December 22nd 2015
Eir will not take legal action in Europe against the state subsidised National Broadband Plan after the government admitted that the 750,000 rural homes and businesses to be covered by the plan can be reduced. The move comes as the government released an updated map showing the locations of rural homes and businesses that will be […]
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December 21st 2015
The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has said Irish shoppers should support their local economy by shopping at local SMEs and buy Irish quality products. They have asked consumers to consider the economic value of their purchases and the effect that local shopping can have on local job creation by keeping money circulating […]
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December 21st 2015
A new survey carried out by consultants Mercer forecasts a rise by over 2% in Irish salaries in 2016. Mercer surveyed 135 organisations and 97% said they were planning on increasing salaries in the next year. Firms in the life sciences, hi tech and services industries are forecasting the largest increase of between 2.5% and […]
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December 18th 2015
The PwC 2015 SME Pulse Survey has been launched today. It is carried out amongst Ireland’s SME community defined as having less than 250 employees and is the second year of the survey. The survey highlights that fewer SMEs when compared to last year expect overall costs to increase in the year ahead. The top […]
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December 18th 2015
A new research released today by Irish telecoms provider, Pure Telecom shows half of people claiming they couldn’t survive Christmas without broadband or internet. Furthermore, 85% of people said they will purchase at least one present online, while the average person expects to buy six presents online. In total, Irish shoppers will spend €852 million […]
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December 17th 2015
New CSO figures show 85 per cent of homes are now connected to the internet and 90 per cent of under 30s connect online daily. The latest Information Society statistics from the Central Statistics Office estimate that 85 per cent of households have access to the internet, up 3 per cent on 2014. Households that […]
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December 16th 2015
Accroding to ComReg, data usage on Irish mobile networks increased by nearly 500% between 2011 and 2015 and around 82% of all Irish mobile phones users now carry smartphones. ComReg predicts that mobile data usage in Ireland will increase to 33 times today’s levels by 2035. This means in order to keep up, an additional […]
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December 16th 2015
Today, a new survey showed Euro zone businesses ended the year on a glum note with growth slowing despite more price cutting, suggesting the European Central Bank’s loose monetary policy is still not having much effect. The ECB eased policy again earlier this month, cutting its deposit rate and extending an asset-buying programme. Markit’s Composite […]
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