Economy

Eircom rebrands on back of successful year

Eircom, the Irish telecommunications firm is to rebrand to eir as the company announced profits of £4.9 million for its…

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Economic competiveness damaged by political stalemate

The Centre for Competitiveness (CforC) has warned that Northern Ireland’s economic competiveness is in danger of being set back years…

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B&Q to close five stores

After announcing in July that two of its stores in Belfast and Derry are to close, B&Q has confirmed that…

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Northern Ireland construction firms struggling

Northern Ireland’s largest construction firms are struggling, according to the latest survey from the Construction Employers’ Federation and PwC.  …

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Research and Innovation funding boost

Finance Minister, Arlene Foster MLA has welcomed the opening of a £13.8 million EU funding call for research and innovation…

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The LAN is dead. Long live the all-wireless office

Since the birth of the computer age, the Local Area Network (LAN) has been the foundation of company networks but…

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Rise in unemployment benefit claims

agendaNi analyses the latest labour market report for Northern Ireland which highlights rises in the claimant count and unemployment. For…

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BT announces new four year partnership with Ulster Rugby

BT announced that it is to continue its partnership with Ulster Rugby under a new four year deal, which sees…

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Visiting Northern Ireland

The region’s hotels and attractions have recorded a boost in trade. Northern Ireland’s hotels have recorded a rise in room…

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Manufacturing output much higher than UK average

For the second consecutive quarter, production output is on the up in Northern Ireland. agendaNi reports. Production output levels for…

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