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The European Commission’s science and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre, has published a new flagship report exploring the challenges and impacts of distributed ledger technologies. The report ‘Blockchain now and tomorrow’ offers
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has launched the ‘Financial literacy amongst Irish micro, small and medium-sized businesses’ report, in collaboration with TU Dublin, Microfinance Ireland, SBCI and Skillnet Ireland. The
The latest figures from Kantar show that growth in the Irish grocery market remained at 2.7% during the 12 weeks to 8 September 2019, as shoppers stocked up on September staples. Charlotte
Belfast company Voxbit has won business in Great Britain worth more than £3.5 million for its innovative new internet-based business phone platform, byphone, less than 18 months after launching. The
Ifac, which provides specialist advisory services for the Irish farming, food and agri-business sectors, has launched its 2019 Food & AgriBusiness Report. Overall, the findings point to a less than positive outlook
EY has revised downwards its economic forecast for 2020, from 3.3% to 3.0% on the back of weaker global outlook and following remarkable GDP growth of 8.2% in 2018. Growth
New research commissioned by One4all has found that start-ups and SMEs are the workplace of choice for a large majority of Irish workers. Smaller companies in Ireland are perceived to
Against a challenging back drop of last summer’s heatwave and major sporting events, the Irish grocery market continued to grow in the 12 weeks to 11 August 2019. The latest
The national commercial vacancy rate has risen to 13.3% in Q2 2019, an increase of 0.2 percentage points (pp) on
A new report on sustainable apartment living in Ireland was launched by the Housing Agency and Clúid Housing. Amongst some
According to the 2018 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Survey of Entrepreneurship in Ireland, Ireland now ranks 5th highest among European
Irish house price inflation eased further to 2.0% in June from 2.6% in July. The annual increase in June is the slowest
Belfast-based IT firm Kinsetsu has developed a new product, HomeHug, to allow older people to live independently at home for
Forty-two per cent of Irish office workers believe that a physical office will be unnecessary in the next five to
The latest Irish grocery market share figures, released by Kantar for the 12 weeks to 14 July 2019, show overall sales are
Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI), the State body that works to make it easier for businesses to access publicly-funded research, has
Dublin-based mobile technology business, Xtremepush, has become the first Irish-owned tech firm to earn a place on the Gartner Magic
Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, has announced the opening of its Digital Platform Services Centre of Excellence
Crowe, Ireland’s leading accountancy practice and advisors to the Irish hotel sector, has launched the 24th edition of Ireland’s most comprehensive annual
Summer may have been late to arrive to Ireland, but new figures from Kantar show that the grocery market has
Younger generations have been revealed as the biggest security threat to businesses as one in ten (10%) Millennials admitted that
Kerry Group has officially opened its new €20 million production facility in Tumkur, India. The new, state-of-the-art 40,585 square metre facility, located 120
The Government has launched Ireland’s first National Space Strategy for Enterprise 2019-2025. The national strategy will provide strategic support to Ireland’s
The latest figures from Kantar show that overall the Irish grocery market grew by 4.2% over the 12 weeks to
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is looking for leaders in energy efficiency and renewable energy to enter this
Supermarket shoppers in Ireland spent €34.6 million on alcohol in the week leading to Easter, a 5.3% increase in sales
Teagasc secured €6.3 million funding for research from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme in 2018. In comparison with all
Sales in the Irish grocery market hit record levels as shoppers splashed out €208.2 million in the Easter week alone
Crop producer Beotanics is investing €1 million in a new research and development centre at its offices in Stoneyford, County Kilkenny. The
The average ‘sold price’ for houses across Dublin this year is almost identical to last year, indicating that growth in
Irish commercial property investment reached more than €609 million in Q1 2019 marking a strong start to the year, according
Latest research from JLL, which tracks national investment deals greater than €1 million, indicates that total volumes for Ireland’s investment
Nearly 45% of employees say that their CEO isn’t visible to staff and discourages them from dropping into their office,
FINTECHNEXT – a financial technology (fintech) research collaboration between technology company Fexco, University College Cork (UCC) and Science Foundation Ireland
The latest grocery market share figures, published by Kantar, show that the Irish grocery market grew by 3.2% in the
The Government has launched the National IP Protocol 2019. The Protocol, which is in its third edition, is produced and managed
Irish business leaders rank lowest in Europe when it comes to realising the benefits of environmentally-friendly approaches with only 45%
Guaranteed Irish, the not-for-profit business membership organisation championing 550+ homegrown and international businesses in Ireland, expects employment among its members
Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, which is backed by Science Foundation Ireland, has been selected to participate in a
The Government has announced details of a €4.3 million investment in the Irish Research Council’s Enterprise Partnership Scheme. The Irish Research Council’s Enterprise
IQVIA, a leading global provider of information, innovative technology solutions and contract research services, has announced the creation of 100 jobs
Dublin industrial take up for 2018 totalled 3.3 million sq ft which is a 31% increase on last year. Whilst
The Robot Exchange, specialists in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions (facilitating the automation of repetitive tasks), is investing in a
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