Senior executives in many of Ireland’s leading pharma, life sciences and technology companies did ordinary level maths in their Leaving Certificate.

To the unknowing passer-by, yesterday might have presented a similar appearance to Munster Final day as crowds streamed into Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Rather than the spectacle of a hurling or football encounter, however, the legendary venue instead hosted the PM Group’s 40th celebration of business in Cork.

Boston Scientific paid a dividend to its US parent of over $1.1bn (€1bn) last year through an Irish company.

Robots that work alongside human operators in assembly and on production lines can provide many benefits to companies, including cost savings, increased efficiency, improved safety and greater employee satisfaction.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest gambit to prevent any close scrutiny of his Brexit strategy by the British parliament, by closing down the shop for five weeks, should not blind either the EU or Irish negotiators to the enormity of trade disruption that will arise from a hard exit of the UK at the end of October.

Irish-owned IT solutions and managed services company, Arkphire, has named Oliver Surdival as head of cloud services as part of its continuing growth strategy.

A two-year-old boy who was knocked down in a hit and run in Mahon on the south side of Cork city has been diagnosed with a diffuse axonal injury (DAI) to the brain.

Cork-based tech company Poppulo has raised €30 million in funding from US venture capital firm Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) as it looks to boost its presence in overseas markets.

Some of Ireland's leading companies have agreed to significantly cut their carbon emissions between now and 2030.

These are good days for Ireland’s manufacturers as a resurgent economy driven by home-grown and foreign investment provide the biggest turnaround since the financial collapse 10 years ago, writes John Whelan 

Gordon Deegan The 5,000 people working at sites in Cork, Galway, and Clonmel for Boston Scientific helped the US medical device manufacturer post a dividend of $1.8bn (€1.5bn) out of Ireland to its parent last year.

Firms should prosper from the EU-Japan trade deal Japan

This urban suburb on Cork’s north side is on the way back up; so too is this much-loved home, writes Tommy Barker

The Government must acknowledge the potential of Cork as Ireland’s second city with investment to substantially strengthen our metropolitan profile, Cork Chamber President Bill O'Connell has said.

Stocks on Wall Street pushed further into record territory today, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index's immaculate start to the year extended to a sixth day.

A private, low-key Irish investment company has seen off strong local, national and international bidding interest to acquire two Cork office investments, one let to Apple, the other to Trend Micro, in a deal worth close to €8 million.

Boston Scientific has today launched its new RoadRunner endoscopy design facility in Galway where it employs 3.000 people.

THE chance to have Apple as a tenant in a Cork investment property sale will catch the eye and engage the interest of strong investors nationwide — as will the promised 10.65% net initial yield on offer in the case of two building sales valued at €7.25 million.

For more than a century, the Bourke family have worked for Ford in Ireland in some way — four generations since 1910.

Despite a conciliatory meeting over the week end in Mar-a-Lago with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, US president Donald Trump will still relish an opportunity to chop down on imports from China and any other country with which there is trade imbalances, as he pursues his major campaign promise to tackle the $500bn (€472bn) trade deficit and bring back jobs to US soil.

Since the opening of Digital Equipment Corporation in Galway in 1971 its legacy — now in the guise of Hewlett Packard Enterprise — is still as strong as ever, writes Dr Chris Coughlan.

A former political strategist- turned children’s rights champion, a GAA icon, a broadcasting legend, and two renowned academics have been honoured by UCC for outstanding success in their chosen fields.

University College Cork is set to welcome and honour a range of their former alumni at a special UCC Alumni Achievement Awards on Friday.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of Boston Scientific last year increased by 16% to $952m (€887m).

Irish researchers have developed a ‘smart’ electronic chip that will revolutionise how heart pacemakers are made, work, and fitted.

COROFIN football club were going reasonably well. They had won four Galway senior titles in six years from 2006 to 2011 and played in two All-Ireland Club semi-finals against Kilmacud Crokes and St Galls in 2008 and 2009.

Week 36. It’s the first Sunday in September but it’s always in or around week 36 of the year. The longest seven days for Cillian Buckley.

A warehouse building with other potential higher-end uses in Cork city’s western suburbs, close to third-level college CIT, has had a price slash, so that now it can be bought for one third the cost of comparable construction.

Three Cork teenagers have literally had a light bulb moment — they’ve been awarded the top prize in a major international competition for their bright idea about a light bulb.

Ruthann Sheahan tells Clodagh Finn the secret behind her running secret of running through the day – and night.

Specialising in big data analytics has opened international opportunities for Limerick company Asystec and helped it increase sales by 300% in 2014.

The proposed conversion of a former bank building in the Cork suburb of Douglas to a Wetherspoon’s pub is the subject of a further information request from planners. 

“We are seeing requirements across all sectors including medical device, pharmaceutical, finance, food production and electronics sectors for qualified IT graduates,” says CareerWise Recruitment director, Ken Murphy.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish business of Boston Scientific and a number of overseas subsidiaries last year increased more than fourfold to $423.6m (€341.68m).

The second anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanavar was marked by a candlelight vigil in Galway last night.

The husband of Savita Halappanavar has said goodbye to Ireland.

The Aer Lingus chief executive says he is confident they will be able to fill the new flight schedule being rolled out at Shannon airport.

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has ruled out the introduction of a minimum effective corporate tax rate.

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has ruled out the introduction of a minimum effective corporate tax rate.

Almost 3,000 jobs will be up for grabs at a careers expo in Dublin this weekend.

Occupying a single floor of a three-storey building in a suburban Dublin office park, Western Union’s offices are notably modest for the international headquarters of the world’s largest money transfer firm.

He gets abusive mail in his post and meditates. He suffers sleepless nights and goes running. He aches in his heart for his lost wife and fills the place she held there with memories.