Galway-based medical devices company, Crehanna has been sold for $895m in cash. The firm manufactures delivery devices used in minimally invasive vascular surgery. The company, which is owned by London based
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BP posted its largest annual loss for at least 20 years and revealed another 3,000 job losses as it continued to count the cost of plunging oil prices. The blue
WhatsApp has reached one billion users, making the messaging app one of the most commonly-used internet services in the world. It made the announcement on Monday night, and comes just
Fifty jobs are to be created, after planning permission was granted for a solar energy farm in County Cork. Amarenco Solar is to install 22,000 panels on on ground-mounted frames
The Belfast-based adventure centre We Are Vertigo has confirmed it is to open a new attraction in Dundalk after planning permission was successfully granted for the enterprise. Over 120 full-
Convenience store retailer Centra has announced it is to open 16 new stores this year, creating 480 jobs in the process. The company, which recorded record sales of €1.54bn last
Virgin Media has become the first brand to have a traditional TV advertisement in 360 degree on the Apple TV platform. Created by leading Irish advertising agency, Irish International BBDO,
The Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC) has been ranked the world’s Top University Associated Business Incubator in the prestigious UBI Global rankings. The award was presented at an awards ceremony in
Forty new positions have been announced at Irish education technology company Shaw Academy. The company, which provides online learning services, has already filled 60 separate jobs since last October. The new
Technology corporation, Microsoft has reported quarterly revenue and profit that beat analysts’ expectations, driven by aggressive cost cutting and growing demand for its cloud products and services. Microsoft chief executive
Siemens has received two contracts for the supply of wind turbines for two projects located in Ireland. Under the first contract, Siemens will supply and install 36 Siemens D3 direct
Just over 2,000 people from all over Ireland visited the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016, and participated
Dalata Hotel Group has agreed a deal to buy the leasehold interest of four hotels for an enterprise value of €40m. The four hotels are the Gibson Hotel Dublin, the
The cost of setting up the Eircode postal address system was €20 million more than was initially budgeted for in 2009, the Dáil Public Accounts Committee has heard. The final
There needs to be a greater emphasis by Government on STEM in primary and secondary school according to an ongoing survey of over 2,000 engineers in Ireland carried out by
The High Court has appointed a provision liquidator to the Xtra-vision movie rental chain. The bulk of the 580 full and part-time jobs at the company are likely to be
Equifax is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin. Equifax said its IT talent centre, on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, will develop new solutions for its business around the world.
Investment bank Credit Suisse is to open a trading floor in Dublin and will hire up to 100 staff here before the end of the year. The bank is to take
Facebook has said it will begin building a data centre near Clonee, Co Meath, which will create hundreds of temporary construction jobs and dozens of other permanent operations positions. The decision
160 jobs have been announced by technology companies in Galway and Cork. Two technology companies in Galway, Ice Cube and Tec Support, have announced they will merge and their planned expansion
Tyco International and Johnson Controls announced today they will merge in a tax-saving deal. The deal combines Tyco’s operations in security and fire safety with Johnson’s businesses, which include energy storage. The
Mining and energy company Vedanta Resources said its Lisheen mine in Co Tipperary made its final shipment last week, completing planned closure of the site. Vedanta Resources, which also produces
Internet giant Google has agreed a £130 million deal with the UK taxman to pay money it has owed for the last decade. The US online search firm said it
The award for most unlikely app developer of 2016 might already be wrapped up after former US secretary of defence
Consulting firm Accenture is expanding its presence in Ireland and expects to hire up to 250 extra staff by the
Enniscorthy-based Taoglas, an Irish technology firm which specialises in wireless antennas, is opening a $2m facility in San Diego. The
Amazon is to hire 2,500 permanent staff in the UK this year, boosting its workforce there to more than 14,000.
A number of Government websites were forced offline this morning by a so-called Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS). Among
Apple CEO Tim Cook had a private meeting with the European Union’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager as EU regulators close
Featuring over 150 keynote speakers, a wide variety of free workshops as well as 150 exhibitors, displaying the latest processing
Aerial drones with sophisticated cameras are being used for controlled flights over the €115m expansion of the Bausch + Lomb
Trinity’s School of Engineering has received today a €65 million grant from Siemens PLM Software, enabling access to industry-leading software
Dublin BIC today announces dispatch technology company iCabbi is targeting €15M annual recurring revenue (ARR) within two years with expansion
Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world’s #1 CRM company, today announced a partnership with (RED) and a $5 million
O’Brien Fine Foods has announced it is to create new jobs as it invests €14m in its ham processing plant in
The Musgrave Group is to buy a Wexford food service business. The acquisition of Wexford-based C.J. O’Loughlin Quality Foods is subject
Vodafone is entering the TV market in Ireland for the first time. The service will cost €40 a month for the
Barclays has announced a new round of job cuts to its investment banking business worldwide which would result in a complete
The IMF has opened formal nominations for the next term of managing director, with incumbent Christine Lagarde seen as the leading candidate
Troubled British education publisher Pearson plans to cut 4000 jobs, cap its dividend and restructure yet again after cutting earnings forecasts
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is calling on communities to apply for €20 million available in grant support
1,245 jobs are to be created by four different companies across Ireland over the next five years, including 800 healthcare jobs. The
Streaming giant Spotify announced that it plans to acquire two companies, Irish Soundwave and Cord Project. It says this will
Rentokil is advising householders to be vigilant against rats, mice and other pests that are displaced from sewers, drains and
Goldman Sachs Group’s profit slumped for the third quarter in a row as a $5 billion settlement of crisis-era legal
According to a survey of urban and rural neighbourliness by FBD entitled “Rooted in the Community”, 88% of farmers say that
Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Joan Burton and Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, have launched a jobs initiative in Kildare. 2016 Action
The Clarion Hotel in Sligo has been sold to the Dalata Hotel Group for €13m. The four-star hotel was offered for
Argos owner Home Retail Group, which is being pursued by supermarket Sainsbury’s, has agreed to sell DIY chain Homebase to
French company Renault will recall more than 15,000 vehicles to make changes to their engines to bring them into line with
British Airways has announced plans to recruit a record number of flying crew in 2016. The airline wants to hire more
Irish consumers spent €77 million more over the final 12 weeks of 2015 than in the same period the previous
Dublin Airport is to create more jobs this year as its passenger numbers hit a record 25 million in 2015. The
Publisher Johnston Press announced it would sell some assets in a bid to streamline its business and raise funds for
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White T.D. visited Saint John of God Hospital in Stillorgan following the
Irish telecoms provider Pure Telecom is celebrating its most successful year in business since it started in 2002. Over the
Concerns about slowing revenue growth in Intel’s highly profitable data center business overshadowed its strong quarterly profit, sending its shares
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