Small firms urged to pitch for €50,000
Small businesses are being urged to pitch for up to €50,000 in grant aid from Enterprise Ireland in a new funding round. The state agency’s first Competitive Start Fund (CSF) of the year will allocate up to €50,000 to 15 successful applicants in exchange for a 10pc equity share in the firm getting the taxpayer […]
No relief for buyers as house prices rise by almost 12pc in a year
There has been no let-up in the rise in property prices. New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that prices rose 11.6pc nationally in the year to November. Dublin prices were up 11.3pc. For the month of November alone, prices grew by 1.1pc, a slight easing off in the rate of increase from the […]
Amazon to have big say on ads
Advertisers can expect Amazon to challenge the Google-Facebook duopoly this year and see tasks become more automated. In a report on search marketing trends for 2018, Shane Lyons , head of search and analytics at Mediaworks, says artificial intelligence (AI) has moved on to the extent that manual bids on keywords have given way to […]
Amazon to have big say on ads
Advertisers can expect Amazon to challenge the Google-Facebook duopoly this year and see tasks become more automated. In a report on search marketing trends for 2018, Shane Lyons , head of search and analytics at Mediaworks, says artificial intelligence (AI) has moved on to the extent that manual bids on keywords have given way to […]
Fraudsters making false car insurance claims must be prosecuted, claims ex-judge
Fraudsters making false car insurance claims are getting away with it because they are not being prosecuted, a leading judicial figure said. Former High Court president Nicholas Kearns warned Ireland has a huge problem with fraudulent motor claims, and there appeared to be no punishment for lying in court. Meanwhile, insurers have been accused of […]