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Smurfit Jr’s gambling software company raises £7.5m for US expansion

21st May 2018

GAN, the gaming software company headed up by Dermot Smurfit Jr, has raised £7.5m (€8.6m) as it continues its expansion in the US. The funds have been raised on the back of a US Supreme Court ruling which last week struck down a federal law that has severely restricting sports betting there since 1992. The […]

Europe warned of gas shortage without more Russian imports

13th February 2018

Europe will face a gas shortage and price spike as soon as the next decade if it doesn’t decide quickly to boost imports from Russia as gas purchases from the US or Qatar fail to match demand, Kremlin energy giant Gazprom told Reuters. US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it intends to level the […]

War games bring hackers in from cold as cybersecurity threat grows

16th November 2017

A major shipping company is under attack. With help from a corrupt executive, an international hacking syndicate called Scorpius, has penetrated the computer networks of Fast Freight Ltd. The hackers have taken control of servers and compromised the systems that control Fast Freight’s vessels and its portside machinery. The company’s cybersecurity consultants have 48 hours […]

Irish firms top the most highly regarded organisations in Ireland

5th May 2017

An Post, Kerry Group and Bord Bia have topped the Ireland RepTrak 2017 study of the most highly regarded organisations in Ireland. Aldi, Lidl, Google, Boots, Tourism Ireland, Aer Lingus, and Super Valu make up the remaining top ten positions. The results are based on the perceptions of more than 4,500 respondents who completed The […]

Irish firms top the most highly regarded organisations in Ireland

5th May 2017

An Post, Kerry Group and Bord Bia have topped the Ireland RepTrak 2017 study of the most highly regarded organisations in Ireland. Aldi, Lidl, Google, Boots, Tourism Ireland, Aer Lingus, and Super Valu make up the remaining top ten positions. The results are based on the perceptions of more than 4,500 respondents who completed The […]

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1st March 2017