Slowdown In House Price Growth May Be Start of a New Era
A slow-down in the rate of house price growth in Dublin may represent the beginning of a new phase of more moderate growth according to property consultants Savills. The latest CSO data show that...
View ArticlePM Group Reports Strong Turnover and Profit Growth for 2013
PM Group, the international engineering and project management firm headquartered in Dublin, has reported turnover of €355.5 million for the year ended December 31st 2013, well ahead of prior year due...
View Article200 jobs for Dublin
Groupon, a global leader in local commerce, today announced the official opening of its International Engineering and Marketing Centre in Dublin. Nearly 100 highly skilled roles have already been...
View ArticleDismay over latest Construction Contracts Act delay
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has expressed their “complete dismay” that the implementation of the Construction Contracts Act faces further delay after the Government transferred...
View ArticleFenestraPro Ranked as Top 30 Semi-Finalist in Global Cleantech Awards
FenestraPro, a provider of software that enables energy efficient facade design, is proud to announce its inclusion in the Top 30 for the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) 2014 Later Stage...
View ArticleTesco Opens New Ballincollig Store
Tesco has created 104 new jobs with the opening of its new store at Ballincollig, County Cork today. The store will employ 125 people in total, with 39 coming from the live register including 11...
View ArticleCall for entries to The Irish Concrete Society’s 33rd Annual Awards
The Irish Concrete Society is seeking entries to its 33rd Annual Awards scheme. The Awards Scheme which was established in 1979 seeks to acknowledge construction achievements in which concrete...
View ArticleNAMA passes half-way point for redeeming its Senior Debt
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has announced that it is repaying an additional €600m of its Senior Debt today. This brings total Senior Debt redemptions by the Agency to €7.6bn so far in...
View ArticleIreland named top ranking destination for `added value’ of FDI investment...
IDA IRELAND has welcomed Ireland’s achievement of holding onto its top ranking in the highly influential IBM Global Location Trends report for 2014. Ireland has also improved its position in the World...
View ArticleO’Flynn offers up to €400m to Blackstone
The O’Flynn Construction group, led by Cork property developer Michael O’Flynn, has submitted a plan to pay up to €400 million to US private equity giant Blackstone by December 31st. O’Flynn...
View ArticleNetwatch reports 26% increase in criminal activity over Halloween 2013
Netwatch, Ireland’s leading high tech security specialists, is warning businesses to remain vigilant as to the security of their premises as the number of criminal incidents is set to spike over...
View ArticleTaoiseach Opens New Facebook Headquarters in Dublin
The Frank Gehry-designed building spans some 120,000 square feet and is based in the area that has become widely known as “Silicon Docks”. Facebook currently employs some 500 people representing...
View ArticleKingspan completes $82 million acquisition of Pactiv’s US building insulation...
Kingspan has said that its acquisition of Pactiv’s US building insulation business for US$82m was completed last Friday. The deal was announced on 18 August 2014. Kingspan said there were no material...
View ArticleNama initiates action for €2.5m against O’Flynn
Denis O’Flynn is facing an action for summary judgment over a €2.5 million debt by NAMA. The debt relates to guarantees entered into by Mr O’Flynn with Allied Irish Bank in relation to a company...
View ArticleInvestors sought to build 1,500 rental homes on Dublin Council sites
The Irish Times reports today that Investors interested in building “public” homes on more than 30 hectares of vacant land are to be sought by Dublin City Council. The council is to advertise this week...
View ArticleOPW uncover treaure trove at Rathfarnham Castle works
OPW Minister Simon Harris and Arts Minister Heather Humphreys today announced the discovery of a unique assemblage of artefacts in Rathfarnham Castle. The original castle at Rathfarnham dates back to...
View ArticleIrish unemployment rate falls to 11.0% in October
The latest Live Register release from the CSO shows that the standardised unemployment rate improved to 11.0% in October, down 10bps m/m and 120bps in the year to date. The standardised unemployment...
View ArticleIreland’s largest building the Tesco distribution centre in Donabate has been...
The Irish Times reports today that Ireland’s largest building, the Tesco distribution centre in Donabate, Co Dublin, has been sold to a South African property fund for €129 million. The 77,385sq m...
View ArticleClearStream Technologies Limited completes 50,000 sq. ft. Enniscorthy extension
Since its acquisition in 2011 by CR Bard Inc., the US-based medical device manufacturer, ClearStream has added 160 jobs to its workforce, bringing its current headcount to 410 people, with...
View Article400 new jobs announced for IDA clients
The creation of 400 new jobs for Cork, Dublin and Galway was announced from 8 North American and European based high-growth companies. The investments are supported by the Department of Jobs,...
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