Hundreds of Jobs in Various Sectors On Offer at Jobs Expo Dublin
Hundreds of jobs will be on offer at Jobs Expo Dublin in association with DoneDealJobs when it takes place in Croke Park, Dublin on 14 and 15 March. There are roles available in a variety of sectors including construction, IT, software, retail management, financial services, motor and Engineering. Focusing on companies, Construction Jobs Switzerland will be advertising 250 positions to work in one of the highest-paying countries in construction in Europe, while Dynamic Concrete Pumping in Canada are looking for 75 people. There are 30 positions at Irish Pensions & Finance, Dublin including mortgage advisors and financial advisors. Meanwhile, MTS Security, Dublin, electronic security company, who will be offering roles…
Read MoreThird series of TV drama ‘Ripper Street’ to be produced in Ireland
A third series of the TV drama ‘Ripper Street’ is to be produced in Ireland, which is expected to provide a major boost to the Irish film and TV industry. The total value of the first and second series to the Irish economy so far has been around €20m in terms of spend on local goods and services. They employed 5,000 Irish cast, extras and crew, providing about 170,000 Irish work hours per series. ‘Ripper Street’ follows the H Division, the police precinct charged with keeping order on Victorian Whitechapel. James Hickey, chief executive Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board said the announcement was “very good news for the…
Read MoreRenewable energy saved Ireland over €1bn in fossil fuel imports in past five years – SEAI CEO
Wind energy is Ireland’s greatest indigenous energy resource, and we should ensure we exploit it to the benefit of the Irish people, according to Dr Brian Motherway, CEO of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). “This is all about making Ireland more energy independent – harvesting our own resources instead of importing the expensive resources of others,” he said. In a defence of continuing wind energy development, Dr Motherway explained that on a range of objective measurements wind energy is delivering for Ireland, and that in the past five years renewable energy has saved over €1bin in fossil fuel imports, has reduced CO2 emissions by 12 million tonnes and…
Read MorePetra and Disneyland Paris among new sites to go green on St Patrick’s Day
Unesco World Heritage site Petra in Jordan and Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland Paris will be going green for the first time this year as part of Tourism Ireland’s global St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Other first timers in the Global Greening initiative – which is being run for the fifth time in 2014 – include the Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo; Canada’s Whistler ski resort; the Rhine Falls near Zurich; the Evoluon Eindhoven in the Netherlands; a number of sites in Chicago – including Soldier Field stadium (home to the Chicago Bears team), the Trump International Hotel & Tower and the Wrigley Building and Millennium Park; four skyscrapers in Philadelphia…
Read MoreDIT Hothouse and IBM’s global entrepreneur programme – a growing partnership
As the innovation and technology transfer office for Dublin Institute of Technology, DIT Hothouse has been involved as a key partner with the IBM Global Entrepreneur Partner programme since its launch in 2010, according to Bernadette O’Reilly, who is the innovation centre manager there. A graduate of the New Frontiers programme at the centre, Irish start-up Profitero won the global SmartCamp finals in 2012. The three co-founders of Profitero – Volodymyr Pigrukh, Dmitry Vysotski and Kanstantsin Chernysh – grew their business idea while working at Google, IBM and Microsoft in Dublin, respectively, before entering DIT Hothouse. Their company has pioneered pricing intelligence software targeted at retailers and manufacturers. Following IBM’s…
Read MoreFormer Gilead executive appointed at Alexion in Ireland
Julie O’Neill has been appointed as general manager and senior vice president, global manufacturing operations, at Alexion Pharma Ireland Trading, to help the company to establish global supply chain operations in Ireland. O’Neill will also be responsible for global manufacturing operations, including Alexion’s manufacturing plant in Smithfield, Rhode Island in the US as well as Alexion’s global supply chain operations. Alexion is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and delivery of therapies for severe and life-threatening rare disorders. Earlier this month, it announced that it has agreed to acquire a site in Athlone to create a vialling facility in Ireland, which would create 40 new jobs. Around 50…
Read More16 third-level scholarships awarded as part of Corrib Natural Gas scheme
Sixteen young people have been chosen to take part in Shell E&P Ireland’s Corrib Natural Gas scholarship programme for 2013/2014. Now in its seventh year, the programme has involved 77 third-level scholarships being awarded to students in Co Mayo to date by the independent scholarship board which is chaired by Seán Staunton. At a function in Carne Golf Club to announce the successful students, Staunton referred to the change in the scheme which resulted in the applicants having to come together to write their themed essay in an exam-type situation. In previous years, applicants could research and write their essay at home. Managing director of Shell E&P Ireland Michael Crothers…
Read MoreNicky Byrne to present new mid-morning show on RTÉ 2FM
Former Westlife star Nicky Byrne is to be part of the new line-up on RTE 2FM, presenting a mid-morning show that’s set to start within the next few weeks. RTÉ said Byrne will be joined by another new voice to day-time radio on 2FM which will be announced in the coming days. The Nicky Byrne Show will air weekdays from 11am. Byrne has previously presented Celebrity Sunday in 2010 on 2FM and filled in for Ryan Tubridy on Tubridy in May of last year. Head of 2FM Dan Healy said he’s thrilled that Byrne is joining the team. “I believe that Nicky will appeal to young audiences through instant likeability…
Read MoreVIP extending its e-cigarette reach with four new stores
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) brand VIP plans to open four new stores in the next four weeks in Ireland – one in Co Cork, two in Dublin and one in Co Meath – as well as create up to 15 jobs this year. An e-cigarette is a battery-powered device which simulates tobacco smoking. It generally uses a heating element that vaporises a liquid solution. Joe Dunne introduced the VIP brand to the Irish market in October 2012, initially opening a store in the Jervis Centre in Dublin and then expanding into Stephen’s Green Centre. It’s now the leading electronic cigarette brand in the country, in 22 locations nationwide, with seven stores…
Read MorePrimark’s second store in France opens
Primark has opened its second store in France, in La Toison d’Or, Dijon, creating 304 jobs for the local area. Located in Burgundy’s biggest shopping centre, the new store has 4,106 sq m of retail space and stocks fashion for women, men and children, jewellery, shoes and accessories and large selection of homeware. Primark opened its first store in France in Marseille last December and will open three stores in the suburbs of Paris – in Aulnay-sous-Bois at O’Parinor and Villeneuve La Garenne and Creteil -by summer 2014. Sorcha Corcoran
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