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Aer Lingus has today announced additions to its schedule for summer 2014 with new routes and increased frequencies being added to Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports. New routes from Dublin to Hanover and Pula will start from April, as will the recently announced new services to San Francisco and Toronto. The new service to Hanover will bring to seven the number of German cities served by Aer Lingus. Pula is on the Istrian peninsula of Croatia and is a Unesco world heritage site. Aer Lingus is also introducing a twice weekly service to Malaga from Shannon airport. The airline will also increase frequencies on transatlantic routes from Shannon to New…

AdRoll has announced that it is setting up its European headquarters in Dublin, creating 100 jobs in its first 12 months and what it described as “ambitious plans for further staff growth”. The company, which provides a retargeting platform for advertisers, said its move to Europe is driven by strong annual growth of over 600pc in this market in 2013. The Dublin operation will be responsible for sales, account management, marketing, HR, and finance across a number of languages and countries. The company opened its Irish office in August and has so far taken on 15 people. “We have seen exceptionally strong demand from advertisers across Europe attracted to our…

Four companies introduced to Ireland through ConnectIreland are establishing new operations in Dublin and Cork which will lead to the creation of a total of 83 new jobs. ConnectIreland is the company responsible for delivering the Government’s ‘Succeed in Ireland’ initiative, as part of the Action Plan for Jobs, in association with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and IDA Ireland. The four companies are Sound & Sea Technologies (SST), Improv Asylum, Strategic Marketing Innovations (SMI) and the Bayne Law Group. Washington based SST provides a range of ocean and marine engineering services for the analysis, engineering development, fabrication and installation of undersea systems. In setting up its European…

Dell said today that it will create 200 jobs in the first phase of its new financial services company in Dublin. Today’s official launch of the Dell bank was attended by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton. Dell was awarded a full commercial bank licence by the Central Bank of Ireland at the end of June. Now, through its customer financing arm, Dell Financial Services, the company will provide direct financing to business customers across Europe from its HQ in Cherrywood Business Park in south Dublin. Dell said it has invested €400m in the roll out of Dell Financial…

Forty year old Irish tree company SAP Nurseries has launched a new online gift business, GiftofaTree.ie at the National Ploughing Championships. The new online venture sells mature trees and includes delivery and planting in its offering. Gift buyers can choose a mature tree from a total of 22 different species such as Wild Cherry, Silver Birch, Norway Maples, Swedish Whitebeams, and Italian Alders. “By embracing the latest advancements in technology and recognising the need to capitalise on the growth in online retailing, traditional businesses, such as ours, have been afforded the opportunity to branch out and develop exciting innovations,” said Tom Walsh, chairman of SAP Group. “The launch of GiftofaTree.ie,…

Provider of business process outsourcing services Stream Global Services is looking to fill 50 permanent and 200 seasonal positions at its facilities in Swords and Santry in Dublin. The new positions will focus on providing technical support solutions for one of Stream’s global clients – a leading name in video gaming systems. Employing a total of 37,000 people in total and headquartered in the US, Stream is a multinational company with a presence in over 22 countries and 55 centres including the two in Dublin. The company will host an open house at its’ Santry location to make it easier for people to explore career opportunities with the company on…

There was a 40pc decrease in the number of businesses failing this month, according to the latest figures from Vision-net. Increase in Business Establishments Figures for August 2013 show that a total of 2,769 companies and businesses were established this month, an average of 106 per day. This represents an increase of 13pc on the same month last year. Less than four companies a day closed this month, with insolvencies down by 40pc compared to the same month last year. Insolvency Statistics Of the 91 companies declared insolvent in August, 43 were liquidated, 46 entered receivership, with just two examiners appointed. When compared to August 2012, liquidations are down 54pc,…

More than 500 jobs will be offered by Irish and international recruiters at Jobs Expo 2013 on 6 and 7 September in Dublin’s Croke Park and on 10 September in Silversprings Moran Hotel, Cork. Thousands of candidates turned up at the last Jobs Expo, which took place in February of this year, and an even greater amount is expected this time due to the high standard of companies confirmed to be recruiting. Among the companies confirmed are: KBC Bank, which is seeking to recruit retail banking operations administrators, personal banking specialists, underwriters, and credit advisers; VM Ware, which is looking for around 15 IT and software developers; and Starwood Hotels…

Manufacturing in the eurozone recached its highest level in more than two years in August. Markit’s Flash Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed business activity across the eurozone picked up at a faster pace than expected, with the index rising to 51.7 from last month’s 50.5. A reading above 50 shows expansion, under 50 indicates manufacturing is contracting. The August figure was the highest since mid-2011. “If the eurozone is picking up then that bodes well for the global economy,” said Chris Williamson, Markit’s chief economist. Image by www.shutterstock.com Karina Corbett