The newly elected president of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA Ireland), Nano Brennan, has warned that failure to establish a sustainable tax base will lead the country into another fiscal crisis. Calling on the new government to act urgently on this issue, Ms Brennan said: “We now find ourselves in the
The Government, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Congress), the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), Ibec and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) today collectively marked the second Workers’ Memorial Day Ireland – the national and annual commemorative event to remember people killed, injured and bereaved through workplace accidents. This year’s ceremony was held at the
The majority (73%) of Irish professionals work longer than their contracted hours, with about 1 in 5 working a full extra three months a year according to the Morgan McKinley Working Hours Survey, published today by the wholly Irish owned multinational recruiting consultancy, Morgan McKinley. The research was conducted in February 2016 among over 2,700
Confidence among Irish business leaders has fallen since the election, according to a survey by Mazars, the audit, accounting and advisory firm. Over 300 company directors and senior managers from a cross-section of business sectors responded to the survey which was undertaken on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. 49% of respondents said their
Leading business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran is launching a major new partnership with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA). The partnership is being announced today by RHA President renowned Irish artist Mick O’Dea PRHA and Declan Black, Managing Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran. The sponsorship will support the children’s art education programme RHA Kids.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny today announced the creation of 175 new jobs by Chanelle Group, Ireland’s largest indigenous pharmaceuticals manufacturer. The company is undertaking a €70 million investment programme that will see Chanelle Group expand manufacturing capacity at its Loughrea headquarters and invest in Research and Development. Founded by CEO Michael H. Burke in 1985, Chanelle
UPC Ireland – the home of Ireland’s best broadband – is to become Virgin Media. All UPC Ireland operations, products and services – residential and business – will transform into one of the world’s most recognised and reputable brands, Virgin Media, from next Monday 5th October. In the first of a planned new series of
In a significant and strategic development, two leading dairy processing and agribusiness co-operatives – Fane Valley and Lakeland Dairies – have announced they will create 2 major new Joint Venture businesses which will enhance economies of scale and overall competitiveness for their farmer members, milk producers and customers at home and abroad. Fane Valley and
Would you believe that campaigning in the Marriage Referendum started in November 2014? That’s when Yes Equality launched their campaign; and research conducted by Mediaaccess intelligence on behalf of MKC has shown that there were close to 800 articles published in the print media in the first three weeks of May. By midday Saturday we
Both hotel buyers and sellers need to be compliant with new merger control regulations as well as allowing sufficient time to clear the regime, according to leading business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran. A special briefing on Ireland’s hotel sector held by Mason Hayes & Curran today heard that almost a third of the