Early 2017 better than expected for Irish Firms

April 19th 2017

Irish business sentiment improved through the spring of 2017 as the Irish economy has thus far defied fears of a marked slowdown while companies report ongoing and healthy growth in their own activity levels. This is according to the latest KBC Bank/Chartered Accountants Ireland business sentiment survey which reflects the view of Chartered Accountants working […]

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Ireland falling behind in IT Transformation

April 18th 2017

A majority of senior IT leaders and decision-making managers of large companies surveyed around the world indicate their organisations have yet to fully embrace the aspects of IT Transformation needed to remain competitive. This is according to a new study conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) on behalf of Dell EMC. The ESG 2017 IT […]

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€44m funding available to Irish Start Ups

April 03rd 2017

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor has today announced that up to €44million is being made available for co-investment in Seed and early stage growth companies. The Minister through Enterprise Ireland has issued an open competitive call to fund managers to signal their interest in establishing funds. This investment aims to […]

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Jobs Expo Dublin returns to Croke Park

March 24th 2017

It was announced this week that Jobs Expo Dublin will be returning to Croke Park Conference Centre on Saturday 22nd April. This April’s event is set to be our busiest ever, with skilled professionals from all sectors attending. It is estimated that 70,000 skilled professionals have attended Jobs Expo in recent years. Jobs Expo events […]

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56% of Irish businesses ban social media in the workplace

March 20th 2017

Over half (56%) of Irish workplaces ban all or some social media according to a new Censuswide poll of 500 Irish office workers commissioned by technology company, Ricoh Ireland. Facebook is banned in 47% of workplaces followed by Twitter which is forbidden in 36% of offices. Content sharing platforms Instagram and Snapchat are blacklisted in […]

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Investment needed in regions outside Dublin major EU conference hears

March 10th 2017

The leader of a new regional jobs initiative outside of Dublin claims the National Planning Framework needs to include substantial supports for hubs outside of Dublin. Director of the South East Action Plan for jobs, Sean McKeown, claims the framework needs to include significant investment in rural Irish roads, in broadband connectivity and allowing hubs such […]

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Irish SMEs face unnecessary delays in accessing credit

March 09th 2017

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) have today expressed concern at the length of time it is taking for business owners to get credit approval. They are urging businesses to tap alternative sources of finance. This comes after the release of their latest Quarterly Bank Watch Survey which shows an improvement in the […]

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81% of Irish believe job automation will contribute to unemployment

March 02nd 2017

In a recent survey conducted by iReach Insights, 1,000 adults were asked about their thoughts on job automation and whether this will be a threat to employment in Ireland. Fifty per cent believe job automation will happen in the near future, 43% in the far future and 7% don’t think job automation will occur at […]

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