A new study from technology specialist Ricoh Ireland has highlighted generational differences in customer service expectations. Older age groups are revealed as being less forgiving of brands, while younger customers
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The latest quarterly (April – June 2017) InterTradeIreland Business Monitor Report, shows that, despite the UK voting to leave the EU 12 months ago, the proportion of companies with a
Venture capital fund, Suir Valley Ventures, has announced it has invested €750,000 into Wia, one of the leading Internet of Things (‘IoT’) cloud platforms. Wia’s IoT cloud platform enables developers
The Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD has welcomed the recent announcement from the Department of Rural and Community Development of the approval of the 2017 Dormant Accounts Action Plan.
Kabbage, a company with some 115,000 customers and $3.5 billion in loans that has built an automated platform for lending money to small businesses and individuals using data points to
IDA Ireland has confirmed significant investments in the financial services sector in the first half of 2017. Over 15 global financial institutions have announced their intentions to set up or
Technology solutions and services provider Datapac has announced it will create 35 new jobs at its location in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. The jobs are being created as part of a
Patrick O’Donovan, Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment, has announced the publication of the eGovernment Strategy 2017-2020. The new strategy has been developed to build upon the
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), a firm owned by Warren Buffet, has announced it has established a new office in Dublin and appointed Cormac McNamara as Property & Casualty
UK experiential brand company Clive has opened a new office in Dublin for our its Irish operation. Three full time jobs have immediately been created, with additional roles planned for later
PayPal and Skype users in 22 countries – including Ireland – can now send money from PayPal directly in their Skype mobile app. With this new app, people in Ireland
Kinesis Health Technologies, an Irish health technology start-up, has been declared overall winner of the Tech Day pitching competition held during the 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress which
West Cork based Global Shares, a leading global provider of share plan administration software, share-dealing, global custody and financial reporting tools has today announced the creation of a further 80 new
Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has approved over €11 million in funding for projects under Measures 1 and 3 of the 2017 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. The
Synexa Life Sciences, a global leader in biomarker services, has announced the opening of its international headquarters in Dublin. The new centre will be home to Synexa’s global business development
Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, has approved the construction of 70 rapid delivery houses at three locations in Dublin City. The houses will be built in
Bausch + Lomb has announced that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation have officially opened a €85 million extension at the company’s Waterford facility to help
Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, has officially opened a new expansion at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. in Shanbally, Co Cork. BioMarin has recently extended its site footprint to
According to the latest Central Bank SME Market Report for the first half of 2017, the SME lending market remains highly concentrated, despite continued reduction in the bank concentration of
Commenting on figures published by the CSO for overseas visitors to Ireland for January to June, Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: “I am pleased to see growth of +4.2%
PayPal has announced the successful completion of a series of financial education workshops for secondary school students in partnership with Junior Achievement Ireland. More than 400 transition year students from
Aquabio Ltd, one of the UK’s leading water re-use companies, is celebrating 20 years in the industry. The company was originally set up as a private business in 1997 with
A new online survey from Irish telecoms and broadband provider, Pure Telecom, has revealed that 55% of Irish TV licence holders aged 30 and under are planning to, or considering,
IP Telecom, a Dublin based company which offers first class telephony solutions to companies in Ireland and across the world
Based in the Nexus Innovation Centre in University of Limerick, data capturing firm Smart Factory was set up to help
EngageSmith has announced its EngageSmith Millennial Workplace Survey that tracks Irish millennials’ attitudes to work and career on a quarterly basis. This
Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen has launched the Propeller
Dublin Port Company has published its latest trade figures showing half-year growth of 2.9%, putting Dublin Port on track for
Mitsubishi Electric’s interactive robotic installation known as “Threebots” has been awarded with the coveted Silver Lion in Cannes. “Threebots” has
A new ‘virtual centre of competence’ is being created at Queens University in Belfast, after the EU’s INTERREG VA Programme
Crowe Horwath has partnered with Dublin Chamber to create the ‘Pinnacle Programme’, an initiative targeted at businesses with a turnover
Ibec has called on the Government to show further ambition in meeting Ireland’s critical infrastructure and demographic needs. Launching the
IDA Ireland has welcomed Bank of America confirmation that it has chosen Dublin as the preferred location for its principal
The Bord Gáis Energy Index fell 7% in June and is 5% lower than the same period last year. June
AMI, one of Ireland’s leading secure IT retirement company, has revealed the results of a survey of senior IT decision-makers
Facebook is set to establish an SME Council in Ireland as it aims to grow its usage amongst small businesses
The National Competitiveness Council has published its annual benchmarking report, Ireland’s Competitiveness Scorecard 2017. The Scorecard provides a statistical assessment
ISME, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, has called on the three employer representatives on the Low Pay Commission
Hartmut Pütz, President Factory Automation EMEA at Mitsubishi Electric Europe, talks about the digital transformation of industry. He focuses on
Young tech firm Neurovalens has used Invest Northern Ireland support for research and development (R&D) to develop Modius, a weight
Address by Martin D. Shanahan CEO, IDA Ireland at the MacGill Summer School Uncertainty is the “mot du jour” or
Visa and PayPal have announced an extension of their strategic partnership to Europe. The two companies are already collaborating in
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has criticised the recommendation of the Low Pay Commission for the National Minimum Wage to
Colt Technology Services has announced a strategic partnership with Equinix, Inc. to interconnect theColt IQ Network with Equinix’s cloud ecosystem. Today, Colt
A new Irish company HireUp is solving a big problem for companies that are spending huge sums every year on
Barclays has announced that it plans to use its licensed EU subsidiary to allow it to continue passported activity post-Brexit.
The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has announced that Nicola Byrne, Founder of 11890 Directory Inquiries and Cloud90, is the President
According to new data released by LinkedIn, the UK remains the top destination for professionals leaving Ireland, despite the country’s
Shopify Inc., the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses came to Galway two years ago
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, welcomed the publication of new national accounts published today by the CSO which
Unilever has announced a new partnership between its global startup collaboration platform, Unilever Foundry and Dogpatch Labs, Ireland’s leading startup
Science Foundation Ireland has published its 2016 annual report, highlighting the significant impact achieved from the €184 million investment by
Irish law firm Matheson has announced the opening of an office in San Francisco. With over 650 staff headquartered in
Insurance firm Beazley plc is to establish a European insurance company in Dublin. The company, which is an IDA Ireland
Zendesk has announced that it is looking to hire an additional 300 staff and has agreed a lease to expand
Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the retail sector, has launched a new policy paper entitled ‘Tackling the rates
According to Vision-net.ie, new figures show that nearly 1,900 new company start-ups (1,878) were formed, on average, each month in
New data released to mark the end of the second quarter of 2017 has shown a sharp increase in jobs
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