# firms

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# Optimism

Construction work was on the up again last month (and firms are hiring)

Some firms hired new staff to prepare for further growth in work.

5.9k

Dec 8th 2014, 9:20 AM

# Banks

A third of ads for financial services 'do not meet guidelines'

A Central Bank survey assessed almost 300 advertisements from 23 different firms.

5.1k

Jul 14th 2014, 12:31 PM

# Jobswatch

Carl Scarpa and Flannery's Pub among eight firms who saved over 400 jobs so far this year

The Hughes Blake SME Examinership Index showed that seven of the eight firms were SMEs.

13.3k

Mar 31st 2014, 11:36 AM

# Corporation Tax

"There was no sweetheart deal for Apple" in Ireland

CEO of IDA Ireland Barry O’Leary told the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee that foreign companies are paying a substantial amount of corporation tax.

4.5k

Sep 19th 2013, 12:25 PM

# Jobs

Better business conditions mean 'more firms are hiring'

A new survey from KBC Bank Ireland and Chartered Accountants Ireland looks at business sentiment in the country, and says Irish business activity has strengthened.

3.4k

Jul 2nd 2013, 6:30 AM

# Minimum Wage

‘Put her back in her box’: ISME slams Burton’s call to raise minimum wage

The small and medium-sized firms’ body says increasing the minimum wage forces employers to pay more than the going rate.

9.5k

Jun 16th 2013, 4:30 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should we increase the minimum wage?

Minister Joan Burton has called for a rise in the current wage of €8.65 per hour. Do you agree with her?

16.2k

181

Jun 16th 2013, 10:09 AM

# Lending

Property sector accounts for almost half of outstanding business loans

Lending to both small and large businesses in this sector continued to fall over the the last year.

4.0k

Jun 13th 2013, 3:10 PM

# Career Change

12 companies which originally sold entirely different products

What did Tiffany & Co, Avon and Nokia sell before they became household brands? Not jewellery, cosmetics nor phones…

28.5k

Jan 1st 2013, 9:45 AM

# Jobswatch

Small and medium businesses could* deliver 20,000 jobs

The Small Firms Association makes optimistic prediction for 2013 – *but only if SMEs are “placed at the heart of economic policy”.

2.9k

Dec 28th 2012, 6:45 AM

# Jobs

Limerick company launches scholarship to fight skills shortage

Emutex has launched a scholarship and internship for third level undergraduate students, after having to go abroad to hire seven out of 10 people in 2012.

6.7k

Dec 27th 2012, 3:23 PM

# tendering

New website to make awarding of state contracts easier for firms

Procurement Minister Brian Hayes said the website will significantly reduce the amount of documentation for companies bidding for contracts.

4.9k

Nov 12th 2012, 2:10 PM

# Economy

Central Bank Governor calls for focus on corporate restructuring

Patrick Honohan said many firms may need restructuring to survive and avoid imminent loan defaults.

2.5k

Sep 28th 2012, 9:07 AM

# firms

Only 15 per cent of firms are in growth mode - survey

An all-island survey found that 46 per cent half of Irish businesses are currently experiencing contraction, fighting for survival, or are in the process of winding up.

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May 21st 2012, 10:07 AM

# Reputation

Google is Ireland's most reputable company, while John Player, Quinn and AIB come last

Google, Kerry Group and Apple are top of the class when it comes to corporate reputation in Ireland.

7.7k

May 2nd 2012, 10:54 AM

# In the red

Six firms collapsed each day in the first quarter of this year - report

Half of the 31,070 companies that were stress-tested by a risk analyst firm in the first quarter of this year were deemed “high risk”.

1.6k

Mar 30th 2012, 11:01 AM

# Good News

€5.1 million in contracts secured by Irish firms in Oz

Forty five Irish companies journeyed to Australia to forge new business relationships and sign contracts.

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Sep 16th 2011, 6:26 PM