EY partners with BioInnovate Ireland
EY has this week announced a new partnership with BioInnovate Ireland, a medical device innovation training programme based in NUI Galway and modelled on the Stanford Biodesign programme.
Read MoreDAA CEO Kevin Toland to join Total Produce board as non-executive director
Total Produce plc has appointed DAA CEO Kevin Toland to its board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 July 2015. Before taking on his current role in 2013, Toland held senior executive positions with a number of multinational companies, including most recently chief executive and president of Glanbia USA & Global Nutritionals, based in Chicago. “Kevin is a successful and experienced CEO with international experience,” said Total Produce chairman, Carl McCann. “His direct knowledge of North America is very relevant as we continue to expand our business. We look forward to his contribution to the further success and development of Total Produce plc.” Grainne Rothery
Read MoreFormer Irish international Shane Horgan helps open KBC’s Dundrum hub
KBC Bank Ireland has officially opened the doors of its retail banking hub in the heart of Dundrum village. According to KBC, it brings greater competition and choice to consumers in south Dublin. It’s located in Unit G-14, Dundrum Village Shopping Centre. RTÉ Radio personality Brenda Donohue was the MC for the morning’s activities, which included a special guest appearance from former Irish international and Leinster rugby player Shane Horgan. He signed autographs, took pictures and participated in a special sports Q&A with Donohue. “The official opening of KBC’s hub in the heart of Dundrum Shopping Centre was a big day for staff and all our customers,” said Kerri McCaughey,…
Read MoreScaling the heights: Irish success stories – Trustev
Chief executive and co-founder of Irish tech start-up Trustev Pat Phelan describes the past year or so since he moved to the New York to oversee the company’s US expansion as a “whirlwind” and it’s hardly surprising. Trustev is a software platform with new technology that can analyse accurately in real time which buyers are fraudulent. The impact for companies that deploy it is dramatically reduced fraud and increased sales. Phelan started the company in Cork in 2012 where it currently employs 20 people. Since launching Trustev has set up an office in New York, grown to multi-million dollar annual revenues and secured large customers such as global information solutions…
Read MoreIEA and American Airlines join forces to help businesses trade with the US
IEA and American Airlines Partner to Enhance Business Opportunities with the US The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) and American Airlines are to partner on a series of business briefings aimed at providing chief executives, managing directors and business leaders with a platform to network and share best practice when doing business with the US. These events aim to create a platform for exporting companies to come together, collaborate, and identify solutions to challenges encountered in international trade. The briefings will be held in key cities including Dublin, Cork, and Galway, offering participants across the country valuable opportunities throughout the year. Leveraging Favorable Trading Conditions The IEA said the aim of…
Read MoreMicrosoft partners with CoderDojo Foundation
Microsoft is to become an official European partner for the CoderDojo Foundation and movement. The aim of this new collaboration is to support the CoderDojo movement across the region and to further encourage young people to learn to code. Microsoft has pledged its support to the CoderDojo Foundation as part of the Microsoft YouthSpark initiative, a global, company-wide initiative that aims to improve education, employability and entrepreneurship opportunities for young people worldwide. “In addition to the corporate grant Microsoft will be providing we are also ambitious about how our employee base can support the growth of the CoderDojo movement,” said Microsoft Ireland managing director, Cathriona Hallahan. “In Ireland there is…
Read MoreEPS to create 50 new jobs with €3m expansion in Mallow
Mallow-based EPS today announced plans for a new €3m design and manufacturing centre of excellence that will create 50 new high-skilled jobs. EPS is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Enterprise Ireland. Founded in December 1968 and with 340 employees throughout Ireland, UK and Middle East, EPS provides water and wastewater treatment solutions. The new facility is subject to a planning application with Cork County Council and if that’s successful, the company intends to begin construction in the summer, with an expected completion time of 12 months. The construction process will create 35 construction jobs. “The proposed expansion is the next necessary step in the development of…
Read MoreDublin Bay Prawn Festival launches
The Dublin Bay Prawn Festival has been launched in the fishing village of Howth. The final preparations are now in place for the food festival, which takes place in Howth Harbour from 24–26 April. Now in its fifth year, the three-day Dublin Bay Prawn Festival has grown into one of the largest festivals in Ireland, popular with foodies and families alike. Local restaurants, bars and cafés will join to host a variety of food experiences, including the main attraction, a ‘Food Village’ serving the freshest seafood and the iconic Dublin Bay prawn, cooked every way imaginable in a marquee on the harbour on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The festival will…
Read MoreVolunteering: how companies in Ireland are helping to make a difference
To coincide with National Volunteer Week, Volunteer Ireland CEO Nina Arwitz discusses the growing interest in employee volunteering in Ireland. This week is National Volunteering Week, our big campaign in Volunteer Ireland to help raise awareness of how people can volunteer and to highlight just how many diverse opportunities are available for people to get involved in their local community. It’s estimated that between 25pc and 40pc of the Irish population regularly volunteers. Economically, volunteering is estimated to be 2.7pc of GDP of developed countries – which in Ireland’s case equates to over €3bn. Volunteering is the engine that powers over 12,000 volunteer-involving organisations in Ireland, whose very purpose is…
Read MoreSláinte Healthcare wins fourth Australian contract
Sláinte Healthcare said today that it has won a contract with Bendigo Health, a 653-bed teaching hospital in Regional Victoria that conducts more than 300,000 treatments a year. The contract will see Sláinte Healthcare implementing its Vitro software as the digital medical record within the new US$630m hospital development and will pave the way for a paperless hospital in Bendigo in less than 12 months. It’s the company’s fourth contract win in Australia and follows the establishment of paperless hospitals at Calvary Health Care and the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Centre in New South Wales. To date, Sláinte Healthcare has partnered with and implemented its software in more than 53 hospitals…
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