Pictured: Niall Horan — Photo: Courtesy of Gym+Coffee The athleisure brand said Horan will support the business and help to raise the profile of the brand internationally. The Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan of One Direction fame is backing a homegrown athleisure brand with ambitions to expand internationally. Horan has taken a minority stake in the Irish […]
Not all clouds are the same. There are different ways to deliver cloud services. How exactly do the different models ultimately differ? Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and
Image: LDA The Land Development Agency (LDA) has published a Draft Masterplan for the development of 1,259 homes, extensive community infrastructure and substantial publicly accessible green spaces on the Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum, Dublin. While the tenure mix is yet to be confirmed by Government the primary focus of the development will be […]
Innowatts, the leading artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled SaaS platform for global energy providers, today announces plans to create more than 40 new energy transition jobs to drive its European expansion. The company, which has operated in Europe since 2019, sees enormous potential to empower electricity suppliers and grid operators to gain unrivalled insights that will
Cloud computing is cost-effective, flexible, and secure More and more companies are turning to cloud computing, an umbrella term that groups together cloud backup, software as a service (SaaS), desktop as a service (DaaS), and cloud storage for small businesses, among other solutions. It’s a trend that makes sense: there are numerous benefits to adopting cloud computing,
Public consultation has continued this week on the next phase of multi-million euro enhancement works in Tralee town centre. The new phase of upgrading works in Tralee follows the allocation of funding under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund and construction is expected to commence at the beginning of 2022 following public consultation and a […]
100 new jobs to be created by London-based consultancy firm The London-based consultancy firm Albany Beck is launching an EU Operations Centre in Dublin that will create 100 new jobs over the next three years. The new roles created will be in in the areas of Software Development, Software Engineering, Cloud-Services, Machine Learning/AI/Automation, Know Your […]
Fingal County Council has commenced the review of the current Fingal Development Plan and preparing the new Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 and is now looking for the public to take an active part in the process which will take two years to complete. Today marks the beginning of an eight-week public consultation on the Strategic […]
Pictured above (L-R) Mark Cockerill, Vice President, ServiceNow, Taoiseach Michéal Martin and Martin Shanahan, CEO at IDA Ireland ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW), the leading digital workflow company that makes work, work better for people, today announced the expansion of its Dublin office where it will create at least 300 new jobs over the next three years as part […]
Applications for Phase 1 of the Small Business Assistance Scheme for COVID (SBASC) are now open. The applications should be made to your Local Authority. The closing date for receipt of applications is 21 April 2021. SBASC gives grants to businesses who are not eligible for the Government’s COVID Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS), the Fáilte Ireland Business […]
Pictured above: Michael Guerin. Image courtesy of smartdocklands.ie The head of Dublin’s Smart Docklands project discusses air-quality solutions and how technology is keeping Dublin’s river safe. What is Smart Docklands? Smart Docklands is Dublin’s Smart City Testbed. It was established in 2017 as a partnership between Dublin City Council and the CONNECT Research Centre at
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 […]
IDA Ireland have welcomed Intel’s plans to enter a new era of innovation and technology growth with the acceleration of investment in Europe that will see it expand its Irish manufacturing operations. Investment underway in Leixlip Ireland is expected to lead to the creation of 1600 new high-tech jobs on completion. Pat Gelsinger, CEO Intel, […]
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 […]
All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s), not of the Council Journal Machine learning can enhance business processes and deliver more fine-tuned and effective levels of customer service than ever before while allowing them to customize unique experiences for all prospects. The best news of all is that AI and machine learning are
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
Dylan Fahy from Enterprise Ireland outlines five top tips for scaling businesses that are starting their export journey into the Eurozone. Structure is key when it comes to export success. Creating a roadmap and sticking to the course is particularly important when approaching a mature market such as the Eurozone. Every Eurozone market is different. […]
Solar growth in Ireland could provide an annual saving of €21 per citizen, according to a new report from international advisory firm, AFRY. It modelled three scenarios with different levels of solar and wind, to establish the most effective way of meeting the Government’s target of 70% renewable electricity by 2030. Within these, the highest […]
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
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