Medical technology company Alere is to triple the size of its operations in Galway, which will result in the creation of 40 new jobs. The company’s Ballybrit operation oversees the
Siemens Chairman, Joe Kaeser, presented the newest results at the shareholders’ meeting in Munich at the end of January. An Optima machine known as the “MODULINE” was among the invited
Fastcom, the leading network management company, has helped Smyths Toys reduce its IT costs by €50,000 following a €150,000 deal. Over a three-year period, Fastcom will provide Smyths with a
Aramark, the global provider of award-winning services in food, facilities management and property, has announced an exciting new partnership with leading Irish healthy food company, Chopped. The five year deal
Ireland’s leading fresh coffee company, Bewley’s, will further grow its direct links with coffee producers in developing countries by converting all of its branded fresh coffee products to Fairtrade Certified
Multinational pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced a new €12m investment at its manufacturing plant outside Cork city in Currabinny. GSK said that €9.5m will be spent on its Kilo Scale
This year’s Oscars trophies are set to have a twist based on the old and the new – the statuettes are to be 3D-printed to mimic the design of those
Oil producer Petroceltic International’s largest shareholder, Worldview Capital Management, has offered to acquire the company for £6.42m in cash. This comes a month after Petroceltic said it was considering an
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced a total grant award of €4.3m to 15 new marine energy projects underway in 2016 under its Prototype Development Fund. The
Two new Lidl stores will open today with the creation of 45 jobs. The shops will open in Glanmire in Cork and Ballina in Mayo. There are 145 Lidl stores in
Aston Martin, famous James Bond car maker, is to open a new factory in South Wales, creating more than 750 jobs. The luxury marque will build its new DBX model
Prices for fixed broadband in Ireland are almost double the EU average, according to the latest digital scoreboard from the European Commission. The annual survey shows that since last year
Cadbury’s operations in Ireland face disruption from next Thursday as SIPTU and Unite have served strike notice on the company. Unite Regional Coordinating Organiser Richie Browne said that workers were
Asavie, an enterprise mobility management firm, and Eir Business, the telecoms provider, have launched IoT Connect, a new service that will allow Irish firms to use the Internet of things
The Brinks security cash-in-transit company is to close its Republic of Ireland operation with the loss of 201 jobs, mostly in Dublin. A company spokesperson has stressed the closure will
Bosses at more than a third of Britain’s biggest businesses have come out in support of the campaign for the country to remain in the European Union. Asda, BT, Marks
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tried to extend an olive branch to mobile phone companies, on which the popular social network company increasingly relies, but which are also among his biggest
Daa International has secured a multi-million deal to manage and operate the new terminal 5 at Saudi Arabia’s King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh. The new terminal has a capacity
AIMPLAS is holding on 26 and 27 April an international meeting, where they will be tackled the future of plastic materials and the latest innovations of sectors such as medicine,
Allergan, which is being bought by Pfizer, has today reported better than expected revenue. The company said its results were helped by strong performance in its US brands segment, which sells
Supermarket group SuperValu has reported sales of €2.6 billion in 2015 and it said it now has 25% of the total market share. The retailer, which is owned by Musgraves,
Limerick software company Kneat has secured a €5.5m investment from Canadian firm Fortune Bay, which it plans to use for expansion, in the course of which it will hire 30
Richard Branson is set to unveil the new Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo as the company pushes ahead in the race to
Norwegian airlines announced planned flights from Cork to the US have been postponed pending receipt of a permit to enable the flight
Up to 60 jobs may be lost at the Cameron plant in Longford Town. All 270 staff at the company
Two investment companies, the US-owned Starwood Capital and Irish firm Chartered Land, are to partner to spend €35m to reposition
Bord na Móna says it has secured planning permission from Limerick Co Council for a €20m smokeless fuel plant in
With more than 70 years of expertise in producing and delivering ready-to-use mixes and toppings, Pennant Ingredients, located in Rochester, New York,
Credit Agricole has promised stable investor returns and a solid capital base in the future as the French bank outlined
Founder of the digital music service Spotify, Daniel Ek, claims his firm to have saved the music industry from constant
Ireland is the least complex country in the world for businesses to stay compliant with corporate regulation and legislation, according
An AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre, researcher, Prof. Valeria Nicolosi, has been announced as a recipient of
UK mobile giant Vodafone and John Malone’s cable company Liberty Global agreed last night to combine their operations in the
EDF Energy, the British arm of French giant EDF, will extend the life of four of its UK nuclear power
Stephen Fry has quietly co-founded a startup that bills itself as a “Pinterest for education”. The company called Pindex launched this month, and
Team Horizon, the global life sciences engineering solutions provider with an expert focus on the pharma and biopharma manufacturing processes,
500 new jobs by three different companies have been announced for counties Dublin, Carlow, Cork and Tipperary. The majority of the
100 new high-skill jobs are to be created in Dublin over the next 18 months by a pharmaceutical research company.
Ireland’s largest hotel operator Dalata has announced the acquisition of a site in Dublin on which it intends to develop
AXA Insurance has confirmed it is relocating roles from Dublin to Co Derry. In a statement the company said net job
Hammerson, the owner of Dundrum Town Centre has reported an increase of 4% in its annual profits up to £726.8m (€941.8m). The
Aspira, the Irish-owned enterprise IT project specialists, has announced it is to create 50 new jobs as well as to
Cairn Homes, the Irish house-builder and real estate firm, Hines Ireland agreed on a deal to purchase two sites in Cherrywood,
The Government has awarded oil and gas licences to companies including oil majors Eni, Exxon and Statoil, allowing them to
The situation in China remains challenging for spirits company Pernod Ricard and sales in its second biggest market could fall
Finland’s Nokia has today reported better than expected profits for its mainstay telecom network equipment business. But the company also warned
People who take medication know how important the patient information leaflet is, but they also never know where to put
Over 1,500 jobs are to be created across 105 high-potential start-ups (HPSUs) over the next three years supported by Enterprise Ireland,
Irish packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has reported a 58% jump in its pre-tax profits while revenue in the firm remained
Ryanair became Ireland’s biggest indigenous company by market capitalisation yesterday, overtaking CRH, the previous holder of the title. The airline’s market capitalisation
The Irish oil and gas explorer Tullow Oil has posted a full year loss of $1bn (€886m) for 2015 as
Hutchison Holdings has started formal proceedings to get EU approval for merging its Italian mobile telecoms business with Vimpelcom’s. This
Telecoms giant BT confirmed that it has begun a search to replace its long-serving group finance director. The company announced that Tony
A report today indicates that housing supply was at its lowest point on record at the beginning of this month. The
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