…use websites to promote their businesses with only a tiny percentage of companies having the ability to sell their services using an online portal. Our most recent research found that just 66% of Irish businesses and only 14% of Irish companies using the Internet as an sales channel with full transactional capability. Ireland has a terrific…

…small business community realise the long term value of having a website which is fully ecommerce enabled in order to take full advantage of the web’s 24 hour sales and marketing channel. It’s why IEDR established OPTIMISE and we hope that it will encourage many more businesses online and inspire other initiatives of this kind in…

…Best Web Design & Development Agency – kooba.ie Best Entertainment Website – tv3.ie/3player Best Sports Website –oneescape.ie Best Listings Website – Prosperity.ie Big Mouth (People’s Choice) – rukkle.com Community (People’s Choice) – runireland.com The Graduate – Liam Carey (bandpages.ie) Best Digital Editor – thejournal.ie Best Mobile App – National Irish Bank, Smartphone Banking Application One To…

…the shortlisted websites for the Awards continues to increase year-on-year. The level of innovation, originality and creativity, not to mention the power and functionality of the underlying website applications, continues to impress. For the winners, it is a wonderful accolade to be recognised by their peers in the Internet community, as being the ‘best of the…

…competitive advantage in an online marketplace. The ten recipients, who will each receive €10,000 worth of professional technical and marketing support with which to plan and carry out a major e-commerce upgrade, comprise both start-up and established businesses: Recipient Business Activity National Leprechaun Museum www.leprechaunmuseum.ie   Ireland’s first attraction dedicated to Irish mythology and folklore. Paul…