Energy Bridge: Ireland’s opportunity

Mainstream Renewable Power’s Andy Kinsella talks to Owen McQuade about the renewable energy developer’s ambitious plans to export wind energy into the UK market. “It is now accepted that Ireland is in a leading position when it comes to renewable energy. As I travel the world it comes up over and over again and it is huge credit to the policy-makers and all those who made that happen,” says Andy Kinsella, who is CEO of Mainstream’s offshore wind business and responsible for the company’s Energy Bridge project. Mainstream Renewable Power is a...[full story]

Issues

Communicating reform

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Brian Hayes talks to Owen McQuade about progress on public sector reform, the...[full story]

Resilient innovation: Finland’s example

Head of Innovation at the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy Jaani Heinonen talks to Peter Cheney about how its small economy has thrived...[full story]

External delivery of public services

Business process service company SouthWestern hosted a round table discussion on the issues around public sector reform and the role of outsourcing...[full story]

When the bottom line really matters

At a time when the Government and public service bodies are under pressure to get the best value, manage budgets and maintain high service levels,...[full story]

Governments set out CAP reform plans

A CAP reform deal moves closer after member states agree their negotiating position. The European Union’s national governments have agreed a common...[full story]

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News

EU fairness questioned in Cyprus crisis

The EU’s handling of the Cypriot financial crisis...[full story]

New ports policy demands value for money

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has announced a major...[full story]

European focus for St Patrick’s visit

Ireland promoted itself as an EU leader during this...[full story]

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Energy report

Energy Bridge: Ireland’s opportunity

Mainstream Renewable Power’s Andy Kinsella talks...[full story]

The way ahead for Irish energy­­

As one of the leading energy providers in Ireland,...[full story]

Golden rules for natural gas

Tim Gould of the International Energy Agency outlined...[full story]

Trusted service partner

With 142 operational wind turbines in Ireland Siemens...[full story]

Integrating electricity markets

Electricity markets expert David Newbery talks to...[full story]

Demand Side Management vs. Energy Efficiency: David and Goliath?

For electricity consumers, demand side management...[full story]

Responsible fracking

Within the right safeguards, hydraulic fracturing...[full story]

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Health & care care services report

New EU plans to cut energy consumption

With the EU’s 2020 energy efficiency target in difficulty,...[full story]

Embracing technology to support transformation

Pat Power, Head of Accenture Ireland’s Healthcare...[full story]

Managing health in lean times

Laverne McGuinness, the HSE’s National Director...[full story]

Screening for a healthier nation

Quality assured population-based screening programmes. Population-based...[full story]

Drivers for change in health

Dr Brian Turner explains why economics and demographics...[full story]

Celebrating 40 years of the barcode: the Global Language of Business

Standardised systems can help to make healthcare more...[full story]

Increasing dividends from health research

Health research delivers many practical benefits in...[full story]

Quality in healthcare

The experience of patients is the only way to assess...[full story]

Scalable clinical transformation

Kip Webb, Accenture’s Global Managing Director of...[full story]

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Outsourcing report

The changing shape of outsourcing

Shamus Rae, global lead partner in KPMG’s Strategic...[full story]

External service delivery of public services

The Public Service Reform (PSR) Plan, published in...[full story]

Outsourcing: Irish insights

Paul Toner, who leads KPMG’s Management Consulting...[full story]

How outsourcing adds value in HR

NorthgateArinso (NGA), the former Cara Payroll Group...[full story]

Myths of outsourcing

IBEC’s Aidan Sweeney looks at the issues in developing...[full story]

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Procurement report

The value of Analytics for High Performance Procurement

Alex Manek, Business Advisory for SAS Ireland, identifies...[full story]

Developing procurement skills

Des Crowther, Chief Executive Officer of the Irish...[full story]

Smarter procurement

Vincent Campbell, Director of the National Procurement...[full story]

Public procurement as a driver for stimulus

Legal aspects of using public procurement to deliver...[full story]

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People

A golden age for Irish cinema

Irish citizen Daniel Day-Lewis has just made Oscar...[full story]

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Public Affairs

Decent work

ICTU’s Macdara Doyle makes the case for decent work...[full story]

European Diary

Creighton aims to finalise long-term budget Ireland...[full story]

Oireachtas round-up

Deputies and senators considered the consequences...[full story]

National data infrastructure

Frances Ruane, Director of economic think tank ESRI,...[full story]

Senator Marc MacSharry

Fianna Fáil Senator Marc MacSharry is a party spokesman...[full story]

Looking at the future through a ‘new lens’

Shell CEO Peter Voser calls on policy-makers to seize...[full story]

Regulating lobbying

Peter Cheney sums up the Government’s plans and...[full story]

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