Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien

Business Reporter

Ciara O’Brien has been a technology writer since 2002 and joined The Irish Times in 2008. Ciara's a business journalist as well as part-time gadget geek, and writes on everything from mobile phones and tablets to very expensive TVs and watches. She regularly appears on radio shows trying to convince people she’s not anti-Apple, then spends the rest of the day defending herself from blog commenters claiming she’s too pro-Apple. The standing joke on the business desk is how many tech related items she can fit in her handbag.

Console wars: next generation devices to spark competition

Console makers are pulling out the stops to try to lure consumers as tablets and smartphones eat into sales

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The new Xbox One - Microsoft is set to unveil its games plans at the upcoming E3 conference.
Microsoft unveils new console

Xbox One is pitched as home entertainment hub

Espion scoops ICT award

Information security firm named company of the year at ICT Excellence awards

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has established a new advisory forum on entrepreneurship. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times
New forum to advise on entrepreneurship

Advisory group will be chaired by investor Sean O’Sullivan

The Viridian owned power stations at Huntstown, north Dublin.
Viridian to pay €47m to buy back bond

Energy group will buy 9.3 per cent of senior secured notes due in 2017

IFG said its Irish corporate pension division counted more than 16 new client wins in the first quarter of the year.
IFG says Irish business ‘steady’

Corporate pensions division shows steady growth in first quarter of the year

Petroceltic chief executive Brian O’Cathain said the company was still committed to its plans to list on the main markets in Dublin and London.
Petroceltic close to deal on Algerian permit

Company says it will delay listing until farm-out is completed

Eircom is rolling out a new high speed broadband network across the country, starting from Monday. Photographer: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg
Eircom unveils new high speed network

Some 300,000 households will be able to get new service from Monday

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