As the dust settles after the UK vote to leave the EU, lawyers are picking over the landscape and legal opinions are emerging as to how the UK’s departure from the European Union might be slowed or even stopped. They fall into three main areas: the operation of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty a Scottish “block” a second national … Read More
Pilz Ireland acquires site to build a campus supporting expansion of operations in Ireland
Operating in Ireland since 1998 Automation Technology company Pilz Ireland has recently finalised the purchase of a site adjacent to its existing facility from the IDA in the Cork Business & Technology Park, Model Farm Road, Cork. Pilz Ireland is the Irish subsidiary of Pilz GmbH & Co KG, a leading international automation technology company providing safe manufacturing and process … Read More
What Brexit could mean for the UK economy
The UK has voted to leave the European Union, a decision which leaves the world’s fifth-biggest economy facing deep uncertainty about its growth prospects and its attractiveness to investors, and which could hurt other economies in Europe and beyond. The vote is expected to deliver at least a short-term hit to growth in Britain and might push it into recession. … Read More
RENTAL COSTS PUSH DUBLIN TO 47TH MOST EXPENSIVE CITY FOR EXPATS – MERCER 22ND ANNUAL COST OF LIVING SURVEY
Continued demand for mobility in the global workforce challenged by cost of expatriate packages Dublin moves up the rankings in 2016, from 49th to 47th, for a third year running. Costs of rental accommodation for expatriates a key driver, as demand continues to outstrip supply. Paris (44th), Dublin (47th) and Milan (50th) are the only Eurozone cities in the top … Read More
Bin charges to be frozen for all customers until 2017
Agency says ‘nobody disposing same quantities of waste will face additional charges’ The Irish Waste Management Association, The City Bin Co and Greyhound have agreed to freeze bin charges until July 1st 2017. The City Bin Co said in a statement: “we welcome the Government’s proposal today on pay-by-weight and are in agreement with the 12 month price freeze whereby … Read More
Hainan Airlines weighs Dublin-Beijing route
Carrier close to decision on direct link to China from Irish capital Chinese airline Hainan is close to deciding on whether to open a route from Dublin to Beijing in what would be Ireland’s first direct link to Asia’s biggest economy. Hainan, part of the HNA Group which recently bought Irish aircraft lessor, Avolon, has been actively considering the possibility … Read More
‘Fiscal space’ for next five years expected to be €11.3bn
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan says State’s budgetary position on a safe and sustainable path The Government expects to have roughly €1 billion for spending increases and tax cuts in October’s budget. In the summer economic statement, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan said the State’s budgetary position was on a safe and sustainable path. He said a particular focus of … Read More