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Software analytics company New Relic celebrated the launch of a new European headquarters in Dublin. The company opened its first European headquarters in Dublin in 2014 and has since grown its team to about 100 employees. Its new space at 31-36 Golden Lane is expected to provide the local Ireland team the space to grow up to 300 team members as well as provide state-of-the-art facilities for hosting customers, meetups, and connecting with the local community. In addition to growing its team in Ireland, New Relic has opened offices across Europe to support its ongoing customer growth, including in London, Munich, and Zurich, as well as launching
its European Development Centre in Barcelona.
newrelic.com
Pictured (L-R) Glenn Cahill and Mark Sachleben of New Relic; Minister Pat Breen TD and Martin Shanahan, IDA Ireland.
Cork has witnessed a 63 per cent increase in employment in tech companies in the last five years, with 13,000 workers currently employed in 61 IDA Ireland support companies in the region. Speaking at the it@ Cork AGM earlier this year, Caroline O’Driscoll, Chair of it@Cork (pictured) said, “It is without doubt that Cork’s ICT sector is playing a key role in the economic engine of this city and county; 86 per cent of our member companies are planning employment growth in the next three years, and a remarkable 22 per cent of those companies are planning job growth of at least 25 per cent. Entrepreneurship is pivotal to the successes we are currently witnessing in the 59 Enterprise Ireland supported companies located here.” it@Cork says the pace of growth and opportunity for development are strong. Cork has over 1 million sq ft of office space coming
on stream in the next 12 months, with office rentals averaging half of Dublin prices.
itcork.ie
FAST FACT Ireland is
the 8th best- performing economy according
from the World Economic Forum.
Block party
IDA Ireland is backing the Blockchain Ireland initiative, led by the Irish Blockchain Expert Group (IBEG), in order to position Ireland as an international blockchain hub. The online platform will serve as the go-to source of information on the Irish blockchain ecosystem, assisting the promotion of Ireland as a blockchain centre of excellence. IBEG includes IDA Ireland, members of blockchain businesses and projects in Ireland, representatives from a number of academic institutions, as well as participants of the wider Irish blockchain community. Further
input is also provided by Enterprise Ireland and the Department of Finance.
blockchainireland.net
Development Index (IDI)
to the latest Inclusive
Pictured at the offi cial opening of the Global HQ are (L to R) Viktor Kovacevic, Vice President and General Manager, Comtrade Digital Services and Dejan Cušic, Business Director of Comtrade Digital Services.
QUALITY QUEST Comtrade Digital Services has been growing their presence in Ireland with high profi le contracts, such as the development of Ryanair’s new app making a name for the company. Comtrade Digital Services celebrated moving into a new home, with the opening of a new Global HQ in Sandyford, Dublin, in April. Underlining the company’s core value of quality, it is once again hosting its Quest for Quality conference, on 3rd 4th
and October, at Dublin’s Marker Hotel. This
year the theme will be ‘Reinventing QA for the New IT Era’.
questforquality.eu
@denisjco Congratulations and #HatsOff to @IDAIRELAND - launching LGBT+ Ally Network today - an important focus for inclusion in the workplace - globally relevant mission & also smart business! #Diversity
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