A female entrepreneurship programme developed at University of Galway’s IdeasLab is to expand nationwide at five other higher education institutions following a special funding award from the Higher Education Authority
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Sharon Cunningham, CEO of Tipperary-based Shorla Oncology, and Orlaith Ryan, CTO of Shorla Oncology, have been named the 2024 EY Entrepreneurs Of The Year. The announcement was made at the

Twenty-two of Ireland’s top entrepreneurs and innovators presented new research breakthroughs to leading figures in business and industry at a special showcase at University of Galway recently. The 22 high

Only a few days remain for ambitious female entrepreneurs to send in their applications for the 17th cycle of Going for Growth, the award-winning business development programme. Supported by Enterprise

A range of new eco-friendly packaging materials made from onion skins and peelings is being created by an Oban-based start-up, offering an alternative to fossil fuel-derived plastic products – a

A new £11 million Cluster Acceleration Programme has been launched in Northern Ireland. The programme has been designed by Invest Northern Ireland to support businesses, in particular SMEs, to work

Entrepreneur and winner of Innovate UK’s 2023 Young Innovators award, Orlando Ely (pictured), has turned to additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, to bring a device that could revolutionise

In a significant boost to Ireland’s rapidly evolving medtech ecosystem, Enterprise Ireland has joined forces with Roche Diagnostics UK and Ireland to launch the 2024 Incubator Programme. Designed to support

Scottish Enterprise delivered a record set of results last year, helping businesses to scale and contributing to Scotland’s economic transformation. Working with over 1300 companies between April 2023 and March

The Irish Government has announced a new cycle of the Seed and Venture Capital Scheme which will operate for the period 2025 to 2029 and will have a record allocation

The Irish Government has launched the National Enterprise Hub, a new all-of-Government service staffed by experts and trained advisors, which is focused on helping businesses access a range of Government

Over half a billion of investment will be made in the Northern Ireland economy as a result of Invest Northern Ireland support. In 2023/24 Invest NI offered £93 million of

The 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ (EOY) programme is officially open for nominations. Entrepreneurs from emerging, established, and international businesses operating across all industry sectors from the Republic of

A €16 million purpose-built innovation centre, Work IQ, situated in Tallaght’s newly developed Innovation Quarter is on track to open early next year. Enquiries are now being taken at www.workiq.ie to register interest

Are you an early-stage food or drink company interested in scaling your business? Do you have a category-disrupting product, solution or ingredient with export potential? Then look no further than

Redesdale Group has launched the Redesdale Food & Beverage Fund, a new €75 million fund, which will invest in the future of food & beverage by providing seed and early

Brian O’Sullivan (pictured), Chairman and founder of Irish-owned global packaging company Zeus, has been named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021. Brian O’Sullivan founded Zeus in 1998 and has built

Dublin City University is calling on anyone with a great early-stage business idea which is based on technology, to take advantage of its Fusion Programme. The programme is open to

A new campaign aimed at attracting additional companies and investment to Galway and the west region has been launched. Why Galway is an initiative from Galway Chamber, which will seek to bring

Nicola Mitchell (pictured above), founder and Chief Executive of Life Scientific has been named the International and overall 2020 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™. The annual awards ceremony was held virtually

Chanelle Pharmaceuticals chief has made inroads into US vet pharmaceuticals market Chanelle Pharmaceuticals chief executive Michael Burke has been chosen as The Irish Times Business Person of the Month for June, an award run in




Dr Martin O’Reilly (pictured), the co-founder and CEO of Output Sports, a University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company, has won

According to the 2018 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Survey of Entrepreneurship in Ireland, Ireland now ranks 5th highest among European

Food Works, an initiative of Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland and Teagasc, is calling on food and drink entrepreneurs throughout the

The Government is developing a major new policy on SMEs and entrepreneurship under Future Jobs Ireland, the new plan to prepare

Sky has announced its second cohort of Women in Technology Scholars, awarding five talented women a total of £125,000 (€140,000)

MLN (pronounced ‘Melon’), an early-stage University College Dublin (UCD) student venture, has been declared overall winner of the 2019 UCD

An intensive 4-week mentoring programme, as part of University College Dublin’s (UCD) 2019 Start-Up Stars Programme, has kicked-off at NovaUCD

NDRC at ArcLabs is once again on the lookout for start-ups to join the South East accelerator programme. Applications are

University College Dublin (UCD) has announced the results of its latest survey of companies supported through NovaUCD, the University’s Centre

The 2019 Competitive Start Fund (CSF) will open to all sectors for applications on Tuesday 29th January, 2019. The €750,000

The NovaUCD 2018 Innovation Award has been presented to University College Dublin’s (UCD) Professor Stephen Pennington (pictured), a global leader

Talent Garden, Europe’s largest digital innovation and co-working hub operator, has opened its Dublin Innovation School with details of two

Dr Elaine Sullivan (pictured), co-founder and CEO of Carrick Therapeutics, is the winner of the 2018 EY Emerging Entrepreneur of

The call is open for ambitious female entrepreneurs who are looking to scale their businesses to join the latest cycle

Student social entrepreneurs, business leaders, academics and Enactus alumni from across the country gathered recently in Bank of Ireland, Grand

The first sod has been turned on the site of the new extension to GMIT’s Innovation Hub (iHub) at the

Enterprise Ireland has announced a new Competitive Start Fund (CSF) totalling up to €500,000 to support start-ups in the marine

Elaine Leahy, David O’Donovan, Daniel Crowley, Ryan Breen, Michael Ahern, Brian Fitzpatrick and Colm Nicholl, students from Cork Institute of

Three early-stage start-ups have become the latest companies to spin-in to NovaUCD and join the community of entrepreneurs at University

Rachel McPartlin (pictured) has won the Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2018, organised by Foróige, the leading youth development

The second annual Skillnet Ireland SME Research Conference took place recently in Dublin. Hosted by Skillnet Ireland in partnership with

A 35 year old former Connacht Rugby star from Athlone was named Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) for 2018 at the recent

International creative workspace provider Spaces has announced its first Irish centre at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, in Dublin’s Docklands. Spaces takes over 77SJRQ, a six-storey

With one year to go until Brexit, 62% of Irish entrepreneurs see business opportunities among the risks, according to research

Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund (CSF) for recent graduates will open for applications on Tuesday 10th April 2018. The €500,000

FutureScope, Ireland’s only conference that promotes collaboration between the entrepreneurial community and multinationals, is taking applications for One2Watch 2018. The

Swedish native Birgitta Curtin (pictured), who founded and runs the Burren Smokehouse in Co. Clare, has won the overall prize

FutureScope, Ireland’s only conference that promotes collaboration between the entrepreneurial community and multinationals, will take place in the Convention Centre

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a second agreement with Microfinance Ireland (MFI) to support 2,100 micro-entrepreneurs under the

A net total of 3,700 new jobs were delivered in 2017 by start-ups and small businesses from across the country

HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Innovation’s second survey of SMEs about the impacts of Brexit on their businesses found

HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, has announced its predictions

Cold-pressed vegetable ice-pops, a nutrient-rich postnatal drink for new mothers and a range of innovative sheep milk products are among