First Derivatives sees profit jump 38%

Newry company recorded a series of contract wins during the year

First Derivatives founder Brian Conlon diagnosed with cancer

Company said its chief executive will remain in his role during ongoing weekly treatment

It’s not all about Brexit: A year of highs and lows in the North

Top 1000: It may have dominated the headlines but Britain leaving the EU was not the only story in Northern business last year

Storytelling the noblest art for tour guides at Abbey school of theatre

Guides trained to eschew stuffy history and focus on human stories that can enrapture

First Derivatives agrees new £130m banking facilities

Technology firm will use new facility for future growth

Adam Kelly (16) wins SciFest 2018 for quantum computing solution

Will represent Ireland at 2019 international Science and Engineering Fair in Arizona

FD signs deal with South Korean firm to use technology for ‘smart factories’

The Kx platform will analyse data generated by ‘smart factory’ sensors

Tech firm First Derivatives to create 1,000 jobs

Firm provides trading and risk management software systems and consulting services

Newry software firm Kx secures deal with Canadian regulator

First Derivatives division already works with investment banks and stock market regulators

‘I cannot describe how much the boys will miss their mummy’

Funeral of mother of three Natalia Karaczyn told her death was ‘unspeakably painful’

First Derivatives acquires Spanish software company to drive telco growth

Newry company to pay up to €2.5m for Telconomics, a privately-held provider of telco analytics software

Miserly Meath play against type in success over Sligo

Despite uncharacteristic shut-out, Meath are far from the finished article

First Derivatives joins forces with Airbus unit to exploit satellite images

Newry-based financial software consultancy has been widening focus in recent years

Newry’s First Derivatives looks beyond Wall Street for growth

Partnership with UK investment firm will employ database tool in various sectors

Revenues jump 34% at First Derivatives

Chief executive says technology provider is ‘well-positioned for growth’ in rest of 2016

First Derivatives on target to surpass full-year forecasts

Newry-headquartered tech firm expects full-year revenues of more than £109.5m

First Derivatives buys big data firm QuantumKDB for £2.2m

Newry-headquartered company expects deal to be earnings enhancing in first year

First Derivatives acquires Affinity Systems in £7.7m deal

Latest deal continues FD’s string of acquisitions

First Derivatives acquires ActivateClients for €4.75 million

Acquisition will provide First Derivatives with complementary software products

NI firm First Derivatives acquires Prelytix in £13m deal

Company to pay an initial £4.9m for US software firm

Newry-based First Derivatives reports higher earnings

The technology firm said revenues rose by 9% in the first half of the year to £37.5 m

First Derivatives increases stake in KxSystems

Newry-headquartered company agrees £36m deal to increase shareholding in US firm

First Derivatives announces nearly 500 jobs for Newry

Financial software and consulting firm already employs around 900 staff in Co Down

First Derivatives maintains revenue growth

Newry-based financial software company upbeat on full year results

Gardaí may be called in to investigate CRC finances

Committee member says the health agency was extremely generous with travel expenses for staff

Coalition feeling heat for political messes of its own making

As third anniversary of Government approaches, blaming previous administration counterproductive, writes Harry McGee

Reilly says overrun a ‘great result’ in context of €13bn budget

The HSE is likely to need a supplementary budget of €199 million this year

CRC warned twice over chief executive’s appointment

HSE sets a salary scale of €83,252 for the role

HSE warned CRC it was considering withholding funds in appointment row

Serious dispute over recruitment and salary of chief executive was ‘unprecedented’

First Derivatives revenue up

Newry-based consultancy firm reported pre-tax profit of £11.5 million over last 12 months

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