Human drama out of Africa
{ "b" : "Wizard Of The Crow," , "cite" : "by Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Harvill Secker, €27.90."}
Cable firm in €500k contract
Network cabling company Kedington has just landed a deal worth €500,000 to install a high-definition copper network at Fortis Bank.
Lionbridge to service courts
Lionbridge, a provider of localisation and translation solutions, has won a four-year contract worth €2 million to deliver interpretation services to the Irish Courts Service.
Fantastical time travel of a harlot
MY DIRTY LITTLE BOOK OF STOLEN TIME. By Liz Jensen, Bloomsbury, €19
Bedminster signs €117m US waste deal
Irish bioenergy technology company Bedminster International has signed a €117million agreement with WeCare Holdings of New York for a waste-treatment facility in the United States.
Diacom wins telephony services deal for hotels
Irish telephony company Diacom has secured a deal worth €345,000 with Hotel Partners to provide telephony services to three hotels under its management.
Top Car to invest €16m in Blarney facility
Cork car dealer Top Car has announced plans to invest €16 million in a new facility in Blarney, five miles west of Cork city.
WIT secures EU funding for entrepreneurship research
The Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has secured EU funding worth €500,000 to develop a regional model for research and technology development (RTD) investment strategies.
An eye in the sky to assist motorists
Satnavhire.ie is the first company in Ireland to offer satellite navigation systems for short-term hire.
Online retailer of spare parts continues ambitious expansion
Established in 2003 by twins Michael and Ciaran Crean, MicksGarage.ie is the only Irish-based online retailer of car parts and accessories for direct delivery to customers.
Rude Health: Supermarkets give red light to food-labelling scheme
An innovative food-labelling scheme was given the red light last week by two of Britain’s largest supermarkets.
Motorists to feel the insurance backlash
Motor insurance premiums, which are at their lowest since 1999, will begin to rise again in the New Year, driven up by the recent increase in the number of car accidents on Irish roads.
Harris goes back to school for gripping read
Gentlemen & Players, by Joanne Harris, Doubleday, €14.
Harris goes back to school for gripping read
{ "b" : "Gentlemen & Players," , "cite" : "by Joanne Harris, Doubleday, €14."}
Get the best car-loan deal
Irish motorists can now choose from a greater range of car-finance options than ever before but, for many, a standard bank loan is the preferred choice.
Letting Larkin speak through his poetry
{ "b" : "First Boredom, Then Fear: The Life Of Philip Larkin," , "cite" : "by Richard Bradford, Peter Owen, €27.65."}
Letting Larkin speak through his poetry
First Boredom, Then Fear: The Life Of Philip Larkin, by Richard Bradford, Peter Owen, €27.65.
Grafton's €5m acquisition
Grafton Employment Solutions Portfolio has acquired well-known Dublin recruitment agency Mary B Cremin Recruitment (MBC) in a €5 million deal.
HP signs €5.7 million deal with O2
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has signed a five-year, €5.7 million deal to provide mobile telephony operator O2 with a range of managed services for its Irish operation.
Collins McNicholas in Radisson scheme
Recruitment group Collins McNicholas has invested €70,000 in a new candidate referral scheme being operated in conjunction with the Radisson SAS Hotels throughout Ireland.