Ireland stories - Page 3
ServiceNow warns of Ireland's 284 million-hour service gap
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ServiceNow research says Irish customers lose 284 million hours a year to poor support, as fragmented systems and weak empathy blunt AI gains.
EY names 24 finalists for Ireland entrepreneur award
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EY names 31 entrepreneurs from 24 firms as finalists in Ireland's 2026 award programme, spanning technology, health, construction and consumer sectors.
Benn tours Vertiv's Campsie site amid expansion plans
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Hilary Benn visits Vertiv's Campsie plant as the company steps up manufacturing, adds warehouse space and recruits for expansion in the north west.
Veolia names Richard Kirkman as Northern Europe chief
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Veolia appoints Richard Kirkman to lead Northern Europe and the UK as the environmental group reshapes its top team for GreenUp growth.
Kelleher visits ACI Worldwide's Limerick data centre
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Kelleher hails Limerick's role as ACI Worldwide marks decade of running European payments hub and data centre.
How leadership, people and technology are key for AI adoption across Irish businesses
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Irish businesses urged to pair leadership, skills and AI-ready infrastructure to turn workplace experimentation into measurable value.
Guinness Enterprise Centre reinvests €50 million in Dublin
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Guinness Enterprise Centre says it has ploughed EUR 50 million back into its Dublin start-up campus over 25 years, backing 1,500 firms.
Boldyn expands project software to lift margin control
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Boldyn widens project software use across UK and Ireland as live cost data, forecasting and reporting boost gross margins and cut spreadsheet reliance.
Databricks to invest USD $850 million in UK expansion
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Databricks to quadruple London footprint with new Fitzrovia HQ as it backs UK AI demand, hiring and training with a USD $850 million plan.
NIE Networks speeds map requests to cut cable strikes
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NIE Networks and Esri Ireland launch 24/7 map service to speed access to electricity data and reduce cable strikes across Northern Ireland.
Irish fintech funding rises 9% to GBP £259m in 2025
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KPMG says Irish fintech funding climbed 9% in 2025, led by Teybridge Capital Europe, NomuPay and Wayflyer, as investor confidence returned.
AI & automation could lift law firm profits, study finds
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Law firms in US and Canada face rising admin drag as LEAP research finds AI and automation could unlock profitability through fewer manual tasks.
Orgvue study finds AI divide between executives & managers
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Senior managers lag executives on AI plans, with 63% of leaders expecting redundancies within six months, Orgvue research finds.
Start Tech boss urges MSPs to focus on business needs
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Start Tech Managing Director Ian Groves tells London event MSPs to prioritise client business problems over AI hype as debate grows over automation's impact.
Vodafone Ireland makes first smartphone satellite video call
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Vodafone Ireland and Satellite Connect Europe complete the country's first smartphone video call via satellite from Clare Island to Dublin.
Ireland's first Green Energy Park planned for Arklow
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Echelon's Arklow data centre campus set to become Ireland's first Green Energy Park, with offshore wind, solar, batteries and grid support.
AMD & Hammer back CPU-first AI amid grid constraints
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AMD and Hammer Distribution pitch CPU-led AI deployments as UK data centres face grid bottlenecks and stricter power reporting rules.
Norway tops iSelect home security index as UK ranks seventh
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Norway leads iSelect's latest home security rankings as Finland and New Zealand follow, with robbery rates and online interest driving scores.
Two-in-five Irish workers say AI is essential at work
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Landmark Technologies survey warns Irish employers are lagging as staff put confidential data into AI tools and use them for critical decisions.
BT wins GBP £200 million NIE Networks connectivity deal
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BT secures a multi-year GBP £200m deal to modernise Northern Ireland's electricity grid with upgraded connectivity and cyber security.