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By Tom McEnaney as published in Daily Mail One would be forgiven for believing there is an unwritten rule requiring participants in Irish referenda to engage in lies, half-truths, spin and obfuscation. In previous polls, widely-misleading claims were facilitated by poorly-executed Government-information campaigns and, with only a month to go before we descend on the polling stations….
By Tom McEnaney as published in Daily Mail Last week we, the beleaguered people of Ireland, were given not one but two reasons to be hopeful that the tide, or at least a significant portion of the tide, is turning in our favour. Both events not only have very significant long-term implications for the Irish economy, but also suggest that our political reputation from Europe to China….
By Tom McEnaney, Irish entrepreneurs are our new heroes. Like heroes of legend they take on seemingly insurmountable obstacles, usually in circumstances which appear impossibly difficult, to deliver an essential good to society at large. According to the most recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in 2010 there were about 800 entrepreneurs a month willing to take on hero stat….
Here is your opportunity to find out and ensure that your campaigns are aligned with your markets and your company capabilities so you can out-do your competitors....  Our Vistage workshop is designed to enable you as CEO to ask the questions and set the framework for success, in a highly interactive session with award winning presenter Peter Knight.  On the morning of 23rd Apr….
It is not often that one number gives us an insight into the internal workings of the banks and their relationship with Government while also greatly improving the chances of an SME securing a loan. Yesterday {adapt to publication date} one figure contained in the seventh report of the Credit Review Office (CRO), the body established to ensure banks do not grip their purse strings too ti….
Our island is facing many economic challenges, however we must believe that better days lie ahead, confident in the knowledge that we have the valuable human resources that will empower us to drive change and support the economic recovery – our entrepreneurs. These were the views expressed by Ernst & Young in advance of its launch of the 2012 Entrepreneur Of The Year programme, i….
It’s a sad state of affairs when we must argue over bankruptcy forgiveness. However, the last time government tinkered with bankruptcy laws was just as a recession was beginning to lift - that was with the Bankruptcy Act of 1988. One of the key steps to revive any economy is to entice investors and entrepreneurs back in – and one way to do that is to reduce risk of one sort or anot….
Full of good intentions it is, sound business, well – I’ll let you decide. A new not-for-profit scheme, Hireland.ie, is hoping to help facilitate the creation of 5,000 jobs in the first six months of this year in an initiative to encourage employers to hire now rather than putting it off. Hireland wants to draw on the power of the collective and act as a catalyst to stimulate j….
Here are a couple of dates for your diary for those working in the technology sector. An Enterprise Ireland Pilot Competitive Feasibility Fund worth E200,000 aimed at stimulating start ups and creating jobs in the South East, has been launched. The closing date for applications is 30th January 2012, and it is expected that the first awards will be made shortly after that. Fundin….
Welcome back everyone. It’s time to play catch up with some of the key news items from the first week of 2012, which are mostly a mixed bag. Services shrinking ↓ Ireland's services sector shrank for the first time in a year in December as global economic turmoil undermined confidence and new orders fell sharply, a survey showed. Foreign Investment ↑ The IDA landed a re….
