An Post trials electric post vans on city routes
An Post and Renault Ireland are joining forces in Ireland’s first ever on-the-road trial of electrically powered post vans. The detailed like-for-like study will compare the energy/fuel efficiency, maintenance costs and overall performance of the Renault Kangoo ZE (electric) mini van against its traditional diesel counterpart over designated city postal routes in Dublin, Cork and Galway over the next 12 months. An Post operates one of Ireland’s largest fleets with over 2,700 vehicles ranging from smaller vans to large articulated vehicles. The company uses more than 7.5 million litres of diesel annually and in 2011, the company’s fleet-related fuel costs were in the region of €10m. An Post chief executive,…
Read MoreGuinness launches St Patrick’s Day sheep dog video
Guinness is telling men to round up their friends for St Patrick’s Day with an online campaign that shows them herding together like sheep. The ad reportedly aims to poke fun at males, who Guinness believes are notoriously bad at organising themselves for a night out. In the video, seven men are herded past obstacles by a sheep dog, which navigates the group past potential obstructions such as a sofa and television, an Indian restaurant and girls on a dance floor, until they reach their final destination – a pub that serves Guinness. The 30-second trailer directs people to the full-length film on YouTube. Guinness is also attempting to set…
Read MoreOlga Berezina
Business Development Manager Appointment Date: 07.03.2012 Company: Data Ireland Business Type: Data – Direct Marketing Position: Business Development Manager Data Ireland has appointed Olga Berezina as business development manager. In her new position, Berezina will be responsible for managing Data Ireland’s existing client base, and will develop and execute new business development strategies. She joins Data Ireland from Kantar Worldpanel where she was responsible for a number of key accounts including Unilever, Heinz, Nestle and Heineken. During this time Berezina has gained extensive expertise in turning data into actionable consumer and shopper insights across a variety of consumer markets. She also holds a masters in marketing from UCD Michael Smurfit…
Read MoreCadbury to Provide Prizes for 20 Easter Egg Trails
Kraft Foods will be supporting 20 Easter egg trails of varying sizes across Ireland this year by providing them with prizes of up to 1,000 Cadbury Easter eggs each. The company will be providing four large venue event prizes, each consisting of 1,000 Easter eggs. There will be five medium event prizes with between 500 and 1,000 eggs. Eight small event prizes will include 500 eggs, four performers and a set of games equipment. Finally, the company will give out two charity event prizes with 500 eggs, four performers and a set of games equipment. The company is inviting applications for the prizes between now and midday on Friday 2…
Read MoreEli Lilly to Invest 330m in Cork Biopharmaceutical Facility
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD has today announced that Eli Lilly and Company, a global leader in biopharmaceuticals, is to invest 330m in a brand-new facility at its Kinsale campus in Cork. The investment will expand the Kinsale site’s existing biopharmaceutical mission with the establishment of an additional world-class commercialization and manufacturing facility. When fully operational, the new plant will require up to 200 highly skilled employees. Also, a further 300 construction jobs will be created on the site during building works. The planned 240,000-sq ft biopharmaceutical commercialization and manufacturing facility announced today will further enhance…
Read More30 export jobs to be offered on new website
A new website, launched by InterTradeIreland today, www.footinthedoor.info, will be offering 30 export sales jobs later this year through it’s ACUMEN programme. A further 60 positions will also be on offer through its technology transfer progamme, FUSION. The jobs are located across the island and are open to recent and past graduates, north and south. The new website will offer access to the latest job details, videos from past graduates on their experience and place to share knowledge and information with other graduates. The social hub within the website will also give current graduates and alumni the opportunity to further engage with one another, raise discussions and share best practice…
Read MoreMicrosoft announces US$130m investment in Dublin data centre expansion
Microsoft said today that it will invest another US$130m in expanding its Dublin data centre. The company originally spent US$500m on centre, which has been in operation since July 2009 and provides computing capacity to customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Once complete, the expanded facility will employ a further 50 to 70 people. Around 400 jobs will be created during the construction phase over the next 12 months. “This investment shows where we are placing our bets for the future,” said Peter Klein, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, in Dublin today. “As customers embrace Microsoft cloud services such as Office 365, Windows Live, Xbox Live, Bing and the…
Read MoreCentra to create 150 new jobs in 2012
Centra said today that it plans to 150 new jobs in 2012 as it invests €10m in new store openings. The convenience retailer said it will add 300 jobs to its existing workforce this year, as a further 20 stores are added to its network. Some 150 of these jobs will be created by the opening of a number of new greenfield sites, with the balance coming through store extensions and other independent stores joining the Centra network. This will involve an investment of €10m in new store openings, as well as the extension and refurbishment of existing stores. Speaking today at Centra’s National Retailer Conference in Killarney, Martin Kelleher,…
Read MoreExclusive: the new era for visas in Ireland
Chief executive of the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) John Whelan has welcomed the vision for a new era for visa systems for Ireland, which was outlined at the second meeting of the Export Trade Council held last week. The main elements of this new era are: Visa waiver programme The Irish short-stay visa waiver programme started last July was scheduled to run until the end of October 2012, taking into account the period of the London Olympics. Due to the positive impact of this programme a proposal to extend it indefinitely will be submitted to Government by the end of February and is expected to be approved, according to Whelan.…
Read MoreKeira Doyle, Account Manager
Appointment Date: 17.02.2012Company: Pembroke CommunicationsBusiness Type: PR AgencyPosition: Account Manager Keira Doyle has been appointed account manager at Pembroke Communications. She will be managing a number of accounts including Gift Voucher Shop, Visit Scotland, Dublin Zoo, Ecclesiastical Insurance, Sports Surgery Clinic and Leinster Rugby. Doyle joins Pembroke Communications from Corporate Reputations, where she worked across the corporate and healthcare practices. Prior to this, she worked in the consumer communications division at Prior Communications. A BComm graduate from UCD, Doyle also holds an MSc in management consulting from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and a diploma in marketing, public relations, sales and advertising from the Communications and Marketing Institute (CMI).…
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