Security Watch: Safely migrating to the cloudBusinesses and government entities alike will need to continue to plan for a more agile business environment and the threats that come with it
Campsited plans to be the number one camping holiday platform globallyThe Dublin-based company connects holidaymakers with caravan and camping sites across Europe
Kerry Group reports 11.7% fall in profits for 2020The food company feels impact of Covid-19 as it confirms it will review its dairy-related operations in Ireland and UK
NearForm gets ‘strategic investment’ to expand in Europe and AmericaColumbia Capital has invested in the Waterford-based technology firm which developed the Covid Tracker app
More state aid needed to save thousands of aviation jobs, union warns Fórsa has called for enhanced wage supports and easier access to mortgage breaks for the hard-hit sector
Aldi trials click and collect service Customers will have shopping brought to their cars by store workers ‘contact free’
People will not be ‘trapped in their homes until the end of the year’, Taoiseach saysPhased reopening of schools is the priority for government, with an announcement to be make next week, according to Martin
Entrepreneur pharmacist driven by patient safetyLeonora O’Brien’s Pharmapod is a cloud-based system that aims to reduce medication errors
593 jobs saved after firms exited examinership in 2020Figures similar to 2019 show economic impact of Covid-19 has not yet been fully realised, accountancy firm warns
Construction industry predicts growth of 15% this year Development will far exceed 2020 levels despite impacts of Brexit and Covid-19, according to annual survey by Aecom
Ballymore gets green light for office blocks and hotel near Connolly stationDublin City Council grants planning for three commercial buildings which will form part of the larger Connolly Quarter scheme
Ireland to get €1bn of EU Brexit fund as worst-affected country Finance Minister welcomes large allocation of reserve to combat the adverse and disproportionate impact of Brexit on Ireland
Dept of Education spends over €4m posting payslipsDepartment says online payslips for school employees will be looked at after interim upgrade of payroll system
More than 400 children taken into state care in first half of 2020 There are now almost 6,000 children in care in Ireland
Dublin ranked sixth best European city for real estate development Concerns expressed over capital’s office market in PwC/Urban Land Institute report
More than 100 sex offenders did not take part in post jail release treatment programme Only 22 prisoners took part in Building Better Lives programme after they were released last year
Dublin-based start-up is just the ticket for when travel resumesTripAdmit has built out its end-to-end product and secured investment during the downtime 2020 brought
HSE spent €740,000 refurbishing headquarters over past three yearsLeasing alternative office space to that at Dr Steevens’ Hospital would cost ‘between €4.5 million and €9.5 million a year’
Tusla audit says high number of unallocated cases poses child protection risks Agency says recruitment campaigns have helped to reduce staff shortage in Dublin south west/Kildare/west Wicklow where there were 971 unallocated cases in June
Almost 100 babies severely affected by drugs born last year Consequences include low birthweight and reduced head growth