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Cisco cutting 5,500 jobs globally

Cisco Systems has announced that it will be cutting nearly 7% of its 70,000 workforce, the company is trying recasting itself as a provider of software-based systems and services. Cisco currently employs

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Tech firm secures $6m funding

Limerick based technology company Teckro has raised $6 million from a number of investors including a top US technology investment fund. The funds will be used to support “further development

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One Spencer Dock sells for €242m

One Spencer Dock, has been sold to London’s AGC Equity Partners for €242m. One of Dublin’s highest-profile office developments is currently occupied by PwC, which has has signed a 25-year lease from 2007 to

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Apple granted permission for €850m data centre in Galway

Tech giant Apple has been granted permission by An Bord Pleanala to build an €850m data centre in Co Galway. The 24,500 square metre data centre, an administration building and associated

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EMIT helps Depaul increase network security and save money

EMIT, a leading Irish business productivity and technology firm, today announces its implementation of a comprehensive managed IT security service for Depaul. Powered by Dell SonicWALL, the service provides Depaul

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€1m investment for Galway stem cell technology firm

Orbsen Therapeutics, a stem cell technology company based at NUIG, has raised almost €1m from Irish and US investors. Founding directors include Timothy O’Brien, a professor and consultant endocrinologist at Galway

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Jameson Distillery to receive €11m makeover

The Old Jameson Distillery in Smithfield is to receive an €11m makeover. The distillery will close at the end of August due to the reconstruction which will involve 100 jobs for the period. The

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Irish start-up announces 40 new jobs

Touchtech, the Irish fintech start-up has announced that it will be hiring 40 high quality technical and marketing staff over the next three years at its Dublin office. This comes after the

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Pulsate creating 40 new jobs as it expands its team in Ireland and the US

Pulsate has announced that it will be adding up to 40 jobs as it expands its team in Ireland and the United States. At the moment the company currently employs

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Bombardier Aerospace bringing forward its redundancy programme

Bombardier Aerospace has announced that it will be bringing forward its redundancies programme in Northern Ireland. A total of 95 jobs are likely to be affected as part of a global

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Open eir and Aqua Comms agree multi-year deal worth more than €5m

open eir, Ireland’s largest wholesale communications services provider, has been chosen by Aqua Comms to provide an ultra-high capacity fibre link to connect Aqua Comms’ transatlantic AEConnect cable system to

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Researchers Paving the Way for Future Olympic Success

Researchers currently working in Ireland are paving the way for future Olympic success stories.  That’s according to the Irish Research Council, which today (11.08.16) released details of innovative sports research

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Mark Anthony Brands International invests €5.5m in Glendalough Distillery

North American drinks production and distribution company Mark Anthony Brands has taken a significant stake in Glendalough Distillery, investing over €5.5m into the company. Glendalough Distillery is backed by investors including

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8% drop in availability of professional jobs

The number of professional jobs available in Ireland last month has dropped 8% when compared with the same time last year, though the figure was higher than it had been

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SiriusXT secures a €3m investment

SiriusXT has secured a €3m investment in the latest round of Horizon 2020 SME funding from the EU. The UCD spin-out company which was co-founded last year by Dr Kenneth

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Arc-net creating 50 jobs for Belfast and Edinburgh

Arc-net has announced that it will be creating 50 news jobs in Belfast and Edinburgh via business accelerator programme. Kieran Kelly, a Northern Ireland entrepreneur founded technology outfit arc-net last year. The

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Robot chefs are here, and they’re cooking lunch

Get your lunch cooked by a robot and learn what food manufacturing could look like in 2030. Join us and other food industry leaders to ponder what food processing will

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Voxpro investing $4m in US expansion

Voxpro has announced that it will be investing $4m  in a new centre of excellence in the US state of Georgia. More than 500 jobs are expected to be created

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Verizon acquires Ireland’s Fleetmatics for €2.1bn

Ireland-based GPS vehicle-tracking firm Fleetmatics is set to be bought by Verizon in a deal worth €2.1 bn. Verizon is the top US wireless company – this move will help it to

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Drug manufacturer Jazz opens €50m facility

Jazz Pharmaceuticals today announced that the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Ms. Mary Mitchell O’Connor and the Global Head of Life Sciences of IDA Ireland, Mr. Barry Heavey joined

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Springboard+ to Hold Free Information Days in Dublin and Cork this Month

Two information events showcasing the free third-level courses available through this year’s Springboard+ programme will be held in Dublin and Cork later this month.   Springboard+ is the government programme

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€40 million funding granted to 24 research projects

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell-O’Connor TD today announced nearly €40 million in research funding for 24 major research projects. The funding is distributed via Science Foundation Ireland’s

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25 jobs to be lost in Kenmare as factory closes

Food processing factory Kenmare Select, which specialises in smoked salmon and other fish products is to close its doors in Co. Kerry with the loss of 25 full-time jobs. The

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Kerry Group profits fall 6.5%

Kerry Group’s net profits have fallen 6.5% during the first half of the year to €222m as revenue grew by 0.3%

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Lidl announces 600 new jobs for Ireland along with a €110m investment

Lidl has announced that it will be creating 600 jobs in Ireland over the next two years. The German supermarket chain also

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Tullett Prebon creating 300 new jobs for Belfast

London-based IT company, Tullett Prebon is to open a new global technology hub in Belfast, creating 300 new positions. The

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TLM creating 12 new roles at its new European HQ in Dundalk

TLM has opened a European HQ in Dundalk, bringing 12 new jobs to the area. The consultancy firm’s new Dundalk office

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Technology pioneer SiteMinder announces 100 jobs with opening of Galway office to support global growth

One of the top 20 technology pioneers to come out of Australia is set to announce the opening of its

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Microsoft planning to cut 2,850 more jobs

Microsoft has announced that it will cutting an additional 2,850 jobs in 2017 than it had previously announced in May

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Actavo records pre-tax profit of nearly €18m for 2015

Actavo has recorded a pre-tax profit of €17.9m last year, compared with €14.3m in 2014. Denis O’Brien’s engineering company which

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DMS Announce Expansion at its Irish Operations

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD today officially announced the expansion of DMS operations in Ireland,

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Guinness sales boost Diageo performance

Sales of Guinness sales both on the island of Ireland and globally rose by 4% in the year to the end

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Advanced Material Handling Technologies from Crown at IMHX 2016

Crown, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, will showcase a full line-up of products and forward-thinking technologies on

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Simco Nederland BV announces Pneumatics & Sensors Ireland as their new representative

Simco Nederland BV is pleased with the appointment of Pneumatics & Sensors Ireland as their new representative starting August 1st

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PTC Establishes IoT Solutions Group R&D Centre in Dublin

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, today announced that PTC (NASDAQ: PTC), a global provider of

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€27 million in funding secured for Irish energy research projects under Horizon 2020

Irish research institutions and industry have consistently won funding for energy-related research under the EU Horizon 2020 programme with over

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Centre Parcs creating 1000 jobs for Longford

Center Parcs UK has announced that it will be creating 1,000 permanent jobs after An Bord Pleanála granted them full

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EU Sets New Targets to Reduce Energy Emissions

At last year’s Paris climate talk, 196 countries agreed to take action to keep global warming from rising 2C above pre-industrial levels.

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Central Bank Revises Irish Growth Projections

After Brexit, the Central Bank has revised its growth projections for the Irish economy for the next year.

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Apple iPhone Sales Fall

While Apple iPhone sales fell for the last two consecutive quarters, it was 15% less than they had planned. The company’s revenue dropped by 14.6% in the third quarter with ended on June 25th.

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PTC Creates 50 Jobs in Dublin

PTC plans to create 50 new jobs in Dublin in 2018. The firm focuses on technologies in the Internet of Things. The company will set up a new research development office and investment supported by IDA Ireland.

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Iarnród Éireann Announces Strike Warning

Iarnród Éireann union announces warning of a strike. The train drivers plan to take industrial action if they do not see improvements in their terms and conditions, such as a shorter work week.

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Permanent TSB Sees Post-Tax Profit

For the first half of the year, Permanent TSP reports a post tax profit of €80m, which is the first recorded profit since 2007.

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Pharma giant creating 40 new jobs for Waterford

Sanofi is enacting a name-change at its Waterford plant, bringing  in 40 new staff as it changes the site’s name

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CoreHR announces 300 new positions

Cork headquartered software company CoreHR has announced 300 new positions at its offices in Cork, Kilkenny and Dublin today. A small number of

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150 jobs at risk in Renewable Power project in Mayo

The construction of a €180m Mayo Renewable Power project in Killala has been suspended due to financial difficulties. The company issued

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John Sisk lands major IFSC contract

Kennedy Wilson, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm has appointed Irish contractor John Sisk & Son to build a 660,000sq

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Chanelle Group Accelerates Export Growth

Chanelle Group, which is the largest Irish-owned manufacturer of human and veterinary pharmaceutical products in Ireland, is undertaking a €70

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Portwest creating 55 jobs for Westport

Portwest, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of personal protective clothing and equipment based in Westport, has announced the creation of

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50 jobs at risk in Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland is to close eight of its branches in across its network in Northern Ireland which may result in

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Chopped creating 30 jobs in newly opened store

Chopped, the health-focused fast-food retailer has opened a new outlet in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin. The new outlet will

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NEW GM FOR SOLUTIONSPT

Industrial IT provider, SolutionsPT, has announced the promotion of Sue Roche to General Manager.   SolutionsPT specialises in providing industrial

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Compliance & Risks creating 50 jobs for Cork

Cork-based Compliance & Risks has announced that it will be adding 50 new jobs to its workforce over the next three

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State set to save millions on new deal with the IPHA

The Government and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association have agreed on a deal that result in savings of €750 million for the Department of

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eBay jobs at risk in Dundalk

Efforts are under way to secure the future of eBay in Dundalk, according to a Government TD. In a statement

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Pfizer creating 350 new jobs

Pfizer has announced that it will be creating up to 350 new jobs with its latest multimillion euro expansion of its Grange

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Swiss company Endress+Hauser to establish international SAP IT Hub in Kill, Co. Kildare, creating 20 jobs

The Swiss process automation company Endress+Hauser has announced it is to establish an international SAP IT Hub, in Kill, Co.

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English Language Teaching Positions

ISI is an award-winning English language school offering high quality courses for adults & teenagers. Each year, we welcome thousands

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