There Irish jobs market received a boost this week with three firms announcing new jobs for Galway and Dublin. SmartBear, a software firm headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, is to create 100 jobs at its new European headquarters in Galway. The company’s products are used to develop applications and to ensure they run smoothly across multiple […]
Forfás, Ireland's policy advisory board for enterprise and science, predicts that the Irish government's faith in the digital sector could reap huge returns as long as it maintains its focus on creating skills in maths, statistics and management science. The Forfás report, which was put together in conjunction with the Expert Group on Future Skills […]
NUI Galway will hold a number of free events on the topic of open innovation that will benefit those involved in start-ups, established businesses, government bodies and policy making. The events comprise of an Innovation Lecture and three Master Classes which will be delivered by Wim Vanhaverbeke, Professor of Strategy and Innovation, University of Hasselt, […]
PhoneWatch job announcement! Up to 230 jobs are to be created by PhoneWatch, the security company. The company will open new offices in Dublin and Cork, as well as in 10 regional centres across the country. The company has said that it will begin recruiting immediately for candidates in the areas of engineering, sales and […]
Goodbody Stockbrokers says that its optimistic predictions for economic growth in Ireland are based on the soaring levels of investment here. The firm has upgraded its domestic demand figures to 2.5 per cent in 2014 and 2.7 per cent in 2015 (up from previous forecasts of 1.5pc and 2.2pc, respectively). This is largely due to […]
A new IBEC report has painted the Irish economic recovery in an extremely positive light, with projections for sustained growth in employment, consumer spending and GDP for the remainder of 2014. The report revised its GDP projections based on an above-expected investment in the economy of 21.5 per cent (IBEC’s earlier prediction was 15.5 per […]
