EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017


The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 programme officially opens today for nominations. The theme of this year’s programme is “Leading through Change” and all sectors and businesses of all sizes are invited to submit their nominations up until the 22 February. The 24 finalists for 2017 will be announced on 27 April. This is […]

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UK firms could start moving to Ireland in second quarter


Companies considering quitting Britain due to its departure from the EU are likely to start making investment decisions from the second quarter, the head of the agency competing to win foreign business for Ireland said on Tuesday. Industrial Development Agency Ireland has already fielded Brexit-related enquiries from more than 100 firms, a lot of which […]

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Brexit fears weigh heavy for Irish firms in 2017


A new survey by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce has found that the UK’s exit of the European Union is the biggest fear for Irish firms in 2017. The survey, carried out in early December, found that 1 in 4 companies (25%) see Brexit as their number one concern when looking ahead to the coming […]

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Purchase of cloud computing services by Irish enterprises increases


A report released yesterday by the Central Statistic Office (CSO) has shown that 36% of Irish enterprises employing 10 or more persons purchased cloud computing services in 2016, compared to 35% in 2015. Finland had the largest percentage of enterprises in the EU purchasing cloud computing services at 57%, while both Bulgaria and Romania had […]

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UK is the Top Destination for Emigrating Irish Professionals


The UK is the top destination for emigrating Irish professionals during the year to October 2016, according to new data released today by LinkedIn. According to the data, 28% of talent that left Ireland moved to the UK with net losses in the healthcare, architectural & engineering and professional services sectors between both countries. The […]

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20,059 Irish company start ups so far this year


New figures releaased by Vision-net.ie today show that there were 20,059 Irish company start-ups set up this year. This level of new company formations has not been seen since 1998 and represents the second highest figure recorded in the past 36 years. On average, 401 new companies have been formed per week in 2016 – […]

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Ireland is World’s sixth worst corporate tax haven says Oxfam


Ireland is one of the World’s worst corporate tax havens according to new research by Oxfam, which puts Ireland sixth in a list of 15 countries helping big business to cheat countries and their citizens out of billions of euro in tax every year. The publication of Oxfam’s new ‘Tax Battles’ report coincides with the […]

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Fewer jobs available in November compared to same month last year


There was a 3% increase in the number of professional jobs available in November 2016 when compared to October 2016 according to the Morgan McKinley Monthly Employment Monitor. The Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor (previously known as the Premier Group Irish Employment Monitor) measures the pulse of the Irish professional jobs market by tracking the […]

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