When Richard Bruton, the communications minister, says Ireland must take robust steps to protect its national infrastructure from cyber attacks, he is not crying wolf.

Here is a selection of people who have begun interesting new roles with companies based in Ireland.

It is unclear if Ireland will be further affected by computer company HP cutting thousands of jobs in a worldwide cost-reduction programme.

Two years ago HP announced the closure of the bulk of its Irish operations, with 500 jobs cut when it shut its printing manufacturing facility in Leixlip.

Each year around this time, laptops are high on the list of things to buy and it’s not surprising one of the biggest selling sizes sports a 13-inch screen.

Next Monday is July 1, meaning the start of 192 car registrations.

Apple has joined Dell, Microsoft, HP and Intel in opposing US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on laptop computers and tablets among the $300bn (€268bn) in Chinese goods targeted for a 25% tariff increase on July 2 when the consultation period for public comment ends.

The billionaire founder of Apple’s largest supplier has asked the US company to move part of its sprawling production chain from China to neighbouring Taiwan.

Apple has asked its largest suppliers to consider the costs of shifting 15% to 30% of its output from China to south-east Asia in a dramatic shake-up of its production chain, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper has reported.

Kya deLongchamps asks the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to address five key issues on home upgrades

Next weekend sees an event around Cork city which marries architecture and food, writes Joe McNamee.

When I think about a PC that has workstation performance, I imagine a machine that comes with a massive case and lots of fans and lights.

After searching the internet and shops for the best tech deals, here are some of the gems I’ve found for Black Friday and beyond.

Amazon continues to move towards becoming one of the world's first trillion dollar companies as it reported a 39% sales increase in its latest financial results.

Apple has released an upgraded MacBook Pro line that’s faster and has more features, targeting its loyal base of professional users such as app developers and movie editors.

Noel Campion suggests some top tech gift options ahead of Father’s Day.

REGULAR readers know this column is frequently about nothing at all, writes Colm O’Regan.

Sunshine without light brightens Ceramicx business West Cork manufacturer Ceramicx has got 2018 off to a good start by opening an extension which has doubled the size of its facility to 44,000sq ft, and by picking up a Project Exemplar award from Inter TradeIreland,

The UK data centre market is the largest in Europe, but that that will change, once the EU’s new data-protection regulations become law in May, and Ireland is set to take advantage.

Santa used to deliver coal to naughty children. These days, they’ll just think it’s a Minecraft prop. 

US stocks finished mostly higher on Friday to wrap up a subdued week - with technology companies doing most of the heavy lifting.

It was an omen of things to come. Easter weekend, 1995, my aunt came downstairs for breakfast. She saw me in the back room, sitting at the computer screen, wide awake, my face lit up like the resurrected himself. She was amazed — usually she was the first to rise.

Bernard Dunne, the Irish Athletic Boxing Association’s high-performance director, is unperturbed about a supposed talent drain from Irish boxing. Instead, he insists a fresh team are already on course for great things, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Paul McNamara has only been Athletics Ireland’s High-Performance director since April. 

George Clooney's foundation is planning to open seven public schools for Syrian refugee children.

Esther N McCarthy’s picks this week include pocket-sized printers and ice-cold coffees.

If last weekend’s Cork Regatta is a reliable barometer, the National Championships next month (July 14-16) will draw unprecedented entries to the National Rowing Centre at Farran, Cork.

Both the Xbox One and the upcoming Project Scorpio console will support mixed reality headsets in 2018, as reported by The Verge.

Workers’ lives are being put at risk by a 32% reduction in health and safety inspections of workplaces, Fianna Fáil has warned.

Staff are “devastated” after it was announced that 500 jobs are to go at the Hewlett Packard (HP) global print plant in Leixlip, Co Kildare as cost- saving measures to invest in new opportunities such as 3D printing.

Upwards of 500 people are to lose their jobs at the Hewlett Packard (HP) global print plant in Leixlip, Co Kildare, within the next 12 months.

There are reports that Hewlett-Packard may shed hundreds of jobs at its plant in Leixlip, Co Kildare.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Our portable connected life is pretty amazing, expect for when you run out of juice and you're nowhere near any kind of charging point.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

HP is reportedly linking up with HTC to provide PCs specifically for use with the HTC Vive.

Dell increased the amount of debt it will raise in the investment-grade bond market after the computer maker received over $80bn (€70.7bn) of orders from investors.

Microsoft is planning to add support for fingerprint readers in Windows 10 Mobile this summer.

If you buy a second-hand car from a dealer, you have some protection under consumer law.

THE decision by the American tech giant Intel to cut its 100,000 strong workforce worldwide by 12,000 is a worrying sign for the future of multinationals in Ireland.