All those ads you see in the right-hand column of your favorite website are contributing to the growth of a Burbank company: BaronsMedia, which offers a web-based service that helps advertisers get the most value from the money they spend on news, sports, entertainment and social networks. And over the summer, the startup located...
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An independent report on the games industry in Ireland reveals that the number of people working in the gaming sector has almost doubled since 2009. The Irish Computer Games Survey 2012 also says there are nearly four times as many games companies here since the time of the last major report on the industry...
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Up to 300 jobs will be created by wunderboy discount retailer Dealz. The company, which is celebrating its first anniversary of business operations in Ireland, is planning to open ten new stores by the end of next year at an investment of almost €3m. The Dealz parent, Poundland, which has over 360 stores in...
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For many years, the twin towers of New York City’s Eldorado on Central Park West have been a quiet refuge for the Irish rockers of U2. U2′s frontman Bono, sold his co-op there in 2008 after buying a bigger apartment further down the street. The Wall Street Journal published a story today about a...
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A huge jump this quarter for Diageo which owns Guinness, was driven by demand for brands including Smirnoff vodka and Captain Morgan rum in the US and across emerging markets. Diageo group, which posted a 9% rise the same time last year, said today that it had made a “solid” start to its financial...
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They are Ireland’s version of Mad Men and they’re best and brightest hope, and today they are descending on the RDS in Dublin for this year’s Dublin Web Summit. The two-day summit aims to bring a host of start-up companies seeking finance and potential investors together. There will also be a number of presentations...
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A Dublin landmark watering hole that was forced to close its doors nearly a year ago has re-opened and created 40 new service sector jobs. Now 40 jobs may not seem like a lot, but in Ireland right now they’re a welcome sight. So as Searsons of Baggot Street, Dublin, has pushed open its...
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An airline passenger who fell down steps while exiting a Ryanair plane at Dublin Airport has settled her €38,000 damages claim against the airline today. Attorney Michelle Flynn told the Circuit Civil Court that the claim, settled for an undisclosed sum, could be struck out with an order for costs against Ryanair. The 57...
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BaronsMedia, headquartered in Burbank, California is only a block or two in any direction from Warner Brothers, Universal Studios, NBC and Disney Studios. These past few years the ad network has managed to grow their business at multiples that would make competitors jealous all the while fostering an enriching startup environment for employees. This...
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