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03/09/2010: IBEC West supports Corrib application at oral hearing

IBEC West, the group that represents business in the region, today supported the Corrib gas pipeline application at the An Bord Pleanála oral hearing. The group said approval for the route would ...

02/09/2010: Continuing concern at slow pace of public capital investment

IBEC the group that represents Irish business, today said it was concerned at the slow pace of public capital spending, which was down over 11% on the same period of  last year, and that the level ...

02/09/2010: IBEC disappointed with ICTU opposition to work opportunities

IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, today said it is disappointed that ICTU is opposing proposals by the Minister for Social Protection to provide work opportunities to unemployed people ...

02/09/2010: ICT Ireland welcomes AOL jobs announcement

ICT Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the high-tech sector, today welcomed the announcement by AOL to create 20 new software engineering jobs in Dublin. Welcoming the announcement, Paul ...

01/09/2010: Continuing Live Register increase disappointing - IBEC

IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, today said that the continuing increase in Live Register claimants reflects the difficulties of the domestic economy. Commenting on the figures, IBEC ...

01/09/2010: IBEC reaction to retail sales figures

IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, today said that the July retail sales figures were disappointingly weak following a more positive start to the year. The group said the Government now ...

01/09/2010: IBEC welcomes extension of energy rebate

IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, today welcomed  the announcement by CER that the energy rebate scheme has been extended for large energy users. However, the group warned that ...

01/09/2010: Retail recovery stalling according to new CSO retail figures

Retail Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the Irish retail sector, today said that new CSO retail sales figures for July are very disappointing. Retail Ireland Director Torlach Denihan said: ...

30/08/2010: IBEC welcomes guidelines on SME public procurement

IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, today said that all public procurement officials need to implement newly published guidelines from the Department of Finance to enable SMEs to access ...

18/08/2010: IBEC reaction to Leaving Certificate results 2010

IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, today called on the Department of Education and Skills to ensure that all secondary students are taught mathematics only by teachers that hold an ...

18/08/2010: ICT Ireland comment on 2010 Leaving Certificate

Responding to the Leaving Certificate results, ICT Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the high-tech sector, today said that the education system needs to be improved and reformed if Ireland is ...

18/08/2010: PharmaChemical Ireland reaction to Leaving Certificate 2010

PharmaChemical Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the Irish pharmaceutical and chemicals sector, today welcomes the upward trend in the total number of students studying science base subjects ...

17/08/2010: Retail Ireland welcomes Commercial Rent Review Report

Retail Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the retail sector, today welcomed the publication by the Minister for Justice Mr Dermot Ahern T.D. of the report of the Working Group on Transparency ...

12/08/2010: Retail Ireland reacts to NCA price survey

Retail Ireland, the group that represents Irish retailers, today welcomed the findings of new research by the National Consumer Agency, which shows that Irish consumers have benefited from deep ...

12/08/2010: Return to modest inflation will help economic recovery

IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, today said that the CSO's latest inflation numbers confirm that a return to a modest degree of inflation is imminent. The group also said that while ...