Ireland moves up competitiveness rankings in latest Global survey

May 31st 2016

It was announced yesterday that Ireland ranks 7th of the 61 countries benchmarked in the 2016 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. This means that Ireland has moved up nine places in overall competitiveness from last year’s ranking. Furthermore, Ireland achieved top ranking position in a number of important sub factors such as Real GDP Growth, Flexibility […]

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Half of Irish workers are not confident describing work achievements

May 30th 2016

A new study by Linkedin has found that half (50%) of Irish workers surveyed weren’t confident that they could effectively describe their achievements if they stumbled across their dream employer. The survey also found that nearly all (97%) of Irish workers surveyed understand that making a good first impression is important during the application process. […]

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Enterprise Ireland announce €500,000 fund for FinTech startups

May 27th 2016

The Minister for Jobs, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, today announced a new €500,000 Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund (CSF) to stimulate start-up activity in the FinTech sector. The CSF is open to early stage companies providing technology driven solutions within the Financial Services sector, or to the FinTech/Financial Services sectors as an end market. The […]

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Survey shows 18% of Irish adults have no understanding of pensions

May 26th 2016

An Irish Brokers Association survey reveals today that women are far less knowledgeable than men when it comes to pension planning ; 73% say they have little or no understanding compared to 55% of men. Only 3% of men & women rate their knowledge on pensions as excellent, with 18% of respondents indicating they have […]

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Rural broadband delays put us at bottom of EU table, prices double EU average

May 25th 2016

he EU’s latest official ‘Digital Scoreboard’, which compares how countries are doing against one another, shows that Ireland lies 20th in broadband take-up despite city-based services being among the best in Europe. And Ireland now comes joint last in Europe for fibre connectivity in rural regions. The report also shows that home broadband prices in […]

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As jobless rate falls, underemployment remains a worry

May 24th 2016

Unemployment is falling, with the number of people with a job expected to average the two million mark this year. And the jobless rate is set to drop to 8.8pc, before slipping further to 8.4pc next year. Data from the Central Statistics Office due to be released today will, it is expected, confirm the continuing […]

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Social Media Week Ireland kicks off around Ireland

May 23rd 2016

The first Social Media Week Ireland kicks off today, with a social media conference, an awards show, social media clinics and other events taking place throughout the country all week. A digital and social media conference will take place in Liberty Hall tomorrow, as part of the week-long series of events. Speakers at the conference […]

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Irish jobs growth continuing but hiring plans scaled back slightly

May 20th 2016

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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