Law firm unveils six new partners

Law firm McCann FitzGerald has appointed six new partners – Laura Deignan (Aviation Finance), Stephen Fuller (Corporate/M&A), Niall McDowell (Corporate Banking), John Neeson (Corporate/M&A), David O’Dea (Restructuring and Insolvency) and Orlaith Sheehy (Public Procurement) – bringing the total number of partners at the all-equity partnership to 80. Laura Deignan has advised on multiple aircraft portfolio… Continue reading Law firm unveils six new partners

Thermo Fisher Scientific expands its workforce

Life sciences company Thermo Fisher Scientific has continued to thrive during the pandemic, seeing a 10% increase in employee numbers over the past year. Thermo Fisher Scientific has delivered steady growth in the past year, going from serving one customer at its launch to more than 10 now. It currently employs 560 people at its… Continue reading Thermo Fisher Scientific expands its workforce

Irish Community Air Ambulance board appointments

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The Irish Community Air Ambulance has named Mícheál Sheridan as its new CEO, as well as boosting its board with new appointees Tim Shattock, Dr Lisa Cunningham, Kieran McGeary and Sharon Looney. With two helicopters at its medical aerodrome in Rathcoole, Co Cork, the charity-funded Air Ambulance was tasked to 490 incidents in 13 counties… Continue reading Irish Community Air Ambulance board appointments

People starting new jobs with companies in Ireland

Here is a selection of people starting new roles with Expleo, Datascan, Esri Ireland, Digital Futures Manufacturing Centre, Ocean Energy Europe and Bord Bia. Cathal Murphy has been appointed as client director for technology company Expleo’s life sciences, healthcare and manufacturing division. He will direct the digital transformation strategies of Expleo’s clients through end-to-end integrated… Continue reading People starting new jobs with companies in Ireland

CPA Ireland: State must prioritise one million SME jobs

Protecting the jobs of the one million people working in Ireland’s SME sector must be a national priority, says Áine Collins, president of the accountancy body CPA Ireland. The former Fine Gael TD for Cork North West has called on the government to prioritise an ‘SME-led recovery’ within its post-pandemic enterprise plans. She cites access… Continue reading CPA Ireland: State must prioritise one million SME jobs

Data analytics company to create 30 new jobs

L-R: Eamon Moore, founder and executive chairman, Hikari; Denise Bray, Chief Operating Officer, Hikari; and David Cox, founder and director, ProcessUs, pictured at the announcement that Hikari has acquired ProcessUs

Irish data analytics company Hikari has acquired Dublin-based process engineering startup ProcessUs, and has plans to create 30 new jobs over the next three years. Hikari is to invest €2.1m in ProcessUs over the next three years. The acquiition brings the total number of Hikari employees to 20. Eamon Moore, founder and executive chairman, Hikari,… Continue reading Data analytics company to create 30 new jobs

CPL’s new deputy CEO focused on continued growth

Talent and workforce solutions group CPL Resources is gearing up for continuing growth with the appointment of Lorna Conn as deputy CEO. Lorna was appointed as group CFO in October 2017 and has played a significant role in the growth and performance of CPL’s Finance and IT functions. Over the past 12 months, she also… Continue reading CPL’s new deputy CEO focused on continued growth

People starting new roles with companies in Ireland

Here is a selection of people starting new roles with Abtran, Stryve, Grayling Properties, TEKenable, Sedgwick and MediaCom. Aisling Deasy has been appointed as group CEO of Abtran, the outsourced services provider which employs 1,400 people in Cork and Sligo. With Abtran since 2013, most recently as chief performance officer, she has led strategic programme… Continue reading People starting new roles with companies in Ireland

Turley growth driven by regeneration of towns

Urban and rural regeneration is fuelling growth at planning and development consultancy Turley, which has just unveiled two appointments at its Dublin office. Karen Power joins as associate director in the strategic communications team, with León Murray joining as senior planner. The appointments follow a number of new high-profile project wins for the firm. Turley’s… Continue reading Turley growth driven by regeneration of towns