Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen has launched the Propeller Shannon start-up accelerator programme, supported by Enterprise Ireland to further
Investment
Dublin Port Company has published its latest trade figures showing half-year growth of 2.9%, putting Dublin Port on track for a third successive record year. Overall, volumes in Dublin Port
A new ‘virtual centre of competence’ is being created at Queens University in Belfast, after the EU’s INTERREG VA Programme pumped money into further bioenergy research. Billed with supporting cross-border
Crowe Horwath has partnered with Dublin Chamber to create the ‘Pinnacle Programme’, an initiative targeted at businesses with a turnover of at least €1 million and employing 10 or more
Ibec has called on the Government to show further ambition in meeting Ireland’s critical infrastructure and demographic needs. Launching the group’s Budget 2018 submission, Ibec said that the Government has
AMI, one of Ireland’s leading secure IT retirement company, has revealed the results of a survey of senior IT decision-makers in Ireland, which found that almost one-third (32%) of organisations
The National Competitiveness Council has published its annual benchmarking report, Ireland’s Competitiveness Scorecard 2017. The Scorecard provides a statistical assessment of Ireland’s competitiveness performance with regard to a range of
Hartmut Pütz, President Factory Automation EMEA at Mitsubishi Electric Europe, talks about the digital transformation of industry. He focuses on the effects on manufacturing businesses, especially at a production level,
Young tech firm Neurovalens has used Invest Northern Ireland support for research and development (R&D) to develop Modius, a weight loss device which combines neuroscience and technology to solve health
Address by Martin D. Shanahan CEO, IDA Ireland at the MacGill Summer School Uncertainty is the “mot du jour” or more accurately the “mot de l’année”. It pervades the global,
Visa and PayPal have announced an extension of their strategic partnership to Europe. The two companies are already collaborating in the US and Asia Pacific to accelerate the adoption of
Colt Technology Services has announced a strategic partnership with Equinix, Inc. to interconnect theColt IQ Network with Equinix’s cloud ecosystem. Today, Colt enterprise customers already benefit from connectivity to public and private
A new Irish company HireUp is solving a big problem for companies that are spending huge sums every year on recruitment fees. Hiring talent is a costly business with traditional
Barclays has announced that it plans to use its licensed EU subsidiary to allow it to continue passported activity post-Brexit. Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA Ireland said: “This announcement by
Unilever has announced a new partnership between its global startup collaboration platform, Unilever Foundry and Dogpatch Labs, Ireland’s leading startup hub. The Unilever Foundry is a platform for startups and
Science Foundation Ireland has published its 2016 annual report, highlighting the significant impact achieved from the €184 million investment by the agency across its research programmes. The Foundation’s ongoing investments
Irish law firm Matheson has announced the opening of an office in San Francisco. With over 650 staff headquartered in Dublin, this expansion represents the firm’s third US office –
Insurance firm Beazley plc is to establish a European insurance company in Dublin. The company, which is an IDA Ireland client, will increase its European business from its Irish base.
Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the retail sector, has launched a new policy paper entitled ‘Tackling the rates burden’. The paper highlights the serious deficiencies in the current
According to Vision-net.ie, new figures show that nearly 1,900 new company start-ups (1,878) were formed, on average, each month in the first half of 2017. This is an increase of
SuperValu has announced the creation of over 40 jobs at a new SuperValu store in Dundalk. Due to open in Autumn this year, the 17,600 squ feet store will be
According to ICC Ireland, Ireland is currently ranked fifth in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Open Markets Index highlighting the importance of international trade for the Irish economy. Commenting on
Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) and its sister company eCOMM Merchant Solutions have announced that are launching a major recruitment drive to recruit for 28 jobs in Navan. HR Manager Lorna
Kildare-based technology firm vCloud.ie has invested €300k in what it describes as a “cutting edge” cyber security product. The product
IDA Ireland, the inward investment agency of the Irish Government, has reported a very strong first half of 2017. Investments
Musgrave has announced its results for the financial year 2016. The Group reported sales of €3.7 billion and profit before
Tourism Ireland has announced details of its new promotional campaign to leverage the tourism benefits of the upcoming Women’s Rugby
HBAN, the all-island group responsible for the promotion of business angel investment in Ireland, today announces that it won the Best
On Thursday the 6th of July a regional information session will be hosted by Enterprise Ireland for those interested in
Bank of China has announced the opening of its Dublin branch, in a sign of the growing importance of economic
Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the sector, has joined forces with the British Retail Consortium and the Northern
Commenting on figures published today by the CSO for overseas visitors to Ireland for January to May, Niall Gibbons, CEO
GSK has announced the opening of an €8 million investment project at its manufacturing site in Dungarvan. The facility was
Eurotek, the Irish owned specialist provider of audio-visual solutions to companies nationwide and across the world, has designed and installed
Chaucer, the specialist insurance group, has announced that the Central Bank of Ireland has approved the formation of a Dublin-based
Finola Cliffe of HookeBio has been presented with the “One to Watch Award” at Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas 2017. HookeBio
With an ambition to double the number of sports tech companies operating in Ireland by 2020 SportsTech Ireland laid out
The Small Firms Association (SFA) today released new data on the finance and investment priorities of small firms. Launching the
Dublin BIC today announces the opening of its new start-up hub and co-working facility, Space@DublinBIC, as an affordable office solution
Paddy MacDonagh and Chris Bogues, students from National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), have won the overall Enterprise Ireland Student
International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced plans to open in Dublin in a move which will see the firm
The Thrive Project, a partnership between Coca-Cola and Enterprise Ireland has officially been launched as seven entrepreneurial founders flew to
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Northern Trust have announced
Pure Telecom has announced it has signed a €1.75 million two-year deal with sales agency DSM. The deal will allow
A total of €1.5 million in start-up funding will be available from Enterprise Ireland when two Competitive Start Fund (CSF)
One of Cork’s most historic hotels, the Metropole, is set to get a €50 million investment that will double its
Security specialist company Netwatch is set to open a new office in Chicago. The move will create 15 new jobs
Medical device security firm Nova Leah has announced plans to recruit 78 people to its workforce over the next four
Sandyford has been pinpointed as a Smart Region capable of driving Dublin on as a Smart City at Ireland’s first
Martin Shanahan, CEO at IDA Ireland who is currently meeting with IDA clients in India said: “This has been a
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has announced that a groundbreaking ceremony has been held for its new production facility at the
Grant Thornton has announced it is to create 250 new jobs across all areas of its business operations in Ireland.
Global healthcare company Abbott will relocate its Irish Nutritional Devices business from its existing base at Ballytivnan, Sligo, to a
MSD has announced it will create 330 new jobs and invest €280 million over the next three years at two
BusConnects, a suite of initiatives to radically transform public transport in the Dublin region, has been launched by Minister for
Pitney Bowes has announced plans to open a new operations centre in Dublin that will house a three-year multi-million euro
Irish travel software company OpenJaw Technologies has announced plans to double its global workforce from 230 to 450 employees in
As part of a nationwide Brexit roadshow, Enterprise Ireland hosted a ‘Prepare for Brexit’ forum at Studio 1 of the
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