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Deals site gets a deal – Foffit.com acquires Dealsireland.ie News
15.05.2013 Daily deals website Dealsireland.ie has been acquired by a Cork-based deals site, Foffit.com, for an undisclosed sum. Dealsireland.com says it will remain operational for the...Categories: Online Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Deals Done, Consumer TechTags: Daily Deals, E-commerce -
Big data could mean big health cost savings and better outcomes News
14.05.2013 Picture a scenario where, by collecting the right data and using today’s sophisticated analytics, our health system could predict when a patient with chronic conditions might... -
Facebook investor Thiel leads US$6m investment in TransferWise News
14.05.2013 A venture fund established by Peter Thiel, the first investor in Facebook and one of the leading investors in the Collison brothers’ Stripe, is leading a US$6m investment in... -
Irish firms head to Poland and Czech Republic for EI trade mission News
13.05.2013 Irish companies have today embarked on a four-day Enterprise Ireland trade mission in order to increase their exports to Poland and the Czech Republic. -
Deloitte to create 177 jobs in Belfast News
07.05.2013 Business consultancy Deloitte is to create 177 new jobs over the next three years at its Belfast Technology Studio, on the back of a stg£1.2m investment from Invest NI in the... -
Career memes of the week: game developers News
07.05.2013 It’s a good time for game developers in Ireland right now. Employment in the country’s digital gaming sector grew 90pc between 2009 and 2012, and this growth rate can be... -
Open Innovation 2.0 conference to focus on job creation News
02.05.2013 More than 300 delegates from around the world are expected to descend on Dublin later this month for a two-day conference called Open Innovation 2.0 to explore how a new... -
Interview with Intel’s first Irish female vice-president (videos) News
02.05.2013 We talk to Intel’s first Irish female vice-president, Ann Kelleher. Appointed vice-president in 2011, Kelleher is responsible for Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group and...Categories: Software, Leadership & Management, Hardware, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Development, Design, Computers -
MicksGarage.com reveals €2.3m investment and 65 new jobs News
02.05.2013 Irish car parts and accessories e-commerce retailer MicksGarage.com is to create 65 new jobs over the next two years on the back of a €2.3m investment to expand the business. -
Creating a wind-turbine manufacturing hub in the midlands News
30.04.2013 Renewable energy entrepreneur Eddie O’Connor, founder and CEO of Mainstream Renewable Power, talks about the scope to create a supply chain manufacturing hub for the wind-energy... -
New Glanbia dairy facility set to create 1,600 jobs News
30.04.2013 Dairy ingredients company Glanbia Ingredients Ireland has announced its plan to build a new dairy facility in Belview on the Kilkenny/Waterford border that is expected to create... -
Intel’s first Irish female VP helps engineer the future News
30.04.2013 Picture the scene: it is the mid-1980s at University College Cork (UCC) and a lecture hall fills with engineering students. Initially, nothing looks out of the ordinary except...Categories: Leadership & Management, Investments, Engineering, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment -
Facebook’s Dublin expansion may create about 300 jobs - reports News
30.04.2013 A major expansion of Facebook’s European headquarters in Dublin may create about 300 jobs. The social networking giant has reached a €3.5m agreement to rent space in the Daniel... -
Sea Fibre Networks’ C-fibre solution links Dublin to Paris News
29.04.2013 Carrier-neutral fibre player Sea Fibre Networks is enabling the cloud economy with the expansion of its C-Fibre portfolio from the greater Dublin area to Paris, via London. -
€2,500 online business voucher on way to help SMEs access €21bn digital economy News
26.04.2013 Internet giants Facebook, Google and PayPal are to work on a special pilot involving 20 Irish companies to bring them into the digital economy. Announcing the pilot, Ireland's... -
Ireland tops the EU for third-level education attainment – Eurostat News
26.04.2013 Ireland has the highest proportion of young people who have successfully completed third-level education in the EU – that’s according to new figures from the statistical office... -
CoderDojo NYC co-founder calls for more female mentors (video) News
24.04.2013 Rebecca Garcia, the 22-year-old co-founder of the first CoderDojo in New York City, says that learning how to code could enable children to overcome social and economic barriers...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Education, Economy, Development, Design -
Interview with Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant (video) News
25.04.2013 In perfect timing for today’s Girls in ICT Day comes our interview with the founder of Black Girls Code Kimberly Bryant. She started Black Girls Code in 2011 and it is now...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Computers, Apps -
Interview with CoderDojo Diva Limerick’s Karen O’Connell (video) News
25.04.2013 Today is Girls in ICT Day and the perfect occasion to highlight an interview with Karen O’Connell, mother of three and a former Dell worker, who helps run CoderDojo Divas in...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Education, Economy, Development, Design -
100 entrepreneurs challenged to launch start-up ideas within 48 hours News
26.04.2013 The Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin will throw down an interesting gauntlet for 100 entrepreneurs at its Launch48 weekend in June – devise and launch a start-up idea within...