Ireland rises in world internet speed rankings but 57th for mobileIreland’s average mobile connectivity speed is 20.70Mbps; in Norway it is 62.66MbpsWed Dec 13 2017 - 15:03
Irish game developer Keywords Studios buys US firm in $27m dealKeywords has bought Sperasoft, which employs 400 software engineers and artistsWed Dec 13 2017 - 14:23
Dublin-based tech firm Bizimply appoints Conor Shaw as chief executiveDublin software company Artomatix also names new CEO as Joe Blake comes onboardWed Dec 13 2017 - 13:19
Irish cream liqueur sales set to break 100m bottle barrier this yearSales of Baileys and other brands on the up after ‘lost decade’ when growth stagnatedMon Dec 11 2017 - 06:20
Cross-Border shopping jumps as gap rises between North and SouthNew report shows increasing divergence in economic fortunes of Republic and NIMon Dec 11 2017 - 06:00
S&P revises outlook on CRH as group to press pause on acquisitionsChief executive says focus will be on integrating newly acquired businessesFri Dec 08 2017 - 16:17
Business groups welcome breakthrough in Brexit negotiationsGoodbody chief economist Dermot O’Leary says agreed wording indicates soft BrexitFri Dec 08 2017 - 09:50
Poor internet connectivity still stopping SMEs from getting onlineStudy comes as accounts for IE Domain Registry show losses declined last yearFri Dec 08 2017 - 05:30
Life still good for Galway-based Lifes2Good as sales riseBeauty products group sold its celebrity-endorsed brand Viviscal for €150m this yearThu Dec 07 2017 - 19:30
Profits and turnover rise at Irish unit of chipmaker XilinxCompany last month announced plans to create 100 new jobs at the Irish subsidiaryThu Dec 07 2017 - 05:45
Revolut embraces bitcoin while N26 rolls out premium debit cardMobile-only banking alternatives quickly gaining customers in Ireland and elsewhereThu Dec 07 2017 - 05:36
Money.net looks to establish operation in IrelandUS company is seeking to take on Bloomberg as provider of financial news and dataMon Dec 04 2017 - 10:10
Irish tech sector faces Brexit disruption with R&D bodies under threatNew report warns of difficulties from British exit but also highlights several opportunitiesMon Dec 04 2017 - 06:45
Plan for independent data protection ratings agency a winnerDCU law student Conor Leavy wins A&L Goodbody Bold Ideas award for proposalMon Dec 04 2017 - 05:30
Kepak buys spice burger factory in fourth acquisition of the yearMeat processing group employs 2,800 people and has annual turnover of about €950mMon Dec 04 2017 - 05:24
Parcel deliveries surged on Black Friday and Cyber Monday salesAn Post says it delivered more than 500,000 parcels last week to addresses in IrelandMon Dec 04 2017 - 05:19
UCD Smurfit School moves up five places in business school rankingsCollege is now in 24th place in FT’s rankings, versus 36th spot two years agoMon Dec 04 2017 - 05:00
Jack Dangermond: The low-key billionaire whose maps help determine your lifeMore than 350,000 organisations worldwide from Starbucks to the Garda and even Irish Water use ESRI’s mapsSat Dec 02 2017 - 05:15
Dublin food network hopes Helsinki will prove tasty optionFoodoppi, which aims to educate children about eating, chosen by Finnish accelerator programmeFri Dec 01 2017 - 15:47
Ireland ‘risks losing’ opportunities in growing biotech sectorMore co-working labs needed, says CoderDojo co-founderFri Dec 01 2017 - 13:10
Helsinki firm pilots self-driving ferryService marketed as more efficient and environmentally friendly option for plannersThu Nov 30 2017 - 13:51
Ireland has ‘fastest growing IT worker population’Study puts Ireland in 9th place in terms of destinations for capital invested in EuropeThu Nov 30 2017 - 10:44
Irish AI analytics start-up Brightflag raises $1.5m in fundingFirm has raised $2.6m in last 18 months, with backers including Frontline VenturesThu Nov 30 2017 - 05:45
Slush puppies in focus as start-ups gather in FinlandAl Gore among keynote speakers at Slush tech conference in HelsinkiThu Nov 30 2017 - 05:25
Hubspot to launch new product built in DublinFirm sees ‘DubSpot’ as critical to its future success as survey shows capital’s benefitsThu Nov 30 2017 - 05:15
Voysis gets vocal as retailers gear up for voice commerceIrish start-up keen to have it independent voice platform as widely used as possibleThu Nov 30 2017 - 05:10
Revenues through Facebook’s Irish subsidiary rise to €12.6bnPretax profits hit €174.3m as company to create hundreds of jobs in Ireland next yearWed Nov 29 2017 - 01:00
Dublin-based eShopWorld named tech company of the yearFast-growing company, which employs 180 people, receives yet another awardSat Nov 25 2017 - 07:25
Software firm Globoforce eyes IPO again as profits, revenues soarFirm has recorded compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the last six years of 21%Sat Nov 25 2017 - 07:00
Irish man (30) to head up major new driverless car initiativeMytaxi Ireland general manager Tim Arnold to lead Renault-Nissan Alliance unitFri Nov 24 2017 - 16:00
Irish Film Institute warns of increased costs as it runs up deficitIFI says there has been no increase in funding in over eight years to cover rising costsFri Nov 24 2017 - 13:54
Kilkenny gets big boost as two firms announce 130 new jobsTaxback to add 80 new roles as fund management firm Carne to create 50 jobsFri Nov 24 2017 - 11:56
Co Wicklow water tech firm H20zone raises €3m as it eyes expansionQuality of the water produced by system independently verified by certification bodiesFri Nov 24 2017 - 07:00
Fintech group Revolut signs up its millionth customerApp-based banking alternative has over 50,000 customers in IrelandFri Nov 24 2017 - 07:00
Irish PR firms spin their way to healthy profitsNewly filed accounts from some of Ireland’s biggest firms show revenues on the riseThu Nov 23 2017 - 17:30
Greencoat to pay dividend as it reports €3.87m pretax lossRenewable energy firm had operating cash flow of €8.9 million in its first seven monthsThu Nov 23 2017 - 07:37
Web browser inventor calls for action on data collection by tech giantsMan behind the Opera and Vivaldi browsers concerned at level of data being collectedThu Nov 23 2017 - 07:26
NDRC expands with move to run pre-seed accelerator in OmanEarly stage tech investor selected to run three-month programme early next yearThu Nov 23 2017 - 07:00
Artificial intelligence set to rewrite rules for legal professionExperts predict more than 100,000 jobs in sector could be automated within 20 yearsThu Nov 23 2017 - 06:30
Dublin medtech firm HealthBeacon looking to raise €5mCompany seeking funds for global expansion as it opens offices in Boston and MontrealWed Nov 22 2017 - 10:30
AI adoption could provide €48bn boost to the Irish economyNew report indicates significant gains from embracing artificial intelligence in IrelandWed Nov 22 2017 - 07:00
Shaw Academy crowdfunding round cancelledCrowdcube says online education provider has not adhered to investment programmeTue Nov 21 2017 - 21:41
European shares reverse early losses as CRH closes lower in DublinBank of Ireland also negative while Ryanair, Kerry Group and Total Produce gainTue Nov 21 2017 - 18:22
Ireland improving at developing and attracting talent, new survey findsCountry ranked in 14th place out of 63 in IMD World Talent RankingTue Nov 21 2017 - 09:58
‘Business as usual’ at Elephant & Castle after Press Up buys restaurantTemple Bar landmark snapped up by the country’s largest hospitality groupFri Nov 17 2017 - 15:36
Energy boost for PrePayPower as profits more than doubleRevenues up 11% to €101.9m at pay-as-you-go firm as customer numbers rise to 130,000Fri Nov 17 2017 - 15:29
SMEs get big boost as fund operators triple available financeEIF and the SBCI have said they will provide an additional €230m to small companiesFri Nov 17 2017 - 13:50
SMEs generating almost half of all revenues in IrelandNew CSO study shows that SMEs account for 99% of all enterprises locallyFri Nov 17 2017 - 11:46
Profits rising at Taxback Group subsidiary TransferMateRevenue increases 18 per cent at international payments firm founded by Terry CluneThu Nov 16 2017 - 16:30
Netwatch eyes further success in the US as revenues continue to riseCarlow-based digital security firm reports a rise in pretax losses as turnover increasesThu Nov 16 2017 - 15:52
