Ireland’s approach to Brexit reflects its maturity as a location of substance for international businesses operating in Europe, according to Michael Jackson, Managing Partner of leading Irish law firm, Matheson. He was speaking last night (Thursday 28th September) at the latest Matheson Leadership Series of Brexit briefings which was addressed by Minister for Foreign Affairs
Attracting and retaining talent and reform of the personal tax system are the biggest challenges facing Ireland’s important life sciences sector, according to new research from Accreate, the leading global executive search firm. Strikingly, 98% of respondents see Ireland as having a favourable corporate tax regime when compared to other EU countries, with the other
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD has officially opened a new € 40 million technologically advanced milk powder plant at Lakeland Dairies, Bailieboro, Co. Cavan. The Bailieboro facility is among the most advanced milk powder plants in the world and one of the largest such plants in Europe. The Minister
Competitive energy provider Energia is helping to cut the electricity costs of The Kennedy Shopping Centre in West Belfast by 33% thanks to new energy efficient lighting upgrade. Open 26 years, the centre was using old and inefficient lighting for its foyers, basement carpark and toilets. Energia worked with the centre’s management team and their
The new EU rules on boardroom diversity that apply from today are an opportunity for Irish business according to Accreate, the leading global executive search firm. From today, the European Union (Disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups) Regulations 2017 require large companies to publish non-financial information about their company
Audit, Tax and Advisory firm Mazars has appointed Austin Sammon as Partner in their Galway office. Austin joins Mazars with over 16 years’ experience of working with Ireland’s leading companies. Austin was previously an audit director in a Big Four firm and the former managing partner of a Galway city firm. He will provide audit
Women remain significantly under-represented on Irish boards, according to new research from Accreate, the leading global executive search firm. Analysis of the composition of the boards of companies quoted on the Irish Stock Exchange shows that female representation on ISEQ boards has increased from 8% to 14% since 2013, with women making up only 61
Energia, Ireland’s fastest growing home energy supplier, is bringing “flower power” to this summer’s Groove Festival, which takes place at Killruddery House & Gardens, Bray on August 19th and 20th. The annual music festival, featuring headliners Primal Scream and UB40, has a big focus this year on wellness and sustainability, with a new Thrive wellness
Ripplecom, one of Ireland’s leading rural telecoms companies, has won a major new contract to supply broadband to Glanbia Agribusiness. The contract will see Ripplecom provide high quality data broadband connectivity to 55 Glanbia Agribusiness sites around Ireland. The sites are located in the east, south east, north east, midlands and north Cork. Each will
I was a little shocked but not all that surprised when I heard a prediction last week that by 2020 80% of online content will be video. Admittedly it came from a YouTube marketer, but there’s no denying that online video content has long passed a tipping point. The reasons for this are many but
