InterTradeIreland is calling all start-ups and early stage companies across the island to enter the Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition before the deadline on 26 May 2017. In addition to being
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EHL Ingredients, a leading importer, blender and packer of food ingredients from around the world, has acquired a new manufacturing site at the Broadstone Industrial Estate in Stockport giving them
Companies in the agri-food sector are invited to register for the All Island Agri-Food Summit which will take place in University College Cork (UCC) on the 17th & 18th of
Irish energy services company UrbanVolt has completed its 100th project installation. In just over one year, UrbanVolt has upgraded 100 business premises to LED lighting via its zero capex ‘Light
Millennial training company EngageSmith has announced it will create 20 new jobs by the end of 2019 as it develops its range of training and e-learning products to respond to the growing
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor has published the findings of a survey of 1,045 SME business owners which was conducted in January by Behaviour &
The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton and the Minister of State for Skills, Research and Innovation John Halligan has welcomed the opening of the Apprenticeship Council’s second call
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has started the search for sustainable energy leaders as it launched its 14th annual energy awards, the longest running energy leadership awards in
Information security company Ward Solutions will host a seminar on June 9th in the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (RCPI), Kildare Street, Dublin 2, to outline the practical steps
A recently-held conference in Limerick for local business leaders, hosted by Financial Services Ireland (FSI), explored how the Mid-West can become a finance hub, if the objectives of the Government’s
The Government must invest in new technologies and skills to reap the benefits from advances in manufacturing, or get left behind as the UK and US fight for manufacturing investment
Bank of Ireland is planning to spend €10 million on upgrading its branch network. Works will include opening a new branch in Cherrywood, south Dublin this September. The Bank also
Cork Airport has launched a competition to invite tenders from the tech community in Cork under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) initiative. The competition, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland,
Datapac has announced the implementation of a customised ERP solution for Walsh Whiskey Distillery. The new system unifies Walsh Whiskey Distillery’s different departments, providing increased oversight and streamlining the company’s
A startup incubator in Dublin run by Boston-based Cambridge Innovation Centre (CIC) is set to be included in a €1bn technology and enterprise campus being planned by Trinity College. The
Payroll technology and employment tax services firm Immedis has announced a $10 million acquisition of US international payroll company, Expaticore. Expaticore has an established international client base and a proven
Hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) technology company BorgWarner has announced a €10 million investment in capital equipment and a €1.5 million investment in its facility in Tralee to expand the
Social recognition solutions company Globoforce has unveiled its new 45,000 sq ft Dublin headquarters at Park West, Dublin 12 and announced the creation of 100 jobs over the next three
US drug company MSD is set to invest €40 million in its manufacturing facility in Co Tipperary this year, as it installs new technology used to improve a number of
Science Foundation Ireland has announced it will invest €72 million over the next six years in four new world-class SFI Research Centres in Ireland. The new SFI Research Centres will
Ibec has said new EU Brexit negotiating guidelines reinforce the need for an early agreement on UK exit terms to allow substantial trade talks begin. Ibec welcomed the significant achievement
FoodDrinkEurope, the EU organisation of the food and drink industry, met in Dublin recently to call for a comprehensive free trade agreement between the EU27 and the UK post Brexit.
20 years of collaboration between Dolmen and Ash Technologies has led to design awards for every single product developed. Last November 2016 Dolmen was delighted to have been awarded the
Cork Chamber’s first quarterly economic trends survey of 2017 reviewed activity over the closing months of January, February and March.
Esri Ireland has announced it will create 35 new jobs over the next two-and-a-half years to support its goal of
Shire has announced the opening of its new office in Ireland at the Miesian Plaza on Dublin’s Baggot Street. Shire’s
Enterprise Ireland’s €750,000 Competitive Start Fund (CSF) for Female Entrepreneurs will open for applications on Wednesday 3 May. Up to
The Irish Beverage Council (IBC), the Ibec group that represents soft drinks companies, has highlighted the benefits achieved by soft
Three Irish companies have successfully won contracts to develop satellite and communications systems to the European Space Agency (ESA). The
The results of the ISME Quarterly Business Trends Survey for the first quarter of 2017 show a decline in the
Irish data insights and solutions company Diaceutics has announced a five-year multi-million-euro partnership with US-based BioReference Laboratories. The partnership will
PM Group has announced a major project win for its new Shanghai office to provide site master planning and engineering
FutureScope, a conference that promotes collaboration between entrepreneurs and large enterprises, has announced the four finalists of its One2Watch competition.
Managed services provider Novi has invested €510,000 in a new Proactive Service Centre in Naas, Co, Kildare. The investment includes
Monex Financial Services has announced details of a new scholarship program created to support Killarney Leaving Cert students accepted to
On Wednesday, 26th April 2017 Cope Foundation, an organisation providing support and services to 2,350 people with intellectual disability and/or
Last month, ISME, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association identified that billions of euro in tendering opportunities would open
Limerick company Ostoform has won the 2017 AIB Startup Academy competition ahead of 13 other contenders who pitched for the
Information security company Ward Solutions has found that 42% of Irish businesses don’t have a crisis management plan to implement
Pat Breen, Minister for Employment and Small Business is leading an Enterprise Ireland trade visit to Antwerp in Belgium. The
Dolmen, a product design and innovation consultancy, beat 5,500 product design entries from 54 countries across the world this year
National optical retailer Vision Express has announced the acquisition of Tesco Opticians. The acquisition incorporates Tesco Opticians’ network of 209
Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the retail sector, has announced Willie O’Byrne, Managing Director of BWG Foods, as
Citypost has announced it is launching a new nationwide postal service for businesses. The independent postal service said its €0.79
Ricoh Ireland it has donated print and document management devices worth more than €175,000 to Temple Street Children’s University Hospital.
For companies interested in innovation through R&D, the DCU Business Matchmaker and Research Showcase 2017 gives firms the opportunity to
Citrix has announced that it will create 150 new jobs as part of an expansion drive at its Dublin office,
Early and new start companies across Ireland are being encouraged to enter the 15th annual Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition to
Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan intends to seek money for a ‘rapid rail link’ between Dublin and Belfast as part
Cork County Council together with the Cork Smart Gateway initiative and the Age Friendly Alliance have launched the €80k Small
Irish data insights and solutions company Diaceutics has announces 30 new jobs which will facilitate further international growth for Diaceutics
Meat Technology Ireland, a strategic research and innovation base in beef and sheep meat processing in Ireland, has been launched
IT services firm EMIT has announced it has acquired the manage services business and customer base of Irish IT service
Health food chain Chopped is set to open 20 new stores in Wicklow, Cork, Waterford and Dublin, creating over 300
Ibec and the CBI, the two major business groups in the Republic and Northern Ireland, have launched a new report
Actavo, an international engineering solutions company headquartered in Dublin, has signed a five-year contract with major energy supplier, SSE, to
On the 10th and 11th of April, Teagasc hosted 20 EU experts in Galway for a two day meeting to
Eoin O’Neill, the new President of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce has said it’s time to move on from