CORK’S REPUBLIC OF WORK TO BENEFIT FROM BOOST AS PART OF €17M NDRC NATIONAL STARTUP ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

It is today announced that the contract to manage the NDRC (National Digital Research Centre) has been awarded to members of a new network of innovation hubs throughout the country by the Government.   Dogpatch Labs Dublin, Portershed Galway, Republic of Work Cork, and RDI Hub Kerry, which today launched the Irish Tech Hub Network…

Free online service saves residential customers’ time, money and energy through switching energy providers

A new and innovative digital platform – WeSwitchU.ie – is set to make waves with energy users in Ireland. Promising to take the stress and hassle out of switching energy providers, the company assists residential customers to engage with the energy market, reducing their energy bills and carbon footprint each year. Despite launching just weeks ago, the…

Leading economist Jim Power addresses Kinsale Business Briefing: ‘2019 will be a more challenging and uncertain year for Ireland’

Leading economist Jim Power briefed a full to capacity breakfast briefing in Kinsale organised by accountants Fitzgerald & Partners. The event was attended by leading stakeholders in the region and sponsored by AIB Bank. The event was attended by Government Minister Jim Daly and Senator Tim Lombard. Jim commended Fitzgerald & Partners on being selected…

Flurry of activity expected in first-time buyer market as mortgage seekers begin prepping in advance of 2019 exemptions

Would-be first time buyers (FTBs) across the country are getting their affairs in order before year-end, to ensure they are primed and ready for action once new bank lending exemptions open again in 2019. This is according to experts at MyMortgages.ie, who say that although November and December usually see a slowdown in the number of mortgages…

Conference agrees cost of land, lack of supply and action are key factors holding back housing solution

The time for talking is over. This is the message that came through loud and clear from a number of high profile speakers at a conference organised to debate the thorny issue of tackling the housing crisis.  Hosted by leading law firm, P.J. O’Driscoll & Sons, and moderated by journalist and broadcaster, Matt Cooper, the…

Ballincollig Credit Union – become a member today for ‘pure financial freedom’

Ballincollig Credit Union is a local, not-for-profit financial institution whose staff and services are customer-focused. “We specialise in providing a safe place for savings and loans in our community.” Since 1972, Ballincollig Credit Union has built a reputation of which to be proud. “We offer members the chance to have control over their own finances…