Tagged: Northern Ireland & News
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NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster makes case for female entrepreneurs News
17.06.2013 Northern Ireland has a vast reserve of untapped female entrepreneurial potential that could become a significant driver of the Northern Ireland economy, Northern Ireland... -
Almac Pharma Services to create 229 jobs in Co Armagh News
11.06.2013 Pharmaceutical firm Almac Pharma Services is to create 229 new jobs in Craigavon, Co Armagh, as part of a stg£13.7m investment across two core areas of the business. -
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. -
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... -
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... -
Glen Dimplex to create 37 manufacturing jobs in Portadown News
10.04.2013 Developer of electrical heating products Glen Dimplex is making another investment in research and development and is to create 37 manufacturing jobs in Portadown, Northern... -
Northern Ireland Electricity battles severe weather to restore service to thousands News
22.03.2013 Severe weather may hamper Northern Ireland Electricity’s efforts to restore power to tens of thousands of customers after blizzard conditions and storm-force winds left them in... -
Northern Ireland to receive nine rapid charge points for e-cars News
13.03.2013 Power and automation technology player ABB has sold nine rapid charge points for electric vehicles (e-cars) to Northern Ireland’s e-car network. -
40 new digital media jobs for Belfast through Jam Media expansion News
12.03.2013 Dublin digital media firm Jam Media, which specialises in kids’ animations, entertainment and mobile games, is to create 40 new jobs with the establishment of a world-class... -
NI start-up Yours Florally receives backing from Lough Shore Investments News
06.03.2013 Belfast-based start-up Yours Florally is to receive seed funding from Lough Shore Investments and angel investor Stephen Lusty as the company prepares to expand into the UK... -
Expansion and investment to create 114 new jobs in Northern Ireland News
01.02.2013 A company’s stg£3.4m expansion and another firm’s stg£6.57m investment is to create 114 new jobs in Northern Ireland.Categories: Careers and Employment, Economy, Engineering, Government, Investments, Recycling Services -
NI platform for start-ups adds collaboration tool for members News
23.01.2013 Startacus, the Northern Ireland-based online platform for self-starters, now has a new collaboration tool to allow members to post ideas about new projects or start-ups and... -
US IT firm to create 33 jobs at new development centre in Belfast News
16.01.2013 US-based information technology consulting firm Oxford Consulting Group (OCG) Inc is to create 33 jobs with the establishment of a development centre in Belfast, its first... -
Belfast firm Action Renewables to lead €3.4m EU project on sustainable transport News
10.12.2012 Action Renewables, a Belfast-based adviser on renewable energy projects in Northern Ireland, is to head up a €3.4m EU project involving 12 partners that will aim to help... -
South West College ICT apprenticeships let students earn while they learn News
30.11.2012 South West College, Co Fermanagh, has launched Northern Ireland’s first higher level ‘earn while you learn’ ICT apprenticeship scheme as a pilot programme.Categories: Education, Careers and Employment -
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit Ireland next week News
30.11.2012 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to discuss the trilateral US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership and economic opportunities for Northern Ireland during her... -
EV fast-charging on island of Ireland gets €2.1m funding boost News
29.11.2012 ESB and the Department for Regional Development Northern Ireland have been awarded €2.1m from the EU to cover half of the funding to develop 46 fast-charging points for electric... -
First look at the new, revamped Ireland.com News
29.11.2012 Social media, breadth-taking photography and content will be at the heart of the newly revitalised Ireland.com website which Tourism Ireland acquired from The Irish Times in...Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Social Media, Ireland, Tourism, Smartphones, Tablet, Touchscreen , Video, Marketing, Northern Ireland -
NI government awards stg£20m e-government contract to BT News
20.11.2012 BT has been awarded a stg£20m contract from the Northern Ireland government to improve the public’s access to government services through online, mobile and social media. -
Broadband speeds double in NI – now faster than UK average News
19.11.2012 Average broadband speeds in Northern Ireland have more doubled in the past year, from 6.3Mbps to 14.4Mbps. This compares to the UK average of 12.7Mbps in the UK.