The business world has traditionally functioned on the principal of companies producing products or providing specific services. In recent years, however, the development of the Internet and the proliferation of smart-phone and mobile device technology has established a new business model which is not based on supply and demand in the traditional sense, but rather on

In recent years Ireland has been growing in its reputation as the ‘digital capital of Europe’. It’s not hard to see why: since 2010 there has been a 23% rise in the number of people employed in science and technology, since 2000 there has been an 80% rise. Ireland is home to the headquarters of some of the […]

At the beginning of November 2014 a small group of representatives from Norse Corp, a “threat- intelligence” firm in Silicon Valley arrived at Sony Pictures Entertainment in the Los Angeles suburb of Culver City. After a quick security check at the front gate the group walked straight into the unlocked first­floor offices of the information security department. […]

According to the CEO of the Irish Marine and Energy Resource Cluster, Val Cummins, new innovations within the marine economy, which has heretofore been under-utilised, could help double the maritime economy’s GDP output within the next 10-15 years. As an island nation, Ireland’s maritime economy is significantly less developed than other countries. For

Wicklow County Council has made the decision to allow a 100% reduction in development contribution for film studio infrastructure. The decision will be a great boost to the film and television industry in Wicklow which is already host to two of the biggest television series in the world. The initiative will encourage further development of […]

Donegal County Council’s role in promoting a major new tourist initiative received a major boost this week as its project website was formally launched.The Cool Route project investigates all aspects of the practical logistics and business potential to establish a bi-directional yacht cruising route along the western offshore areas of the Northern Periphery Area,

To celebrate the launch of the 5Cube, Dublin’s energy agency Codema hosted the Dublin City Energy Fair in Dublin City Council’s Civic Offices on Friday, 19th June during EU Sustainable Energy Week. The Dublin City Energy Fair featured a whole host of interactive displays, including an energy bicycle challenge, upcycling, renewable energy lego demonstrations and […]

With global demand for dairy products set to rise and rise, and the competitive constraints posed by EU milk quotas a thing of the past since April the 1st, it looks like the massive expansion of the diary sector may prove to be one of the great success stories in Ireland’s gradual economic recovery. Recent […]