Credit Guarantee Scheme supports Irish SMEs with over 88m in lending says Minister

May 21st 2018

The latest Quarterly Report from the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) on its operation, on behalf of the State, of the Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) for SMEs, shows that for the first quarter of 2018, CGS Facilities were sanctioned for 30 Irish SMEs, for a total of over €4.4 million in funding that will […]

Three quarters of Irish SMEs say Brexit is having no impact so far

May 16th 2018

AIB has today released its latest Brexit Sentiment Index for the first quarter of 2018. The index shows that three quarters of Republic of Ireland SMEs and two thirds of those in Northern Ireland say Brexit is having no impact so far, with concerns around future impact and visibility. AIB’s Brexit Sentiment Index conducted by […]

Technology Digital companies account for 70% of office market take up in N Ireland

May 09th 2018

Take-up by technology, digital and media occupiers has dominated the office market within Northern Ireland throughout the first quarter of 2018. This is according to a new report by commercial property agents, Lisney. The data shows that these companies accounted for 70% of office take-up, equating to 189,917 sq. ft. of the quarter’s record breaking […]

57% of Irish people claim smart phone is their main source of news

February 14th 2018

Fifty seven percent of Irish people say their smartphone is their primary source of news. This according to Three Ireland who today launched the second edition of The Three Connected Ireland Report – a quarterly research report that examines the ways in which mobile technology is changing how we interact with each other, businesses and government, and […]

Irish Government e-invoicing move could set the stage for blockchain evolution

January 22nd 2018

It may be e-invoicing today, but blockchain ledgers tomorrow. Ireland has been signed up as a PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online) Authority member in what is a critical first step towards e-invoicing. What this effectively means is that the Irish Government is putting in place a structure for modern e-invoicing. This could speed up transactions between Government […]

47% of Irish adults felt deflated and low when they returned to work this January

January 10th 2018

iReach Insights have today released the results of a nationally representative survey of over 1,000 adults in Ireland who were asked about New Year’s resolutions and feelings about going back to work in January. Almost half of all adults in Ireland (47%) felt deflated and low when they returned to work in January. This affects more […]

Irish parents missing out on job opportunities due to a lack of childcare

January 08th 2018

Three out of ten parents (28%) could not attend work or have missed out on new job opportunities because they could not access childcare. This is according to a survey of 1,000 respondents which was undertaken on behalf of Seas Suas, the representative body for independent providers in the early education and childcare sector. The […]

Enterprise Ireland supported companies created over 19,000 new jobs in 2017