Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Shane Ross and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin have welcomed the latest official data on overseas travel from the Central
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Grant Thornton has announced the launch of a new advertising campaign in Dublin Airport’s T2 from the 28th August. The campaign promotes Grant Thornton’s services across key growth sectors, Media,
Ibec has called on Government to oppose and prevent measures under consideration by Dublin City Council to restrict student accommodation. The proposal seeks to provide planning authorities with an additional
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Earnings at One Fifty One plc, a leading rigid-plastic packaging company, increased by 31.1% to €32.4 million in the six months ended 30 June 2017, on revenue which grew by
According to Nationwide, house price growth slowed to 2.1% in August, from 2.9% in July, amid fears Brexit-fuelled inflation is placing pressure on household spending. Property values fell for the first
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According to the latest quarterly report from BNP Paribas Real Estate, the continuing fall-off in the number of large commercial property assets being offered for sale in the Irish market
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RTÉ has announced the two remaining positions on its Executive Board. Frances Abeton, Director of Operations and Production Services and Adrian Lynch, Director of Audience, Channels and Marketing will take up
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Launching the SFA’s pre-Budget 2018 submission, Sue O’Neill, SFA Chair, said: “Continued economic growth cannot be taken for granted. If our country is to prosper over the coming years, it is vital
Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the sector, warned that the retail sales figures for July, released by the CSO today, act as a timely reminder not to take
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ISME, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, at the release of the CSO Earnings and Labour costs figures recently, called for greater investment in our public infrastructure and more cost competitiveness.
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The number of journeys on subsidised public transport and commercial bus services has increased by almost 31 million since 2013, according to recent figures released by the NTA. In 2013,
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Thousands of people attended the recently-held Energy In Agriculture 2017 event, which took place at Gurteen Agricultural College in County Tipperary. The event was officially opened by Denis Naughten, Minister
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Pure Telecom has announced the results of a survey, which shows that 46% of Irish children are being held back in their educational achievement due to poor internet at school, according
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Cubic Telecom, a global Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity platform company, has announced the close of a €40m Series C investment round. The new investment, which brings the total funding to
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Information security provider Ward Solutions has announced the appointment of Orlagh Moylan as Business Development Executive. Orlagh’s key role will be to identify new business opportunities and build existing client
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Food Drink Ireland (FDI), the Ibec group that represents the food sector, has launched its Budget 2018 submission which calls on Government to introduce a series of measures so that
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Ibec has welcomed a High Court ruling in favour of An Bord Pleanála which should pave the way for the commencement of work on the long delayed but vital North-South
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Following a meeting between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and senior bank executives in Toronto this week, TD Securities confirmed that it will be expanding its operations in Ireland and subject to
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Right now, the Leaving Cert class of 2017 are poised to join the chronically undersupplied Irish housing market. That’s according to the latest Daft.ie report which shows that students will
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Responding to the British Government’s policy papers on future customs arrangements and the future of the Irish Border, ISME, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association has stated that some of
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Belfast International Airport is seeing a surge in the number of passengers coming from the Republic of Ireland. The airport says that Republic of Ireland car park transactions for the
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Cork Chamber’s second quarterly economic trends survey of 2017 has been published at a time of unprecedented opportunity for the region and for Ireland. In reviewing activity over the closing
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Ireland must seize the opportunities being created by the continued growth in the global medtech market, expected to be worth €475 billion next year. That will be the key message
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Ryanair has launched a new dedicated booking platform in partnership with Erasmus Student Network, offering Erasmus students fare discounts, free
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The Galway manufacturing facility of Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control solutions for a variety of mobile applications and
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Irish start-up StudyBundles has developed an app that helps CAO applicants connect with third-level institutions while they are deciding which
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While staff retention was the primary difficulty for Digital and Technology companies in 2016, this has become secondary to the
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Equinix, Inc., the global Interconnection and data centre company, has announced that Bandwidth used in private data exchange between businesses is expected
The first six months of 2017 have proven to be a dynamic period for Ireland’s merger and acquisition (M&A) market
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A young accountant will represent Chartered Accountants Ireland at the ‘One Young World’ conference in Bogotá, Colombia, later this year
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Ibec has welcomed the aim of the UK government to avoid customs checks on the island of Ireland and develop
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Bord Bia has announced a partnership with the Digital Marketing Institute to offer Irish food and drink companies an opportunity
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Geographic information services company, Esri Ireland, has announced that Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) and the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have
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Newly established business, Co Westmeath-based Needham Coding Ireland Limited, which was formed following a merger between The Needham Group and
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One in every 23 people in Ireland (aged 18-64 years) is a new business owner, according to the Global Entrepreneurship
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Strong growth within the medtech industry is driving further investment and job creation. That’s according to a new survey published
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Irish consumer sentiment held broadly steady in July as an improved buying climate, likely boosted by summer sales and holiday
Dublin Airport welcomed more than 3.1 million passengers in July, which was a new monthly record for the airport and
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ISME has published the results of its latest Government Satisfaction Survey, showing that SMEs overall satisfaction with the Government experienced
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The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 kicked off this week in Dublin, with 12 national teams participating. Rugby Canada and
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In a recent visit to London, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin met with the Tourism Ireland
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UK bus company Go-Ahead has been announced as preferred bidder for 10% of Dublin bus routes after winning a tendering
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Leading information security provider, Ward Solutions, has announces that it has invested €300,000 to launch a new GDPR consultancy service
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Advertising content agency RADICAL has created a new mobile app for Toyota which is designed to help save lives on
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Ibec has published its latest Quarterly Economic Outlook, which forecasts growth of 4.2% for 2017 and 3.2% in 2018. A
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Official CSO figures for the first half of 2017 confirm growth of +4.2% in overseas visitors to Ireland, 182,000 arrivals
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As the first anniversary of the introduction of paternity benefit approaches, Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty has launched an awareness
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Edina, a leading supplier, installer and maintenance provider for combined heat and power (CHP), gas, and diesel generation solutions, announced
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Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the retail sector, has highlighted growing concern amongst retailers that the sector’s competitive
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IT solutions distributor firm DataSolutions has announced the results of a survey, which found that 73% of companies have made
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Sanner GmbH, a manufacturer of high-quality primary plastic packaging and medical devices, has successfully completed the expansion of its production
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A new study from technology specialist Ricoh Ireland has highlighted generational differences in customer service expectations. Older age groups are
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The latest quarterly (April – June 2017) InterTradeIreland Business Monitor Report, shows that, despite the UK voting to leave the
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Venture capital fund, Suir Valley Ventures, has announced it has invested €750,000 into Wia, one of the leading Internet of
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The Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD has welcomed the recent announcement from the Department of Rural and Community Development
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Kabbage, a company with some 115,000 customers and $3.5 billion in loans that has built an automated platform for lending
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IDA Ireland has confirmed significant investments in the financial services sector in the first half of 2017. Over 15 global
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Technology solutions and services provider Datapac has announced it will create 35 new jobs at its location in Enniscorthy, Co.