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Saturday 28 November 2020
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EPS and Payback Loyalty announced plans to hire 78 new jobs.
New research says that many families in the UK feel that hosting an au pair is the only way they can meet their childcare needs.
Innovative, based in Dublin city centre, is set to double its workforce.
New legislation that boosts consumer rights comes into effect.
Stanley Black & Decker is moving 32 accountancy roles to Poland in September.
Independent TD John Halligan said the Department had been aware of the issue for some time.
The jobs were announced by underwater technology company Cathx Ocean and Becton Dixon, a medical technology company.
Two other companies also announced the creation of jobs in Dublin today bringing the total to 48.
A government and IDA Ireland target to get 50 per cent of all foreign direct investment in areas outside of the two main urban centres has been dropped from the Action Plan for Jobs.
Hundreds of euro was spent by the Department of Jobs on courses in French and whiteboard training in the last academic year, according to recently-released figures.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals has already begun recruiting for the new jobs which are due to be in place by the end of the year.
The US multi-national works with clients in Ireland like the Road Safety Authority and the Irish Medical Council.
Both of the companies are involved in the software sector with recruitment for some of the positions already underway.
WorldWide TechServices is setting up a European base in the city.
The new jobs will be in customer services, sales and compliance.
The Department of Finance said each year its officials meet with representatives of all industries in the run up to the Budget.
Kobo is to set up a software development centre in Dublin creating the highly-skilled jobs.
The non-Government funding of €8 million has resulted in 50 full time jobs.
What if our meteorological service could declare a bank holiday on a day when the weather is going to be good? One town council wants to see if it’s possible.
Spending at the Department of Social Protection was more than expected, whereas the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation continues to underspend.
The announcement was made by the Minister this morning, with jobs created by five ‘emerging’ companies in three different locations.
Which Irish county has the fewest same-sex civil partners? And how many times could Facebook fill Croke Park?
The Department of Jobs has said that its performance must relate to services delivered and not money spent as figures show it underspent by €85 million in the first three quarters of 2012.
From exercising in space to 3D animations, here’s how Ireland is contributing to global research for future space missions.
No, it’s not part of the EU deal – but the Department of Enterprise has said there would be ‘definite benefits’ to joining France and Germany an hour ahead…
The third-level students had brought enough food to last several weeks – and a portable toilet – but left the building when Gardaí arrived on the scene.
Those convicted of hard-core competition offences could see fines of up to €5 million, while the maximum prison sentence will be doubled to 10 years.
Employees in Waterford have told how they travelled abroad to train staff at other centres, who will now be doing their jobs.
Minister Bruton is looking for a delay in the implementation of an obligation on workers to provide equal terms for agency staff as for permanent employees.
ONE OF THE most eagerly anticipated nights of the Irish TV year is finally here, with not even 2020 being able to stop the broadcast of the Late Late Toy Show.
Covid-19 restrictions mean it will be a different kind of show this year, but it still promises to be a special night – perhaps more so than usual given the year we’ve had.
For the day that’s in it, we’re asking: Will you watch the Late Late Toy Show?
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