Massive Opportunities for Trade with India for Irish Businesses


Brexit has the potential to offer Irish businesses a once in a lifetime trade opportunity in India if they react quickly and develop bilateral relationships according to the Ireland India Business Association (IIBA). India is the fastest growing economy in the world and has a population of 1.25 billion people. The scale of the opportunities are vast […]

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Linkedin reveals top skills in demand by Irish employers


The World’s largest professional network on the Internet, LinkedIn Corporation, have today unveiled the Top Skills of 2016 — the skills that are most sought after among Global employers, employers in Ireland and 17 other countries. Cloud and Distributed Computing topped the Irish list for the second year in a row – it was also […]

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78% of Irish consumers are Mobile Payments users


The number of Irish  consumers regularly using a mobile device – whether a smartphone, tablet or wearable – to make payments has tripled in the past year according to Visa’s 2016 Digital Payments Study. The study, which surveyed more than 36,000 online consumers in 19 European countries reveals how consumer adoption of digital payments has shifted […]

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Capitalflow commits €300 million to Irish SMEs


Ireland’s newest independent finance provider, Capitalflow, has today announced it will commit €300 million in finance to Irish SMEs. Today’s announcement of €300 million is part of the company’s launch and growth strategy in the Irish market which aims to increase its workforce and market share significantly in the next two years. The company will […]

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11% drop in Irish professionals seeking jobs on previous year


The latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor shows that the availability of professional job opportunities in September 2016 (10,541) fell by 9% when compared to August 2016 (11,602) There were 10% fewer professional jobs available when compared to September last year (11,648). This month, the most active sectors nationally were Professional Services, Pharma and Technology […]

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Irish jobs are up 8% year on year


IrishJobs.ie have released a special report focusing on the labour market conditions facing students entering the Irish university system. The research explores the extent to which students’ third level course preferences are in line with career opportunities in the labour market. The IrishJobs.ie CAO Report was published in conjunction with the IrishJobs.ie quarterly Jobs Index and […]

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Irish SMEs falling behind in e-commerce expectations


The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) have today warned that Irish SMEs that remain offline are missing out on huge business opportunities. According to its most recent dot ie Digital Health Index, 17% of Irish SMEs still have no digital assets whatsoever, therefore, no digital presence. More worryingly, over half of offliners or 55%, don’t intend […]

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Almost 90% of Irish companies plan to expand into new Global markets in 2017


A new survey by Enterprise Ireland has found that almost nine out of ten Irish companies plan to extend into new international markets over the next 12 months. The survey results were announced this morning at International Markets Week 2016 in Dublin’s RDS where the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD officially launched Enterprise Ireland’s Global Ambition […]

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