200 jobs are on the way to County Tipperary, while 70 new jobs have been added in Cork. Pilz, a global automation technology company, is opening the new €7.4m centre on the Model Farm Road in Cork, and the 70 jobs at the software development centre will bring the company’s total workforce in Ireland to […]
More than 200 new jobs will be created in Dublin across eight high growth companies from Europe and the US. The new jobs will be spread across the technology and business service sectors with a range of activities such as sales and marketing, software services and tech support. The companies hiring: • (50) Affirma Consulting, the award-winning […]
Irish retailer Centra has announced plans to open 30 new stores and redevelop 100 others, creating 400 new jobs in the process. The news comes as part of a €30m investment connected to Centra’s Live Every Day brand position. Live Every Day encourages customers to shop in Centra as they have adopted a healthier, more […]
Xilinx is to create 100 new jobs in Ireland. The company wishes to invest $40 million in an initiative to expand its research, development, and engineering operations at the company’s EMEA headquarters in Dublin and Cork. Xilinx will recruit 75 senior silicon and electronics engineering staff for its headquarters in Dublin and engineering centre in […]
The Irish Government recently published its long-overdue National Mitigation Plan on climate change, with more than 100 initiatives proposed to reduce carbon emissions in line with global targets. Amid predictions that Ireland looks set to miss its 2020 targets to reduce emissions, environmental campaigners have expressed disappointment with the Government’s new blueprint
Dublin-based company bookapitch is delivering a web-based solution that makes booking and managing sports facilities easier. Bookapitch is a new online venture that enables organisations like schools, GAA or football clubs to advertise and rent out their sports pitches without spending their time speaking to each and every person making a booking – while allowing
Home owners and businesses in all local authority areas are set to face a significant increase in electricity costs to help pay for new subsidies for renewable energy under an overhaul planned by Denis Naughten, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Ireland has to meet demanding CO2 emissions targets by 2030. These changes to […]
Ulster University has launched a €6.7 million cross-border research project, funded by European Union, it aims to develop a range of consumer-owned energy storage resources. The launch of Ulster University’s SPIRE 2 project follows the UK Government’s announcement of a complete transformation of how energy will be generated, stored and used in the future. SPIRE […]
Pityful a rethoric question ran over her cheek When she reached the first hills of the Italic Mountains, she had a last view back on the skyline of her hometown Bookmarksgrove, the headline of Alphabet Village and the subline of her own road, the Line Lane. Throw myself down teems with vapour around me, and […]
Building the long-sought M20 motorway linking Cork-to-Limerick motorway could create up to 5,400 jobs and contribute €128 million to the State, a new report says. The report commissioned on behalf of Cork and Limerick chambers of commerce states that the motorway linking the two cities could potentially support 4,000 to 5,400 new jobs, and in […]
Trinity College Dublin is to lead a €12m EU project to transform European cities into smart cities with an emphasis on nature. Major cities are becoming increasingly difficult places to live, with high rates of pollution and limited amenities posing problems as cities struggle to keep pace with expanding populations. However, a new €12m EU […]
Employee motivation levels have increased by 6% over the last year according to accounting and consulting firm Mazars, who published the third annual Employee Motivation Survey. The survey revealed that 87% of employees are motivated in their jobs. Forty per cent of employees are more motivated than this time last year due to changing roles, […]
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten has announced that the mandatory pay-by-weight scheme is to be abandoned and flat fee charges are to be scrapped. The pay-by-weight scheme, which was due to come into place from 1 January, was held up at the eleventh hour last December amid controversy around bin companies […]
Smart Dublin and Enterprise Ireland have launched the Three Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competitions, with up to €600k in funding. Announced earlier this week, the challenges aim to source smart and low cost innovative solutions to tackle illegal dumping, to monitor and predict blocked gullies in high risk flooding areas and to design wayfinding […]
As the shadow of a hard Brexit continues to spread political and economic uncertainty across the UK, a deeper concern is growing in Northern Ireland and the cross-border region where EU funding has been the economic lifeblood for decades. Following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union last June, a powerful air of unease […]
A hard Brexit would permanently damage Ireland, reducing the size of the economy by almost 4% and cause a rise of almost 2% in unemployment, according to a study by the Department of Finance and the Economic and Social Research Institute. The research examined the impact of different Brexit scenarios. It found that all of […]
The Finance Bill is to contain a provision which will adjust a loan-to-value restriction on the Government’s first-time buyer scheme. Originally the Budget stated that home buyers would have to take out a mortgage of at least 80% of the value of a home to qualify for the grant. However, there were concerns raised by […]
Interest deductibility for residential landlords is to be increased by 5% to 80% as part of measures in Budget 2017 to support the rental market. The rate had been restricted to 75% in 2009. In addition, full interest deductibility for landlords will be restored on a phased basis. It will increase by instalments of 5% […]
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny said Budget 2017 is the first in a series of budgets that are focused on what the public said was important. Speaking on RTÉ News, Mr Kenny said it was based on continued prudent management of the economy that takes into account coming challenges such as Brexit. The Taoiseach said he […]
Government intensifies preparatory work on Brexit and announces All-Island Civic Dialogue to seek broad based views on all-island implications. Next Steps to include: · An all-island Civic Dialogue on Brexit with the initial meeting to be hosted by the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on 2 November in Dublin. Invitations will […]