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Google is investing a total of €150 million for a second data centre at Grange Castle in South County Dublin. The new facility will create approximately 400 jobs at peak during its construction and take approximately 16 months to complete, by which time the data centre will bring Google’s total capital investment in Ireland to […]

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15,000 Jobs Created By Local Enterprise Office-Backed Companies Since 2014

By Nick Fitzgerald 5 February 2018

A total of 15,000 jobs were created from 2014 to now by Local Enterprise Office (LEO) supported companies with some 3,700 jobs delivered in 2017 by start-ups and small businesses from across Ireland. There are currently 31 LEOs nationwide, run in partnership by Enterprise Ireland and the Local Authorities, providing a ‘first stop shop’ for […]

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Ireland Is Classed Top Performer In Skills & Innovation Across The EU

By Nick Fitzgerald 23 November 2017

The European Commission’s Small Business Act Fact Sheet for 2017 found Ireland is the top performer in skills and innovation in the EU. Another measure where Ireland scores particularly well is the percentage of public contracts being secured abroad by SMEs. This is at 17.2% many multiples of the EU average of 2.6%. In eight of […]

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22,000 Secondary School Students Are Setting Up Their Own Businesses

By Nick Fitzgerald 26 October 2017

About 22,000 secondary school students from across Ireland are planning to set up their own businesses through the Student Enterprise Programme. This is the largest ever enterprise education initiative to take place in Ireland with a total of 620 secondary schools taking part. 750 students from 16 schools in South Dublin are among the participants. […]

Google Invests €150 Million In Data Centre Expansion At Grange Castle

Ireland Is Classed Top Performer In Skills & Innovation Across The EU

22,000 Secondary School Students Are Setting Up Their Own Businesses

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