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Limerick’s Kirby Engineering to create 300 jobs in expansion drive

By Jack Mullen
Picture above: Mark Flanagan Kirby Group Engineering is to create 300 jobs as part of a significant expansion to meet demand for its services in Ireland and across Europe. The family-founded, privately owned company said the new jobs will include engineering, commercial, operations and administrative staff, with recruitment for many of these roles already underway. […]
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Taoiseach announces Shared Island Funding to progress work on much anticipated Narrow Water Bridge Project

By Jack Mullen
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced €3m euro in funding from the Shared Island Fund to progress work on the Narrow Water Bridge. The money will see the project brought to tender stage, based on the current design of the bridge and existing planning permission. Further funding will be allocated from the Shared Island Fund, once […]
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Bio-Techne Announce Opening of Irish Facility

By Ryan Harmon
Bio-Techne Corporation has announced the opening of its new Irish facility located in Dublin. This new facility reflects Bio-Techne’s commitment to supporting the broader life sciences industry in Europe as well as expectations for continued growth and staffing needs in this geography. The Dublin facility is responsible for servicing Bio-Techne’s growing number
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Guidance for Working Remotely

By Jack Mullen
Background In December 2019 the Department published Remote Work in Ireland, a report on the prevalence and types of remote working solutions in Ireland, the attitudes towards them and influencing factors for employees and employers when engaging with these solutions. The report found that there is a need for national guidance for employers and employees seeking […]
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Q&A with Conor Stone

By Jack Mullen
Pictured above: Conor Stone In this week’s unique podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to the Founder of WorkMindful and A Mental Health Journey, Conor Stone. In addition, Conor is also currently working as The Partnerships & Community Lead at Lupa, the Digital Running Studio. As mentioned, Conor is the founder of both WorkMindful […]
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Visitors book world-class tourism experience at Cliffs of Moher

By Jack Mullen
A fully integrated ticketing, booking and capacity management system is being introduced at the Cliffs of Moher to further enhance the overall visitor experience for the 1.6 million annual visitors to Ireland’s most popular natural attraction. Clare County Council has engaged Vivaticket to roll out the Visitor Attraction Management System (VAMS) which will enable
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Irish exports steadied at €25.48bn in 2020 despite Covid-19 and Brexit challenges

By Jack Mullen
Exporters anticipate boost of up to 8% by end of 2021 as global markets reopen Enterprise Ireland approved €198m in Covid-19 funding to more than 1600 companies, including Sustaining Enterprise funding of €181m, protecting more than 27,500 jobs Enterprise Ireland, the state agency responsible for helping Irish companies start, grow and scale in international markets, […]
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Fiserv Continues to Invest in Digital Payments and Financial Services with Nenagh Expansion

By Ryan Harmon
Fiserv Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has announced that it will continue its expansion in its research and development operations in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. This will add 200 jobs over the next three years as the company responds to growing demand for digital solutions among its clients […]
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Government to Research the Potential and Impacts of Four Day Working Week

By Ryan Harmon
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment intend to seek proposals from the research community on the social, economic and environmental implications of reduced working time to a four day working week. Similar research has been carried out in other jurisdictions to give consideration to how, […]
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Biotech Company Horizon Announce Investment in Waterford Creating 90 jobs

By Ryan Harmon
IDA Ireland welcomes the announcement by biotech company Horizon Therapeutics plc that it is to establish a manufacturing facility in Waterford which will employ 90 people. The new global biotech manufacturing operation will produce drug product for Horizon’s rare, autoimmune and severe inflammatory disease portfolio. The project is supported by the Irish Government