Ireland is now technically out of recession
CSO data show economy expanded in second quarter as exports rose and consumer spending picked up pace, reports today Irish Times. Ireland officially exited recession [...]
CIF Annual Conference – The move to stimulus
The Construction Industry Federation will be holding their Annual Conference on Friday 27th September in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The half day conference which is entitled The [...]
€30m euros to put Letterkenny Hospital right
Thirty million euros is to be spent on rebuilding part of Letterkenny General Hospital following serious flooding at the end of July. The accident and [...]
Housing bubbles to be monitored
Five years after a financial crash that had its roots in a housing bubble, global policymakers are rapidly increasing the use of targeted lending curbs [...]
Building sector shows hopeful signs of recovery
Signs of recovery were evident in the building sector between April and June, with output up 1.7pc on the start of the year. The latest [...]
4000 jobs potential for Cork
Up to 4,000 jobs are to be created in Cork’s maritime sector and a new science and technology park is to be developed at Ringaskiddy. [...]
SQS to create 75 jobs
SQS, the world’s leading specialist in software quality, has announced further expansion of its Irish operations, with the creation of an additional 75 jobs over [...]
Minister Rabbitte introduces legislation to enable sale of Bord Gais Energy
Legislation to facilitate the sale of the power generation and customer supply business of Bord Gais is being introduced in the Dáil this afternoon by [...]
UCD’s New Energy Institute launched
Taoiseach Enda Kenny formally launched University College Dublin’s new Energy Institute. The Institute has attracted donor funding of €5m and substantial additional funding from industry. [...]
Medtronic opens €7.7m facility in Galway
A €7.7 million brainstorming centre to devise new treatments for cardiovascular and cardiac rhythm disease is due to be opened by EU Commissioner for Innovation, [...]
Burnside Eurocyl creates 25 new jobs
Burnside Eurocyl has created 25 new jobs in an expansion of its plant and a €3.5m investment. The family owned company is one of Europe’s [...]
Main Irish Banks to come under ECB control by 2014
Ireland's three biggest banks will answer directly to the European Central Bank as early as next year, reports this mornings Independent. Bank of Ireland, AIB and Permanent TSB will [...]
Vayu Signs up Ecocem
Irish energy company Vayu has signed a €1.2m electricity-supply deal with Ecocem, Ireland’s specialist producer of environmentally friendly cement. Under the agreement, Vayu will supply [...]
€10 billion credit line safety net sought
The Department of Finance has confirmed that it is seeking a €10 billion credit line from the EU and IMF to assist Ireland's exit from [...]
ISEQ climbs
The ISEQ is a little higher this morning at 4,220, up 12 points as markets await US data today which has the potential to determine [...]
High spirits for Jameson with €100m spend
The €100m investment in the Irish Distillers-run distillery in Midleton, Co Cork, will allow the company to produce 16.5m litres of whiskey every year. But [...]
New medical assessment unit for Mallow
A newly built medical assessment unit (MAU) has opened in Mallow General Hospital in Cork. It replaces a temporary unit that had been operating since [...]
€2.1M Refurbishment of Cavan Town Water Treatment Plant moves ahead
Cavan County Council has secured funding of €2.1m for the refurbishment of Cavan Town Water Treatment Plant. The Council has entered into a contract with [...]
Minister Burton welcomes reduction in Live Register
Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has welcomed the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office which show an annual reduction of 20,976 in the numbers [...]
Knock knock! it’s Open House Dublin 2013
Google Docks, Google’s European HQ in Dublin’s docklands, played host to Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, when launching the programme [...]
Titanic Quarter to sail again
Plans have been submitted for one of the biggest office developments in Belfast since the credit crunch of 2007. The 190,000 sq ft area in [...]














