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Rye River invests €4m in new Co Kildare brewery

Rye River Brewing Corporation has announced an investment of €4m to build a new brewery and visitor centre in Celbridge in Co Kildare. The new centre is expected to employ

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Pretax losses double at Dublin-listed Merrion Pharmaceuticals

    Pretax losses double at Dublin-listed Merrion Pharmaceuticals

Merrion Pharmaceuticals says its survival is dependent on Declan Ryan’s Irelandia Investments not calling in an overdue loan as it reported a doubling of half-year losses. The Dublin-listed group, whose

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Virgin Media is ready to launch its mobile service in Ireland

    Virgin Media is ready to launch its mobile service in Ireland

Virgin Media, formerly known as UPC, is to launch its new Virgin Mobile brand in Ireland on Monday 5 October with unlimited data, voice and texts for €25 a month,

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Paypal Ireland head warns of FDI threat due to rental crisis

    Paypal Ireland head warns of FDI threat due to rental crisis

Paypal has begun asking staff to make spare rooms available to new employees, because of the shortage of rental accommodation, according to the company’s head of Irish operations Louise Phelan.

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Siemens ‘Partner 2020’ plan aims to lift Irish manufacturing to new heights

 Siemens is launching its ambitious Partner 2020 programme. The bold strategy is set to inject a fresh focus on supplying technology and guidance to make Ireland a global manufacturing powerhouse,

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Ryanair chairman pours cold water on O’Leary plan

    Ryanair chairman pours cold water on O’Leary plan

Ryanair chairman David Bonderman has cast doubts on Michael O’Leary’s plans for his airline to provide connecting flights for long-haul carriers such as Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, saying he’s a

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Accenture to create 200 jobs by establishing Centre for Innovation in Dublin

Accenture  is expanding its Irish operations and establishing a Centre for Innovation in Dublin where the company will research, incubate, and pilot innovative industry-specific and cross-industry technologies and solutions for

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Providence looks to extend debt facility if Barryroe deal drags on

    Providence looks to extend debt facility if Barryroe deal drags on

Announcing its half-year results yesterday, the oil and gas explorer said it is in discussions with its debt provider, US-based Melody Finance, regarding a “possible extension of the terms and

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Smurfit Kappa overhauls management at its European operations

    Smurfit Kappa overhauls management at its European operations

Mr Villaquiran, who is currently chief executive of the group’s Corrugated Europe division, will take up the new role of CEO of the company’s Europe division. He will take up

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IBM Expands its Analytics & Solutions Lab in Ireland

    IBM Expands its Analytics & Solutions Lab in Ireland

BM (NYSE: IBM) has announced it is to expand its IBM Ireland Analytics & Solutions Lab to advance cloud social collaboration and HR analytics software that help organisations build and maintain

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Tesco’s sales grow for first time in two years

    Tesco’s sales grow for first time in two years

Tesco has seen sales at its Irish supermarkets grow for the first time in more than two years although the increase is modest at best despite back to school shoppers

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Over 200 delegates attend PharmaChemical Ireland Conference in Cork

Minister at State, Sean Sherlock TD opened the fifth PharmaChemical Ireland (PCI), Parenteral Drugs Association (PDA), International Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) Conference in the Radisson Hotel, Little Island, Cork on Wednesday

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Aryzta to sell last of stock in agri-services group Origin

    Aryzta to sell last of stock in agri-services group Origin

Aryzta has announced plans to sell its remaining stock in Irish agri-services group Origin Enterprises. The Swiss-based food group said it will sell more than 36 million shares in Origin, representing

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Digicel ready for $400m acquisition spree

    Digicel ready for $400m acquisition spree

Directors of Digicel have told investors it is prepared to spend $400 million on up to 15 acquisitions as the group pivots away from being a pure mobile operator and

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Jobs growth at risk as firms face year-long wait for Irish offices

    Jobs growth at risk as firms face year-long wait for Irish offices

Around 70pc of the take-up of office space in the first half of the year was dominated by international technology firms, according to joint research from the Economic and Social

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Applegreen’s half yearly revenues up 16%

    Applegreen’s half yearly revenues up 16%

Today’s results are the company’s first as a stock listed firm. The company said its like-for-like profit margin on fuel was 3% lower over the first six months of the

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US pharma giant looks at selling Irish plant

    US pharma giant looks at selling Irish plant

The biggest drug manufacturer in India in terms of revenue is trying to control costs that have spiralled since it bought rival firm Ranbaxy Laboratories for $4bn in an all-share

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Sales of Kerrygold products expected to grow 30% in US this year

    Sales of Kerrygold products expected to grow 30% in US this year

Ornua, which was formerly known as the Irish Dairy Board, has reported that sales of its Kerrygold butter and cheese products and on track to grow by nearly 30 per

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Ward Solutions invests €1.2m in Dublin operations centre

    Ward Solutions invests €1.2m in Dublin operations centre

Ward Solutions has invested €1.2 million in an operations centre aimed at expanding its managed information security services offering to customers throughout Ireland, with a launch in Britain planned for

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IAG buyout of Aer Lingus makes €12m for activist investor

    IAG buyout of Aer Lingus makes €12m for activist investor

The investment firm revealed the profit yesterday. Crystal Amber only acquired its 2.8pc Aer Lingus stake in summer last year. It was the single biggest institutional shareholder in the airline.

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Diageo to unveil Oliver Loomes as new Irish country director

    Diageo to unveil Oliver Loomes as new Irish country director

Diageo is expected to name Oliver Loomes as its new country director of Ireland later this morning in place of David Smith, who has held the position since July 2011.

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Paddy Power and Betfair merger company to be Dublin based

    Paddy Power and Betfair merger company to be Dublin based

The €2 billion-a-year gambling giant formed by the merger of Irish bookie Paddy Power and London-listed betting exchange Betfair will be based in the Republic. The companies announced last month

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Survey: Facebook still dominant in higher education

    Survey: Facebook still dominant in higher education

Dublin, 08 September 2015:  TERMINALFOUR, the digital marketing and web content management platform for higher education, today announced results of its Global Higher Education Survey. The results revealed insights into

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Paddy Power shareholders to receive €80m special dividend

  Paddy Power shareholders to receive €80m special dividend

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has agreed the terms of its proposed merger with UK gaming company Betfair, paving the way

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Tesco agrees £4.2bn deal to offload South Korean operation Homeplus

  Tesco agrees £4.2bn deal to offload South Korean operation Homeplus

Tesco has agreed to sell its South Korean business Homeplus in a £4.2 billion deal in the latest phase of

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Musgrave’s €57m sale of GB business gets competition approval

  Musgrave’s €57m sale of GB business gets competition approval

It marks the end of a more than decade-long failed assault on the market, with Musgrave now largely concentrating on

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UK’s 2GW Eggborough power station may close in March 2016

  UK’s 2GW Eggborough power station may close in March 2016

Eggborough Power (EPL) intends to shutdown its 2GW coal-fired power facility in North Yorkshire, UK, by March 2016. This decision

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US pharma services firm Tech Group eyes significant Dublin expansion

  US pharma services firm Tech Group eyes significant Dublin expansion

Dublin could be in line for another jobs boost with a planned multi-million euro expansion of a US-owned pharma outsourcing

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Former Donegal Creameries sees slight revenue decline

  Former Donegal Creameries sees slight revenue decline

Donegal Investment Group has reported revenues which were down €500,000 in the first six months of the year as a

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Eircom back in black, confirms rebrand as Q4 revenues surge 5pc to €325m

  Eircom back in black, confirms rebrand as Q4 revenues surge 5pc to €325m

Quad play player Eircom has reported its first year-on-year growth in seven years with revenues up 5pc to €325m. The

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AirSpeed Telecom signs €250,000 deal with William Fry

  AirSpeed Telecom signs €250,000 deal with William Fry

AirSpeed Telecom has signed a three-year deal worth €250,000 with law firm William Fry. Headquartered in Dublin, William Fry completed

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APC announce 50 new jobs in Cork

  APC announce 50 new jobs in Cork

The company say that the new jobs have arisen largely from its ability to attract new industrial partnerships that were

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400 jobs on the way as Deloitte says it’s hiring

  400 jobs on the way as Deloitte says it’s hiring

UP TO 400 jobs are on the way for Dublin, Cork and Limerick, as the world’s largest consulting business, Deloitte

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Eircom gives digital boost to 10 firms with €100,000 awarded under scheme

  Eircom gives digital boost to 10 firms with €100,000 awarded under scheme

The initiative aims to offer help in business mobility, digital training, sales, marketing and business productivity for companies within the

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