UK is the Top Destination for Emigrating Irish Professionals


The UK is the top destination for emigrating Irish professionals during the year to October 2016, according to new data released today by LinkedIn. According to the data, 28% of talent that left Ireland moved to the UK with net losses in the healthcare, architectural & engineering and professional services sectors between both countries. The […]

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20,059 Irish company start ups so far this year


New figures releaased by Vision-net.ie today show that there were 20,059 Irish company start-ups set up this year. This level of new company formations has not been seen since 1998 and represents the second highest figure recorded in the past 36 years. On average, 401 new companies have been formed per week in 2016 – […]

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Ireland is World’s sixth worst corporate tax haven says Oxfam


Ireland is one of the World’s worst corporate tax havens according to new research by Oxfam, which puts Ireland sixth in a list of 15 countries helping big business to cheat countries and their citizens out of billions of euro in tax every year. The publication of Oxfam’s new ‘Tax Battles’ report coincides with the […]

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Fewer jobs available in November compared to same month last year


There was a 3% increase in the number of professional jobs available in November 2016 when compared to October 2016 according to the Morgan McKinley Monthly Employment Monitor. The Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor (previously known as the Premier Group Irish Employment Monitor) measures the pulse of the Irish professional jobs market by tracking the […]

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Irish Christmas consumer sales expected to top €4.2bn


rish households will spend an average of €2,587 this December, approximately €720 more than any other month of the year and roughly €26 more than Christmas 2015. This is according to Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the retail sector, who have today published their Christmas Retail Monitor 2016 Despite challenges in the market, […]

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Irish companies ready to adopt new technology


The results of an independent survey of senior IT decision-makers in Ireland found 40% of Irish businesses will increase their Internet of Things deployment in 2017. The basis of Internet of Things (IoT) is to allow multiple electronic devices in the home or office to have network connectivity, enabling them to send and receive data. IoT is […]

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Two in five Irish businesses expect to increase investment in 2017


Bank of Ireland have today released their latest Economic Pulse which shows drops in November with consumer and business confidence down. The Bank of Ireland Economic Pulse survey is conducted in conjunction with the European Commission with the data gathered by the bank feeding into the EU Commission’s Joint Harmonised EU Programme of Business and […]

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Minister launches new €10m fund for LEADER Co-operation projects


The first tranche of funding for LEADER Co-operation projects has been launched today by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys. LEADER Co-operation is a specific element of the Rural Development Programme designed to encourage Local Action Groups (LAGs) to work together on a joint project which is of mutual […]

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