Ed Farrell

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Assistant Sports Editor at The Herald (Sharon, PA)

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Articles

Green Public Procurement Coming Down the Tracks

Aug 31, 2024 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

A key strategic imperative for any business is anticipating future market trends and direction. For SMEs and companies across Ireland, the public policy signalling could not be clearer — Ireland Inc is going greener. By now many SMEs should be at least broadly familiar with Green Public Procurement (GPP) — the process where public authorities seek to source goods, services or works with a reduced environmental impact.
O’Driscolls Irish Whiskey to sponsor feature Leopardstown race

Dec 6, 2023 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

Wexford brand O’Driscolls Irish Whiskey is the new sponsor of the internationally prestigious Leopardstown Chase at the 2024 Dublin Racing Festival. The race is the feature race of the festival, which takes place at Leopardstown Racecourse on Saturday, 3rd February and Sunday, 4th February next year. The Leopardstown Chase is one of the oldest races in the country with the first race run in 1889.
Chemist Warehouse opens its ninth Irish store

Dec 6, 2023 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

Chemist Warehouse, a global pharmacy retail chain, has opened its ninth store in Ireland at Westend Shopping Park in Blanchardtown, just three years after opening its first Irish store at the same venue. As part of its expansion plans, Chemist Warehouse will open two more stores in early 2024 in Artane, Dublin and in Cork city centre. In total, the company is seeking to open an additional 6-8 stores across various Irish locations next year.
Biocair eyes Irish expansion with Aramex Ireland partnership

Dec 5, 2023 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

Biocair, a global provider of GDP logistics for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences sectors, is partnering with Aramex Ireland to expand its presence in the Irish market. Headquartered in Cambridge in England, Biocair provides time-sensitive and temperature-controlled logistics services through a global network spanning across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. The partnership with Aramex is aimed at growing an established presence in Ireland in the life sciences market.
Unemployment creeps up in November

Dec 5, 2023 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

Unemployment in Ireland rose fractionally in November to 4.8%, up 0.1% from October and up 0.3% from the same month in 2022, according to latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 132,700 in November 2023, compared with 131,800 in October 2023. The percentage of males unemployed at 4.9% was unchanged from the revised rate in October 2023, but up from a revised rate of 4.2% in November 2022.
Ikea Ireland reaps the benefit of online sales drive

Dec 5, 2023 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

IKEA Ireland has announced sales of €252m in the year ending 31 August 2023, up 16.5%. The company said turnover was boosted by new Plan & Order Points throughout the country, improvements in the Ballymun store, and significant growth in the online business. The Swedish multinational retailer said its online business in Ireland continued to grow faster than its retail stores, with the share of online purchasing at 33%, up from 29% in the previous year.
Stephen Campion has been appointed Head of Finance at NTR

Dec 5, 2023 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

NTR, a leading sustainable infrastructure investor and asset manager, has appointed Stephen Campion as Head of Finance. NTR has renewable energy projects in over 60 locations across seven European countries, specialising in wind, solar and energy storage.
HCS expands into the UK with Mick Brown as Head of Digital Transformation

Dec 5, 2023 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

HCS, a provider of IT and cybersecurity services based in Waterford, is to expand its business internationally with the launch of a new Productivity Division and the creation of eight new jobs. The expansion into the UK is being supported by Enterprise Ireland. As part of the expansion, HCS has appointed Mick Brown as Head of Digital Transformation and Biz Apps to spearhead the new division. The new jobs will be primarily in software development.
Credit unions post record results over 12 months

Dec 5, 2023 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

Credit Unions achieved record results over the past 12 months, with a total loan book of €5.3bn, up from €4.7bn in the prior year, according to new data from the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU). The ILCU, which represents 92% of the total active credit unions in the Republic of Ireland, said annual growth in the loan book was 12% in the 12 months to 30 September 2023, an increase of €555m.
Virtual Production could halve emissions in film industry

Dec 2, 2023 | businessplus.ie | Ed Farrell

The use of Virtual Production (VP) technology has the potential to reduce carbon emissions by up to 50% compared to traditional filming methods, helping the film industry on its journey to achieving net zero, according to the a new research report. The report from Studio Ulster, a partnership between Ulster University and the Belfast Harbour Commission, has been launched to coincide with COP28 in Dubai.