ECB stands steady with rates in an advance of assesment
The ECB has left it's main interest rate unchanged this morning and it now stands at a record low of 0.75 %. The move was [...]
Reilly Approves HSE Service Plan 2013
The Minister for Health Dr James Reilly has today, Thursday 10th January 2013, approved the HSE Service Plan for the year 2013. The approval follows [...]
Budget 2012 Measures will Kick Start Investment Market and Renew Interest in Previously Unsalable Buy-to-Lets
It is no longer appropriate to measure the Irish property market in totality as there is a growing divergence in performance between mature Dublin/ Cork [...]
Huawei announces the opening of a new Research and Development Centre in Ireland
Huawei, the leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced the opening of a new research and development centre spread across two sites [...]
New mortgage approvals continue to increase
The level of mortgage approvals continues to increase as confirmed by the second monthly report in the new IBF data series which tracks the number [...]
NTMA to step up market re-engagement in 2013, plans to raise €10bn from markets
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) today reported results for 2012 and provided a review of activities across the range of its business functions. Speaking [...]
Management appointment at BAM Infratechniek
Bunnik, The Netherlands, 9 January 2013 –The Executive Board of Royal BAM Group has appointed Mr H.J. Versteegen with effect from 1 January 2013 as [...]
13 looks set to be a lucky number for Ireland
Last year proved to be an inflection point for the Irish economy, with the domestically focused component of it beginning to stabilise after years of [...]
NUI Galway Celebrates 40 Years of MBA Success
NUI Galway’s J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics is organising a conference and gala dinner to mark the 40th anniversary of the first intake to [...]
Average payment in Ireland takes 62 days – SFA Ireland
The Director of the Small Firms Association (SFA), Patricia Callan, has said that late payments in Ireland are compounding an already difficult financial environment for many small firms. “Getting [...]
IDA Ireland Client Companies Created 12,722 New Jobs in 2012
IDA Ireland,has reported the creation of 12,722 new jobs during 2012. IDA client companies added a total of 6,570 new net jobs, the IDA’s third consecutive year [...]
FALLING OIL PRICES PUSH ENERGY INDEX DOWN 2%
In December the Bord Gáis Energy Index fell 2% as euro zone buyers of oil benefited from a combination of a weaker US dollar and [...]
Boliden must honour eight month old Tara Mines wage agreement – Tóibín
Sinn Féin Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has expressed huge disappointment and worry at the news that the Swedish company Boliden, owners of Tara Mines [...]
Enterprise Ireland’s End of Year Statement 2012
In its End of Year Statement published Enterprise Ireland reported that Irish exporting companies increased employment by 3,804 in 2012. This is the highest net [...]
ew ‘Low Carbon’ Tender Option Expected to Save Country €100,000’s in Carbon Taxes
In a significant step towards improving environmental practices in local authority construction projects, local authorities throughout the country have reviewed the tendering framework for these [...]
Permission to dump spoil in Dublin Bay should be refused – Kenny
Dublin Bay North Labour T.D., Seán Kenny, today called on the Environmental Protection Agency to refuse a pre-Christmas permit application by Dublin City Council for [...]
Strong finish to 2012 for Ireland’s public finances
Exchequer Returns data released this evening by the Department of Finance revealed a strong performance by the public finances in December. While the Budget on [...]
Westmeath Westmeath County Council continues to create jobs with new projects
Westmeath’s county manager says the county council makes a significant contribution to creating and sustaining jobs as reported by the Athlone Advertisier. Speaking at this [...]
NAMA Issues End of Year Review for 2012
NAMA has issued an end-year summary of progress made in 2012, and since its inception, on a number of its key objectives and targets. Among [...]
IBM Global Location Trends Report ranks Ireland Number 1 location in world for Inward Investment
IDA Ireland today welcomed the results of the IBM 2012 Global Location Trends Report which ranks Ireland: The IBM 2012 Global Location Trends Report analyses the latest [...]
Fitzpatrick arrested, facing 12 new charges
Former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean Fitzpatrick is to be charged with 12 further breaches of company law. Mr Fitzpatrick, who is already accused of [...]














