublin-based drug maker Shire has made a new acquisition offer for peer Baxalta International that is roughly in line with the latter’s valuation expectations, according to people familiar with the
Irish healthcare solutions and medical device innovation company, i360 Medical has signed a deal with the US-based Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Singapore’s Diagnostics Development Hub. The deal has
Irish oil producer Petroceltic has hired bankers to conduct a strategic review, including a sale, after tumbling oil prices hurt its business. The company said it had appointed Bank of
The developer of internet gaming software, GameAccount Network (GAN), headed up by Dermot Smurfit Jnr, has signed an agreement with one of the largest US gaming groups that will see
Kerry-based equipment manufacturing, Dairymaster is set to create 60 new jobs next year as it continues to expand its operations. Dairymaster certainly comes from ‘good stock’ having caught the eye of
Examinership helped saving a total of 1,251 jobs this year, according to the latest Hughes Blake Examinership Index. That is up slightly from the figure of 1,243 in 2014. The success
Healthy fast food retail company Chopped announced its plans to create 90 jobs in Dublin as part of the expansion. Food company Chopped is rolling out a franchise programme which will
Planning permission has been granted for a new solar farm in Co Waterford. The site in Kilcannon is one of 35 such farms planned by the renewable energy company Amerenco Solar.
The National Treasury Management Agency has announced its plans to issue between €6 and €10 billion of long-term Government bonds over the course of 2016. The NTMA is already funded for
The UMB800 from Pepperl+Fuchs is the world’s smallest ultrasonic sensor in solid stainless steel. It is made entirely from FDA-compliant materials. With its large detection range and highly compact design,
The development of seven courthouses are to create up to 700 new jobs around Ireland. Four new courthouses are to be built in Drogheda, Letterkenny, Limerick and Wexford. Substantial refurbishment and
The Irish Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland jointly announce another solid performance for Ireland in 2015 in relation to Starting Grants from the prestigious European Research Council (ERC). Six Irish researchers
Network performance and security management company Fastcom is to create 25 new jobs in Sligo on the back of €1.2 million investment. Over the next three years, the company will
UK-based infrastructure and energy company Elgar Middleton could spend €66 million developing six solar plants around Limerick. Sites have already been identified and partner Edward Elgar said planning applications and
Japanese electronics company Toshiba announced it will cut nearly 7,000 consumer electronics jobs after a $1.3 billion accounting scandal. The moves are part of an overhaul that will streamline the sprawling
According to a survey by consultant company, Mercer, salaries in Ireland are forecast to rise by over 2% in 2016. Mercer surveyed 135 organisations and 97% said they were planning
Health food chain Holland & Barrett International is bidding to almost double sales to £1bn (€1.37bn) over the next five years, after it posted a record seventh consecutive year of
Finnish company Powerflute, 36% owned by Smurfit, has engaged in takeover talks with Madison Dearborn Partners, which made a preliminary offer. Finnish packaging firm Powerflute announced it had received a
Property investment company, Tetrarch Capital is to invest €100m in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation market over the next three years. The firm, formerly known as Brehon Capital, owns the
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has forecast that the economy will grow by 6.7% this year and close to 5% next year, with employment breaking through the two-million
Social media giants like Facebook and Instagram face serious fines if they break new EU data protection rules. The draft
Sports Direct founder, Mike Ashley is to oversee a review of all agency workers’ terms and conditions at the company. The
Business software maker Oracle Corp delivered a third-quarter profit forecast this Wednesday that did not quite meet analysts’ expectations, and
The National Asset Management Agency predicts a €2 billion surplus by the time it completes its work, according to management at the
Two digital giants, Uber and Facebook partnered to allow Messenger users to call Uber cars without leaving the Facebook-owned Messenger app.
The digital communications company, EE has issued a recall for all its Power Bar portable chargers because of a fault
In line with its newfound status as an All-Ireland ‘must-attend’ annual event, the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference &
Hines, a US property giant is in position to buy One Spencer Dock, Ireland’s largest single office investment on Dublin’s
Technology firm Asavie is to create 106 jobs in Dublin over the next 30 months. The company said it would be looking to
Ireland’s largest hotels group Dalata has agreed to buy the Tara Towers hotel for €13.155m. Dalata said it plans to invest
Malin, an Irish-based company set up by a number of former Elan executives is to invest in privately held life science
Pure Telecom has been selected to provide managed communications services for Ireland’s largest private healthcare centre, Blackrock Clinic. In a
600 new jobs for Ireland. The international professional services firm PwC will hire 500 new staff in 2016, while Microsoft Ireland announced
French company Sanofi and German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim have entered exclusive negotiations to swap businesses. This move would turn the French company
Dairy company Ornua, formerly the Irish Dairy Board, has sold a majority stake in its US speciality foods distribution business, DPI
Two companies announced its plans to create 265 new jobs across Galway and Athlone. A courier company in Athlone has
The construction sector has recorded its fastest growth in new orders in five months. The rate of job creation also picked
Lidl chain launched a ‘new concept’ in Gorey, Co. Wexford, following five and a half months of construction. Representing a
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has signed a deal to buy the South China Morning Post and other media assets of
Business group Ibec has improved its GDP forecast for the Irish economy this year, and now expects it to grow
Jaguar Land Rover, UK’s largest automotive manufacturing business, has signed an agreement with the government in Slovakia to build a
Cork-based fraud prevention company, Trustev, has been sold to US listed company TransUnion for about $44 million (aprox. €40m). Under the terms
Energy utility SSE will be the first large corporate business in Ireland to become a Living Wage employer – guaranteeing
C&C Group has announced a new long term partnership agreement with Pabst Brewing Company for the sale and distribution of
IKEA Group, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, announced that net profit grew 5.5% in its fiscal full-year, mainly on the
The property development group, Abbey, has reported pre-tax profits of €29.68m for the six months to the end of October,
Stephen Kavanagh, the CEO of Aer Lingus, has been awarded over 110,000 share options at the airline’s new owner, IAG.
Minister for Energy Alex White, TD, announced today €20 million in grant offers for local communities under the 2016 Better
DCU Alpha, formerly known as DCU Innovation Campus, has announced that it plans to support 100 companies and 800 jobs
Dow Chemical and DuPont are talking merger, creating a chemicals giant with a market value of more than $120 billion
The financial firm, Morgan Stanley plans to cut 1,200 jobs, or 2 percent of its global workforce, taking a severance
FBD Property and Leisure Limited (FBDPLL) has applied for planning permission for a €5.5 million upgrade of Castleknock Hotel and Country
Virgin Media Ireland has completed its acquisition of TV3. The €87m deal for UPC to take over TV3 was announced
Airlines including Ryanair, and Aer Lingus owner IAG, have called on the European Commission to tackle airport charges and taxation
Facebook Ireland paid only €3.4 million in corporate tax last year in spite of revenues risen to €4.83 billion from €1.8
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