Easyjet revenue soars by 16.7pc
No-frills UK airline posts revenue of £763m for the first quarter
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ECONOMY
600 million 'productive' jobs needed in next decade
24.01.2012 Jobs needed to generate sustainable growth and maintain social cohesion - ILO.
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BUSINESS
More than €1bn worth of sales on DoneDeal in 2011
24.01.2012 Online classified ads website says €200m worth of sales in Dublin alone.
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BUSINESS
Petroplus to file for insolvency
24.01.2012 Swiss-based petroleum refiner and wholesaler filing for insolvency.
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BUSINESS
Stockwatch.ie: next generation farming
24.01.2012 Tool allows farmers see the stock coming into marts around the country.
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MARKETING
Cityjet launches advertising on site, e-tickets
24.01.2012 Dublin-headquartered CityJet partners with Ad2One for bespoke online ad...
Breaking News
- 27 January
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Ireland's bid for green finance lead boosted by new MSc course
A new MSc in energy and environmental finance at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, which was officially launched today, has been developed to help Ireland in its bid to become established as the global centre for green business.
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Etihad Airways operates first biofuels flight in the Gulf region
Etihad Airways has this week become the latest airline to trial a flight using biofuels.
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US wind energy installations up 31pc in 2011
The US wind energy installed 6,810MW in 2011, a 31pc increase on 2010, according to new figures from the American Wind Energy Association.
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Companies awarded Excellence Through People certification
More than 25 Irish and Ireland-based multinational companies were certified to the Excellence Through People (ETP) standard at an event hosted by NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) at Dublin's Convention Centre today.
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Quinn Group agrees disposal of its NCB shareholding
Quinn Group has confirmed that it has successfully agreed the disposal of its shareholding in NCB.
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Chevrolet cars to feature new eco label
General Motors has developed an eco label for Chevrolet which it plans to begin rolling out next month and to include on all the brand's cars sold in the US from next year.
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Carat wins GM's US$3bn global media account
Carat has won General Motor's global media operations account after an extensive review of the car giant's global marketing operations.
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Twitter to introduce enhanced brand pages?
Twitter is reportedly set to introduce enhanced profile pages that will allow companies turn their pages into brand platforms with ecommerce functionality.
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Retail sales up December
Irish retail sales volumes increased by 2.1pc in December 2011 over the previous month and by 3pc over December 2010, according to figures released today by the CSO.
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CPL's operating profit up 27pc in H2 2011
Irish recruitment services company CPL Resources has reported a 27pc increase in operating profit to €4.2m in the second half of 2011, compared with the same period in 2010.
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Investec to buy NCB
Dublin-based NCB Stockbrokers is to be bought by South African banking and asset management group Investec for a reported €32m.
- 26 January
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P&G Facebook campaign supports clean drinking water programme
Procter & Gamble has launched a new Facebook campaign that encourages consumers to engage with and support its Children's Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) programme.
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Easyjet revenue soars by 16.7pc
No-frills UK airline EasyJet has posted total revenue of £763m for the first quarter of its financial year, a rise of 16.7pc in comparison with the same period in 2010. The company acknowledged that year-on-year cost performance benefited from the absence of the snow disruption experienced in the same quarter last year. However, it still forecasts losses in the first half due to a weak economic environment.
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EU to take Ireland and UK to court over gas market
The European Commission (EC) is to take Ireland and the UK to court over their failure to comply with EU rules on the gas market.
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Business community welcomes launch of Dublin City of Science 2012
Hosting the 2012 City of Science has been welcomed by the capital's business community as a great opportunity to showcase 'Brand Dublin'.
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Nokia reveals dive in profits
Nokia has reported a 73pc fall in fourth-quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to dent the dominance of Apple Inc's iPhone or make up for falling sales of its own old smartphones.
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Plans for 600 new Subway stores in the UK and Ireland
The president and co-founder of the Subway brand today announced plans to increase the number of Subway stores in Ireland and the UK to 2,000 over the next three years, creating around 6,000 new jobs.
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IDA chief advises students to look at FDI skills needs when picking courses
IDA Ireland CEO Barry O'Leary has advised students completing their CAO application forms over the next few days to look at the areas where the greatest job opportunities will lie in FDI companies in the future.
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Tánaiste to begin Israel and Palestinian territories visit
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, is travelling to the Middle East today to begin a four-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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Reduction in redundancy rebate 'devastating' for smaller companies - ISME
The Government's decision last month to reduce the employers rebate on redundancies from 60pc to 15pc is having a 'devastating' impact on smaller companies, according to a new survey from ISME.
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Dublin City of Science 2012 launched today
Dublin City of Science 2012, which will include more than 160 science-related events throughout the year, was formally launched this morning by Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Andrew Montague, and comedian Dara O'Briain.
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Enterprise Ireland's Competitive Start Fund recipients announced
The 15 successful life sciences, clean tech and industrial companies to be awarded funding through the latest round of Enterprise Ireland's Competitive Start Fund have been announced.
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The Store Cupboard opens in Rathwood
Local woman Julie Moore has opened a food outlet called The Store Cupboard in Rathwood's shopping and lifestyle centre just outside of Tullow, Co Carlow, leaving her previous plans of having a legal career behind.
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Accenture providing RBS 6 Nations app as technology partner
Accenture has been named the official technology partner of the 2012 and 2013 RBS 6 Nations Rugby Championships. The initial offering from that partnership is delivery of the official RBS 6 Nations Championship mobile app.
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Trust in government up 15 points to 35pc - Edelman survey
Overall trust in government in Ireland has risen 15 points to 35pc over the last year, while trust in banks has risen by three points to 9pc, according to the Irish findings of the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer.
- 25 January
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Jack B Yeats €10 collector coin launched
The Central Bank of Ireland has today launched a limited edition €10 collector coin to honour artist Jack B Yeats.
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UK Government loses solar feed-in tariffs cut appeal
The UK Government has lost its appeal against a High Court Ruling in December that its proposal to cut feed-in tariffs for solar installations was illegal.
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UK launches first marine energy park
The UK's Department of Energy & Climate Change this week announced details of the country's first marine energy park, which covers the south west region of England.
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ITLG and Ryan Academy to partner for entrepreneurship programmes
The Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) and DCU's Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship are aiming to stimulate economic growth through a partnership announced today to deliver Kauffman entrepreneurship and innovation programmes in Ireland and Silicon Valley.
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Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year kicks off for 2012
Now in its 15th year, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Programme for 2012 has been launched with the 24 finalists from across the island of Ireland to be announced in May.
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Government reveals new bankruptcy proposals
The Government has today revealed details of proposed new rules for personal insolvency.
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SFI's remit in line to be extended
The Government has approved the drafting of a new bill to extend Science Foundation Ireland's remit to include funding of applied research to support the development of research findings into commercial opportunities.
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Irish Dairy Board extends loan facility to €350m
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) revealed today that it has refinanced its existing €250m bank loan, replacing it with a new three-year €350m loan facility, to meet domestic expansion and international growth requirements.
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PwC named official sponsor of GAA and GPA
PwC has signed a three-year agreement to become the official partner of the GAA and Gaelic Players Association (GPA) for an undisclosed sum.
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Taoiseach set for Davos
Taoiseach Enda Kenny will arrive in Davos, Switzerland today to attend the World Economic Forum where he is scheduled to take in discussions on the structural, economic and political issues facing political leaders across the globe.
- 24 January
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Stockwatch.ie: next generation farming
After years of travelling up and down the South East to different livestock marts, Daryn Dunne felt a tool was needed to allow farmers to see the stock that would be coming into the different marts.
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600 million 'productive' jobs needed in next decade - ILO report
The world urgently needs to create 600 million productive jobs over the next decade to generate sustainable growth and maintain social cohesion, according to the annual report on global employment by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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Cityjet launches advertising on site, e-tickets
Dublin-headquartered CityJet has this week launched a bespoke online ad platform that will allow Irish and global brands to market their services to the airline's customer base.
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Tourism Ireland trade mission targets Russian market
Tourism Ireland and a number of Irish tourism representatives have travelled to Russia this week for a travel trade mission in Moscow and St Petersburg, targeting the Russian holiday and business tourism market.
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Starbucks rolling out extended product offering in new US locations
Starbucks has revealed plans to wine, beer and premium food at some of stores in Chicago, Atlanta and Southern California by the end of this year.
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Residential property prices fall 16.7pc in 2011
Residential property prices in Ireland fell by 16.7pc in the year to December 2011, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office.
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Arklow company launches £1.7m vessel to service UK's offshore wind farms
Arklow Marine Services has today officially launched its first vessel designed and built specifically for servicing offshore wind farms in the UK.
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More than €1bn worth of sales on DoneDeal in 2011
Online classified ads website DoneDeal.ie said today that more than €1bn worth of transactions was carried out on its site during 2011.
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Ryanair to return to Budapest in March
Ryanair is to open five new routes from Budapest to Dublin, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol and London (Stansted) from March 2012.
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Petroplus to file for insolvency
Swiss-based petroleum refiner and wholesaler Petroplus Holdings announced today that it is filing for insolvency.
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Retail sales down again in Q4 2011 - REI
Retail sales levels continued to fall in the fourth quarter of 2011 according to Retail Excellence Ireland's (REI) Irish Retail Industry Performance Review Q4 2011.
- 23 January
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Gary Britton appointed to KBC Bank Ireland board
KBC Bank Ireland has appointed Gary Britton as a non-executive director.
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Mary Crotty PR wins Citroën account
Citroën Motors Ireland has appointed Mary Crotty PR as its PR agency after a competitive pitch.
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Mandatory sick pay will have disastrous effect on SMEs - ISME survey
SMEs believe that mandatory sick pay of four weeks for employers will have a disastrous impact on competitiveness, jobs and absenteeism levels, according to a new survey of ISME members.
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Argos launches 33rd catalogue in Ireland
Argos launched its new Spring/Summer catalogue, which includes 8,000 new products as well as new exclusive ranges from Emma Bunton, Kelly Brook and Masterchef, on Saturday.
Business for human beings
23.09.2011 Recent crises demonstrate that the old model of doing business is broken, says Professor R Edward Freeman. Ann O'Dea caught up with him on his first trip to Ireland.
Generally recognised as the founder of ‘stakeholder theory’, Professor Freeman, penned the award-winning book Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach, originally published in 1984 and reprinted in 2010 by Cambridge University Press.
He was in Dublin in September to speak at a public meeting held by the DCU Institute of Ethics.
Mr Schmidt goes to Dublin
23.09.2011 As one of the most powerful people in the global technology industry, Google chairman Eric Schmidt has combined business acumen and tech savvy to pull off one of the most remarkable business stories of the past decade. He spoke to John Kennedy.
Air cover
23.09.2011 Bill Fischer, professor of Technology Management at IMD, looks at how some of history’s greatest developments came to be, and that secret ingredient that made them possible.
The credibility gap
23.09.2011 An inability to demonstrate how their strategies impact on the top line has left marketers lacking credibility among top management, according to a recent study by Fournaise Marketing Group. Grainne Rothery reports.
Events
The Digital Ireland Forum
Tech leaders to gather on 30 September to discuss Ireland's digital future
CDP Ireland 2011 Report Launch
Leading Irish business figures to share their thoughts on participation at report launch on 18 October
CSO report measures Ireland's social and economic performance in the EU
13.09.2011 A new CSO report reveals that Ireland was the fifth most expensive country in the EU in 2010, despite the fact that consumer prices fell that year and in 2009, while our public balance deficit was “by far” the highest of any member state.