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Google Ireland boss on tech crunch; Virgin row with RTÉ; Alleged sanction breach Garda review; SSE offshore challenges; Signify 200 jobs; Port of Cork future – Independent.ie


oogle doesn’t plan to let staff go or reduce the size of its operation in Dublin in the current tech downturn, according to its recently-appointed boss. In an exclusive interview with Sunday Independent technology editor Adrian Weckler, Adaire Fox-Martin said the tech giant’s “agenda is still growth” in Dublin.

Virgin Media Television has hit out at RTÉ’s relationship with its subsidiary Saorview in a letter to Media Minister Catherine Martin after coming up against difficulties in getting a prominent listing for its new channel.

An Garda Síochána has received a report of an alleged breach of financial sanctions introduced in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ireland’s offshore wind sector is facing “very significant challenges”, and the Government could miss its 2030 targets for generating renewable energy from such windfarms. The head of offshore for SSE Renewables spoke with business reporter Sean Pollock about the issues the sector is facing.

Home health company Signify Health, which was recently sold to US giant CVS for $8bn, has announced plans to grow its new Galway base to 200 staff by the end of 2024. Signify chief executive Kyle Armbreste spoke with Sunday Business editor Samantha McCaughren about the future.

Finally, deputy business editor Fearghal O’Connor spoke with Port of Cork Company CEO Eoin McGettigan about the big role its Ringaskiddy facility plays in the Irish economy.



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