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800 jobs for Northern Ireland with Teleperformance

International call centre firm, Teleperformance, is significantly expanding operations at an Enniskillen-based contact centre. The company took on the running of

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Air France job cuts could be avoided

  Air France job cuts could be avoided

Air France plans to cut jobs and flights could still be avoided if talks between managers and unions progress, the

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Kerry dishes out $735m for three US food and beverage businesses

  Kerry dishes out $735m for three US food and beverage businesses

Kerry Group has spent $735m (€646m) on three US acquisitions, with chief executive Stan McCarthy saying the businesses provided the

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Nestle cuts full-year outlook after 9-month sales miss

  Nestle cuts full-year outlook after 9-month sales miss

Food giant Nestle today lowered its full-year outlook as a Maggi noodle scandal continued to drag down third-quarter sales. The

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Quinn firm lost €4m in first six weeks

  Quinn firm lost €4m in first six weeks

Quinn Industrial Holdings lost €4 million in its first six weeks of operation, according to accounts released yesterday. The accounts show

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ESB opens new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford

Minister for Energy Alex White TD  today opened the new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford, a key part

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MEP Kelly gets Paris climate change mandate from European Parliament

The European Parliament this week adopted its position ahead of the upcoming 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as

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Toyota Unveils Bold New Environmental Targets

With the aim of contributing to global environmental sustainability, Toyota has developed an ambitious set of goals to be achieved

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Find out the latest technology trends at the SolutionsPT Roadshow

Industrial IT solutions provider, SolutionsPT, is hosting a special event in Ireland focusing on ‘The Evolution of Industrial IT’. Taking

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Unilever Ireland returns to record profit

The Irish arm of Unilever last year returned a record pre-tax profit of  €6.3m. This comes after sustaining pre-tax losses of

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Netflix blames new chip-based cards for weak subscriber growth

  Netflix blames new chip-based cards for weak subscriber growth

Video-streaming service provider Netflix reported third-quarter US subscriber additions below its own forecast, blaming a transition to chip-based cards for

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€3.3m in funding for Dublin based tech firm ChannelSight

ChannelSight, an Irish-founded tech firm, has received a €3.3 million investment to scale operations in Europe and the US. The funding

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Life sciences drive job availability up 10 percent

  Life sciences drive job availability up 10 percent

A triumvirate of financial services, professional services and life sciences have helped push the number of jobs available in Ireland

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Sage announces new Dublin centre as cornerstone of its European strategy

Europe’s second largest technology company Sage announces the opening of a new Sandyford base and the creation of 300 jobs. The

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Budget significantly cuts tax on lorries

Road tax on lorries has been reduced from a maximum €5,195 to €900 in the Budget. This move brings the

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CityJet to sign a €900m deal to renew fleet

Irish airline CityJet is set to sign a €900 million deal for up to 25 new Sukhoi Superjet100 (SSJ 100)

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UCD spinout company Logentries bought for almost €60m

  UCD spinout company Logentries bought for almost €60m

University College Dublin spinout company Logentries has been bought by US based security data and analytics software firm Rapid7 in

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Pepsi licenses its brand to make US$200 smartphones in China

  Pepsi licenses its brand to make US$200 smartphones in China

With Android phones becoming so commonplace, so what if they are compared to sugar water? In fact, Pepsi appears to

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Twitter to cut 8 percent of worldwide workforce

  Twitter to cut 8 percent of worldwide workforce

Twitter is making rather significant cuts to its employee numbers after confirming it is to shed 8 percent of its

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SEKO Logistics awarded ISO 13485 certification

SEKO Logistics’ European MedTec control tower in Galway, has been awarded ISO 13485 certification. ISO 13485 is the known and trusted quality standard in

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JFC sets target of €100m

Plastic products company, JFC Manufacturing, is launching a marine products division in a move to double sales to €100m by

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Price increases of drug Daraprim could impact the global pharma sector

Overnight price increases of Daraprim drug by the US start-up, Turing Pharmaceutical is impacting pharmaceutical sectors worldwide. The company had

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Over 5,000 Irish staff at Dell and EMC face wait on jobs news

  Over 5,000 Irish staff at Dell and EMC face wait on jobs news

The two computer giants confirmed the planned takeover yesterday in what is the biggest ever tech deal. Michael Dell, who

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Aer Arann secures one-year contract to Aran Islands

Aer Arann will provide an air service to the Aran Islands until September 30th 2016. The Minister of State for

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Budget 2016: USC cut worth €1,000 for workers

  Budget 2016: USC cut worth €1,000 for workers

The final Budget before the General Election will see Fine Gael and the Labour Party seek to appeal to working

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Oil market on course to stabilise with growing demand

  Oil market on course to stabilise with growing demand

Global demand for crude is growing while non-OPEC countries are producing less of it. This is helping to bring the

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Anheuser-Busch agrees £68bn take over deal with SABMiller

  Anheuser-Busch agrees £68bn take over deal with SABMiller

Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed in principle to buy SABMiller for approximately £68 billion or €92 billion, raising its bid after

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Dell confirms acquisition of EMC for US$67bn in largest tech deal

Dell has confirmed it will buy data storage company EMC in a deal valued at about $67 billion, the largest

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Despite a decline the construction sector continues to grow

The construction sector ended the third quarter of the year on a positive note, according to the latest construction Purchasing

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C&C under fire from shareholders after profit warning

  C&C under fire from shareholders after profit warning

C&C shareholders are pushing for a strategic overhaul of the company following a sequence of earnings downgrades, a profit warning

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