Just over half of all jobs created in Ireland by foreign direct investment (FDI) last year were in locations outside of Dublin.

A leading global medical technical firm has announced 100 jobs in Limerick.

A Bill aimed at protecting freelance workers has been passed by the Seanad.

Investigating the impact of escaped farmed salmon on wild Irish Atlantic salmon populations is one of five UCC projects which has been awarded €8.5m in Government funding today. A co-led project brings the UCC figure to €9.3m.

Some 93% of approximately 200 respondents to a new survey of Irish companies say they intend to expand their businesses over the next year.

Some 150 jobs are to be created with the expansion of two companies in Dublin and Shannon.

Vodafone have announced that it is to establish a new European sales centre in Carrickmines, Dublin.

A sixth Irish person has died after a balcony collapsed on an apartment building in Berkeley, California. Read the latest on this and more in this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Consumers who download or stream music, videos, and apps are to be given statutory rights and remedies for the first time.

A new tax refund scheme has been announced for start-ups.

Proposals for an arbitration system in the EU-US trade deal under negotiation have been well received by most EU countries including Ireland, Germany and France.

New draft regulations for the grocery goods sector are being published today.

The Government has introduced the most sweeping reform of company law in the history of the State.

The Revenue Commissioners say that a number of Ansbacher investigations remain open, but that it is satisfied it has fully investigated claims made about former politicians by a whistleblower.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has welcomed the announcement of almost 2,000 new jobs this week.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton will lead a five-day trade mission to the United States today.

There is no need for the Irish Government to introduce any further changes to the corporate tax system on a unilateral basis following the publication of the OECD’s draft paper on base erosion and profit-shifting (BEPS), according to Padraig Cronin, head of tax & legal services, at Deloitte Ireland.

Ireland has moved up three places to 25th position in the latest World Economic Global Competitiveness Index.

Calor is investing $10m in its operations across Ireland, leading to the creation of 13 new jobs.

The IDA is posting 35 executives in key locations around the world in an effort to win extra investment and create 10,000 jobs over the next three years.

Forty-two Irish companies are concluding a four-day trade mission to Singapore and Malaysia.

Trinity College Dublin is planning to create 160 companies in the next three years as part of its new plan for innovation and entrepreneurship.

The cost of running the Government’s micro finance business funding initiative is almost equal to the amount of money that was actually lent to businesses, according to figures in a parliamentary question.

The holiday accommodation rental company AirBnB is to make Dublin its European base.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has insisted the government is sticking to its target of getting 100,000 people back to work.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has today announced the establishment of a new joint Industry/Government task force on 'Big Data' to drive development of the sector in Ireland.

Online deals provider Groupon is to take on 20 new staff in Dublin, it has revealed.

Ireland will be able to maintain its current corporation tax code in the face of international pressure to prevent multinational corporations avoid paying their fare share of tax, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton said yesterday.

Irish companies need to develop the right culture if corporate governance is to work in any organisation, according to a major new survey.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton said today that a transatlantic trade deal with the US could bring more than 4,000 jobs to Ireland.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD said today that companies in Ireland can “compete with the very best on the global stage”.

The Government is defending the decision to increase the number of overseas trips for St Patrick's Day.

A €300m investment in seven world-class research centres has been hailed as a game-changer for the industry.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny says he is confident that a deal will be done on the promissory notes before the next €3.1bn payment is due at the end of March.

Dublin City University is setting up a new facility to support Ireland's Cleantech sector, which it claims will support 200 jobs over the next 18 months.

Cork supplies 25% of Ireland’s energy needs but uses 13%, writes Kieran Lettice

A total of 150 jobs are to be created with the establishment of a new manufacturing plant in Leixlip, Co Kildare, it has been announced.

If indigenous firms increase their share of the €80bn supply chain market for the multinational sector then it would generate €500m in added revenue and create 1,000 extra jobs.

Wind energy will slow down the economy and destroy Irish jobs, according to a professor of economics at Sussex University.

New legislation to be introduced by the Government is expected to cut the cost of examinership for small businesses by 30% by allowing them to take cases through the Circuit Court.