Green Light Given for Amazon’s €1bn Dublin Data Center Plans
January 26, 2018 No Responses

Green Light Given for Amazon’s €1bn Dublin Data Center Plans

An opponent of Apple’s stalled plans for a data center in Co Galway has failed to prevent online giant Amazon securing planning permission for the first phase of its plans for a €1bn data center in north-west Dublin. This follows...
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Dublin Airport Sets New Record in 2017
January 26, 2018 No Responses

Dublin Airport Sets New Record in 2017

A record-breaking 29.6 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport last year. The 6% increase in passenger numbers in 2017 signals the seventh consecutive year of growth at the airport. About 27.8 million passengers started or ended their journey at Du...
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Demand for iPhone Lifts Carphone’s Irish Sales
January 24, 2018 No Responses

Demand for iPhone Lifts Carphone’s Irish Sales

Demand for the new iPhone helped boost electrical goods retailer Dixons-Carphone’s sales in Ireland by 12% over the Christmas trading period. The company — which owns the Currys, PC World and Carphone Warehouse chains — said the 10-week trading period...
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Irish Airbnb Hosts Earn Over €115m in 2017
January 23, 2018 No Responses

Irish Airbnb Hosts Earn Over €115m in 2017

Over €115m was earned by Airbnb hosts in Ireland last year. The rental website says the number of guests grew by 63% to 1.2 million between November 2016 and November 2017. The area with the highest number of properties on...
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Just 16% of Small and Medium Businesses Have Brexit Plan
January 22, 2018 No Responses

Just 16% of Small and Medium Businesses Have Brexit Plan

Just 16% of small and medium sized businesses have a plan for Brexit. That is according to a survey by the Department of Business and Enterprise which suggests three quarters of SMEs will be hit by the UK’s exit from...
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Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods scoops €225m deal to buy Goodfella’s
January 18, 2018 No Responses

Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods scoops €225m deal to buy Goodfella’s

The owner of Birds Eye has cooked up a €225m ($275m) deal to buy frozen food brand Goodfella’s Pizza from the parent company behind Fox’s Biscuits and Bernard Matthews. Nomad Foods has snapped up Goodfella’s from Green Isle Foods, a...
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United Oil shares jump 12% on UK deal
January 18, 2018 No Responses

United Oil shares jump 12% on UK deal

Shares in Dublin-based exploration company United Oil and Gas jumped more than 12% on the news of it buying into three licenses in the south of England. The company, established by former Tullow Oil executives, has taken a 10% share...
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Dealz plans to open 10 more stores, sell fashion lines
January 18, 2018 No Responses

Dealz plans to open 10 more stores, sell fashion lines

The chief of discounter Poundland-Dealz said it is pressing ahead to open around 10 more stores and put a new fashion line into half of its outlets in the Republic this year, despite the troubles of its international parent Steinhoff....
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Another record year for Dublin Port
January 18, 2018 No Responses

Another record year for Dublin Port

Dublin Port Company’s full year trading figures for 2017 show that cargo volumes hit record levels for the third year in a row. The numbers show growth of 4.3% up to a new record level of 36.4m gross tonnes last...
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Ireland getting first ferry route to Spain
January 18, 2018 No Responses

Ireland getting first ferry route to Spain

Brittany Ferries have announced a new route from Cork into northern Spain. Starting at the end of April, the service will link Cork and Santander, making two return-sailings a week. It will be the first time there has ever been...
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