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<p>Patricia Callan also took up the role of director of industry representative group FSI earlier this year. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan/OSD</p>

companies

Patricia Callan appointed chair of Ireland Women in Finance Charter

Ms Callan, who is also the director of Financial Services Ireland, will stay in the role of chair of the Charter for two years

business

Humanoid robots bringing ‘cobotics’ to life in workplace

business

Irish SMEs continue to struggle to compete with multinationals for quality employees

news

Report: Eight out of 10 IT firms plan to recruit within three months

news

Cyber-security company Symantec to create 400 jobs in Dublin centre

news

‘Reputation as technology hub reaffirmed’ as 300 jobs unveiled

Facebook to create 100 more jobs in Dublin expansion

Facebook is to create more than 100 new jobs in Dublin.

Mon, 18 Feb, 2013

Amazon jobs 'reinforce position of Ireland as tech hub'

More than 200 new positions were announced today in Dublin, Carlow and Limerick.

Mon, 28 May, 2012

Apple expansion ‘a vote of confidence in our country’

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has hailed technology giant Apple’s announcement that it is to create 500 jobs with the expansion of its European headquarters in Cork.

Sat, 21 Apr, 2012

Tech firms creating 190 jobs a week

Over 190 jobs have been created on average every week by technology firms in Ireland so far this year.

Fri, 02 Mar, 2012

Dublin firms to create 75 jobs with €4.6m expansions

TWO Dublin-based companies will create 75 jobs as they expand operations with investments of over €4.6 million in Research and Development (R&D) programmes.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2012

IT firm expansion to create 60 jobs

AN IT security company is to create 60 jobs with the expansion of its Dublin base.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2011

LinkedIn expansion welcomed

ICT Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the high-tech sector, today welcomed the announcement of 100 new jobs at LinkedIn’s international headquarters in Dublin.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2011

€20m high-tech boost for schools

More than €20m worth of grants for high-tech equipment will be handed out to schools over the coming days, it was announced today.

Fri, 15 Oct, 2010

ICT Ireland welcomes support for maths bonus points

The IBEC group that represents the high-tech sector, ICT Ireland, has welcomed the decision by the UCD Academic Council to support the reintroduction of bonus points for higher-level Leaving Certificate maths.

Fri, 17 Sep, 2010

200 new Google jobs 'show strength of IT sector': IBEC

Employers’ group IBEC has said today's 200-job investment by Google highlighted the strength of the country’s information and communication technologies sector.

Fri, 20 Aug, 2010

Air tax nets €58m in five months

THE Government has raked in almost €58 million from the controversial air travel tax in five months.

Sat, 10 Oct, 2009

Axing US flights ‘will cost tourism €200m’

TOURISM spend will take as much as a €200 million hit following a decision by Aer Lingus to axe routes to America from Shannon and Dublin.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2009

IBEC: Issuing of taxi licences must remain uncapped

IBEC today issued a statement in response to the Joint Oireactas Committee on Transport's hearing with taxi regulation and taxi representatives, stating that the issuing of licences for taxis must remain uncapped.

Wed, 23 Apr, 2008

Dáil to address tunnel ‘fiasco’

TRANSPORT Minister Noel Dempsey is to be questioned in the Dáil about the €750 million Dublin Port Tunnel “fiasco”.

Fri, 29 Feb, 2008

IBEC welcomes consultation on sustainable travel and transport

The Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) has today welcomed the launch of the Department of Transport’s consultation document on sustainable travel and transport.

Mon, 25 Feb, 2008

Selfless climbers scale heights for charity

EARLY today a team of Irish climbers were beginning their ascent of Scotland’s Ben Nevis.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2002