Tagged: Richard Bruton & News
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VCs say up to €800m could be leveraged for Irish SMEs from Govt investment News
04.06.2013 It is expected that the venture capital industry with the support of private investors and syndicated funds from overseas should be able to leverage the Irish Government’s €175m...Categories: Economy, Financial, Funding, Government, Investments, Private Irish Business, Recruitment -
70 jobs for Kells with establishment of Mafic’s basalt fibre production facility News
27.05.2013 Through a multi-million euro investment, Mafic’s new facility in Kells Business Park, Co Meath, is set to be a centre of excellence and production headquarters for the Mafic...Categories: Recruitment, Careers and Employment -
Cubic Telecom to create 70 new jobs after landing US$5.2m investment News
24.05.2013 Irish technology company Cubic Telecom is to create 70 new jobs after securing US$5.2m in funding from US telecoms tech giant Qualcomm, ACT Venture Capital, TPS Investments and... -
Work permit reforms have led to €10.5m in additional investment News
17.05.2013 In the past year, new work permit schemes in Ireland have brought in an estimated €10.5m of investment in terms of the creation and retention of 270 jobs in ICT, recycling and... -
Cloud visionary and RTÉ ‘dragon’ to chair Govt Entrepreneurship Forum News
17.05.2013 Entrepreneur and investor Sean O’Sullivan, credited by MIT for co-coining the term ‘cloud computing’, has been appointed chairman of an Entrepreneurship Advisory Forum by the... -
Microsoft sets National Cloud Week afloat with €600,000 software donation to Barnardos News
07.05.2013 National Cloud Week is the second annual series of events organised by Microsoft in Ireland to raise awareness of the benefits of cloud among businesses in all sectors. This... -
SMEs and job creation the focus of Dublin meeting of EU Enterprise ministers News
03.05.2013 EU Enterprise and Innovation ministers are in Dublin today for a series of talks on how SMEs could hold the key to creating jobs and drive European growth. -
€2,500 online business voucher on way to help SMEs access €21bn digital economy News
26.04.2013 Internet giants Facebook, Google and PayPal are to work on a special pilot involving 20 Irish companies to bring them into the digital economy. Announcing the pilot, Ireland's... -
Jobs boost for Limerick - 60 new software jobs via ACI investment News
19.04.2013 Limerick woke up to the good news this morning that ACI Worldwide Inc is to create 60 new jobs with the expansion of its Software Development Centre in the city.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Investments, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Evernote CEO Phil Libin to speak at Web Summit’s week-long Festival of Ideas News
17.04.2013 The CEO of Evernote Phil Libin has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers at the October Web Summit in Dublin. Taking its inspiration from SXSW, the organisers say this...Categories: Web, Science, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Irish Government OKs Minister Bruton’s plans to integrate Forfás into DJEI News
17.04.2013 The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, TD, has been granted Irish Government approval to start drafting legislation that will see policy advisory board... -
IT work permit scheme will create immediate opportunities for Irish tech employers News
11.04.2013 Major work permit and educational reforms announced yesterday by the Irish Government will result in immediate opportunities for employers in the local tech sector, tech...Categories: Upskilling, Software & Web Development, Investments, Engineering, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
Irish Govt reforms to provide 2,000 additional ICT graduates in coming year News
10.04.2013 A series of reforms to enhance Ireland’s standing as the internet capital of Europe will provide 2,000 additional ICT graduates in the next year through the education system and... -
Internet player Demand Media to create up to 40 new jobs in Dublin News
20.03.2013 Domain services company Demand Media is to open an international office in Dublin that will employ between 20 and 40 people in Dublin by next year. The opportunity was made...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Media, Marketing, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Ireland invests €1m in centre to leverage fast-growing data analytics sector News
15.03.2013 The Irish Government is making an initial €1m investment in a new Dublin technology centre in data analytics called CeADAR, the Centre for Applied Data Analytics Research, to...Categories: Resources, Investments, Government, Economy, Careers and Employment, Business Intelligence -
Digital gaming sector in Ireland grew 90pc between 2009 and 2012 News
14.03.2013 Employment in Ireland’s digital gaming sector grew 90pc between 2009 and 2012 and this growth rate can be sustained and accelerated over the next three years, the annual Games... -
Government teams up with leading industry figures on Action Plan for Jobs News
12.03.2013 Six leading private-sector figures have been called on by the Irish Government to join the Action Plan for Jobs Implementation and Monitoring Group and will help to implement...Categories: Government, Careers and Employment -
Govt invests in new €20m Highland Capital Partners fund News
08.03.2013 The Irish Government has supported the creation of US venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners’ first dedicated European fund. The €20m fund, which will be run from... -
Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs aims to fill 900,000 predicted European ICT vacancies News
04.03.2013 With 900,000 ICT vacancies predicted for the EU in 2015, a Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs has been established to fill these positions through improved training initiatives... -
EU ministers sign patent agreement to help boost European innovation News
19.02.2013 At a signing ceremony in Brussels today, ministers from 24 EU member states have signed an international agreement on the Unified Patent Court to pave the way for inventors to...