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Industry first for new Irish distillery

    Industry first for new Irish distillery

Lambay Whiskey, a partnership between the Baring family and cognac producer House of Camus, has officially opened a first of its kind offshore, off-grid island micro-distillery. This distillery is not

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Turning artificial materials into real-life solutions

    Turning artificial materials into real-life solutions

A state-of-the-art hub will develop new forms of base materials, designed at microscopic scale, for use in everything from computer hardware to food colouring. The University of Exeter’s MetaHub is

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Wind Energy Ireland’s ‘Offshore Wind Action Plan’ warns urgent action needed to protect Ireland’s offshore wind opportunity

    Wind Energy Ireland’s ‘Offshore Wind Action Plan’ warns urgent action needed to protect Ireland’s offshore wind opportunity

The Irish wind industry has warned that Ireland’s offshore wind targets are in serious jeopardy, without decisive and immediate action from government. The warning comes with the publication of a

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Winners of the Insider’s Made in Northern Ireland Awards 2025

    Winners of the Insider’s Made in Northern Ireland Awards 2025

The winners of the Insider’s Made in Northern Ireland Awards 2025 have been announced. Awards recognise the quality products and services that manufacturing and engineering companies from across Northern Ireland

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Launch of new upskilling platform on Modern Methods of Construction

    Launch of new upskilling platform on Modern Methods of Construction

Skillnet MMC Accelerate, a new national online platform designed to upskill Ireland’s construction workforce in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), has been launched. Developed by Skillnet Ireland in partnership with

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Official opening of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling, Teagasc, Oakpark, Carlow

    Official opening of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling, Teagasc, Oakpark, Carlow

The National Centre for Brewing and Distilling in Oakpark, Teagasc, which has been allocated funding of €2.3 million by the Department since 2020, has been officially opened. The funding is

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Major inward investment secured for Scotland with US manufacturer

    Major inward investment secured for Scotland with US manufacturer

Green aircraft engine developer ZeroAvia is to establish a major manufacturing base in Scotland, creating around 350 jobs. The US company’s Hydrogen Centre of Excellence will be sited in the

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Make UK responds to new UK-EU trade deal

    Make UK responds to new UK-EU trade deal

The UK and EU have struck a new deal to help reduce some of the post-Brexit barriers to trade. Though access to passport e-gates for British holidaymakers and UK fishing

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Dual Market Access opens up doors to a potential trading market worth over £6 trillion for Northern Ireland manufacturers

    Dual Market Access opens up doors to a potential trading market worth over £6 trillion for Northern Ireland manufacturers

Dual Market Access gives Northern Ireland manufacturing businesses a competitive advantage over GB and EU counterparts thanks to frictionless trading arrangements, opening up a potential multi-trillion-pound trade market. This was

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English specialty chemicals company invests £14 million in world-leading facility

    English specialty chemicals company invests £14 million in world-leading facility

Blackburn Chemicals Limited, a specialty chemicals company producing foam control solutions for a wide range of industries, recently unveiled a new facility in Blackburn, Lancashire. The state-of-the-art premises – a

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Billions more in shipbuilding and aerospace production ensure growth for UK manufacturing

    Billions more in shipbuilding and aerospace production ensure growth for UK manufacturing

The value of UK manufacturing output grew to £153.1 billion in Q1 2025, up 1.3% (£1.9 billion) from the same period in 2024, thanks largely to production gains worth more

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Lidl Ireland investing more than €10 million in Ireland’s first net zero energy supermarket

    Lidl Ireland investing more than €10 million in Ireland’s first net zero energy supermarket

Lidl Ireland has announced the investment of more than €10 million in the construction of Ireland’s first Net Zero Energy supermarket, situated in Maynooth, County Kildare. This first-of-its-kind Lidl store

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Launch of ‘Silicon Island’: A National Semiconductor Strategy for Ireland

    Launch of ‘Silicon Island’: A National Semiconductor Strategy for Ireland

Ireland’s new Semiconductor Strategy, ‘Silicon Island’ has been officially launched. This major new initiative is designed to strengthen Ireland’s role in the global semiconductor industry and fulfill a key Programme for

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Greencore to acquire Bakkavor in £1.2 billion deal

    Greencore to acquire Bakkavor in £1.2 billion deal

The Boards of Greencore and Bakkavor have agreed the terms of a recommended acquisition of Bakkavor in a deal that will create a leading UK convenience food manufacturing business with a

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£250 million of Access to Finance funding to support start-ups and SMEs in Northern Ireland

    £250 million of Access to Finance funding to support start-ups and SMEs in Northern Ireland

A new round of Access to Finance funding from Invest NI has been launched. The portfolio of three funds includes £100 million from Invest NI and is expected to attract

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£30 million to grow regional research commercialisation ecosystems across England

    £30 million to grow regional research commercialisation ecosystems across England

Research England is investing £30 million into four ambitious regional projects through its university commercialisation ecosystems initiative. These projects will bring together universities, industry and other partners to deliver a

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Winners of the inaugural BioPharmaChem Impact Awards 2025

    Winners of the inaugural BioPharmaChem Impact Awards 2025

BioPharmaChem Ireland (BPCI), the Ibec group that represents the biopharmaceutical and chemical sectors, has announced the winners of the inaugural BioPharmaChem Impact Awards 2025. Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine was

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Major solar project for TINE Ireland

    Major solar project for TINE Ireland

One of Ireland’s leading renewable energy providers, MarVal Power, has successfully completed a major solar energy project for TINE Ireland Ltd, the Irish division of Norwegian dairy giant TINE, at their

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Higgs Centre for Innovation in Scotland celebrates £25 million in investment

    Higgs Centre for Innovation in Scotland celebrates £25 million in investment

Companies based at the Higgs Centre for Innovation in Edinburgh have secured over £25 million in funding since the business incubation centre opened in 2018, creating over 150 jobs. This achievement

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Manufacturing and the Northern Ireland Economy

    Manufacturing and the Northern Ireland Economy

Valued at over £6 billion, the manufacturing sector accounts for 13.4% of total economic output in Northern Ireland and is the second largest sector in terms of its economic contribution

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Wrightbus seals £150 million deal with HSBC UK to support global expansion plans

    Wrightbus seals £150 million deal with HSBC UK to support global expansion plans

Leading zero-emission bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a £150 million finance package from HSBC UK as it prepares to ramp up production and decarbonise transport fleets worldwide. The deal sees

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€27.6 million invested in Irish start-ups in 2024

    €27.6 million invested in Irish start-ups in 2024

Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested €27.6 million in Irish start-ups and supported a total of 157 start-up

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57% of large enterprises in Ireland investigating in reduced reliance on the US

    57% of large enterprises in Ireland investigating in reduced reliance on the US

Expleo, the global technology, engineering and consulting service provider, has announced the results of new research which points to a concern among large businesses in Ireland about global and local

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Breaking down the automation cost barriers

    Breaking down the automation cost barriers

With the introduction of its RackBot™ system Rainbow Dynamics has broken through the cost barriers that have prevented many SMEs

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New ESRI research explores trends in investments among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland

    New ESRI research explores trends in investments among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland

The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has released a new report, co-authored and funded by the Department of Finance,

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Single biggest investment announced in vertical farming in the United Kingdom

    Single biggest investment announced in vertical farming in the United Kingdom

Italy-based Planet Farms, a global leader in controlled environment agriculture technology, is to invest over £25 million in a UK-based

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Fastest expansion of Irish manufacturing output for three years

    Fastest expansion of Irish manufacturing output for three years

April data highlighted a robust upturn in Irish manufacturing production, supported by a further acceleration in new order growth to

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Collaboration at the fore of €30 million Shared Island Enterprise Scheme

    Collaboration at the fore of €30 million Shared Island Enterprise Scheme

A €30 million Shared Island Enterprise Scheme is marking a significant step forward in island-wide enterprise collaboration and growth, as three

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Enterprise Ireland leads trade mission to Scotland to strengthen Scottish Irish trade and opens new Enterprise Ireland office in Glasgow

    Enterprise Ireland leads trade mission to Scotland to strengthen Scottish Irish trade and opens new Enterprise Ireland office in Glasgow

Enterprise Ireland recently completed a one-day trade mission to Scotland, led by Minister Niamh Smyth TD, Minister of State for

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Faraday Battery Challenge launches UK sector wide battery report

    Faraday Battery Challenge launches UK sector wide battery report

Electrification of the UK’s automotive, marine, aerospace, rail and energy storage sectors is expected to drive a significant rise in

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Complete Laboratory Solutions (CLS) announces €9 million investment in ambitious site-wide up-skilling programme

    Complete Laboratory Solutions (CLS) announces €9 million investment in ambitious site-wide up-skilling programme

Celebrating over three decades of excellence serving industry, Complete Laboratory Solutions (CLS) is embarking on a significant training programme to

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FSAI reminds Irish food businesses to comply with food safety practices for chilled and frozen coated poultry products

    FSAI reminds Irish food businesses to comply with food safety practices for chilled and frozen coated poultry products

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is reminding food businesses, including manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers to ensure that robust

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Hoop Medical opens new state-of-the-art facility in Wexford

    Hoop Medical opens new state-of-the-art facility in Wexford

Hoop Medical, a global leader in the design and manufacture of medical device balloons, has announced the official opening of

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