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.

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.

Cork law firm ReganWall is dealing with a lot of international investors looking at acquisition opportunities in Ireland

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Business owners in Cork are being cherry-picked to join The Alternative Board (TAB) Cork.

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.

More than 32,000 people come to conferences in Ireland each year. Covid-19 means the sector is struggling to survive.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amazon is in talks to rent an office block in Dublin with space for about 750 workers.

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.

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

Inform Nutrition Ireland boosts its leadership team to fully capitalise on opportunities in agri-business.

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.

A survey shows challenges facing Australian life sciences companies seeking to return to work in June.

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

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.

JTC has made two senior appointments on foot of its acquisition of corporate services firm Cornerstone in Dublin.

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

AIP is an innovative Irish startup whose automated bug-fixing platform can process thousands of websites at a cost that is entirely negligible

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.

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

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

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.

A drinks industry group wants funding from both sides of the border to finance small whiskey producers’ international growth.

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.

Some people starting interesting new roles with companies in Ireland.

Tracworx patient-tracking system uses existing wifi networks to help hospitals in their bid to tackle Covid-19.

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

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

PropertyBridges.com platform is hosting a property development loan to a well known local Waterford private construction firm.