April 19th 2023
Enterprise Ireland supported companies hit record levels of exports last year, reaching a total of €32.1 billion, up 19 per cent year on year. Growth was seen across all regions, with exports to the euro zone expanding 28 per cent to almost €8 billion, and the UK up 13 per cent to €9.2 billion. The […]
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November 10th 2022
The Government is to bring forward revisions to the state’s enterprise policy in a white paper as soon as next month, amid considerable job losses in the Irish technology sector. The coalition has been told that around 350 jobs are expected to be cut at the office of Meta, the Facebook parent company. While Government […]
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November 09th 2022
Over the next six months, the top business priority for Irish leaders is to provide support to help hybrid/remote teams work productively (33%), followed by improving employee retention to avoid new hire costs (30%) and supporting employee career development (29%). This is according to new global C-level executive research from LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional […]
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September 08th 2022
Ireland’s data regulator has imposed a record €405 million fine on Facebook owner Meta for violating children’s privacy on its Instagram service. The breaches affected potentially millions of teenage users of Instagram as mobile phone numbers and email addresses were published automatically under default settings on the app’s “business account” service. The penalty is the […]
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September 05th 2022
Barry Twomey and Louise O’Gorman discuss the Advance Centre and how it can help Irish workers upskill in areas of digital transformation. Digital transformation has become a critical part of so many industries now and, with change happening so fast, many professionals working both in and outside the tech sector will need to upskill. But […]
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August 31st 2022
A report launched yesterday by Google confirms a substantial economic opportunity for Ireland exists if a meaningful investment in digital skills is made. The study developed in partnership with Amárach provides detailed insights into the digital capability needs, ambitions, and plans of 1,000 SME leaders throughout Ireland. The research proposes that a significant investment into […]
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August 26th 2022
Ireland has one of the highest availability rates for remote working roles across eight labour markets monitored by LinkedIn. Remote working options are continuing to grow, with almost one in every five (19pc) Irish jobs postings on LinkedIn now offering it. That’s according to the latest Labour Market Pulse report by IDA Ireland in partnership […]
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February 17th 2022
Early-stage entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial teams are being encouraged this week to apply for Enterprise Ireland’s €1m Competitive Start Fund (CSF) which is now open for applications. The competition is open to early-stage companies from all sectors with an eligible innovative product or service set for global markets. The fund will award up to €50,000 in equity […]
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