Jobs Seventy new jobs for Galway as engineering firm plans €14m expansionPennEngineering said the jobs would be created over the next five years
Interview Up to the task: IDA’s Michael Lohan on the three challenges Ireland faces in winning investmentIDA’s chief executive outlines the main difficulties facing the body amid ‘increasingly challenging and complex’ conditions
Jobs IDA-backed jobs and investments fall in first half of 2024 Investments supported by the state agency declined in the face of an ‘intensely competitive’ environment globally
The Week Ahead Week Ahead: Your guide to major events in the world of business coming up this weekIDA Ireland mid-year update; aviation sector results; new enterprise hub to be launched
Diary Martin Shanahan’s Diary: From celebrating Pride in the rain to a dramatic UK electionThe head of industry at Grant Thornton shares details of his week, from Pride to Croker and an event with the US ambassador in the Phoenix Park
Higher Education Trinity College paid €17.5m for IDA docklands site in ill-fated plan for €1bn innovation hubThe site was central to Trinity’s plans to develop a €1bn innovation campus – which has since been radically dialled back due to lack of state funding
Connected Magazine Data centre constraints and the FDI pipelineThe impact of rationing data centre connectivity will have a significant impact on Ireland’s ability to capitalise on the AI revolution and damage the country’s reputation as an international technology hub. Ian Campbell reports
Economy Lorcan Allen: FDI recovery will be a false dawn if infrastructure problems persistAfter a very sluggish start to 2024, the number of investments being announced by multinational companies looks like it is on the rise
Connected Newsletter Connected newsletter: Tons of new tech jobs as AI advances continueConnected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective
Companies UPS opens €12 million Dublin healthcare facility Centre will provide ‘end-to-end solution for healthcare companies as they look to simplify their supply chains for their complex treatments’
Technology IBM Ireland promises up to 800 new jobs as it doubles down on investment in AICompany to create hundreds of new roles in research and development, as well as digital sales and consulting
Energy IDA warns against ‘draconian’ policy on data centre connections to national gridThe state agency said Ireland’s ‘success as a country’ is threatened when policies are misaligned
Tech Government open to supporting Intel’s expansion in Ireland - McGrathThe finance minister would not comment on press reports that Intel is in talks to open a new manufacturing facility in Ireland
Insurance Intensifying competition in insurance sector as OUTsurance announces €160m investment The Alliance for Insurance Reform said that government reforms had made Ireland a ‘much more attractive’ destination for insurance firms
business Ireland falls outside European top 10 for foreign investment as number of new projects slumpsThe number of foreign investments won by Ireland plummeted almost 50 per cent last year as multinationals grappled with soaring inflation
Connected Newsletter Connected newsletter: Data centre dilemmas and exciting fintechsConnected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective
Technology US car software firm Sonatus to open an R&D and engineering centre in DublinSonatus’ software platform is in mass production in over 1 million vehicles from Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis currently
Energy IDA warns Ryan damaging Ireland’s FDI ‘credibility’ over data centre uncertaintyInward investment agency complained about ‘uncertainty and conflicting signals from government bodies’ over whether data centres can connect to gas grid
Tech Generative AI will enhance worker productivity and Irish competitiveness - IDAThe study, performed in partnership with LinkedIn and Microsoft, shows that Gen X is the generation most likely to benefit from the technology
Pharma EU regulation warding off life science investment – IDA chiefThe rules are the first major overhaul of the EU’s medicines regulations in 20 years, which aim to make access to medicines more secure and affordable