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Ireland StartUp Awards 2012
Three Wicklow businesses shortlisted in the National Start-up Awards (Burlington Hotel) have won gold in their respective categories; Rainbusters received gold for ‘Best Retail’ Start-up and silver for ‘Best Online’ Start-up; MyStreet.ie received gold for ‘Best Social Enterprise’ Start-up and Old Rectory received gold for ‘Best Craft Based’ Start-up. [Read more…]
Careergro, a human resources start-up company
Careergro, a human resources start-up company headquartered at NovaUCD, today announced that it has secured an investment of €300,000 from private investors and Enterprise Ireland. [Read more…]
Women Pensioners
Less than one in three female pensioners in Ireland receive the maximum contributory pension and two-thirds rely on non-contributory pension, leaving many women disadvantaged in later life, says a new report today. The report Older Women Workers’ Access to Pensions: Vulnerabilities, Perspectives and Strategies was produced by NUI Galway and Queen’s University Belfast with funding from the Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI). [Read more…]
Irish Stock Exchange And Malta Stock Exchange Launch The European Wholesale Securities Market
Irish Stock Exchange
The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) announces a joint venture with the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) to launch the European Wholesale Securities Market (EWSM), a new market for wholesale fixed-income debt securities. The ISE will own 80% of the new market with the MSE having a 20% shareholding. [Read more…]
Opportunities for Traveller Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurial spirit within the Travelling community is the focus of a conference entitled ‘Positivity and Enterprise in the Traveller Community’ being held in Dublin. [Read more…]
Openhydro receive Award
Irish tidal energy technology company, OpenHydro, has been honoured at the 2011 Ireland France Business Awards for their outstanding company performance in 2011 and promotion of bilateral trade and investment between Ireland and France. At an awards ceremony held in Paris, OpenHydro was selected as The Best Irish Company in France owing to its major technological breakthrough in the area of tidal technology, while in the process linking up with two major French companies, EDF and DCNS. [Read more…]
Published Acounts Awards 2011
The Chartered Accountants Leinster Society has today (7 November 2011) announced the shortlist for its Published Accounts Awards for 2011. The Awards, sponsored by the Irish Stock Exchange, reward companies for excellence in financial reporting in Ireland and this year’s shortlist includes a total of 29 companies, not-for-profit organisations and charities. The winners will be announced at a luncheon in The Shelbourne Hotel on Thursday, 24 November, 2011. [Read more…]
Ireland needs growth plan
“Ireland needs a new plan for growth,” Congress General Secretary David Begg said on Thursday (27th October).
Speaking at the launch of Growth is the Key – the Congress Pre-Budget submission – David Begg said: “The most important deficit facing Ireland is the deficit in the demand for labour. That needs to be tackled as a priority. [Read more…]
Enterprise Award
The search for nominees begins today in the ‘Most Promising Start-Up,’ ‘Business Growth,’ ‘Female Entrepreneur,’ and ‘Best Networker’ categories, as part of an annual awards initiative for small local businesses. [Read more…]
ResMed acquires BiancaMed
esMed (NYSE: RMD and ASX: RMD), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of medical equipment for treating, diagnosing, and managing sleep-disordered breathing and other respiratory disorders, today announced the acquisition of BiancaMed Ltd (“BiancaMed”), a leading Irish medical technology company. ResMed has acquired all of BiancaMed’s shares for cash. [Read more…]
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