Justice Catherine McGuinness to chair expert panel overseeing quality of Grid Link route options
The Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte T.D. today (28 January 2014) announced that he is establishing an expert panel chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice [...]
All eyes on Stillorgan as Specsavers opens new store
Eye healthcare chain Specsavers has opened its 45th store in Ireland since 1991, at Stillorgan Shopping Centre, Dublin, creating six new jobs. Specsavers is a [...]
Minister for Health announces two satellite centres of the new children’s hospital
The Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly, today (28th January 2014) announced that construction of satellite centres of the new children’s hospital will go ahead [...]
Ballymore lodges plans for mixed use in London
Ballymore, the property firm controlled by developer Seán Mulryan, has lodged outline plans with two London councils to build nearly 1,500 homes, offices and shops on lands [...]
Christine Lagarde: Ireland’s bankruptcy laws exemplary
The Managing Director of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, said Ireland's reformed bankruptcy laws are a good example of debt restructuring for Europe. Under the new [...]
60pc surge in demand for staff in key industries but salaries stay flat
Next Generation a Dublin specialist recruiter today said that there has been a massive 60pc surge in demand for staff in key industries but salaries [...]
Irish Driver-Harris to close with the loss of 47 jobs
Wexford based electric cable manufacturer Irish Driver-Harris is to close down with the loss of 47 jobs. In a statement the company said that “large [...]
NI property market turned a corner in 2013
2013 marked a turning point in the North's commercial property market with investors starting to take a fresh look at opportunities, according to the latest [...]
Ryanair to create more than 50 new IT jobs at its new headquarters.
The low fares carrier is recruiting web developers, designers, analysts, software engineers and email specialists to transform its website and create a new mobile app, [...]
Low energy asphalt to save road builders Millions
Asphalt which is mixed at lower temperatures could save the road industry Millions in energy costs over the next ten years. The new technique is [...]
Ireland advised to play ‘hardball’ to get a deal on legacy bank debt
Ireland should withhold support for a new euro-area bank resolution authority until it gets a deal on its legacy bank debt, Citigroup economist Willem Buiter has said. Negotiations over [...]
Europe to consider dominance of big banks this week
Europe will consider how to challenge the dominance of its big banks this week, but any new rules to isolate risky trading will take years to begin [...]
Tyco brings 500 jobs to Cork
A multinational fire protection and security company is to establish a business services centre in Cork where it expects to create more than 500 jobs. [...]
83% of business owners surveyed question ‘green taxes’
SME business owners in Ireland think that energy suppliers may be taking advantage with recent price hikes and over half question the legitimacy of 'green [...]
BioMarin development Creates an additional 40 positions as well as 65 construction jobs
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, has officially launched the construction, validation and commissioning phase of manufacturing operations at BioMarin Manufacturing Ireland [...]
Blackstone focuses on Ireland for major investments in 2014
Blackstone Group – the New York-based firm led by Stephen Schwarzman – has raised a fund worth some $5.5bn (€4.1bn) to buy European commercial real estate, and it [...]
Irish Water could ease State debt by €3bn
The establishment of Irish Water could give the Government an extra €500 million "leeway" in the 2015 budget, according to Prof John FitzGerald of the [...]
Bibby Financial Services has €60m in funds for Irish SMEs
Global invoice finance company, Bibby Financial Services, has launched a new €60 million fund for small and medium-sized Irish businesses. The fund is aimed at [...]
Ulster Bank ready to loan €850m for housing market
Ulster Bank today said that it is making €850 million of new personal lending available for customers looking to newly enter or make a move [...]
Kentz has €11.4bn of work in pipeline
In its pre-close trading statement — ahead of the publication of its annual results in late March — Kentz said yesterday its standalone backlog of [...]
NAMA offices to be made available free for startups
The scheme will probably be rolled out this year under the 2014 Action Plan for Jobs, the Irish Independent reports today. The idea emered out of the [...]














