Hilary O'Meara to succeed Alastair Blair at Accenture Hilary O'Meara has been announced as the new country managing director for Accenture in Ireland. Business • 31 Aug 22
Business confidence plummets on inflationary pressures Business confidence here has dropped sharply to its lowest level since October of 2020 as a result of concerns about the impact of strong inflationary … Business • 18 Jul 22
Accenture tops list of 25 best workplaces in Ireland Accenture has topped a list of the 25 best workplaces in Ireland, created by LinkedIn. Business • 06 Apr 22
Digital divide accelerated by Covid pandemic Ireland's older and poorer populations risk being left behind unless action is taken to address the nation's digital divide, according to a new report. Business • 24 Mar 22
New resources encourage girls to consider STEM careers New resources have been launched by Accenture to encourage young people, in particular girls to consider future careers in the STEM sector. Business • 11 Feb 22
Taking to the skies in jets fuelled by used cooking oil Used cooking oil is fuelling jets and will play a key part in reducing carbon emissions in the aviation industry. Business • 06 Nov 21
Irish businesses outpacing peers in cloud adoption Irish organisations are making strong progress in migrating their businesses to the cloud, according to a new report from Accenture. Business • 04 Nov 21
CEOs say clarity needed to meet climate change targets Only 18% of CEOs say governments and policymakers have given them the clarity needed to meet their sustainability and climate change targets, according to a … Business • 01 Nov 21
Consumer values have changed - Accenture A majority of Irish consumers are reimagining their values and basing purchasing decisions on factors beyond price and quality, according to a new report by … Business • 16 Aug 21
Accenture to create 500 jobs in Cork and Dublin Professional consultancy firm Accenture is to create 500 jobs in Ireland over the next three years. Business • 23 Jun 21
Accenture: Firms turn to tech to reinvent themselves 97% of businesses say they are racing to reinvent themselves through the use of technology innovation, according to a new Accenture report. Business • 15 Apr 21
Bank boards still not sufficiently tech savvy - study A third of the world's biggest banks still have no board members with professional technology experience, skills needed to help lenders make better decisions as … Business • 12 Mar 21
More Irish companies reporting environmental emissions More than two thirds of Irish companies that set externally verified climate emissions targets scored a score of at least B- last year, according to … Business • 04 Mar 21
Shift to digital banking speeding up erosion in trust Trust in banks is being eroded as the rapid move to digital services has all but removed person to person interactions, a new report from … Business • 11 Dec 20
Four Irish firms make global environmental CDP 'A' list Four Irish companies - Kingspan, ESB, AIB and Accenture - have been named on this year's A List by CDP, the EU-funded charity which runs … Business • 08 Dec 20
Accenture buys Cork's ESP for undisclosed sum A Cork-based company that develops technology to make the production of pharmaceutical products more efficient is to be bought by the global consulting firm Accenture … Business • 05 Mar 19
Accenture cuts profit margin forecast as spending grows Consulting services firm Accenture today trimmed its yearly forecast for profit margins, overshadowing quarterly results that comfortably topped Wall Street targets. Business • 22 Mar 18
Microsoft tops Reuters 100 global tech leaders list Thomson Reuters has today published its debut "Top 100 Global Technology Leaders" list with Microsoft in the number one spot. Business • 17 Jan 18
Accenture CEO on Brexit, Trump, and Ireland The global boss of professional services company, Accenture, has said so far he considers the effects of Brexit to be neutral. Business • 10 Feb 17
Accenture to create 250 jobs by end of summer Global management consulting and technology services firm, Accenture, is to recruit 250 new staff around the country by the end of the summer. Business • 03 Feb 15
Concern over number of women in science and tech A new report into female participation in science and technology has found that thousands of jobs risk going unfilled if the number of women entering … News • 31 Jan 14
Accenture to create 140 jobs in Dublin Global consulting group Accenture has announced the creation of 140 jobs in Ireland. Business • 12 Aug 13
Emerging market expansion could create 13,000 jobs An economic impact report suggests an international expansion by Irish companies into emerging markets will deliver 13,000 additional jobs over the next five years. Business • 18 Jul 12