Cork-based multilingual customer experience and technical support providers Voxpro, announced on Tuesday, November 30, that it intended to create 400 new jobs, alongside the launch of a new Dublin office located
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Net asset value of money market funds (MMFs) in Ireland decreased by €16 billion to €444 billion in September 2016, according to statistics on money market funds during the third
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The UCC School of Pharmacy-led PEARRL (Pharmaceutical Education and Research with Regulatory Links) Network officially launched this week. The network, funded by Horizon 2020 and Marie Sklodowska-Curie innovation programme, aims
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2016 is set to be the best year ever for Irish tourism, surpassing all previous records, according to Tourism Ireland who launched its marketing plan to promote Ireland as a
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Genetics company IdentiGEN announced on Friday, November 25, that 20 graduate and post-graduate jobs will be created as the company expands its headquarters in Dublin. IdentiGEN intends to hire data
![Minister Mitchell O’Connor Supports EU Proposal to Prevent Geo-Blocking](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mitchell-o-connor-505x306_c.jpg)
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor attended a day-long meeting of EU Single Market Ministers in Brussels on Monday, November 28, to support the proposal for an
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Preliminary estimates released by the Central Statistics Office on Friday, November 25, show that average weekly earnings and average hourly total labour costs both rose by 0.2% in the third
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A survey conducted by Equinix found that Irish companies that have utilised the “Internet of Things” (IoT) reported a boost in productivity of seven hours per week per employee. The
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Dublin biotech company, Valitacell, was crowned the overall winner of the 14th annual InterTradeIreland Seedcorn competition on Wednesday, 23 November. Valitacell won a cash prize of €100,000 at the grand
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Providence Resources announced on Thursday, November 24, that a Stena IceMAX drill ship had been contracted to drill an exploration well at the Druid and Drombeg sites, about 220 kilometers
![UDG Healthcare Announces 8% Increase in Operating Profit](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/UDG-505x306_c.jpg)
Dublin-based Healthcare services provider UDG released preliminary results of their financial year on Thursday, November 24, which showed an 8% increase in operating profit for continuing operations over 2015. The
![Singlepoint Opens Office in Dublin, Creates 50 Jobs](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Singlepoint-logo-505x306_c.png)
Irish technology consultants Singlepoint announced on Tuesday, November 23, the opening of new facilities at 31 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 and the creation of 50 new jobs in Ireland. “Singlepoint
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AIB announced on Tuesday, November 22, that it had approved over €300 million in loans to the hotel sector in 2016. AIB’s Head of Hospitality Owen Travers said that the
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Biotech start-up EpiCor Therapeutics won the UCD Start-Up of the Year Award 2016 on Thursday, November 17. It received a €20,000 prize as part of the overall winner award of
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A report by PwC and the World Bank Group, released on Tuesday, November 22, says that Ireland is the most effective country in the EU for paying business taxes, and
![Medtronic Releases Second Quarter Financial Report](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/medtronic-logo-jobs-505x306_c.jpg)
Dublin-headquartered medical device company Medtronic reported the financial results of its second quarter on Tuesday, November 22. The company reported second quarter worldwide revenue of $7.345 billion, an increase of
![Google Adopt A Startup Programme Looks For Irish Entrepreneurs](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Adoptastartup-505x306_c.png)
Google began accepting applications from Irish entrepreneurs for its Adopt A Startup programme on Monday, November 21. The Adopt A Startup programme sees small businesses paired up with Google support
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Enterprise Ireland’s Trade Mission to India, led by the Minister of State for Employment and Small Business Pat Breen, concluded on Sunday, 20th November 2016, having seen multiple partnerships signed
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Gaelectric officially opened its £13.4 million (€15.5 Million) wind farm on Thursday, November 17, at Cloonty in Co. Antrim. The 9.2MW wind farm is located on the Castlecat Road between
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A five-day Ttade and investment mission to China and Japan involving 36 Irish companies concluded on Saturday, November 19. The trip, organised by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland included several
![State Prepares to Sell Shareholding of AIB](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AIB-505x306_c.jpg)
The Department of Finance announce on Thursday, November 17, that they have launched a competition to appoint investment banks to help coordinate in a potential Initial Public Offering (IPO) of
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed announced on Thursday, Novmber 17, the projects that will receive €445,000 in funding this year, under the Commission for the
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Research by Knowledge Transfer Ireland found that 748 collaborative new research agreements between research performing organisations and industry were signed
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Figures released by the Central Statistics Office on Thursday, November 18, show that 14,270 days were lost to industrial disputes
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A research survey conducted by Amárach Research on behalf of BT Ireland found that 69% of CFOs say they are
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Push notification platform Hurree has raised more than £200,000 online since launching a crowdsourcing campaign on Crowdcube less than two
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English food producer Cranswick announced on Wednesday, November 16, that it has acquired the whole of the issued share capital of
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US insurance company MetLife announced on Wednesday, November 16, that it would expand its Irish operations by opening a Global
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A report released by Irish law firm William Fry on Wednesday, 16 November, shows that 96% of survey respondents have
![Telefex Opens International Headquarters in Athlone](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Teleflex-505x306_c.jpg)
US surgical device provider Telefex opened its newly-constructed Global Operations and International headquarters in Athlone on Tuesday, November 15. The
![Minister for Employment and Small Business Leads Trade Mission to India](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Breen-image-505x306_c.jpg)
The Minister for Employment and Small Business and TD for Clare, Pat Breen began a five-day trade mission to India
![136 New Office Buildings to be Built in Dublin](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Skyline-survey-505x306_c.jpg)
136 new office buildings, totaling more than 12 million square feet, are planned to be built in Dublin over the
![Aer Lingus to Open Dublin-Miami Route](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Miami-505x306_c.jpg)
Aer Lingus have announced that the airline will offer direct flights from Dublin to Miami, Florida, from 1 September 2017,
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FDT Consulting Engineers & Project Managers won the EnviroCom Award on Thursday, November 10, for engaging communities in environmental projects
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Preliminary figures released by the Central Statistics Office on Tuesday, November 15, indicate that Ireland’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus will
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CallidusCloud has announced that it has acquired Datahug Limited, a SaaS predictive forecasting and sales analytics company. “There are more than
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On 19th November, just over 1,800 young entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 35 will commence the battle to find Ireland’s
![Storyful continues expansion at Dublin HQ](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/storyful-505x306_c.jpg)
The social media agency Storyful today announced plans for continued growth of its Dublin base at an official opening ceremony of
![Taoiseach thanks Mitchell O’Connor as 215 new jobs announced](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/b0kbw9u8rv9v01rw7m1c3hpvxa2xp7r-505x306_c.jpg)
There was more good jobs news with 215 new positions announced for Dublin and Waterford from nine North American and
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A new app that matches employers and job seekers has been launched that aims to cut out the need for
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It has emerged that online local business platform Yelp is in talks to close its Dublin office, with 100 jobs
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has expressed ‘deep concern’ at comments made by Northern Ireland First Minister and DUP
![Irish start-ups to get €4 million backing from Italian angel investor](http://manufacturing-supply-chain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_John_Phelan_and_Gianni_Matera_3-505x306_c.jpg)
The Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN) has announced that Italian super-angel Gianna Matera will invest €4 million in Irish start-ups
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IndustryandBusiness.ie sat down with Alexander Janssens, head of group cloud propositions at Damovo, to talk about how they’re bringing their IT
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Irish Cyber Security firm Integrity360 has announced the creation of 150 new jobs at its HQ in Sandyford, Dublin, in
Herbst Software, a leading provider of business management and ERP software, has opened a brand new office space to accommodate