Irish Times
Main Paper
Citigroup will create over 200 jobs in an expansion of its Dublin and Waterford operations. – Barry O’Halloran http://tinyurl.com/3xtoekh
Wikileaks supporters have been linked to a ‘denial of service’ attack on the MasterCard website in response to the company’s refusal to handle donations to WikiLeaks. – Jack Horgan-Jones http://tinyurl.com/3x62ujf
Eircom has resumed its policy of suspending the accounts of users who download music illegally. – Cian Nihill
Temperatures are set to rise in Ireland over the next four days but the thaw may be short lived. Met Eireann predicts that a weather system from northern Europe could bring very cold continental air to Ireland next week. – Tim O’Brien http://tinyurl.com/33jwvjx
A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin are studying how we perceive graphical characters and coming up with insights into how to create more socially realistic virtual humans. – Claire O’Connell http://tinyurl.com/2wqzaxj
Business
Travellers using their mobile phones within the EU could be allowed to choose a different network to the one they subscribe to at home under plans that would upend ‘roaming’ rules. Telecoms commissioner Neelie Kroes has said that she wants roaming charges to disappear within the EU by 2015. http://tinyurl.com/36g3ean
Promotional Christmas gifts are still popular with companies as they are a cheap, practical ways of getting the company brand out to clients, according to Snap printing, which estimates that the market is worth €10 million a year. – Siobhan O’Connell http://tinyurl.com/3942rka
Irish Independent
Main Paper:
Cold snap puts €250m freeze on sales across retail sector – Aideen Sheehan. http://tinyurl.com/3xmsacw
Hackers target MasterCard in payback to WikiLeak ban – Jill Lawless. http://tinyurl.com/32gye5
Bill Tyson on online shopping. With more than 90% of shoppers buying presents online, he gives some top tips on protecting your purchases. http://tinyurl.com/35we5xg
Tina Leonard does a Tried and Tested Christmas food special.
Business Week:
Eircom announces that its 500,000 broadband customers will be able to buy music for as little as 32c per track – Shane Hickey. http://tinyurl.com/39mkxc9
Business Brain this week is Tara Dalrymple, founder of Bizze Lizzie lifestyle management. She talks about knowing what you want to achieve before setting goals.
The Interview this week is Philip Lynch, One51, Chief Executive. http://tinyurl.com/39l6gpr
Laura O’Brien takes a look at the current successes of the mobile app business and how both developers and brands are set to gain.
Post Script – Google say companies with an online sales presence are more competitive.
