Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW)
gets green light to increase numbers
Irish Army ranger Wing.The elite Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW) ("Sciathán Fiannóglaigh an Airm") are based in the Curragh Camp in County Kildare. The unit variably consists of 200 soldiers, and although relatively small they are one of Europe's most trusted 'Spec Ops' groups. The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) was set-up in the late 1960's with the help of the United States military, but did not become an official entity until 1980.
First six month figures show a 28 per cent
increase on same period last year.
Nissan Qashqai
Well its good news for the Irish motor industry as figures just released show that more new cars were sold in the first six months of 2014 than for the entirety of 2013.
New test for Garda drivers before
they can speed or flash blue lights.
Garda CarIt may come as a surprise to many people in Ireland to realise that many garda (Irish police officer) patrol car drivers have no special training in driving their vehicle at speed with flashing blue lights and sirens.
Irish minister says ‘ability to pay’
clause needs to be introduced.
Minister Joan Burton
It appears that the Irish Social Protection Minister, Joan Burton has made a slight ‘about face’ in her attitude to the property tax. The Labour Party leadership contender now says that there needs to be an “ability to pay” clause attached to the controversial tax.
Ryanair boss says it could be a reality by 2019.
ryanairReports circulating in the European media last weekend have suggested that Ryanair is planning to offer US flights by 2019 and will lure passengers with rock bottom prices.
Capital ranked number one tourism attraction
by travel website TripAdvisor.
Howth harbourAlthough Istanbul has been ranked by leading travel website, TripAdvisor, as both the worlds and Europe’s top tourist spot, here in Ireland the honour goes to Dublin.
New solution to provide significant
print savings for Mazars.
L-R Greg Clarke, Managing Director, Digicom; Trevor McCarron, Director of Finance & IT for Mazars Ireland and Ray Byrne, Channel Manager, Ricoh Ireland Digicom, a leading Irish specialist in print management and a specialist in the areas of audio-visual and document management, has announced the implementation of a new Ricoh managed print service for Mazars. The secure solution is already transforming print and document processes for the company.
Enterprises must capture the soul
and spirit of the emerging worker.
Dominic Keogh director of managed document services Ricoh EuropeMuch has been said about the decline of customer service, but it is unfortunate when customer-facing employees desperately want to please - yet can't. This appears to be the case for nearly 9 in 10 (89 per cent) of customer-facing employees such as bank clerks, call centre operators, nurses, bank managers and shop supervisors.
A global survey commissioned by Ricoh and conducted by Forrester Consulting, revealed there's a gap between the experience customer-facing employees can deliver and the experience the customer expects.
Organisers unable to drum up
sufficient support for the event.
Faversham House, organizers of the Print Ireland and Sign & Digital Ireland shows has announced that they have been cancelled. The exhibition was scheduled to take place from the 28 - 29 May 2014, Hall 2, RDS, Dublin, Ireland. A lack of support was cited as the primary reason for the decision to cancel.