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Job opportunities in Ireland up 20pc from last year – IT, security and languages in demand News
10.06.2013 The latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor for May 2013 shows a marked increase in available professional job opportunities year-on-year, and the same level decrease in... -
Aztec Money to create 100 new jobs in Dublin News
27.05.2013 Up to 100 new jobs in the areas of data processing, marketing, sales and IT are to be created in Dublin by international finance firm Aztec Money. -
Software industry attracts highest level of venture capital funding in Q3 News
22.10.2012 Out of the US$12.5bn invested in 1,046 funding deals during the third quarter, the software industry attracted the highest amount (26pc), with US$3.3bn invested during the quarter. -
Govt to open microfinance scheme for small businesses on 1 October News
27.09.2012 The Irish Government is set to open the microfinance scheme from next Monday for businesses and sole traders that employ 10 people or less that have been refused credit by the... -
BitFloor hacker steals the equivalent of US$250,000 in virtual currency News
05.09.2012 Almost US$250,000 in virtual currency Bitcoin has been stolen from BitFloor, which has shut down operations while it investigates the attack and figures out how to keep the... -
LIT to hold Innovation Showcase for businesses at Dell’s Limerick campus in October News
31.08.2012 Over 150 companies are set to demo their wares at an Innovation Showcase organised by Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) that will be held in Dell Ireland’s Limerick campus... -
New budgeting app created in Ireland makes its mark on US App Store News
07.08.2012 A new household budgeting app for the iPhone that has been created by the Tipperary-based Chocolate Lab Apps, appears to be catching on with people eager to streamline their...Categories: Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps Zone, Apps, Application Design and Development -
EU offshore wind capacity up 50pc from 2011 levels, EWEA says News
18.07.2012 Some 132 new offshore wind turbines were fully grid connected in Europe in the first six months of 2012, a 50pc increase when compared with the same period in 2011, statistics...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
Journey to green growth – aboard the sustainability train to Galway (video) News
06.07.2012 Yesterday, Ireland played host to an International Sustainability Summit as part of the Volvo Ocean Race finale in Galway City. More than 150 delegates from the finance,...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green, Financial, Engineering, Energy, Education, EconomyTags: Finance, Green, Green IFSC, IFSC, Clean Tech, Green Economy, Ireland, Sustainability, Venture Capital, -
TCD introduces student loan initiative to help more students access third-level education News
09.07.2012 Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has introduced TCD Finance, a student loan initiative for current and new undergraduate students that will help spread the cost of Student...Categories: Education -
Former Taoiseach launches new MSc in sustainable energy finance News
03.07.2012 Ireland’s former Taoiseach John Bruton has today launched a new MSc in sustainable energy finance course at Dublin City University (DCU). The course, which will start in...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Graduate, Government, Financial, Energy, Education, EconomyTags: Finance, Energy, CO2 Emissions, Renewable Energy, Ireland, Green IFSC, Clean Tech, DCU, Education -
Accenture reports net revenue increase to US$7.2bn News
29.06.2012 Strong growth in outsourcing revenues helped push net revenues up 6pc to US$7.2bn at global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company Accenture. -
PCH International to open new low-carbon facility in Shenzhen, employing 1,500 people News
20.06.2012 Cork-headquartered supply chain management and development company PCH International is to employ an extra 1,500 people in Shenzhen, China, more than doubling its global...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Hardware, Green Tech, Green Computing, Global CIO, Engineering, Energy, Design -
Job creation is needed for Ireland’s economic recovery, says Minister News
20.06.2012 Speaking at the annual conference of the Small Firms Association (SFA), Ireland's Minister for Small Business, John Perry, TD, cited the successes of the Action Plan for Jobs... -
Silicon Valley Bank to establish an Irish presence – US$100m of new lending News
19.06.2012 A major Silicon Valley Bank is to establish a presence in Ireland with US$100m of new lending facilities for innovative companies. A partnership has been forged with the... -
EU’s €2.5bn COSME programme to help SMEs access finance News
30.05.2012 The EU’s proposed COSME programme, a €2.5bn initiative that will run from 2014 to 2020 to help SMEs access finance, is one of the items on the agenda at the EU Council of... -
Ireland’s first Angel MeetUp brings start-ups and investors together News
18.04.2012 Ireland’s first ever Angel MeetUp took place in Dublin this morning, with the city’s tech hub, Barrow Street, abuzz with both experienced angel investors, start-ups and nascent...Categories: Web, Software Development, Science, R&D, IT Organisation, Investments, Internet, Global CIO, Financial, Economy, Deals Done, CIO -
Twitter creates 12 new jobs for Dublin base News
03.04.2012 Twitter is advertising 12 new jobs for its Dublin operations in roles such as sales, support and administration. -
Yahoo! board appoints three new independent directors News
27.03.2012 Three new independent directors are joining the board of digital media company Yahoo! on 5 April 2012 as the company works to increase shareholder value. -
Global Green Asset Management Network launches at NYSE News
20.03.2012 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has marked Ireland Day, with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, ringing the opening bell, and Ireland’s Green IFSC initiative launching the Global...