Hewlett-Packard is to create 60 new jobs at its Global Solutions Centre in Belfield, Dublin, it was announced this morning.

The British Department of Health has awarded a contract worth up to £70m (€77.5m) to Hewlett-Packard for a new IT system to modernise the technology which handles hospital patient administration systems.

SOCIAL enterprises contribute €2.6 billion to the Irish economy, providing employment for 88,000 people, according to recent research.

Almost two-thirds of small businesses in Ireland expect to grow rapidly over the next year, despite the economic downturn, according to a survey published today.

A 10-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl who got up at the crack of dawn to capture the moment on camera was in the limelight yesterday after winning Ireland’s most innovative schools photography competition.