Business

HubSpot opens Dublin European HQ and releases parody video

By The Mick
September 26, 2012
HubSpot opens Dublin European HQ and releases parody video

Software marketing provider HubSpot has plans to create 150 jobs in Dublin. And to kick things off in a celebratory fashion they’re US employees in Boston have made a Gangnam Style parody video called Inbound Style which may help explain what they’re software can do for you. HubSpot will open its new European headquarters...
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US-based Electronic Arts expands Galway offices by 300

By The Mick
September 18, 2012
US-based Electronic Arts expands Galway offices by 300

The new jobs are part of an expansion of the company’s customer service centre in the IDA Business Park. They will provide multilingual international support for EA’s online game titles, such as FIFA and Medal of Honor. The company already employs 400 people at its Bioware division in Parkmore West and recruitment for the...
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American entrepreneurs buy Dublin’s Clerys saves 350 Irish jobs

By The Mick
September 18, 2012
American entrepreneurs buy Dublin’s Clerys saves 350 Irish jobs

The 147 staff at the Clerys Dublin store on O’Connor Street will keep their positions under existing terms and conditions as a result of the acquisition by American entrepreneurs at Boston, Massachusetts-based Gordon Brothers. An additional 200 people, who work for concessionaires, will also be able to hold onto their jobs. The new owners...
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Brown Bag Films experiences ongoing success doubles staff

By The Mick
September 13, 2012
Brown Bag Films experiences ongoing success doubles staff

The number of staff employed by the multi award-winning Dublin-based Brown Bag Films has more than doubled to 125 in the past two years, new records show. The animation studio confirmed yesterday that staff numbers have grown to 125 from the 59 employed at the end of 2010. The staff hike came as pre-tax...
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The beautiful new iPhone 5 was revealed today

By The Mick
September 12, 2012
The beautiful new iPhone 5 was revealed today

“It’s the most beautiful product we’ve ever made.” – Apple CEO Tim Cook As expected, Apple announced the iPhone 5 at today’s media event and they didn’t disappoint. The latest model of Apple’s flagship iOS device features a glass and aluminum enclosure that’s 18% thinner than the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 and weighs...
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Irish Goat Herder’s – WANTED

By The Mick
September 12, 2012
Irish Goat Herder’s – WANTED

How can you tell when a golden goat is happy? That’s easy, their tail will be up in the air. This grand piece of knowledge is essential if you want to become a goat herder on the Hill of Howth. Call it an ancient grass cutting solution, but three Guernsey goats were unleashed onto...
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Scientific software firm expanding European operations in Dublin

By The Mick
September 8, 2012
Scientific software firm expanding European operations in Dublin

Are you looking for a career with a well financed software firm providing a wealth of growth along the way? Well then ArisGlobal is now hiring 50 new recruits in their Dublin operation. ArisGlobal, which is involved in the life sciences sector, is in the midst of expanding its European operations in Dublin. ArisGlobal...
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American founder of duty free shops becomes big Philanthropist

By The Mick
September 6, 2012
American founder of duty free shops becomes big Philanthropist

The universities all over Ireland today will jointly bestow an Honorary Doctorate of Laws on U.S. philanthropist Chuck Feeney. Mr Feeney was a member of the US Air Force in WWII before becoming an entrepreneur and going global with his duty free shops at airports and ports of call around the world. Ireland’s Prime...
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Government plans to keep Ireland green using iPads, not paper

By The Mick
August 31, 2012
Apple IPad for Ireland's Government

The Houses of the Oireachtas have issued a tender for the supply and servicing of 300 tablet computers for TDs and their staffers. An internal Irish government study shows that the move to tablet computers like those from Apple and Samsung will go further in the pursuit of keeping Ireland green by reducing the...
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