Company Formation Ireland

Urban Volt, a Dublin-headquartered energy-saving LED lighting firm whose backers include rugby star Jamie Heaslip, has signed a €30 million funding deal with Susi Partners, a Swiss green energy private equity outfit. Urban Volt, which was co-founded by former Merrill Lynch banker Kevin Maughan, invests its capital installing energy-efficient lighting for businesses free of charge, with an agreement to spl [...]

Economic sentiment is recovering here in the wake of the Brexit vote, according to Bank of Ireland. But its latest economic pulse survey showed the uptick was led by business sentiment - which was up last month - while consumer sentiment has fallen slightly. The business pulse - which surveyed 2,000 businesses - stood at 94.9 in October, up 5.3 points on September, with three of the four key sectors risi [...]

Irish security firm Integrity360 is to create 150 new jobs at its headquarters in Sandyford, Dublin as the company looks to deal with strong demand for its services here and abroad. The company will conclude recruitment for 50 positions by the end of this year with a further 100 set to be added by the end of 2018, which will see it double in size. The jobs will be spread across a variety of areas includi [...]

Irish connectivity platform provider Cubic Telecom is to add 60 new jobs at its Dublin office over the next year, bringing its total headcount up to 140. The jobs boost comes after the firm secured a major deal with German manufacturer Audi. Cubic and Audi will bring the first connected cars to Ireland bring connected services through a SIM card, creating an in-car WiFi hotspot. The SIM card allows 100Mb [...]

The Government’s existing IFS2020 strategy provides a “clear roadmap to maximise” Ireland ability to attract financial services companies from London as a result of Brexit, the Minister of State for Financial Services Eoghan Murphy has said. The strategy, launched in March 2015, seeks to create 10,000 net new international financial services jobs here within five years. This sector already employs 38,000 [...]