Irish jobs growth continuing but hiring plans scaled back slightly


KBC Bank Ireland and Chartered Accountants Ireland have today released their latest Business Sentiment Survey for Spring 2016. It shows Irish business sentiment weakened notably in the first quarter of 2016 from the nine year high recorded in the previous quarter. This pull-back stemmed from some easing in the pace of output growth and, more […]

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Minister aiming to link domestic and international businesses in Ireland


As part of a Joint Trade Mission between Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, today begins a two-day Trade and Investment Mission to Athlone, Sligo and Limerick as part of a ‘Global Sourcing’ initiative. The initiatives objective is to maximise sales opportunities for […]

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Over 7,600 Irish start ups formed since January


New figures released today by Vision-Net show that over 7,600 company start-ups have been formed so far this year. There were 7,665 new companies formed between the 1st January and 12th May 2016 – an average of almost 60 per day. Just over a fifth of these new companies (1,593) operate in the professional services […]

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Ireland ranked second in EU 15 for jobseekers


A report by recruitment group Indeed said Ireland comes second after Luxembourg as the most attractive location for jobseekers within the EU 15 group of countries, adjusted for population size. The EU 15 comprises the 15 earliest countries to join the trading bloc – the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Sweden, […]

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Experts call for investment in digital skills in schools


Experts from Trinity College in Dublin and Google have called for changes to be made to the education system to increase the number of people with digital skills. The call comes as a survey found that up to two thirds of schools do not have enough of the technology necessary to have an impact on […]

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Irish tech startups double their money as VC funds keep pouring in


Irish startups and high tech firms are attracting almost €20m per week in venture capital funding as investment sums into the sector continue to surge. According to new industry figures, venture capital funding in Ireland doubled in the first three months of 2016, with €237m raised here. The haul represents a two-fold rise in Irish […]

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Professional job opportunities increase in April


Morgan McKinley have released their latest Irish Employment Monitor. It shows that the availability of professional job opportunities in April 2016 (12,203) increased by nearly 2% sequentially since March 2016, but decreased by 9% year on year since last April (13,445). The number of professionals seeking new roles in April 2016 (7,588) increased by 6% […]

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Irish Entrepreneur launches Ireland’s largest ever youth summit


Ireland’s largest youth summit, Zeminar,  will be held at the RDS in Dublin from October 11th-13th 2016. The conference will see Zeminar host a series of workshops, talks and activations inspired by the issues facing Generation Z. uest speakers will discuss a wide range of topics including sexuality, sport, technology, entrepreneurship, nutrition, wellness and bullying. […]

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