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Ireland is to be Stripe’s first launch country in Europe News
19.05.2013 Stripe, the payment platform for developers led by the Collison brothers from Limerick, will launch first in Ireland before the rest of Europe.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Investments, eCommerce, Digital Business, Development -
Work permit reforms have led to €10.5m in additional investment News
17.05.2013 In the past year, new work permit schemes in Ireland have brought in an estimated €10.5m of investment in terms of the creation and retention of 270 jobs in ICT, recycling and... -
Now that Eircom’s VDSL network is live, alternative operators get ready to pounce News
17.05.2013 So Eircom’s had its big day and has gone live with the first phase of its fibre network which will serve about 300,000 homes. From Monday, other licensed operators will launch... -
20-20 vision – Ireland is still only at the start of its fibre journey News
17.05.2013 Ireland’s fibre journey is not a fait accompli and if anything time is of the essence if the Government is to reach its goal of having a minimum of 30Mbps for every home by... -
Outsourcing group Capita to create 800 jobs in Ireland News
17.05.2013 Business process outsourcing and professional services company Capita is to create 800 jobs over the next three years, doubling the number of people it employs in Ireland. -
Cloud visionary and RTÉ ‘dragon’ to chair Govt Entrepreneurship Forum News
17.05.2013 Entrepreneur and investor Sean O’Sullivan, credited by MIT for co-coining the term ‘cloud computing’, has been appointed chairman of an Entrepreneurship Advisory Forum by the... -
Former Intel CEO awarded Certificate of Irish Heritage News
17.05.2013 The former CEO and president of Intel Dr Craig Barrett, who presided over Intel’s original decision to locate major manufacturing operations in Ireland and resulting in some...Categories: Leadership & Management, Investments, Hardware, Education, Economy, Digital Business, Computers -
Eircom goes live with up to 70Mbps fibre network News
16.05.2013 Eircom has gone live with the first phase of its €1.5bn fibre network which will deliver speeds up to 70Mbps to some 300,000 homes initially. By the time the network rollout is... -
Startup Dublin event to explore innovation and business opportunities News
15.05.2013 A two-day event is kicking off in Dublin tomorrow to help start-ups tap into insights from experts around innovation, leadership and growth. One of the main speakers will be the... -
Salesforce.com invests in social CRM player Datahug News
15.05.2013 Irish technology company Datahug has received fresh investment from web software giant Salesforce.com. The company has spearheaded its expansion into the US with the appointment...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Business, CRM, Communications -
Digiweb merger with Viatel creates pan-European fibre player News
15.05.2013 Digiweb has merged with Viatel, a London-based telecoms operator, creating a telecoms operator that will connect 34 Western European cities over an 8,500km fibre network. -
TCD Lero team in €2.5m study into how ecology can help make better software News
15.05.2013 A Trinity College Dublin-based Lero team is to take part in a €2.5m European Commission-funded research programme to find out how the principles of ecology can be adopted to... -
Allstate delivers 650 software jobs bonanza across Northern Ireland News
14.05.2013 Fortune 100 property insurer Allstate is to create up to 650 high quality technology jobs in Belfast, Derry and Strabane, it emerged today. -
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... -
Maths upskilling course for teachers in Ireland seeks applicants News
14.05.2013 A programme geared toward improving the skills of ‘out-of-field’ maths teachers at post-primary level is receiving up to €2m in funding from the Irish Government. -
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... -
Eircom sells PhoneWatch division to Norwegian firm News
10.05.2013 Eircom has sold its security alarm monitoring operation PhoneWatch to the Norwegian company Sector Alarm Corporation. While Eircom did not the reveal details of the sale, the... -
Ireland must secure political agreement on new European research funding, argues Sherlock News
09.05.2013 Ireland must secure an EU-wide deal for research funding for the European Union’s new programme for research and innovation Horizon 2020 before the end of its term as President...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Government, Education -
Scottish Govt awards stg£6m contract to Samsung to develop offshore wind turbine News
09.05.2013 The Scottish Government has given the go-ahead for Samsung Heavy Industries to develop a stg£6.04m test centre in Scotland to pioneer its next-generation offshore wind turbine... -
Gaelectric’s new stg£20m wind farm in Co Antrim to power up to 8,000 homes News
08.05.2013 Irish renewable energy company Gaelectric has opened its stg£20m wind farm in Carn Hill, Co Antrim. The 13.8 megawatt (MW) wind farm is the first fully operational wind farm in...