The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Northern Trust have announced that the company is to further expand its operations in
Investment
Pure Telecom has announced it has signed a €1.75 million two-year deal with sales agency DSM. The deal will allow DSM to recruit 15 sales representatives, who will be tasked
A total of €1.5 million in start-up funding will be available from Enterprise Ireland when two Competitive Start Fund (CSF) competitions open for applications on Wednesday 21 June 2017. Up
One of Cork’s most historic hotels, the Metropole, is set to get a €50 million investment that will double its rooms tally, add shops at ground level and see the
Security specialist company Netwatch is set to open a new office in Chicago. The move will create 15 new jobs in the area. The company has chosen Chicago as its
Medical device security firm Nova Leah has announced plans to recruit 78 people to its workforce over the next four years. Around 50 of those roles will be based in
Sandyford has been pinpointed as a Smart Region capable of driving Dublin on as a Smart City at Ireland’s first Smart Cities Summit in Leopardstown. The Summit, which was organised
Martin Shanahan, CEO at IDA Ireland who is currently meeting with IDA clients in India said: “This has been a remarkable week for foreign direct investment across Ireland. It is
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has announced that a groundbreaking ceremony has been held for its new production facility at the existing Grange Castle site in Ireland. Takeda’s existing footprint at
Grant Thornton has announced it is to create 250 new jobs across all areas of its business operations in Ireland. A significant number of the new posts will be in
Global healthcare company Abbott will relocate its Irish Nutritional Devices business from its existing base at Ballytivnan, Sligo, to a new, purpose-built IDA Ireland Advance Technology building located in the
MSD has announced it will create 330 new jobs and invest €280 million over the next three years at two of its Irish manufacturing sites. The new jobs, which will
BusConnects, a suite of initiatives to radically transform public transport in the Dublin region, has been launched by Minister for Transport Sport and Tourism Shane Ross and Anne Graham, Chief
Pitney Bowes has announced plans to open a new operations centre in Dublin that will house a three-year multi-million euro R&D project focused on developing a next generation e-commerce and
Irish travel software company OpenJaw Technologies has announced plans to double its global workforce from 230 to 450 employees in the next three years, with at least 50 of the
As part of a nationwide Brexit roadshow, Enterprise Ireland hosted a ‘Prepare for Brexit’ forum at Studio 1 of the WIT Arena in Waterford. Part of Enterprise Ireland’s #PrepareforBrexit campaign,
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
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
Damien English, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal, has announced the approval of over €100,000 in funding for
Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt has reported it is to create 45 high-skilled jobs at its new medical device engineering centre in
Dublin Chamber, the group which represents businesses in the Dublin region, has expressed concern over the lack of clarity regarding
InterTradeIreland is calling all start-ups and early stage companies across the island to enter the Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition before
EHL Ingredients, a leading importer, blender and packer of food ingredients from around the world, has acquired a new manufacturing
Millennial training company EngageSmith has announced it will create 20 new jobs by the end of 2019 as it develops its range
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has started the search for sustainable energy leaders as it launched its 14th
The Government must invest in new technologies and skills to reap the benefits from advances in manufacturing, or get left
Bank of Ireland is planning to spend €10 million on upgrading its branch network. Works will include opening a new
Cork Airport has launched a competition to invite tenders from the tech community in Cork under the Small Business Innovation
A startup incubator in Dublin run by Boston-based Cambridge Innovation Centre (CIC) is set to be included in a €1bn
Payroll technology and employment tax services firm Immedis has announced a $10 million acquisition of US international payroll company, Expaticore.
Hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) technology company BorgWarner has announced a €10 million investment in capital equipment and a €1.5
Science Foundation Ireland has announced it will invest €72 million over the next six years in four new world-class SFI
Irish data insights and solutions company Diaceutics has announced a five-year multi-million-euro partnership with US-based BioReference Laboratories. The partnership will
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

























