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Brands must offer more to build loyalty with younger customers

    Brands must offer more to build loyalty with younger customers

A new study from technology specialist Ricoh Ireland has highlighted generational differences in customer service expectations. Older age groups are revealed as being less forgiving of brands, while younger customers

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Companies not taking advantage of stable environment to plan for Brexit

    Companies not taking advantage of stable environment to plan for Brexit

The latest quarterly (April – June 2017) InterTradeIreland Business Monitor Report, shows that, despite the UK voting to leave the EU 12 months ago, the proportion of companies with a

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Enterprise Ireland invests In IoT cloud platform

    Enterprise Ireland invests In IoT cloud platform

Venture capital fund, Suir Valley Ventures, has announced it has invested €750,000 into Wia, one of the leading Internet of Things (‘IoT’) cloud platforms. Wia’s IoT cloud platform enables developers

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€3.5M govt fund to support community health projects

    €3.5M govt fund to support community health projects

The Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD has welcomed the recent announcement from the Department of Rural and Community Development of the approval of the 2017 Dormant Accounts Action Plan.

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Kabbage secures $250m funding

    Kabbage secures $250m funding

Kabbage, a company with some 115,000 customers and $3.5 billion in loans that has built an automated platform for lending money to small businesses and individuals using data points to

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IDA Ireland confirms strong pipeline in financial services sector following Brexit

    IDA Ireland confirms strong pipeline in financial services sector following Brexit

IDA Ireland has confirmed significant investments in the financial services sector in the first half of 2017.  Over 15 global financial institutions have announced their intentions to set up or

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Datapac announces 35 new jobs and €2.1m investment

    Datapac announces 35 new jobs and €2.1m investment

Technology solutions and services provider Datapac has announced it will create 35 new jobs at its location in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. The jobs are being created as part of a

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Minister of State announces eGovernment Strategy 2017-2020

    Minister of State announces eGovernment Strategy 2017-2020

Patrick O’Donovan, Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment, has announced the publication of the eGovernment Strategy 2017-2020. The new strategy has been developed to build upon the

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Berkshire Hathaway specialty insurance opens Dublin office

    Berkshire Hathaway specialty insurance opens Dublin office

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), a firm owned by Warren Buffet, has announced it has established a new office in Dublin and appointed Cormac McNamara as Property & Casualty

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Clive goes live in Dublin

    Clive goes live in Dublin

UK experiential brand company Clive has opened a new office in Dublin for our its Irish operation. Three full time jobs have immediately been created, with additional roles planned for later

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Send money with PayPal in Skype Mobile App

    Send money with PayPal in Skype Mobile App

PayPal and Skype users in 22 countries – including Ireland – can now send money from PayPal directly in their Skype mobile app. With this new app, people in Ireland

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Kinesis win IAGG 2017 tech day pitch event

    Kinesis win IAGG 2017 tech day pitch event

Kinesis Health Technologies, an Irish health technology start-up, has been declared overall winner of the Tech Day pitching competition held during the 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress which

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Global shares to create 80 new financial technology jobs in West Cork and overseas

    Global shares to create 80 new financial technology jobs in West Cork and overseas

West Cork based Global Shares, a leading global provider of share plan administration software, share-dealing, global custody and financial reporting tools has today announced the creation of a further 80 new

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€11m funding for rural recreation projects

    €11m funding for rural recreation projects

Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has approved over €11 million in funding for projects under Measures 1 and 3 of the 2017 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. The

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Synexa Life Sciences opens international HQ in Dublin

    Synexa Life Sciences opens international HQ in Dublin

Synexa Life Sciences, a global leader in biomarker services, has announced the opening of its international headquarters in Dublin. The new centre will be home to Synexa’s global business development

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Minister Murphy approves further 70 Rapid Build Homes in Dublin City

    Minister Murphy approves further 70 Rapid Build Homes in Dublin City

Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, has approved the construction of 70 rapid delivery houses at three locations in Dublin City.  The houses will be built in

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€85m extension at Bausch + Lomb adds 125 new jobs

    €85m extension at Bausch + Lomb adds 125 new jobs

Bausch + Lomb has announced that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation have officially opened a €85 million extension at the company’s Waterford facility to help

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BioMarin expands facility to manufacture medicine for rare genetic diseases

    BioMarin expands facility to manufacture medicine for rare genetic diseases

Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, has officially opened a new expansion at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. in Shanbally, Co Cork. BioMarin has recently extended its site footprint to

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SME lending market remains highly concentrated

    SME lending market remains highly concentrated

According to the latest Central Bank SME Market Report for the first half of 2017, the SME lending market remains highly concentrated, despite continued reduction in the bank concentration of

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Over 4.2% growth in overseas visitors for January-June 2017

    Over 4.2% growth in overseas visitors for January-June 2017

Commenting on figures published by the CSO for overseas visitors to Ireland for January to June, Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: “I am pleased to see growth of +4.2%

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PayPal completes financial education workshops for 400 students

    PayPal completes financial education workshops for 400 students

PayPal has announced the successful completion of a series of financial education workshops for secondary school students in partnership with Junior Achievement Ireland. More than 400 transition year students from

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20 year anniversary for leading water recycling company

    20 year anniversary for leading water recycling company

Aquabio Ltd, one of the UK’s leading water re-use companies, is celebrating 20 years in the industry. The company was originally set up as a private business in 1997 with

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55% of young people plan to ditch TV licence – Pure Telecom

    55% of young people plan to ditch TV licence – Pure Telecom

A new online survey from Irish telecoms and broadband provider, Pure Telecom, has revealed that 55% of Irish TV licence holders aged 30 and under are planning to, or considering,

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IP Telecom and GoldStar Telecom sign three year wholesale deal worth €500,000

    IP Telecom and GoldStar Telecom sign three year wholesale deal worth €500,000

IP Telecom, a Dublin based company which offers first class telephony solutions to companies in Ireland and across the world

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Getting the competitive edge

    Getting the competitive edge

Based in the Nexus Innovation Centre in University of Limerick, data capturing firm Smart Factory was set up to help

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Money and progress critical for ambitious Irish millennials

    Money and progress critical for ambitious Irish millennials

EngageSmith has announced its EngageSmith Millennial Workplace Survey that tracks Irish millennials’ attitudes to work and career on a quarterly basis. This

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“Propeller Shannon” Start-Up Accelerator at Shannon Airport launches

    “Propeller Shannon” Start-Up Accelerator at Shannon Airport launches

Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen has launched the Propeller

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Dublin Port trade volumes increase 2.9% in first six months of 2017

    Dublin Port trade volumes increase 2.9% in first six months of 2017

Dublin Port Company has published its latest trade figures showing half-year growth of 2.9%, putting Dublin Port on track for

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A Lion for three robots

    A Lion for three robots

Mitsubishi Electric’s interactive robotic installation known as “Threebots” has been awarded with the coveted Silver Lion in Cannes. “Threebots” has

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40 new roles at Queens Uni as EU puts €9m into major energy hub

    40 new roles at Queens Uni as EU puts €9m into major energy hub

A new ‘virtual centre of competence’ is being created at Queens University in Belfast, after the EU’s INTERREG VA Programme

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New initiative for Irish SMEs

    New initiative for Irish SMEs

Crowe Horwath has partnered with Dublin Chamber to create the ‘Pinnacle Programme’, an initiative targeted at businesses with a turnover

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Resources for Budget 2018 €400 million more than estimated

    Resources for Budget 2018 €400 million more than estimated

Ibec has called on the Government to show further ambition in meeting Ireland’s critical infrastructure and demographic needs. Launching the

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Bank of America to locate EU legal entities to Dublin

    Bank of America to locate EU legal entities to Dublin

IDA Ireland has welcomed Bank of America confirmation that it has chosen Dublin as the preferred location for its principal

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Bord Gáis Energy Index drops 7% in June, as oil, gas and electricity prices continue to fall

    Bord Gáis Energy Index drops 7% in June, as oil, gas and electricity prices continue to fall

The Bord Gáis Energy Index fell 7% in June and is 5% lower than the same period last year. June

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Irish companies exposing themselves to huge GDPR fines

    Irish companies exposing themselves to huge GDPR fines

AMI, one of Ireland’s leading secure IT retirement company, has revealed the results of a survey of senior IT decision-makers

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Facebook sets up SME council in Ireland

    Facebook sets up SME council in Ireland

Facebook is set to establish an SME Council in Ireland as it aims to grow its usage amongst small businesses

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NCC publishes Ireland’s Competitiveness Scorecard 2017

    NCC publishes Ireland’s Competitiveness Scorecard 2017

The National Competitiveness Council has published its annual benchmarking report, Ireland’s Competitiveness Scorecard 2017. The Scorecard provides a statistical assessment

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ISME calls on employer representatives on the LPC to resign

    ISME calls on employer representatives on the LPC to resign

ISME, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, has called on the three employer representatives on the Low Pay Commission

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The journey towards Industry 4.0

    The journey towards Industry 4.0

Hartmut Pütz, President Factory Automation EMEA at Mitsubishi Electric Europe, talks about the digital transformation of industry. He focuses on

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Belfast company set to revolutionise global weight loss industry

    Belfast company set to revolutionise global weight loss industry

Young tech firm Neurovalens has used Invest Northern Ireland support for research and development (R&D) to develop Modius, a weight

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‘Ireland’s stability seen as a strength in an uncertain world’

    ‘Ireland’s stability seen as a strength in an uncertain world’

Address by Martin D. Shanahan CEO, IDA Ireland at the MacGill Summer School Uncertainty is the “mot du jour” or

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Visa and PayPal extend partnership to Europe

    Visa and PayPal extend partnership to Europe

Visa and PayPal have announced an extension of their strategic partnership to Europe. The two companies are already collaborating in

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SFA criticises recommendation for 30c increase in minimum wage

    SFA criticises recommendation for 30c increase in minimum wage

The Small Firms Association (SFA) has criticised the recommendation of the Low Pay Commission for the National Minimum Wage to

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Colt and Equinix partnership brings power of cloud to heart of enterprise

    Colt and Equinix partnership brings power of cloud to heart of enterprise

Colt Technology Services has announced a strategic partnership with Equinix, Inc. to interconnect theColt IQ Network with Equinix’s cloud ecosystem. Today, Colt

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HireUp wins in Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund competition

    HireUp wins in Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund competition

A new Irish company HireUp is solving a big problem for companies that are spending huge sums every year on

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Barclays to continue passported activity post-Brexit

    Barclays to continue passported activity post-Brexit

Barclays has announced that it plans to use its licensed EU subsidiary to allow it to continue passported activity post-Brexit.

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Irish Exporters Association elects first female President

    Irish Exporters Association elects first female President

The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has announced that Nicola Byrne, Founder of 11890 Directory Inquiries and Cloud90, is the President

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UK top destination for professionals leaving Ireland

    UK top destination for professionals leaving Ireland

According to new data released by LinkedIn, the UK remains the top destination for professionals leaving Ireland, despite the country’s

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Shopify looks to hire 100 support staff in West Ireland

    Shopify looks to hire 100 support staff in West Ireland

Shopify Inc., the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses came to Galway two years ago

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Underlying growth in Irish economy remains robust

    Underlying growth in Irish economy remains robust

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, welcomed the publication of new national accounts published today by the CSO which

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Unilever Foundry launches in Ireland

    Unilever Foundry launches in Ireland

Unilever has announced a new partnership between its global startup collaboration platform, Unilever Foundry and Dogpatch Labs, Ireland’s leading startup

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Ireland ranks 10th in overall global scientific ranking

    Ireland ranks 10th in overall global scientific ranking

Science Foundation Ireland has published its 2016 annual report, highlighting the significant impact achieved from the €184 million investment by

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Matheson announces opening of San Francisco office

    Matheson announces opening of San Francisco office

Irish law firm Matheson has announced the opening of an office in San Francisco. With over 650 staff headquartered in

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Beazley plc to establish European insurance company in Dublin

    Beazley plc to establish European insurance company in Dublin

Insurance firm Beazley plc is to establish a European insurance company in Dublin. The company, which is an IDA Ireland

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Zendesk plans to expand team to 500 staff in Ireland

    Zendesk plans to expand team to 500 staff in Ireland

Zendesk has announced that it is looking to hire an additional 300 staff and has agreed a lease to expand

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Retailers call for reform of local authority rates system

    Retailers call for reform of local authority rates system

Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the retail sector, has launched a new policy paper entitled ‘Tackling the rates

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Nearly 1,900 new company start-ups a month in first half of 2017

    Nearly 1,900 new company start-ups a month in first half of 2017

According to Vision-net.ie, new figures show that nearly 1,900 new company start-ups (1,878) were formed, on average, each month in

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Sharp increase in jobs saved through examinership

    Sharp increase in jobs saved through examinership

New data released to mark the end of the second quarter of 2017 has shown a sharp increase in jobs

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