The Economic and Social Research Institute has insisted that the Irish economy remains resilient and that it will eventually rebound to grow at about 3.75% per year in the medium term.
The institute warned that there is a danger that Irish society could become transfixed by the ‘very real economic difficulties’ and miss the opportunity to [...]
The 8GB iPhone is being sold for €100 less around O2 stores in Ireland today as part of a promotional campaign which runs until 25 May.
“The special offer is designed to create additional momentum for the device beyond what has been a very successful launch period and to expand its reach by making it available [...]
The Irish IT industry is producing more vacancies than qualified IT professionals can fill, according to a recent survey on industry salary levels carried out by Dublin-based Sigmar Recruitment. This shortfall of IT professionals is making Ireland an ideal location for qualified individuals coming from other countries within the European Union, said Barry Rudden, associate [...]
Thousands of homeowners are paying massively over the odds for their mortgages because the banks have failed to tell them of better deals on offer.
In some instances, people with variable rate mortgages are paying as much as €3,000 a year extra on a €300,000 loan.
But they could slash their repayments by switching to the alternative [...]
Telecoms provider Imagine have snapped up Irish Broadband in an overall cash and shares deal valued at EUR47 million. According to Imagine, the acquisition of Irish Broadband pushes the value of the group up to EUR187 million. The deal gives Imagine even greater reach into the Irish telecoms market, with the company claiming a 12 [...]
Workers at Dell’s Cherrywood operation in Dublin this lunchtime received the unwelcome news that 250 permanent jobs are to be axed over the next nine months. The compulsory redundancies will primarily affect Dell’s Cherrywood operations. However, it is understood that approximately a quarter of the jobs to be cut will be at Dell’s Limerick [...]
Digiweb has purchased web hosting provider Novara and now claims to be the second largest hosting provider in Ireland as a result of the deal.
While the impact of the deal on the hosting market is unclear, the acquisition, which had long been rumoured on discussion forums, will definitely result in new jobs being created. The [...]
