1874: Work is begun on laying the first direct telegraph cable across the Atlantic, linking Ballinskelligs Bay on Ireland’s west coast to North America.

 

1883: Siemens builds the Portrush–Bushmills railway in County Antrim, one of the world’s first electric railways.

 

1925: Siemens–Schuckert (Ireland) Ltd. Is founded in Dublin.

 

1925 - 1929: The Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme is constructed at Ardnacrusha to provide electrification for the Irish Free State. more

 

1937: The Siemens-Schuckert Manufacturing Co. is established in Dublin (specialising in meter assembly).

 

1963: Siemens builds the world’s largest peat-fired power station in Rhode, County Offaly.

 

1969: The Electricity Supply Board awards Siemens a contract to provide electrical power plant equipment for Turlough Hill, Ireland’s first pumped storage station.

 

1984: Siemens delivers the overhead line system for the DART network.

 

1986: The company installs a Magnetom magnetic resonance imaging system in Dublin’s new Mater Private Hospital, the first system of its kind in Ireland.

 

1997: Following the successful completion of Phase One, ESB awards the contract to Siemens for the turnkey supply of the Poolbeg power plant, Phase Two.

 

1998: Siemens supplies Ireland’s first PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) to Meth– Adelaide Hospital, Tallaght.

 

1999: Siemens sets up an international online customer service centre in Cork for Siemens communications equipment.

 

• 2000: Siemens undertakes state–of–the–art upgrade of Guinness Brewhouse Control System, Dublin.
  
  
• 2001: Siemens Building Technologies Ireland established.
  
  
• 2002:: Siemens provides DWDM Backbone Network to eircom.
  
  
• 2003:Huntstown Power, Ireland’s first independent electricity generating station opens. Another turnkey project for Siemens.
  
  
• 2004: Siemens Research Ireland established. Iarnród Eireann awards DART refurbishment contract to Siemens.
  
  
• 2005: Siemens supplies the countries first 64 Slice CT Scanner. Siemens, together with NEC supplies nationwide 3 G transmission network to Hutch / 3 Ireland.

 

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