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Hewlett Packard Enterprise announces 150 new high tech jobs in Ireland

By Jack Mullen
Photo (L-R) Maeve Culloty, MD, HPE Ireland; Tánaiste Leo Varadkar; Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland Building on its long term commitment to the country, new jobs will be in the fields of R&D, cyber security, software development and cloud consulting Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced its plans to recruit 150 experienced technologists in […]
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Tech reset could help tackle gender inequality

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of www.freevector.com International research highlights importance of systemic change In the European Union, women account for 25% of information, science, and technology graduates, but only 13% of the workforce in these fields, according to the European Commission. Even in those countries that rank highly on various measures of gender equality, much
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Opinion: The Trouble with Cash…

By Jack Mullen
The views expressed are not necessarily those of Council Journal, but rather are those of Construction Industry Federation (CIF) For businesses, the logic of viewing cash as a safe haven asset has been eroded over the last decade. If you are holding cash in a trading account or company account now is the time to […]
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Workday Announces the Creation of 400 New Jobs at its European Headquarters in Dublin

By Jack Mullen
Image Courtesy of Workday.com New Jobs in Product and Technology Development Will Help Support Regional Growth and Continued Company Innovation Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced that it will create 400 new jobs at its European headquarters in Dublin, growing its workforce in Ireland by 30
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This Irish startup can work out your carbon footprint from your grocery receipt

By Jack Mullen
Picture above: Evocco Co-founders Hugh Weldon and Ahmad Mu’azzam, The production and distribution of food accounts for around a third of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions. But as a consumer, it’s difficult to measure the climate impact of what you eat. A Dublin-based startup called Evocco could soon make it much easier. “It lets you track,
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SITA to recruit 55 software engineers as it ramps up development of its airport portfolio

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of ww.sita.aero/pressroom SITA, the leading IT provider to the air transport industry, are significantly expanding their Agile DevOps teams by over 55 people in Letterkenny, Ireland to develop the next generation of its highly successful SITA AT AIRPORTS portfolio. These new roles include software engineers, test engineers, UX designers, scrum masters and
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Ministers announce €70 million LEADER funding for rural communities and enterprises

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of www.northernsound.ie Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, have today (12th March 2021) announced the allocation of €70 million through the LEADER programme for the period 2021-2022. LEADER is a rural development programme co-funded by the EU which
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Satago launches in Ireland

By Jack Mullen
Satago, the cash management platform that provides automated credit control, risk insight and invoice finance to SMEs and accountants, has launched in Ireland via Sage Marketplace. This launch was driven by interest in Satago’s services outside the UK and represents a strengthening of the partnership between Sage and Satago. Businesses in Ireland will now have access
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Important Local Authority Announcement – Public Consultation on the redesign of Ireland’s Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme

By Jack Mullen
Under the current Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme, energy suppliers must support energy efficiency projects in businesses and homes across Ireland. Image Courtesy of SEAI.ie Gov.ie Press Release: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Published on 04 March 2021 The European Commission’s Clean Energy Package, launched in November 2016, sets