Howlin given more time to reach pay deal with unions
Ireland has another week to try to reach an agreement with public sector unions over a pay deal seen as crucial to helping avoid industrial [...]
Bord Gáis Energy sale process commences
Bord Gáis Éireann announces that it has commenced the sale process for Bord Gáis Energy, its energy business, and will be issuing an Information Memorandum [...]
Green light for new Planning Regulator
The establishment of a Planning Regulator was the most significant recommendation regarding planning made by the Mahon Tribunal when it issued its final report in [...]
Major milestone in delivery of high speed Internet connectivity across Ireland
The Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte, T.D., has announced that Prisa Technologies Ltd, is being appointed by his Department to assist in driving the design, [...]
Next phase of public private partnership school building plan announced
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced details of the schools that are to be delivered in Bundle 5 of the [...]
SFA has concerns over access to public contracts
“New Government buying policies has the potential to eliminate small businesses from the tendering process, resulting in business closures, job losses, regional imbalance and ultimately [...]
Energia signs up WIndsor Motors
Windsor Motors Group has signed a €200,000 deal with Energia, which will involve the energy provider supplying over 1.5 gigawatt hours of electricity and gas [...]
Hayes welcomes move to address ‘crippling’ construction sector insurance costs
Minister of State Brian Hayes today (01-May-2013) welcomed the easing of insurance restrictions on the awarding of public works contracts. Public works contracts are estimated [...]
Irish building new life in New Zealand
Australia attracts the majority of Irish people looking to make a new home Down Under, but neighbouring New Zealand offers a more temperate climate, lush [...]
Tanaiste opens new 8 Million Euro Swimming Pool and Leisure Centre in Loughlinstown
An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., today officially opened a new swimming pool and leisure centre in Loughlinstown. The [...]
New chairman for the IPFMA
Commercial property and facility management professional and chartered surveyor Vincent Hickey (left), operations director, Aramark, has been elected the new chairman of the IPFMA (Irish [...]
Irish Tradespeople to benefit from changes to Australian Visa Rules
The Australian Government assessment authorities have just released a list of occupations which are now eligible to apply for a Permanent Residency (PR) visa in [...]
April Exchequer deficit dips €1bn to €6b
The Exchequer deficit for the four months to the end of April stood at E6.1bn, a E1bn fall compared to a year ago with total [...]
Kenny plans to end dole dependency
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has warned Ireland could no longer afford to tolerate a "passive" welfare system that consigned large numbers of people to welfare dependency. [...]
ECB cut rates to record low
At today’s meeting, which was held in Bratislava, the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions: The interest rate on the [...]
“Energy efficient homes is the long term solution to fuel poverty” – Rabbitte
The Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte T.D has stressed that the only long term solution to the problems of fuel poverty lie in the quality [...]
Rents up 5pc in the capital
Rents rose last year as a shortage of properties in places where people want to live has made housing more expensive. The average national rent [...]
An Taisce challenges planned UK nuclear power plant
An Taisce is undertaking a High Court challenge in London over a planned nuclear power plant in Somerset. The Hinkley Point nuclear power plant is [...]
ECB set for rate cut
The European Central Bank is expected to cut its main interest rate for the first time in 10 months on Thursday, driven to act by [...]
Irish firm extends Botswana diamond mining
Botswana Diamonds plc (AIM:BOD) today announces that, further to its announcement of 5 February 2013, the Memorandum of Understanding with the private South African company [...]
NAMA – sale completed on Irish loan portfolio of approx €800m par value
NAMA completes sale of Irish loan portfolio with par value of approximately €800 million Starwood Capital Group and NAMA Create Joint Venture Partnership to Manage [...]














