June 16th 2016
New research carried out by the IE Domain Registry (IEDR) as part of their latest dot ie Digital Health Index shows that 1 in 6 Irish SMEs (17%) still have no website, social media account or any online presence whatsoever. The research commissioned by IEDR and undertaken by Ignite Research in April 2016, measured the health of […]
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June 14th 2016
The Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA) will today be launching the second European MedTech Week, 13-17 June. MedTech Week brings companies and associations across Europe together to raise awareness about medtech. Minister for Health Simon Harris TD will be the keynote speaker at the IMDA’s main event for the week which will explore ‘Industry-clinical collaboration […]
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June 13th 2016
It will take 30 years at the current pace of change for women to attain just 30% of the seats on executive committees in the financial services industry globally, an Oliver Wyman report said on Monday. Globally women account for only one-fifth of boards and 16% of executive committees in financial services, the management consultancy said. […]
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June 10th 2016
New research conducted by PSG Plus amongst a nationally representative sample of 1,000 consumers and 40 of the top Irish business leaders showed a potential disconnect between how consumers and Irish organisations perceive crises. The biggest fear for business leaders was loss of customer data through a breach or hacking (90%) while consumers’ biggest business […]
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June 08th 2016
Irish women are a lot less proud of their work achievements compared to other women globally according to survey findings released today by LinkedIn. Nineteen percent of Irish women which is marginally ahead of UK at 18%, say that they’re proud of their work achievements compared to 26% internationally. This lags far behind countries like […]
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June 07th 2016
It was announced today that a UK-based consultancy company today has launched their strategic operations centre in Dublin, creating 19 jobs. Alien Technology Transfer specialises in project financing, project management, development of concepts and business models for innovative products. They are planning to support their Global growth from their new Irish hub in Dublin City […]
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June 03rd 2016
Decades after long-range airliners ended Ireland’s role as the stepping stone to Europe for Americans, who sipped Irish coffees as their propeller-driven planes refuelled, the country is slowly re-establishing itself as a major transatlantic aviation hub. Last year Dublin for the first time entered the top-five rankings for transatlantic hubs in Europe, data showed, after British […]
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June 02nd 2016
Facebook, Twitter, Google’s YouTube and Microsoft pledged on Tuesday to review requests for the removal of hateful content posted on their platforms within 24 hours as part of a code of conduct agreed with EU regulators. Authorities across Europe have been trying in recent months to get social platforms to crack down on rising online […]
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