The Irish distribution group, DCC, has completed the the acquisition of Butagaz, a French liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, in a deal worth €464m. The deal, which is the biggest in DCC’s
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Ryanair has announced a half year profit of €1.4 billion for the six months to the end of September. That figure includes a one-off gain of €317m from selling its
Team Horizon, the global life-science services firm with an expert focus on pharma and biopharma manufacturing processes, has won the Small Business Award 2015 at the Connacht final of the
According to Investec’s monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) the manufacturing industry experienced growth for the 29th month in a row. The index revealed an improvement in business conditions within the
Leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced the creation of over 80 new positions in Ireland. TCS established its Dublin office in
The short-break holiday company, Center Parcs, has formally submitted a planning application to Longford Co Council. The UK firm applied to develop a holiday village on a 395-acre site at
Seabrook, an Irish manufacturing and business software consultancy firm, has partnered with Siemens in a project worth €1m. The partnership will see the creation of “high level” jobs, six of which
Now in its 11th year, Cork Science Festival 2015, features a line-up of events in schools across Cork City and County and open days at City Hall from 9-20 November.
Bank of Ireland said it approved €3.6bn of new credit for Irish business in the nine months to the end of September. This result has increased by 13 percent compared
Sales at Kildare Village are at a record high as they increased by 17.7 percent in the year to date ahead of a new phase of extensions that will see
Aer Lingus made an operating profit of €45m between 18 August and 30 September, according to Q3 results. This period covers the point from which the airline was acquired by
The 400 staff in the Deutsche Bank Dublin-based offices have not been offered any guarantee that cuts would not take place in its Irish arm. It has been revealed that
The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, today opened Enterprise Ireland’s showcase for medical device and diagnostic products, MedinIreland 2015. The biennial event, being held at the Convention Centre in Dublin, highlights
The Denso BHT-1100 scanner has recently been introduced in the Musgrave NI stores, SuperValu and Centra. The Denso BHT-1100 has proven to be highly reliable and accurate and the feedback
The Clarion Hotel Sligo has been brought to the market by Savills on behalf of Receiver, Aiden Murphy of Crowe Howarth, with a guide price of €7m. The 4 star
The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is to make lending of €50m available to small and medium-sized businesses looking to buy equipment, machinery and vehicles. The money will be
Global restaurant and boulangerie, Le Pain Quotidien, opens the doors of it’s first Irish location today. The launch today in Kildare Village represents the beginning of a wider expansion in
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD today announced details of the Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards for 2016. The Awards, now in their 35th year, are
Industrial IT solutions provider, SolutionsPT, has partnered with ecom the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile computing devices which are designed for use in hazardous areas, including tablets, smartphones and handheld
A Chilean renewable energy joint venture involving Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) will invest $600 million (€544 million) in new wind farms there, after winning a major State contract.
On November 3rd 2015, the Aviva Stadium will see the largest ever gathering of key stakeholders responsible for delivering a more sustainable Ireland. The National Sustainability Summit serves as a
According to Fianna Fail TD Robert Troy, Bord ná Mona requires a strategy for an alternative energy supply. This news comes after Bord na Mona’s planning permission for its Offaly plant
HBAN, a joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland responsible for the all-island promotion of business angel investment, today announces that it has breached the landmark of €50 million invested
Pre-tax profits at McAfee Ireland increased by 7 percent to €25m last year. Accounts show that Cork-based McAfee Ireland’s revenues
Volkswagen today posted its first quarterly loss in at least 15 years. The German group reported a third-quarter operating loss
100 positions are to be created in Dublin by US jobs and recruitment website Glassdoor. Glassdoor allows employees to post
A new Irish renewable energy fund is aiming to raise €100m before Christmas and start building up a portfolio of
Dunnes Stores experienced the largest growth of any Irish supermarket in the last three months. The retailer increased its sales
Independent Solutions Provider, ATS has acquired Integrated Automation Pty Ltd. Integrated Automation, based in Melbourne, is specialised in system integration,
Building materials group Grafton has agreed a deal to buy Isero, a specialist distributor of tools and fixings in the
The Dublin-based food data-mining start-up firm, Nuritas, has raised just under €3m from a range of global investors. These include
Largo Foods founder Ray Coyle has this week agreed to sell his final shareholding in the company he established 33
Aldi Ireland is to recruit 400 new staff and also raise its minimum pay rate to €11.50 an hour. The
Pfizer is to create approximately 130 jobs across three manufacturing sites in Ireland; Grange Castle in Dublin and Little Island
RTÉ were amongst the winners at the Pakman 2015 Awards last night. The broadcaster won in the Food Waste Management
The recent Government decision to ban smoky coal yesterday yielded a 200-jobs industry for the port of Foynes. CPL Industries,
The two founders of Stripe, brothers John and Patrick Collison, were named as the EY Entrepreneur of the year in Dublin
Carechoice, a retirement and nursing home group, is to create 200 jobs with the opening of a new purpose-built 165-room
Pernod Ricard, the French spirits group expects it’s sales to gradually improve this year in its main markets of Europe
Global Healthcare Company Grifols is to Create 140 Jobs with $100 Million Investment. Grifols is the world’s third-largest plasma product
Aircraft leasing is a multi-billion euro industry yet it paid €23m in Irish corporation tax last year. Ireland is home
The National Sustainability Summit will take place for the first time on 3 November in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The
TitanHq has announced it is expanding it’s business in Galway by creating 10 new jobs, this news comes a month
Steven Kavanagh, Aer Lingus chief executive confirmed that talks have begun with Ryanair, as Aer Lingus looks to expand it’s
The European Union is demanding that U.S. coffee chain Starbucks and carmaker Fiat repay up to 30 million euros each
Individual, tailor-made drug testing could soon become a reality. The 3D stem cell printing team at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh
iNua Hospitality has expanded its hotel portfolio with the €7.25m purchase of the four-star Hibernian Hotel in Kilkenny The deal
The coffee giant is planning to break the norm at it’s new store in London. The store near Covent Garden
Pivotal, the company accelerating digital transformation for enterprises, today announced the creation of 130 new jobs and an investment of
Minister Alex White announced Government funding of €3.5million to three Irish marine energy firms for the development and testing
The long-established, Bandon Co-op is to create 50 news jobs, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney has announced. Visiting the
Clavis Insight has secured a $20 million growth equity investment, which it will use to accelerate international growth and create
Philip Lane, an economics professor at Trinity College Dublin, has been named as the new Governor of the Central Bank.
Fujitsu Ireland is looking to recruit 35 new employees over the next six months at its offices in Swords, Co
The Central Bank launched the new rounding scheme, which will see cash transactions rounded up or down to the nearest
International Business Machines last night posted a bigger-than-expected drop in revenue and cut its full-year profit forecast. This comes after
A sensor capsule developed in Ireland is set to radically improve the efficient production and quality of biopharmaceutical therapies, benefiting
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