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Government Funding of €108 Million Announced for Airports

17.12.2021

The Government has announced almost €108 million in direct Exchequer supports to the airports of Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Ireland West (Knock), Kerry and Donegal.

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Employment Permits Critical Skills Permits Economic Migration Employer User Forum Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Processing Times for Employment Permits

17.12.2021

The Economic Migration Employer User Forum convened this week and provided updates on employment permit processing timelines.

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Remote Working Battle for Talent Future of Work Hybrid Working

Half of Irish Workers will Only Apply for Hybrid or Remote Working Jobs

17.12.2021

New research from the recruitment company Indeed reveals that more than half of Irish workers will only consider jobs that offer flexible working environments.

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Significant Milestones for National Advanced Manufacturing Centre

10.12.2021

The Advance Manufacturing Centre (AMC), a world-class industry-led centre designed to allow MNCs and SMEs to pilot and adopt digital technologies needed to remain competitive manufacturers, has achieved two milestones this week.

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State’s Tax Receipts Surge to Record €62bn as Economy Rebounds

03.12.2021

Government tax receipts have reached record levels fuelled by stronger-than-expected consumer spending, employment and corporate profits.

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Ireland’s Skills Strategy to be Reviewed

26.11.2021

A review of Ireland’s Skills Strategy has been launched by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in partnership with the OECD and representatives from the skills sector.

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Grid Connections Data Centre CRU

New measures for data centre grid connection applications

23.11.2021

The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published their Decision entitled ‘CRU Decision to the System Operators related to Data Centre grid connection processing’.

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Climate Change COP 26 Glasgow U.S President Biden

4 Takeaways from the UN COP26 Climate Conference

19.11.2021

Business, government, and environmental leaders from all over the world descended on Glasgow, Scotland for the UN COP26 Climate Conference with an ambitious agenda to advance policies and practices that accelerate climate-saving actions. The commitment from all stakeholders to combat climate change and drive down emissions was underscored by significant progress in a number of important areas.

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Vulnerabilities and resilience of the global trading system examined in World Trade Report 2021

16.11.2021

The 2021 edition of the WTO’s World Trade Report examines why the interconnected global trading system is both vulnerable and resilient to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, how it can help countries to be more economically resilient to shocks, and what can be done to make the system better prepared and more resilient in the future.

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EU Sees More Trade Unity With U.S. After Trump-Era ‘Irritant’

11.11.2021

The U.S. and European Union are focused on strengthening the multilateral trading system, the trade minister for Brussels said, less than two weeks after defusing one of biggest transatlantic disputes lingering from the Trump administration.

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The United States supports the Paris Call for trust and security in cyberspace

10.11.2021

The United States supports the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace, consistent with our position that all actors must do their part to promote an “open, secure, stable, accessible, and peaceful cyberspace.”

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Can Businesses Really Protect Themselves from Cyber-attacks?

17.09.2021

The rapid transition to remote working amid the pandemic has left businesses exposed to cyber criminals and security breaches.