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The European Commission’s science and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre, has published a new flagship report exploring the challenges and impacts of distributed ledger technologies. The report ‘Blockchain now and tomorrow’ offers









Circular material use can minimise waste and resource extraction, improve resource efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and contribute to conserving

Businesses across Northern Ireland are set to benefit from a new three million pound energy services fund aimed at helping

ESO, a Texas-based, mission-driven software firm, is establishing an engineering centre in Belfast, which will create 120 jobs. The company’s

Complete Laboratory Solutions (CLS), Ireland’s largest privately-owned contract laboratory, is celebrating 25 years in business with the creation of 100 new jobs

ESB is to trial pilot projects with five international energy start-ups, cementing its commitment to delivering value-driven solutions for a

Invest Northern Ireland has announced the appointment of Kevin Holland (pictured) as Chief Executive to replace Alastair Hamilton who is

EY has announced its plans to create 600 new jobs adding to its current headcount of 3,076 on the island

The continuation of the Help-to-Buy Scheme in the 2020 Budget has been welcomed by Property Industry Ireland, Brokers Ireland, EY

Kepak Group, a family owned Irish company and one of Europe’s leading food innovators, has become the first ever European

Solving simple motion tasks electrically is now possible with the Simplified Motion Series from Festo. The electric drive series combines

Aflac Incorporated, a US-based insurance company with business in the United States and Japan, plans to create 150 jobs as

Lurgan-based Classic Mineral Water is investing over £3.7 million in its soft drinks manufacturing business, to drive growth. This will

The search for the most innovative business in Ireland is one step closer following the announcement of the shortlist of

Emily Pittman (pictured) has been appointed Vice President and General Manager for Unilever Ireland. Based at the company’s head office

Technology firm MetaCompliance is investing over £4.5 million to create 70 jobs as it looks to capitalise on demand in

Irish spirits exports exceeded €1 billion for the first time in 2018. The value of spirits exports from Ireland increased

Established in order to recognise excellence and raise standards across Ireland’s manufacturing industry and its associated supply chains, the 2020

The Small Firms Association (SFA) has launched the ‘Financial literacy amongst Irish micro, small and medium-sized businesses’ report, in collaboration
InvoiceFair Wins Most Disruptive Fintech Award at 2019 Deloitte Financial Services Innovation Awards

InvoiceFair, which has developed an innovative trading platform to enable SMEs access fast and flexible working capital finance, has won

Pat McCann, CEO of Dalata Hotel Group plc, is the new President of Ibec for 2019-2020. Pat McCann is a

Manor Farm in Cavan and Roadbridge in Limerick have been named as national winners at The National Q Mark Awards

Invest Northern Ireland has opened a new trade, investment and innovation hub in London city to support Northern Ireland businesses
The Irish economy looks set to perform robustly in 2019 with the headline GDP rate forecast to increase by 4.9

Belfast-based health tech company Neurovalens, a global leader of neuro-technology products, is embarking on the development of a ground-breaking medical

EirGrid Group has launched a new five-year strategy aimed at transforming the electricity system on the island of Ireland for

The public is being asked to vote for Ireland’s most influential project from the past 50 years from a shortlist

Contrast Security, a California based cybersecurity company, is the latest firm to join Northern Ireland’s growing cybersecurity sector, creating up

The latest figures from Kantar show that growth in the Irish grocery market remained at 2.7% during the 12 weeks to 8

Aurivo, which is one of Ireland’s leading dairy and agribusinesses, has completed a significant investment in its milk processing facility