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Businesses can save under energy upgrade scheme
12.03.2010 A new scheme aimed at energy upgrading virtually every building in Ireland over the next decade has the potential to create thousands of jobs and save businesses and households across Ireland money, its creator has said. More »
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Revenue recoups €29m from tax defaulters
12.03.2010 The Revenue Commissioners made 88 tax settlements during the final three months of 2009, new figures out today have shown. More »
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Schwarzenegger to award innovative Irish tech firms
12.03.2010 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is to be the keynote speaker at the Irish Technology Leaders Group (ITLG) Awards at Stanford University on Monday night, Siliconrepublic.com has learned. More »
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Irish start-ups to get Silicon Valley innovation centre
12.03.2010 This Sunday, Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD will formally open a new innovation centre in San Jose, California, at the heart of Silicon Valley, which is the brainchild of the Irish Technology Leaders’ Group (ITLG) and described as a "concrete" outcome of the Global Irish Economic Forum at Farmleigh. More »
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Surprise rise in US retail sales despite snowstorms
12.03.2010 US retail sales posted a surprise rise during February, despite expectations from analysts that falling car sales and the snowstorms which hit the east coast last month would impact on consumers. More »
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Ryanair calls for action on screenscraping
12.03.2010 Ryanair has called on consumer agencies throughout Europe to tackle the anti-consumer practices of screenscraping websites. More »
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Usain Bolt, Serena Williams win Laureus Awards
12.03.2010 The Jamaican sprinter and three-time Olympic gold-medallist Usain Bolt (pictured) has been named as the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second year in a row, after continuing his amazing sprinting blitz in 2009 when he won three more gold medals at the World Championships. More »
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NUI Galway pays tributes to alumni
12.03.2010 NUI Galway’s recent Alumni Awards paid tribute to the achievements of the university’s 70,000-strong graduate community worldwide. More »
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Anglo has viable future as business bank - Dukes
12.03.2010 The chairman designate of Anglo Irish Bank Alan Dukes has said he believes that the nationalised lender has a future role to play as a viable business bank and that it could eventually form a useful part of Ireland’s banking structure. More »
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Air France goes to the EU over Ryanair
12.03.2010 Air France and Ryanair have clashed over sudsidies which the French airline claims the Irish budget carrier has received from French regional and local airports. More »