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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:39:11 +0000 30 http://bizstartup.ie/img/bizstartup-rss-logo.gif http://bizstartup.ie/ 199 37 Local woman Julie Moore has opened a food outlet called The Store Cupboard in Rathwood's shopping and lifestyle centre just outside of Tullow, Co Carlow, leaving her previous plans of having a legal career behind. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18554-the-store-cupboard-opens-in http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18554-the-store-cupboard-opens-in Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:01:00 +0000 In mid-2010, after years of travelling up and down the South East to different livestock marts, Daryn Dunne felt a tool was needed to allow farmers to see the stock that would be coming into the different marts. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18553-stockwatch-ie-next-generat http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18553-stockwatch-ie-next-generat Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:42:00 +0000 Online classified ads website DoneDeal.ie has announced that more than €1bn worth of transactions were carried out on its site during 2011. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18552-more-than-1bn-worth-of-sal http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18552-more-than-1bn-worth-of-sal Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:24:00 +0000 Thanks to new products launched by Donegal firm AccuBook, accommodation providers will be able to use their smart phone to check details such as when customers are arriving and the price and availability of their rooms. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18551-donegal-firm-develops-mobil http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18551-donegal-firm-develops-mobil Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:37:00 +0000 Irish start-up MotionFox, which sells high-visibility activewear online, has been shortlisted in the Snap and 'The Apprentice' competition 'Launch Your Business Package' worth €10,000. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18550-motionfox-up-for-10k-prize http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18550-motionfox-up-for-10k-prize Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:59:00 +0000 Irish animation production company Kavaleer Animations has announced plans to create 30 new jobs in 2012. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18548-kavaleer-to-create-30-anima http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18548-kavaleer-to-create-30-anima Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:39:00 +0000 Cork-based digital publishing services provider, ePub Direct has secured €1.3m of new equity funding to support the company's future growth and development. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18547-corks-epub-direct-gets-1 http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18547-corks-epub-direct-gets-1 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:59:00 +0000 Irish toll solutions provider eFlow has registered over 470,000 customers since its inception in 2008 -- an average of over 11,000 a month since the free flow tolling system started on the M50. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18546-eflow-registers-over-470-00 http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18546-eflow-registers-over-470-00 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:43:00 +0000 Good news for food or drink producers trying to compete with bigger labels - Lidl champagne has scored higher in a Which? blind tasting than more expensive brands http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18545-lidl-champagne-beats-top-br http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18545-lidl-champagne-beats-top-br Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:37:00 +0000 From today, Irish pet owners are being offered the ability to book pet accommodation online through the MyDoggyHotel.ie website. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18543-mydoggyhotel-ie-launches-on http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18543-mydoggyhotel-ie-launches-on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:38:00 +0000 A new chiropractic clinic, Spine Align Chiropratic, has opened in Phibsboro, Dublin 7, offering both a central and a mobile treatment service. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18542-chiropractic-clinic-opens-i http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18542-chiropractic-clinic-opens-i Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:19:00 +0000 NUI Galway has embarked on a new initiative with Transition Year students from the Presentation Secondary School in Galway City involving a new e-commerce module. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18541-galway-transition-year-stud http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18541-galway-transition-year-stud Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:34:00 +0000 A new Jack Murphy concession shop in the Rathwood shopping and activity centre near Tullow, Co Carlow, is expected to reach turnover of €100k in its first year. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18540-jack-murphy-store-in-rathwo http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18540-jack-murphy-store-in-rathwo Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:06:00 +0000 A start-up company specialising in network integration, Agile Networks, has been approved for grant assistance of €80,000 from Fingal County Enterprise Board. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18539-agile-networks-gets-80k-gr http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18539-agile-networks-gets-80k-gr Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:06:00 +0000 Irish start-up Von Bismark has developed a virtual mirror that allows consumers to try on digital clothes and accessories, which has gone down well in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in its first three days there. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18538-von-bismarks-virtual-mirr http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18538-von-bismarks-virtual-mirr Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:43:00 +0000 A new system, Opportunity Tracker, has been launched by Consulting Ireland at a business seminar entitled 'Winning Your First EC Contract'. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18537-smes-encouraged-to-win-eu-b http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18537-smes-encouraged-to-win-eu-b Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:05:00 +0000 The number of new business startups in Ireland has decreased significantly over the last five years, according to UHY, the international accounting and consultancy network. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18536-irish-start-ups-lag-behind http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18536-irish-start-ups-lag-behind Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:29:00 +0000 Scrumptious food from around Ireland will feature on SKY TV and IRISHTV.ie this coming Thursday, 15 December 15th in a special one-hour programme showcasing all that is good about an Irish food experience. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18535-good-food-ireland-to-featur http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18535-good-food-ireland-to-featur Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:41:00 +0000 Innovative butcher Pat Whelan from Clonmel has brought his specialist craft butcher business to Dublin with the opening of a meat emporium in the new Avoca Food Market in Monkstown. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18534-new-butchers-shop-opens-at http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18534-new-butchers-shop-opens-at Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:45:00 +0000 There is good news today for those who see their future in the biotechnology sector, as University College Dublin and Elan Corporation announce a €3m initiative designed to create a leadership position in the global biotechnology industry. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18533-3m-to-support-skills-devel http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18533-3m-to-support-skills-devel Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:47:00 +0000 Seventy micro-enterprises and SMEs have benefitted from the Sustainable Learning Networks Ireland and Wales (SLNIW) project to date, a conference heard today. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18532-sustainable-networking-proj http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18532-sustainable-networking-proj Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:51:00 +0000 Free range chicken supplier Farmers to Market's produce is to be stocked in SuperValu stores around the country, representing an estimated retail sales value of €1.3m. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18531-farmers-to-market-chicken-t http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18531-farmers-to-market-chicken-t Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:44:00 +0000 A significant percentage of Irish businesses don't have a plan in place to deal with another big freeze, a quarterly survey from the Close Business Barometer has revealed. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18530-over-one-fifth-of-irish-fir http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18530-over-one-fifth-of-irish-fir Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:47:00 +0000 A young Irish company that offers an online system to business owners to manage their finances, Billfaster, has raised €330,000, which it will use to scale up globally. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18529-billfaster-raises-330k-wit http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18529-billfaster-raises-330k-wit Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:14:00 +0000 Westlife's Nicky Byrne has officially opened the new Life Style Sports flagship store on Mary St in Dublin City Centre, which is 10,000 sq ft spread out over two floors. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18528-new-life-style-sports-flags http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18528-new-life-style-sports-flags Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:59:00 +0000 Founder of Heavenly Tasty Organics Shauna McCarney from Co Tyrone has won three business awards in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in recent weeks. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18527-heavenly-tasty-organics-aw http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18527-heavenly-tasty-organics-aw Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:37:00 +0000 Multi-store gift card One4all has launched a group gifting platform that uses social media to help family and friends club together for Christmas gifts online. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18526-one4all-launches-group-gift http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18526-one4all-launches-group-gift Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:50:00 +0000 Set up in 2009, Dublin social media agency Simply Zesty now generates 25pc of its revenue from outside Ireland further to securing four new international clients. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18525-simply-zesty-wins-four-new http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18525-simply-zesty-wins-four-new Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:04:00 +0000 A new Irish company, Memods, has launched its flagship product, Console Armour for the Xbox 360s, after appearing on the Late Late Toy Show, which achieved record viewership this year. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18524-late-late-appearance-prom http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18524-late-late-appearance-prom Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:16:00 +0000 European discount retailer Poundland has opened its fifth store in Ireland, in Newbridge, Co Kildare, creating a total of 40 jobs. http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18523-poundland-opens-fifth-dealz http://bizstartup.ie/news/item/18523-poundland-opens-fifth-dealz Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:59:00 +0000