Business

Ireland’s first sliced ham to use only natural ingredients

22.02.2012 Kerry Group has introduced a new sliced meat product which it says is innovative because it’s the only ham on the market that uses only natural ingredients. More »
AIB donates 39 artworks to the State

22.02.2012 AIB said today that it is donating 39 of its most valuable pieces of art to the State and making a further 1,000 artworks available for public exhibition. More »
Febvre and Co gets Maison Louis Latour agency in Ireland

22.02.2012 Irish wine distributor Febvre and Company has been awarded the Republic of Ireland agency for Burgundy house, Maison Louis Latour. More »
Senior tech execs upbeat about jobs and revenues

22.02.2012 Nearly two thirds of senior executives in global tech firms expect their companies to hire more staff and 71pc forecast an increase in revenues over the next 12 months, according to a survey by Eurocom Worldwide. More »
New operations centre in Dundalk to house PayPal jobs

21.02.2012 An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD has announced the creation of 1,000 jobs over the next four years at PayPal’s new European Operations Centre in Dundalk, Co Louth, which will open next July. More »
Hireland reaches 2,500 job pledges after a month

21.02.2012 The ‘Hireland’ initiative launched last month has already received over 2,500 job pledges from businesses all over the country – half of its six-month target. More »
PayPal expected to create 1,000 jobs in Ireland

21.02.2012 Several reports are suggesting that US electronic payments company PayPal is going to announce 1,000 new jobs for Ireland today. More »
Minister going about sick pay 'the wrong way' -- SFA

21.02.2012 Director of the Small Firms Association Patricia Callan has condemned Minister Joan Burton’s proposal to pass on sick pay costs to employers. More »
Investment in R&D by Irish companies stalling

20.02.2012 Over half of Irish companies in a new survey have failed in the long-term to invest in research and development (R&D) since the recession started in 2008. More »
Centra to create 150 new jobs in 2012

20.02.2012 Centra said today that it plans to 150 new jobs in 2012 as it invests €10m in new store openings. More »