Companies should embrace the changes coming with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rather than fear them, a report by insurance broker and risk management firm Marsh UK & Ireland suggests.

Two thirds of Irish businesses are unaware of their obligations under the impending “game-changing” general data protection regulation (GDPR) which comes into law next May, a report has found.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has defended the Government's approach to dealing with the homeless crisis.

Parents are forking out more than €400 a month to put a child through college, a survey has revealed.

Two thirds of Irish people are in favour of a shorter working day, according to research carried out by iReach.

From the Cliffs of Moher to the Book of Kells, Ireland has a lot to offer in terms of celebrated tourist destinations.

Women aged 18-34 are more likely to be impulse buyers while more than a third of all unplanned purchases are sweets or chocolate.

Nine out of 10 people are less trusting of charities as a direct result of the ongoing Rehab and Central Remedial Clinic scandals — with one in four existing donors cancelling payments since the crisis emerged.

Half of shoppers expect to borrow money to get through the festive season, with €410 the average debt, a survey for credit unions has revealed.

Food, travel, and education expenses are pushing up the cost of going to college, an Irish League of Credit Unions survey has found.

There’s no avoiding it: the chilly early summer enabled me to hide my feet in boots, runners, and, yes, even wellies, but it’s time for the big reveal — and it’s not going to be pretty. Still, there’s no getting away from it now — I have to dig out my summer sandals.

MORE than half a million people see no future for their family in this country, as figures show a rise in those who are broke after paying their monthly bills.

Families are spending on average €400 per child for returning to school.

IRISH families will spend about €400 on each child getting them ready to go back to school.

Almost half of respondents to a recent survey have claimed that they can speak Irish fluently.

Over 50% of people expect to get into debt this Christmas, according to a new survey.

HALF of Irish adults are dipping into personal savings to cover day-to-day expenses, a survey has found.

“NAMA” could be soon be replacing “Dada” as a child’s first word, with research revealing that terms linked with the economic downturn are now commonly used by young children.

JUST as people’s wallets have recovered from the St Valentine’s Day splurge, Mother’s Day is on the way to put another hole into already creaking finances.

Seventy-four percent of all shoppers made online purchases over the Christmas period, spending an estimated €150m, according to research out today.

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan has today launched the makeITsecure campaign.

IRISH corporate spending on outsourced IT and managed services is expected to increase by 30% this year to €450m and €150m, respectively, according to market research group iReach.

iReach, an Irish market intelligence and research company, has said that more Irish businesses will turn to outsourcing in the year ahead.

Online advertising in Ireland is set to grow in 2008, but still significantly lags the UK in terms of annual spend, according to a report published today.

A MARKET research study of foreigners living here has claimed that three-quarters do not feel they have been the subject of discrimination.

AIB have been named the inspired IT ‘Team of the Year’ at the 2007 BT Inspired IT Awards.

OVER €350m will be invested in software this year by Irish companies and the public sector, a survey revealed yesterday.

Research conducted on behalf of BT Ireland has revealed that small and medium sized businesses in Ireland are losing up to 15% of the working week due to IT issues.

iReach research has today revealed that Irish online advertising spend is set to reach €35m by the end of 2007, with mobile marketing accounting for almost 5% of this.

IRISH telecoms spend is set to reach almost €4.2 billion in 2007.

SPEND on computer hardware is expected to surge during 2007, according to the latest TeleTech survey of IT and telecoms decision makers conducted by the research and market intelligence company, iReach.

MOBILE services not only provide a major opportunity for greater application of e-Government than traditional computer based technologies but offer the potential for a significant increase in public sector productivity and job satisfaction.

Arnotts has claimed top prize for the application of technology in the Retail and Distribution Sector at the first Annual BT Inspired IT Awards in Dublin recently.