JOB CREATION LEGISLATION WILL DOMINATE FIRST DÁIL TERM OF 2013
The Government Chief Whip, Minister Paul Kehoe T.D., today announced the Government’s Legislative Programme for the Spring 2013 Parliamentary session. Speaking following the Cabinet’s approval [...]
Ireland’s trade surplus widens to €4.3bn in November
Goods imports and exports data just released by Ireland's Central Statistics Office show that the trade surplus widened to €4.3bn in November from October's €3.3bn [...]
Carbon Monoxide detectors must be made mandatory for homes – Ellis
Sinn Féin TD and Housing Spokesperson Dessie Ellis has called on the government to introduce legislation which would make the installation of carbon monoxide detectors [...]
APPRENTICES SCALE NEW HEIGHTS THANKS TO POWERTEAM
One of Ireland’s fastest growing high voltage (HV) electrical design and build companies Powerteam, which specialises in the construction and maintenance of electrical substations and [...]
Researchers to Develop High-quality Forestry Products using Irish Timber
A new research initiative has begun at NUI Galway to develop high-quality forestry products in Ireland using innovative engineering technologies. One of the first activities [...]
Ireland Scoops Travel Awards in China
Ireland has been voted “most popular destination 2012” at a high profile awards ceremony in Shanghai. The annual awards, the SPECIAL TRIP: THE WORLD TRAVEL [...]
Energia Customers move to paperless bills
Customers of competitive energy provider Energia are moving in significant numbers to online billing. Following a recent competition to promote paperless billing, Andrea Casey of [...]
NTMA €500m Auction in short-term debt
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) announces an auction of Treasury Bills (‘Bills’) on Thursday 17 January 2013. The NTMA will offer €500 million of [...]
Passive House planning facilitated by new certified components
Darmstadt/Munich. With record number of new components Passive House Institute certified, Passive House design has never been easier. A total of 134 products received the [...]
Activity and new orders both fall at weaker rates at end of 2012
The Irish construction sector remained firmly in contraction in December, although there were signs that the decline eased as activity, new orders and employment all [...]
Vistakon Ireland invests over €100m in Limerick facility creating 100 jobs
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD and Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD today announced that Vistakon Ireland plans to invest over €100 million [...]
William Fry Announces Over 40 New Jobs
William Fry today announced 21 new appointments across a number of key areas for the Firm including Corporate, Litigation, Financial Services and Competition as it continues to expand in 2013. The [...]
Hireland initiative marks 4,000 new jobs during 2012
Over 1,400 companies pledged more than 6,000 jobs as a result of the Hireland initiative during 2012. On average, companies pledged over three jobs each. [...]
Energia to supply 2.4GwH to 150 EPS sites in Irelan
EPS Pumping and Treatment Systems is switching to Ireland's leading independent energy firm Energia in a major new €2.4 million electricity deal. The new deal will see [...]
Minister Quinn announces an extra €3 million to assist third level students facing financial hardship
The Minister for Education and Skills is allocating an extra €3 million to the Student Assistance Fund, which is available to third level students who [...]
OMISSION OF IRISH WATER FROM NEW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL BE MUST ADDRESSED – FLEMING
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform Seán Fleming has said the exclusion of the Irish Water from the government’s new Freedom of Information [...]
Exports surge by €9 billion to reach a new high of €183 billion for year 2012
Mr John Whelan, Chief Executive of the Irish Exporters Association (IEA), stated at the launch of the Review; "Ireland’s export growth at twice the world trade [...]
Technical Advisors appointed to the new DIT Grangegorman Campus
A team of 40 architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other specialists met today in Grangegorman to begin the development of detailed technical specifications for [...]
President Draghi emphasises significant improvement in financial market conditions and broad stabilisation of financial market indicators
The outcome of the ECB’s first policy meeting of 2013 was in line with market expectations, with no change to policy. While the December meeting [...]
OmniPay creates 30 new jobs in Dublin
OmniPay, a First Data company and global payments processor, today announced that it is to create 30 new jobs at its headquarters in Clonskeagh, Dublin, [...]
CIF SAYS FITCH’S MACRO APPROACH TO IRISH PROPERTY IS “OUT OF DATE”
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has called on the Fitch’s rating agency to look at how they compile their residential property briefings for Ireland in [...]














