BC Bank Ireland has announced that as part of KBC Bright Ideas it has doubled its support fund to €200,000 and launched a new scheme for Ireland’s leading social innovators
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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is set to double the size of its Innovation Hub (iHub) building at the Galway campus following €5 million funding approval from Enterprise Ireland. Minister
Fintech software company Aphix Software has announced the creation of 25 new jobs at its Drogheda base. The new positions, supported by the Department of Jobs, through Enterprise Ireland are
Irish Manufacturing Research, Ireland’s first Independent, industry driven, research and technology organisation has opened with the creation of 40 jobs. The Centre specialises in advanced manufacturing technologies and the positions
Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) has made a €220,000 fund available for innovative early stage projects that addresses health or social issues in Ireland. ‘Animate 2017’ will share the fund
Fintech company First Derivatives is to take on 400 graduate recruits this year and has also reported a 30% increase in revenues for the year of £151.7 million. The company
Enterprise Ireland has announced that its clients recorded export sales of €21.6 billion in 2016, representing a 6% increase on 2015. Export growth to the UK, however, which accounted for
A dedicated InterTradeIreland advice service aimed at helping SMEs navigate the challenges of Brexit has been launched. Businesses will be able to access a raft of supports from the Brexit
Damien English, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal, has announced the approval of over €100,000 in funding for four Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) under the Innovation Fund. This
Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt has reported it is to create 45 high-skilled jobs at its new medical device engineering centre in Blanchardstown in Dublin. The jobs will be in a range
Dublin Chamber, the group which represents businesses in the Dublin region, has expressed concern over the lack of clarity regarding how traffic will move around the city once the new
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
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
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 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
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,
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
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
Irish data insights and solutions company Diaceutics has announced a five-year multi-million-euro partnership with US-based BioReference Laboratories. The partnership will see Diaceutics acquire real-time testing data from BioReference, allowing it
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
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
Citypost has announced it is launching a new nationwide postal service for businesses. The independent postal service said its €0.79
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,
Cork County Council together with the Cork Smart Gateway initiative and the Age Friendly Alliance have launched the €80k Small
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
On the 10th and 11th of April, Teagasc hosted 20 EU experts in Galway for a two day meeting to
Irish-owned security systems firm CWSI has signed a deal worth €2 million a year with a UK mobile network. CWSI
Windsor Motor Group has announced the appointment of Peter Nicholson as its new managing director and the creation of 20
FundRock Management Company S.A., a leading independent UCITS Fund Management Company and AIFM (Alternative Investment Fund Manager), has opened its
Equinix, Inc, the global interconnection and data centre company, has announced that its total investment in Ireland now surpasses €18.5
Cork start-up programme IGNITE has officially announced it is to double capacity. Speaking this week in UCC’s Western Gateway Building
Enterprise cloud computing firm Nutanix has announced the implementation of its enterprise cloud solution for insurance provider, Vhi Group. Currently
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten has announced that an additional 300,000 premises across Ireland will be
DiskShred, a leading on-site IT shredding provider in Ireland, has announced it is investing €500,000 in its shredding service. The
Ibec’s new Q1 Quarterly Economic Outlook forecasts growth of 3.1% for 2017 and 2.8% in 2018. Strong improvements in consumer
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor has announced that up to €44 million is being made
Irish IoT platform provider Asavie has announced the opening of a new regional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the
The Irish Dairy Industries Association (IDIA), the Ibec group that represents the dairy sector, has called for the sector to be
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor has launched Vodafone and SIRO’s national Gigabit Hub Initiative, which aims
Boulder Media, which was acquired in 2016 by Hasbro, Inc, is adding several new animation positions to its operations in
More than €3 million is to be invested in improving Sandyford’s business district over the next five years. Funded by
A fund run by former executives at Goldman Sachs has received €50m from the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to
Esri Ireland, a global leader in Geographic Information’s Systems (GIS), has appointed Paul Synnott to its board of directors. In his
According to new research from Cushman & Wakefield, a record €720 million was spent on 51 hotel transactions in Ireland
A new study from PwC has reported that Brexit and digital technology will reshape the asset and wealth management industry,
Four companies have been each awarded €25,000 Phase 2 funding to develop smart technology solutions to help increase bicycle usage,
Minister for Employment and Small Business Pat Breen is leading a 4-day Enterprise Ireland trade visit to the USA. The
Abbeyfeale Community Council plans to transform the convent into a hub for new businesses and job creation, a community events
HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island group responsible for the promotion of business angel investment in Ireland, recently announced
Many Irish small- and medium-sized businesses are still unaware of the dangers posed to them by Brexit, according to a
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