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Tánaiste
promotes Ireland as a source of software supply
Canadian
telecoms company to open European HQ in Belfast
HP to
shed 133 jobs over two years
Dublin-based
FRS grows 25% in the past 12 months
O2
Ireland scoops international innovation award
Millipore
opens new €85m Cork facility
Wyeth to
shed 100 jobs at Newbridge
Cover
for foreign-owned banks to add €45bn to bail-out plan
Financial
regulator announces new measures for banks
New €75m
start-up fund launched by Government
AIB to
discontinue tracker mortgages
Ryanair
to end Expedia hotel deal over payment row
Ireland
ranks second in Europe for tax and legal environment
NI
Economy Minister to embark on major US business drive
Future
of Waterford Crystal plant uncertain
Pratt to
bow out as C&C chief, sharp decline in cider sales
High
Court issues warrant for building directors
McGovern
PR firm wins two international awards as it enters online market
Contact
Centre & Shared Services Awards 2008 – November 21
Communicorp
announces key appointments
NUIG
research to aid treatment of AMD
Significant
rise in ranks for UCD
11th
O'Reilly Scholarship Programme
NUI,
Galway academic to speak at Marconi Weekend
TCD
selected as Sony research centre
HEAD OF
EDUCATION, TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
HEAD OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS & COMMUNICATIONS
Head of
Human Resource Development
Yesterday Minister for Finance
Brian Lenihan delivered his first Budget, one that was forecast to be the
toughest in more than two decades, but for those who paid tax in the 1980s this
was relatively mild. The publication of the Budget in mid-October, some seven
weeks earlier than scheduled, was an indication of how rapidly the economy has
deteriorated in recent months.
Opening his address to a packed
Dáil the Minister referred to "one of the most difficult and uncertain
times in living memory", before claiming that his Budget "sets out a
plan to deal with this most unfavourable set of circumstances". The aim,
he said, was "to restore order and stability in the public finances, to
increase productivity and competitiveness and to protect those who are most
vulnerable in our country".
No Finance Minister has ever
escaped concerted criticism for what was included or excluded in his Budget and
Mr Lenihan was no exception. He was accused of attacking the poor, penalising
the middle classes, punishing families, abandoning the elderly, neglecting
education, ignoring small business and damaging the health service. The fact
that early in his speech the minister announced that he and his cabinet
colleagues, as well as senior civil servants, would take a 10% cut in salary,
did not temper any of the criticism.
While it was a budget that
brought in many new charges and found a broad range of opportunities to reduce
expenditure, most criticism was focused on three issues; a new 1% income levy
which also applies to the lowest paid, the withdrawal of the automatic right to
a medical card for those over the age of 70, and the failure to do anything to
reform the public service.
Despite the current serious
financial situation, Government spending will increase by 1.8% - this will
result in a current budget deficit of €4.7bn and a capital budget deficit of
€8.7bn, giving a borrowing requirement of €13.4bn or 6.5% of GDP. INCOME TAX:
•
The Government refuses to call it income tax,
preferring the word levy instead, but, whatever it is called, all income up to
€100k per year will be subject to a 1% charge. This increases to 2% for those
earning more than €100k. Only social welfare payments will be exempt from the
charge.
•
Apart from that there is no change in tax rates. The
only adjustment to income tax is that an individual will be allowed to earn an
extra €1k per year before moving from the 20% band to the 41% band. VAT:
•
The 21% standard rate goes up to 21.5%. Other rates
are unchanged. EXCISE DUTIES:
•
50c has been added to the price of a packet of
cigarettes; 50c has been added to a bottle of wine; petrol goes up by eight
cent a litre; there is no change in the duty on diesel. On beers and cider,
with an alcohol content of 2.8% or less, the duty has been halved. PENSIONS:
•
The contributory old-age pension increases by €7 to
€230.30 per week while the non-contributory pension goes up from €212 to €219
per week. SOCIAL WELFARE:
•
Rates increase by €6.50 per week, with the minimum
rising to €204.30. CHILD BENEFIT:
•
Rates are unchanged at €166 per month for each of the
first two children and €230 per month for third and subsequent children. For an
18-year-old the amount payable will be halved in 2009 and abolished in 2010.
•
The Early Childcare Supplement of €1,100 per annum
which was payable in respect of all children under six, will cease at 5.5
years. PROPERTY:
•
The Minister has increased the mortgage relief benefit
available to first-time home buyers but has offset this by reducing the benefit
to people who, for whatever reason, move home. He has also making mortgages available
to some first-time buyers who would have difficulty in borrowing from existing
lending institutions. There is also a provision for the State to take an equity
stake in the home of a first-time buyer.
•
In an effort to revitalise the commercial property
market the top rate of Stamp Duty has been cut from 9% to 6%.
•
The owners of second homes will be required to pay
€200 on each property. This applies to both holiday homes and investment
property. It is not clear whether it apples to the may Northerners who own
holiday homes in the Republic. Business:
•
The current 20% rate of tax credit for incremental expenditure
on R&D is being increased to 25%.
•
New start-up companies which commence trading in 2009
will be exempt from tax, including capital gains, in each of the first three
years to the extent that their tax liability in the year does not exceed €40k.
•
The rate of capital gains tax is being increased to
22% from 20% in respect of disposals made from midnight on October 14, 2008. TRANSPORT:
•
Six major road projects have been deferred for at
least a year. No provision has been made to purchase new buses for Dublin Bus;
Metro North is to proceed as planned. Overall the transport infrastructure has
fared better than expected.
•
Employees with access to car parking spaces in major
urban areas will be subject to an annual levy of €200k. This will also apply to
public servants and members of the Oireachtas.
•
Employers may supply employees with bicycles and
related safety equipment without benefit in kind applying.
•
All air travellers will be subject to a levy - €2 on
flights of less than 300km and €10 on all longer flights.
•
Motor tax rates increase by 4% or 5% depending on the size of
engine and the CO2 rating of the vehicle. HEALTH:
•
Minister for Health Mary Harney claims that health
spending will increase by more than €400m next year but within the overall
spend there are many changes
•
There will no longer be an automatic entitlement to a
medical card for those aged over 70. It will in future be means tested with
various outcomes possible; a full medical card, a doctor only medical card or a
€400 cash grant.
•
Attendance at A&E without a doctor's note will
cost €100, up from €66. This will be imposed even in cases of emergency. Those
with medical cards are exempt. This charge exists in an effort to ensure that
A&E units are not clogged up with people who should be attending a GP.
•
An early retirement scheme will be introduced
throughout Health Service Executive administrative areas. EDUCATION:
•
There will be a minor increase in class sizes as some
teaching posts are cut; from next September the third-level registration fee
will increase from more than €900 to €1,500. OTHER:
In other areas garda overtime
is to be cut, the decentralisation of the public service is on hold, some small
army barracks are to close, spending on the arts has been reduced, more grant
funding will be available for energy-efficient homes, and a number of state
agencies are to be abolished, merged or subsumed into Government departments.
Full budget details can be read at: http://www.budget.gov.ie/default.asp ICT NEWS
Tánaiste
promotes Ireland as a source of software supply
Ireland
is the single biggest exporter of software solutions in Europe and one of the
top three software exporters in the world. High-technology software products
now account for close to €12bn in exports, delivered by over 800 multinational
and Irish-owned businesses.
Addressing
a networking dinner in the Irish Embassy in London for Irish financial software
and services companies and their British customers, Tánaiste and Minister for
Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan said Irish-owned software firms
increased exports in 2007 by 13.8%, resulting in total exports of over €2bn.
Exports to Britain accounted for approximately 40% or €792m. Currently, around
300 Irish-owned software companies are doing business in Britain and around the
world.
The
event was organised by Enterprise Ireland, and is part of a major marketing
drive in Britain to promote Ireland as a source of software supply, with a
focus on the financial, telecommunications, public sector and eLearning
sectors. http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/
Canadian
telecoms company to open European HQ in Belfast
Canadian
telecommunications company BTI Systems is to establish a £6.7m European
headquarters and software centre of excellence in Belfast.
The
investment, supported by InvestNI, was announced today by Enterprise Minister
Arlene Foster. BTI Systems, a global supplier of Intelligent Service Edge
solutions, will create 60 high quality jobs over the next three years.
Intelligent
Service Edge solutions include the development of state of the art systems for
the delivery of high bandwidth voice, video and data communications.
BTI
Systems has regional offices in Boston, Dallas and Shanghai, China. http://www.btisystems.com/news/releases/BTI-Systems-Opens-European-Headquarters-in-Northern-Ireland.php
HP
to shed 133 jobs over two years
Following
the recent announcement that HP planned a 7.5% reduction in its global
workforce, the US corporation has announced that it expects 133 jobs to be lost
in Ireland. The job losses arise from the need to eliminate duplication
following HP's acquisition of EDS. Some 400 Irish EDS became HP employees as a
result of the takeover earlier this year.
While
HP will be offering a severance package, according to a statement issued by the
company, "HP will make every effort where possible to re-deploy impacted individuals".
HP employs some 4,000 staff in Ireland with the majority in Leixlip, Co.
Kildare and several hundred in Galway. http://welcome.hp.com/country/ie/en/welcome.html
Dublin-based
FRS grows 25% in the past 12 months
Fund
administration software firm Financial Risk Solutions (FRS) has experienced
growth of 25% in the past 12 months. The Dublin-based company’s star product,
Invest|ProT, an investment administration system which manages collective
unitised funds, personalised portfolio bonds and self-invested pensions, was
specifically designed for the life and pensions industry.
"In
a European finance market with an increasing focus on controls in the back
office, Invest|ProT continues to gain wider usage among top life assurance
companies and their service providers", according to chief executive Peter
Caslin. Clients currently using FRS' software products include Life Assurance
companies, such as AIG, Aviva, SanPaolo, Friends First, Quinn Life, Anglo Irish
Assurance and Irish Life International. Recent client wins include Accenture in
Milan (Italy) and Life Trust (Ireland). www.frsltd.com O2
Ireland scoops international innovation award
Using
its mobile technology to communicate with robots has helped O2 Ireland secure
an international innovation award. O2 Ireland won the ‘Machine-to-Machine
Services Innovation Award’ at the Global Telecoms Business awards in London
recently.
The
award ceremony, which was hosted by Global Telecoms Business (GTB), a magazine
aimed at the communications sector worldwide, follows a partnership between ABB
Robotics, Wyless UK and O2 Ireland. ABB, with sales of $29bn, specialises in
power and automation technologies and supplies industrial robots to sectors
such as car manufacturers.
The
company has installed O2 Ireland SIM cards at manufacturing level to identify
and predict problems with robots remotely and dispatch help automatically. Once
the SIM cards are installed the management of the connection platform through
fixed IP is controlled by Wyless UK. Wyless is a data MVNO that provides
Machine to Machine (M2M) solutions by combining hardware, application and
network solutions across Europe. http://www.o2.com LIFE SCIENCES
Millipore
opens new €85m Cork facility
A
new €85m facility at the Millipore plant at Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork has been
officially opened by Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin.
In
Cork since 1988, Millipore Ireland manufactures filtration devices and plastic
membrane films for the medical devices, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Some
580 people are employed at the Cork operation and the new facility will allow
for the doubling of the company's annual output of PES membrane and Durapore
product. Over the past three years, manufacturing lines from Puerto Rico,
France and the US have been transferred to Cork where 85% of the company's
total global membrane output and 100% of its life science device output is now
manufactured. http://www.millipore.com
Wyeth
to shed 100 jobs at Newbridge
Pharmaceutical
company Wyeth has said it is cutting 100 jobs from its plant at Newbridge, Co.
Kildare due to a decline in volumes and automation. A further 150 staff will
also be made redundant as part of a redundancy programme announced in 2006. At
the time a production line was due to close as a result of an expiring patent
but manufacture of the drug continued longer than expected.
Wyeth
Medica Ireland employs 3,300 staff in Ireland at five locations. The permanent
workforce in Newbridge will fall to about 1,050. http://www.wyeth.ie/
BANKING &
FINANCE
Cover
for foreign-owned banks to add €45bn to bail-out plan
The
Government has extended the bank guarantee scheme to include foreign-owned
banks with a significant presence in the State. About 10%, or €45bn, will be
added to the €440bn already guaranteed under the scheme. The cover will exclude
inter-company debt between the Irish banks and their parent companies based
abroad. The banks covered under the scheme include Ulster Bank Group, plus its
sister bank First Active; Halifax-Bank of Scotland (Ireland); Belgian-owned IIB
Bank and Irish savings bank Postbank, a joint venture between An Post and
Belgian-Dutch group Fortis.
Last
week’s announcement of the guarantee to the six Irish-owned banks prompted
concerns regarding transfers of deposits into the State. The European
Commission said the move to extend the cover would assuage concerns of European
regulators about the plan. Back to Top Financial
regulator announces new measures for banks
Speaking
to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Economic Regulatory Affairs, Patrick
Neary, chief executive of the Financial Regulator, said he has introduced new
measures to monitor banks in the wake of the bank guarantee scheme.
Mr
Neary said he will recruit an additional 20 senior supervisory staff with
banking experience to be placed in key banks to oversee developments. He will
also now require banks to provide new business plans focusing on the need to
reduce their risk profile and on how their models of banking are sustainable in
the new environment.
There
will also be enhanced reporting obligations in relation to capital, asset
quality and individual large loans to supplement daily liquidity reporting
requirements.
He
said that all Irish banks are currently operating above their regulatory
capital requirements, with average regulatory capital ratios of almost 11%,
compared to a European required minimum of 8%. https://www.financialregulator.ie/data/news_files/Opening%20Statement.pdf
New
€75m start-up fund launched by Government
A
new €75m fund, the Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund Limited Partnership, has
been launched by Enterprise Ireland to invest in companies at early and
expansion stages of development across a broad range of industrial sectors. The
fund – to be managed by NCB Ventures, the venture capital arm of NCB – is the
fifth new fund supported by Government through Enterprise Ireland’s €175m Seed and
Venture Capital Programme 2007-2012. The first closing of €75m exceeded
expectations and further investments will be accepted up to a final closing of
€100m.
Making
the announcement Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary
Coughlan said: “This fund significantly increases the availability of capital
for companies seeking to expand and internationalise their businesses and marks
a vital contribution to the ongoing development of the venture capital sector
in Ireland". Back to Top AIB
to discontinue tracker mortgages
Ireland’s
largest retail bank AIB said it will no longer offer tracker mortgages to new
customers. The bank said the tracker product – the interest rate of which is
tied to the European Central Bank's main interest rate – had been under review
for some time. AIB said trackers have become “unsustainable” as banks are
forced to pay substantially above the ECB rate for funds in the wholesale money
markets.
Existing
customers and those who had received an offer of a tracker mortgage will remain
unaffected by the decision. Earlier in the week, Bank of Ireland and its
subsidiary ICS Building Society also announced it was to cease offering tracker
products.
Meanwhile,
home-owners with tracker mortgages will be the first to benefit from the ECB’s
half-point cut in interest rates. Back to Top TOURISM &
TRANSPORT
Ryanair
to end Expedia hotel deal over payment row
Ryanair
has given 30 days' notice that it is to terminate its hotels contract with
Expedia in a row over payment terms. Ryanair entered into the agreement with
Travelscape LLC, Expedia’s parent, in March 2007 that gave Expedia exclusive
rights to sell hotel accommodation on Ryanair.com and on-line access to Ryanair's
58m annual passengers.
Ryanair
said Expedia has been in breach of “a number of its payment obligations” in
recent months and subsequently it had given Expedia notice of its intention to
end this contract with effect from November 8, 2008. The airline said that it
expects to have a replacement partner by the end of the year.
Ryanair is also having a
row with the Spanish Regional Government which owns Valencia Airport. The
airline is threatening to pull out of Valencia as a result of the
Government's failure to acknowledge
requests for a meeting. Back to Top THE ECONOMY
Ireland
ranks second in Europe for tax and legal environment
Ireland
has been ranked number two in Europe for the attractiveness of its tax and
legal environment from the point of view of investment, according to a report
conducted for the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association in
collaboration with KPMG M&A Tax Services.
“This
is an important influence on foreign direct investment and the third successive
time that Ireland has ranked in the top two,” commented Regina Breheny,
Director General of the Irish Venture Capital Association.
Ms
Breheny said that Ireland had been replaced by France as number one since the
last report in 2006 because of the French focus on Young Innovative Companies
(YICs).
“The
French allow tax relief for YICs against employee taxes. This is much better
than allowing it against profits as many innovative young companies do not make
profits in the first few years.” She said that a focus in this week’s Budget on
Young Innovative Companies could get Ireland back to number one in Europe in
terms of its investment attractiveness.
The
study finds that for the first time Britain fell out of the top three
countries, replaced by Belgium which has made beneficial changes to its pension
fund environment and new fiscal R&D incentives. http://www.ivca.ie/ GENERAL NEWS
NI
Economy Minister to embark on major US business drive
In
the wake of the US-NI Investment Conference held in Belfast in May, Minister of
Enterprise Trade and Investment Arlene Foster plans to spearhead a major US
business drive with a series of meetings with potential investors in Boston and
San Francisco from October 26-30.
In
Boston, the Minister will be taking part in a major two-day symposium and
exhibition on the latest healthcare technologies. This is organised by the
Centre for Connected Health and Boston’s Partners Health Care at Harvard
Medical Centre, and part sponsored by Invest NI. The Minister will then travel
to San Francisco to link up with an Invest NI trade mission of 15 companies and
the University of Ulster.
Commenting
in advance of the mission, Ms Foster said: “Northern Ireland companies have an
excellent track record in the US market which remains our biggest outside Great
Britain and the Republic of Ireland, purchasing goods worth more than £1bn on
average annually”. http://www.investni.com/about-news.htm?newsid=10898
Future
of Waterford Crystal plant uncertain
Some
280 jobs could be at risk at the Waterford Crystal Kilbarry plant as workers
have been called to a meeting with management on Thursday morning. Should the
job cuts go ahead, about 70 manufacturing jobs will remain at the Kilbarry
plant, while 55 staff will be employed in the Waterford Crystal visitor’s
centre at Kilbarry. About 200 of 492 previously announced redundancies have yet
to be made at the Kilbarry plant.
The
future of the company’s manufacturing in Waterford has become increasingly
uncertain following the refusal of the Government to guarantee a €39m loan last
May. At the time, the company had debts in excess of €470m. Meanwhile, its
parent Waterford Wedgewood has run into difficulty securing loans in the midst
of the credit crunch. Pratt
to bow out as C&C chief, sharp decline in cider sales
Maurice
Pratt is to resign as chief executive of drinks group C&C, after seven
years in the position. Mr Pratt told the board he had decided to step down
because the “repositioning strategy” he had followed in Britain for Magners
over the past two years had proven unsuccessful.
Mr
Pratt's decision came as C&C reported a fall of 0.7% in operating profits
to €66.5m for the six months to the end of August. C&C’s revenue declined
by 13.2% to €302.4m as cider sales fell by 12%, but pre-tax profits were up to
€65.1m, helped by an exceptional gain of €5m from currency contracts.
C&C
said it would now embark on an “in-depth” review of its marketing strategy in
Britain, citing poor weather, increased competition and deteriorating economic
conditions for the decline of Magners' sales in Britain. The company said
current trends in the cider market would lead to a “material drop” in operating
profits for the full year.
The
company also announced the sale of its wine and spirit distribution business in
the Republic to a subsidiary of DCC for €9.6m. http://www.candcgroupplc.com/media_press_article.asp?articleId=114
High
Court issues warrant for building directors
A
High Court judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of two construction
company directors believed to have fled to Canada after failing to comply with
a court order to pay €1.8m in debts due by their company to a Co. Louth firm.
An additional €2.2m is also outstanding in loans on two properties bought by
the two directors of Limestone Construction Ltd, , the court heard.
The
couple, Colm and Martina McNulty, of St Margaret's, Co. Dublin, are being
separately pursued by the Pensions Board over failure to pay €180k pension
contributions for their company's employees, and a warrant for their arrest was
issued after they failed to appear before the District Court in those
proceedings last month.
The
McNultys, understood to have gone to Canada, had told their lawyers they did
not intend to obey an order to attend court. Back to Top McGovern
PR firm wins two international awards as it enters online market
Irish
PR firm McGovern PR has won two international communications awards in the
categories of ‘Best PR Company, Ireland’ and ‘Best Marketing Campaign,
Portugal’ at the European Property Awards held in London. In addition to these
awards McGovern PR has been nominated for Best International PR Company. The
awards will take place in the United States in November.
McGovern
PR is set to launch its own online PR and marketing communications company, www.onlinepr.ie, in November. Back to Top DIARY
Contact
Centre & Shared Services Awards 2008 – November 21
The
Irish Contact Centre & Shared Service Centre Awards, which aims to
recognise innovation and excellence within the contact centre industry in
Ireland, will be presented to companies across 15 different categories at a
gala dinner on Friday, November 21, at Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny.
The
awards are organised by the CCMA Ireland and sponsored by IT Solutions, a
provider of customised telephony and web-based solutions to Contact Centres. A
record number of entries were submitted for this year's edition of the awards –
an overall increase of 30% on 2007. http://www.ccma.ie/index.htm
APPOINTMENTS
Communicorp
announces key appointments
Lucy
Gaffney, chairperson of Communicorp Group – Ireland’s biggest independent
broadcaster and the fastest growing radio network in Europe with 44 radio
stations in nine countries – has announced several new appointments at the
company.
Ciarán
Davis is to be appointed Commercial Director of Communicorp Group Ltd, marking
a return to the company having previously held posts in the Group as chief
operations officer, Ireland and chief executive of Dublin’s 98. Ciarán has been
leading a major Communicorp project in recent months to roll out two new
national stations in Jordan – Spin Jordan and Ayyam FM, both of which will go
on air in the coming weeks.
Chris
Doyle will be appointed chief executive of Dublin’s 98, replacing Michael
Brady.
Chris
will be replaced as chief executive of Spin 103.8 by Jamie Crawford who has
been marketing manager with Spin 103.8 since its launch in 2002. http://www.communicorp.ie/ ACADEMIC NEWS
NUIG
research to aid treatment of AMD
A
collaboration between the Regenerative Medicine Institute at NUI, Galway and Dr
David Kent, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Aut Even Private Hospital in
Kilkenny, will investigate the therapeutic potential of adult stem cells in the
treatment of diseases such as Age-related Macular Degeneration.
AMD
is a leading cause of vision loss in the over-50s and the research at NUI,
Galway will investigate the potential of using stem cells to regenerate retinal
cells in the macula area of the eye; this research will be carried out by
REMEDI PhD student Amy Lynch.
REMEDI
is an SFI funded research institute at the National Centre for Biomedical
Engineering Science located at NUI, Galway http://www.remedi.ie
http://www.nuig.ie/news/main_press.php?p_id=846
TCD
in top 50 ranking
Trinity
College Dublin has been included in the list of the world's top universities by
the Times Higher Education Supplement. The only Irish university to be placed
in the top 100 worldwide, TCD is also the first Irish third-level institution
to be included in the top 50, coming in at 49th place. According to Provost
John Hegarty, the top 50 ranking was the aim at the production of the
university's first Strategic Plan in 2003, and it is satisfying to have
achieved the goal in just five years. http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/pressreleases/pressRelease.php?headerID=1006&pressReleaseArchive=2009
Significant
rise in ranks for UCD
In
the list of the world's top universities, compiled by the Times Higher
Education Supplement, University College Dublin has improved its position from
177th last year to 108th this year. The improvement in placing was due in large
part to positive feedback from employers on the quality of UCD graduates,
according to contributing editor Martin Ince. http://www.ucd.ie/news/2008/10OCT08/091008_the_rankings.html
New
Head of Research at GMIT
Dr
Patrick Delassus, who managed the Department of Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering at the Dublin Road campus of the Galway-Mayo Institute of
Technology, has been appointed Head of Research. A member of the Institute's
Senior Executive, Dr Delassus has spent the past 12 years engaged in research
mainly focused on BioMedical Engineering, Marine Engineering and a range of
product design projects for industry. He also initiated the establishment of
the Institute's GMedTech Centre (Medical Technologies Centre) under Enterprise
Ireland's Applied Research Enhancement programme. http://www.gmit.ie
11th
O'Reilly Scholarship Programme
The
closing date for applications to the 11th O'Reilly Foundation Scholarship
Programme is November 7. The Foundation sponsors scholars who have an excellent
academic record to undertake postgraduate education in their chosen field and
in an institute or university of their choice. For full details and an
application form see http://www.oreillyfoundation.ie
NUI,
Galway academic to speak at Marconi Weekend
The
Marconi Weekend, taking place in Clifden, Co. Galway from October 17-19, will
feature a lecture by Dr Edward Jones of the Electronic Engineering Department
of NUI, Galway. Dr Jones will speak about the legacy of Marconi in influencing
new ways of providing healthcare through the development of electronic and
wireless technology. The Marconi Weekend festival commemorates the first
commercial wireless transatlantic broadcast by Guglielmo Marconi in 1907. http://www.nuig.ie/news/main_press.php?p_id=848
TCD
selected as Sony research centre
Trinity
College Dublin has been selected as a location for a research centre into the
Cell Broadband Engine, the computer chip used in the Sony PlayStation 3. To be
located at TCD's Graphics, Vision and Visualisation Research Group, the centre
is being funded by Sony, Toshiba and IBM, with additional support from
Enterprise Ireland and the IDA. The research will be headed by Dr Steven
Collins and Dr Michael Manzke. http://www.tcd.ie
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number, to
Michelle Noone,
KPMG Executive Search
& Selection,
1 Stokes Place,
St. Stephen' s Green,
Dublin 2.
Tel: 01 410 2801 Fax: 01
412 2801
E-mail: michelle.noone@kpmg.ie
CARDI
The
Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) has been
established to encourage collaboration among researchers on ageing, disseminate
research information relevant to an ageing population and older people and
advance the ageing research agenda in Ireland (North and South).
CARDI wishes to appoint
a: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Salary Scale: £25,167 -
£34,218
€38,133
- €51,847
Location:
Belfast or Dublin
Secondment
will be considered
The
successful applicant will lead, co-ordinate, develop and implement CARDI's
communication strategy and associated operational plan in pursuance of CARDI's
mission, vision and values.
The
above position will require a person capable of adapting to the developing requirements
of a recently established organisation and those with a high degree of
motivation, flexibility and initiative.
Application
form, job description and personnel specification are available to download
from: http://www.cardi.ie/vacancies
or by emailing: info@cardi.ie
Completed
application forms must be returned by Monday 27th October 2008 12 noon.
CVs
will not be accepted. Wyeth
Investing in the health of Ireland
Investing in the Irish Economy
Investing in People
Creating a healthier Ireland
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals is the commercial division of
Wyeth Ireland, working across a wide range of therapeutic areas. Our company is
growing and to accommodate this growth we have made a €5 million investment in
our new Corporate Headquarters based at Ballycoolin, Dublin and created a
number of exciting new positions.
Our continued growth is testament to the ongoing
success of Wyeth, Ireland’s largest pharmaceutical employer with over 3000
employees across 5 sites and contributor of over €500 million to the Irish
economy each year. The creation of these new roles within our commercial
organisation will enable us to optimise the launch of the new and innovative
products in our pipeline, thereby bringing them to market sooner.
If you want the opportunity to join this high growth,
dynamic and innovative company, we invite you to apply for the following positions
within our organisation.
1.
Sales &
Marketing Director
2.
Sales Manager, SMA
Nutrition
3.
Health Economist
4.
Medical Advisor
5.
Business Systems
and Processes Analyst
6.
Supply Chain
Specialist
7.
Product Manager
8.
Associate Product
Manager
9.
Marketing Associate
10. Sales & Marketing Administrator
11. Customer Services Representative
For further
information on these career opportunities:
T: 01- 449 3500
U: www.wyeth.ie
Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt
Research
& Development, Software Development & Design, Software Testing &
Quality Assurance, Project Management/Operations, Interactive Design,
Instructional Design...
You Do. We Do. they
do...
Lead. Strive. Create.
Inspire. Accelerate.
Transform. Change.
Learn. Achieve.
Solve. Participate.
Innovate...Educate.
You can help us
educate them for the future
“Global e-learning
company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) will invest €350 million over the next
five years developing a research and development (R&D) hub in Dublin that
will create 450 jobs.” - Irish Times, September 11, 2008
Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt (formerly Riverdeep) is one of the world's largest and most esteemed
educational publishers. With over 100,000 customers and around 6,000 employees,
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt commands approximately 50% market share of the US
primary and secondary school market and $2.5 billion in annual Revenues.
Central to the
company’s offering is a vast array of award-winning print and digital products,
and a long tradition of excellence in publishing, including amongst its authors
Mark Twain, J.R.R.Tolkien, and Philip Roth. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt also has
operations and significant market penetration outside the US, in countries
throughout Asia, South America and Europe. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's recently
announced research and development centre, which will create 450 new jobs in
Dublin, is now poised to provide the most innovative and technologically
advanced educational solutions for the 21st Century. Because we dare to
explore, we are looking for highly skilled, best-in-class talent to join our
research and development team, to help us provide the most engaging and robust
educational content for this century's digital natives.
If you want to
change the way the world learns, and can do, we would love to learn about you.
We currently have positions for innovative, forward-thinking individuals in the
following key areas:
Research & Development
Software Development & Design
Software Testing & Quality
Assurance
Project Management/Operations
Interactive Design
Instructional Design
To learn more about
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's global career opportunities, please visit http://www.hmlt.hmco.com/Intl-Careers.php
Do you care about
innovation in education? We do too!
If you are
interested in attending an Open Day at our offices, please email us at openday@hmhpub.com SVP
Society of St Vincent de Paul
The Society of St
Vincent de Paul invites applications for a Head
of Human Resource Development
Reporting to the
National Director and based in the National Office, Seán McDermott Street, Dublin
1, the purpose of the role is to develop and support a caring, compassionate,
effective and skilled staff inspired by the Mission of the Society.
Key tasks will
include implementing and monitoring the Good Employer Programme, developing
clear organisational structures aligned to a collaborative culture, people
development and leadership capacity building, directing and managing the Human
Resource Management and Development function at National Office.
Key requirements
are degree-level education, at least 7 years' relavant and diverse experience
at a senior level including management of staff, broad HR experience including
industrial relations, a positive and resilient approach, excellent
interpersonal skills, and an ability to work in a large, voluntary-led,
decentralised environment.
Please apply to:
Brendan Schutte, Catalyst Consulting, 334 NCR, Phibsboro, Dublin 7. Tel. 01
8500500.
E-mail: info@dignityatwork.ie
A full job
description is available on request.
The closing date is 17th October.
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