Is Ireland the best country in the world for business?
The answer is yes, according to influential US financial magazine Forbes as Ireland has been named the best country in the world for business. It is the [...]
New forecasts may put policy pressure on Draghi
New projections from the European Central Bank today will probably point to euro zone inflation remaining below target into 2015, raising pressure on the bank [...]
State set to make €2.5bn from BoI deal
The Government stands to make an overall profit of up to €2.5bn from its initial €4.8bn investment in Bank of Ireland. In a bid to [...]
Incoming Eirgrid chairman might reconsider taking post
The incoming chairman of national electricity grid operator, Eirgrid, hinted yesterday that he would reconsider his decision to accept the job after facing heavy criticism [...]
Bank of Ireland repayment plan starts
Bank of Ireland is to start repaying bailout money to the State, it announced today. The bank has announced details of a plan that will mean [...]
Cylon Completes Transformational US Deal with Philips
Irish company Cylon Controls Ltd (“Cylon”), an international leader in the development of building energy management systems and services, today announced it has acquired the [...]
ECB holds rates
The European Central Bank is likely to hold off any fresh policy action this Thursday, but new staff forecasts will be in focus for signs [...]
Microsoft 170m investment brings 380 construction and 20 permanent jobs
Microsoft today announced plans to further expand its Europe Middle East and Africa mega datacentre in Dublin, Ireland. The expansion, due for completion in Spring [...]
IBEC urges Government to increase infrastructure spend
The government should aim to spend the equivalent of 4pc of gross domestic product a year on infrastructure development by 2020, business group IBEC has [...]
€100m data centre and 150 construction jobs a significant boost for Dublin West
Speaking following the initiation of the construction stage of a €100 million data centre in west Dublin this morning (Thursday), Fine Gael Dublin Mid West [...]
Bill to transform water service delivery in Ireland published
The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Fergus O’Dowd T.D., has today (2 December, 2013) welcomed publication of [...]
Central bank review deflates Bank of Ireland’s capital cushion
Bank of Ireland's capital adequacy ratios suffered a sharp drop today after the Irish central bank said it needed to make extra provisions for loan [...]
Minister Quinn announces 70 major school building projects as part of €2bn five year plan
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, T.D., is announcing the 70 school projects which are scheduled for construction in 2014. A €2 billion [...]
Atkins awarded MCAAS Contract by the NRA
Atkins has been awarded a prestigious contract to support the National Roads Authority (NRA) in the management of the Motorway network in Ireland. The Motorway Contracts [...]
Agent forecasts €1.7bn commercial sales
DTZ Sherry FitzGerald is the latest major player to call a recovery in the market as it publishes its review of the Irish Investment Market for autumn. [...]
4 World Trade Centre is open for business
The simple and elegant 4 World Trade Center is the first skyscraper to open at ground zero. Even with 40 percent of its office space [...]
Investec to prepare SIAC rescue bid
Building firm SIAC's long-time family owners and former managers have tapped Investec to put together a rescue bid to buy the business back out of examinership, the Irish [...]
Savills appoints Head of New Homes
David Browne has joined property consultants Savills Ireland as Head of their New Homes Department. David joins Savills from Knight Frank (formerly HT Meagher O’Reilly), [...]
‘Shining example’ housing scheme brings area back from the brink
Housing and Planning Minister Jan O’Sullivan visited St Michael’s Road in Longford today to officially open 37 new homes, a project in Longford that has been hailed as [...]
Energia toasts to deal with Irish Handmade Glass
A new deal between Irish Handmade Glass and the energy supplier Energia was announced today, one which should prove fruitful and successful in the long-term [...]
Arklow Marine Services completes €2.3m UK client order
Family-run business Arklow Marine Services has completed a €2.3m order for a vessel that will be used to deliver service personnel to offshore wind farms [...]














