Business in Ireland

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Brian Keegan: Brexit could be more costly to Irish firms than Covid
Irish jobs in the firing line as LinkedIn plans to cut global workforce 
Irish jobs in the firing line as LinkedIn plans to cut global workforce 
It is too early to know how many LinkedIn jobs may go in Ireland, but it has already been suggested that the job cut level here could mirror the 6% being planned globally.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2020

Dealz eyes seven more stores as discount retailer prepares to open in Clonakilty
Dealz eyes seven more stores as discount retailer prepares to open in Clonakilty
The owner Dealz-Poundland has opened three stores in the Republic and plans to open seven more this year as the discount retailer sees opportunities to expand in the Covid economic downturn with its Pep&Co clothing brand.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

GRAPEVINE: ReganWall adds an advisory board as investors seek Irish acquisitions; plus other news
GRAPEVINE: ReganWall adds an advisory board as investors seek Irish acquisitions; plus other news
Cork law firm ReganWall is dealing with a lot of international investors looking at acquisition opportunities in Ireland

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Cork law firm ReganWall adds advisory board as investors seek Irish acquisitions
Cork law firm ReganWall adds advisory board as investors seek Irish acquisitions
Cork-based solicitors Regan Wall are talking to multiple international investors seeking information about high-value Irish companies across all sectors. Having been tentative for the first few weeks of lockdown, overseas investors are now eager to get back on the pitch, with high-value Irish companies very much on their minds.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Taking orders: Brothers’ app makes pub orders hands-free
Taking orders: Brothers’ app makes pub orders hands-free
Brothers and pub owners Ryan and Mark Fegan have launched DrinkApp, a new universal app that allows publicans, restaurant owners, and others to accept orders from patrons.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Cork publisher offers the space to foster creativity
Cork publisher offers the space to foster creativity
Similar to many businesses across the country, the lockdown presented immediate challenges for Lettertec and the primary task of ensuring the safety of its staff.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

New Government must give Limerick and the Mid West special treatment, says chamber
New Government must give Limerick and the Mid West special treatment, says chamber
Limerick Chamber said they will give the newly formed government the benefit of the doubt despite the absence of a cabinet minister from the Mid West writes Alan Healy.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Cork-based Keelvar is optimising supply lines in the face of Covid-19
Cork-based Keelvar is optimising supply lines in the face of Covid-19
Keelvar, a Cork-based procurement and supply chain optimisation company, has announced it is expanding with plans to recruit 40 new workers over the next two years.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Bossard Ireland: Shipping fasteners and face masks from its base in Cork
Bossard Ireland: Shipping fasteners and face masks from its base in Cork
Having spent recent weeks supplying more than a million face masks and hand sanitiser for workers around the globe, Bossard Ireland has opened a new warehouse focused on their core business with plans to further expand its workforce.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

GRAPEVINE: Enet’s networks playing key role in State’s path to economic recovery; plus other business stories
GRAPEVINE: Enet’s networks playing key role in State’s path to economic recovery; plus other business stories
Grapevine: Irish business diary with news from Enet, Irish Distillers, Quintain and others

Fri, 26 Jun, 2020

Business Movers
Business Movers
Here is a selection of people starting new roles with companies and organisations in Ireland, including Bank of Ireland, Nitro Software, Alana, Sonica, Aviva Life and Pensions and Accenture.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2020

State-contracted emergency comms company reports 8% rise in profits
State-contracted emergency comms company reports 8% rise in profits
Pre-tax profits at the company which operates the State contract to provide secure communications amongst emergency services and other State agencies last year increased by 8% to €16.3m.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Estate agents reporting positive sales activity since lockdown eased
Estate agents reporting positive sales activity since lockdown eased
New home buyers are “voting with their feet,” with both sales activity and prices holding up well, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the head of Sherry FitzGerald’s New Homes division in Cork.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

GRAPEVINE: Cork TAB selects company owners for elite alternative boards; plus other business news
GRAPEVINE: Cork TAB selects company owners for elite alternative boards; plus other business news
Business owners in Cork are being cherry-picked to join The Alternative Board (TAB) Cork.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Business Movers
Business Movers
A selection of people starting new roles in Ireland, including with Breedon Group, Bank of Ireland UK, Chartered Accountants Ireland, DataSolutions, LGIM and ASL Group.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Ireland's €200 million conference industry is under threat
Ireland's €200 million conference industry is under threat
More than 32,000 people come to conferences in Ireland each year. Covid-19 means the sector is struggling to survive.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2020

Planemaker Bombardier to cut 600 jobs at Belfast base
Planemaker Bombardier to cut 600 jobs at Belfast base
Planemaker Bombardier is to cut up to 600 jobs in its Belfast operations as part of plans announced last week to cut 2,500 jobs - or about 11% - of the workforce in its global aviation unit.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

Surprise at low number of small firms tapping Covid-19 utility bill suspension aid
Surprise at low number of small firms tapping Covid-19 utility bill suspension aid
Utilities watchdog, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, or CRU, said it is surprised that so few small business owners have applied for an energy supply suspension scheme and believes the take-up could be much higher to save businesses a lot of money.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2020

Providence Resources pays off ex-CEO Tony O'Reilly Jr with €450k exit deal
Providence Resources pays off ex-CEO Tony O'Reilly Jr with €450k exit deal
Providence Resources’ former CEO Tony O’Reilly Jr was paid just under €866,000 in 2019; a year which culminated in the Irish explorer tapping shareholders for emergency financing after the collapse of a long-awaited funding deal for its Barryroe field off the Cork coast.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Investors cheer Bulmers maker C&C's growth plan despite €48m Covid lockdown hit
Investors cheer Bulmers maker C&C's growth plan despite €48m Covid lockdown hit
Shares in cider and beer maker C&C jumped by just over 4% despite the Irish drinks group taking a near €48m hit from the Covid-19 disruption, writing down the value of its US operations by over €34m and saying it is burning through €7m of cash per month.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Ireland's Covid-19 business loans 'paltry compared with UK response'
Ireland's Covid-19 business loans 'paltry compared with UK response'
Lending schemes to small firms backed by the Government during the Covid-19 crisis have been “paltry” compared with those of the UK and a lot more will be required, Goodbody chief economist Dermot O’Leary has said.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Denis O'Brien's Digicel in Caribbean deal with French firm that controls Eir
Denis O'Brien's Digicel in Caribbean deal with French firm that controls Eir
Denis O’Brien’s highly indebted mobile and broadband group Digicel has struck a deal to allow access to some of its networks for the first time in the Caribbean by rival Iliad.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Amazon in talks for new 750-worker Dublin office despite virus
Amazon in talks for new 750-worker Dublin office despite virus
Amazon is in talks to rent an office block in Dublin with space for about 750 workers.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

EPA orders Merck to address persistent problem of bad odours from east Cork plant
EPA orders Merck to address persistent problem of bad odours from east Cork plant
The State environmental watchdog has instructed a leading medical science and technology firm to take “significant action” to address the persistent problem of bad odours coming from its plant in east Cork.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Office Master: Tips for working from home
Office Master: Tips for working from home
Four key tips for working from home, advice from Office Master, a specialist in designing and developing working environments and offices.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Inform Nutrition gears up to drive global sales
Inform Nutrition gears up to drive global sales
Inform Nutrition Ireland boosts its leadership team to fully capitalise on opportunities in agri-business.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Business Movers
Business Movers
Here is a selection of people starting new roles with companies and organisations with operations in Ireland, including Cornmarket, AMX, Oaklee Housing, Mondi, ESRI and Neuromod Devices.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

GRAPEVINE: Australian life sciences firms considering a June return to office but yet to set exact date
GRAPEVINE: Australian life sciences firms considering a June return to office but yet to set exact date
A survey shows challenges facing Australian life sciences companies seeking to return to work in June.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Office supply wholesaler Spicers Ireland is rescued from liquidation
Office supply wholesaler Spicers Ireland is rescued from liquidation
The sale of the business includes the trade and stock and will see Paragon Group take assignment of the lease of the Spicers Ireland depot at Citywest in Dublin. Picture: iStock

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Providence Resources' new Barryroe partner flags early funding delay
Providence Resources' new Barryroe partner flags early funding delay
Irish exploration company Providence Resources has hit a fresh funding snag, with its prospective new development partner for its Barryroe oil and gas field delaying part of its promised introductory funding.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

Senior moves at financial services company JTC
Senior moves at financial services company JTC
JTC has made two senior appointments on foot of its acquisition of corporate services firm Cornerstone in Dublin.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

Business Movers
Business Movers
Here are people beginning new roles with Digital Business Ireland, Royal London Insurance, Sonica, SparksWealth, emovis and Three.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

GRAPEVINE: AIP develops automated bug fix for website developers worldwide
GRAPEVINE: AIP develops automated bug fix for website developers worldwide
AIP is an innovative Irish startup whose automated bug-fixing platform can process thousands of websites at a cost that is entirely negligible

Fri, 22 May, 2020

BNY’s Pershing adds to its service offering
BNY’s Pershing adds to its service offering
Pershing Trading Services is now offering its global equity trading services to firms who do not hold custody on the Pershing platform and beyond the UK and Ireland.

Thu, 21 May, 2020

Flogas acquisition as it expands in North
Flogas acquisition as it expands in North
Flogas Ireland is entering the electricity market in Northern Ireland with the acquisition of Budget Energy. Flogas already sells LPG in the North.

Thu, 21 May, 2020

Businesses can tap State assistance to meet 'green' sustainability goals
Businesses can tap State assistance to meet 'green' sustainability goals
In times of crises, Irish businesses big and small are understandably focusing on survival and wondering if they will be able to keep the days open by the end of the summer, writes Áine Kenny

Sun, 17 May, 2020

Government commits €250m to boost SMEs
Government commits €250m to boost SMEs
Small and micro businesses will be able to avail of up to €10,000 grant aid to help them reopen under a new scheme announced by government.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Industry group calls for Government funding to boost Irish whiskey exports
Industry group calls for Government funding to boost Irish whiskey exports
A drinks industry group wants funding from both sides of the border to finance small whiskey producers’ international growth.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Meath entrepreneur up against top global brands at Vogue Beauty Awards
Meath entrepreneur up against top global brands at Vogue Beauty Awards
Indeora, a healthy magnesium-based deodorant was created by Eimear Tully and has been shortlisted in the Best in Wellness category of The Vogue Beauty Awards 2020.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Business Movers
Business Movers
Some people starting interesting new roles with companies in Ireland.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

GRAPEVINE: Tracworx patient-tracking system a key tool in battle with Covid-19
GRAPEVINE: Tracworx patient-tracking system a key tool in battle with Covid-19
Tracworx patient-tracking system uses existing wifi networks to help hospitals in their bid to tackle Covid-19.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Fónfix door-to-door phone repair service
Fónfix door-to-door phone repair service
Mobile phone repair centre Fónfix has launched a nationwide door-to-door phone repair service

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Businesses urged to avail of €2,500 voucher
Businesses urged to avail of €2,500 voucher
Businesses are being urged to avail of €2,500 Business Continuity Voucher scheme hosted by the Local Enterprise Office.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Finance firm says property sector set to reboot as Waterford project is fully funded in just 24 hours
Finance firm says property sector set to reboot as Waterford project is fully funded in just 24 hours
PropertyBridges.com platform is hosting a property development loan to a well known local Waterford private construction firm.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

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