In front of a packed RDS and flanked by Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave, Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s plea to the diaspora chimed loud and clear before the ceremonial ringing of the Nasdaq Bell: "Hear the clarion call and be ready at least to return."

TO MUCH fanfare, Apple announced recently that Angela Ahrendts is to resign as chief executive of Burberry and join the inner circle in Cupertino, California.

Online note-taking service Evernote says it has been hacked and is resetting all its 50 million users’ passwords as a precaution.