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Whats its all About? Jack O’Connor, Country Manager of Movember Ireland Talks to us About The Charity

By Jack Mullen
Movember is the only global charity focused solely on men’s health. The Foundation raises funds to deliver innovative, breakthrough research and support programs that enable men to live happier, healthier, and longer lives. Awareness and fundraising activities are run year-round by the Foundation, with the annual Movember campaign being globally recognised for its fun,
Business Education News

Trinity College Dublin launches plan for Innovation Hub, “a location for Irish start-up companies with global ambition”

By Jack Mullen
Trinity College Dublin has recently announced the first phase of the planned Grand Canal Innovation District (GCID) – its proposed Innovation Hub. The Innovation Hub will “provide space for entrepreneurs, start-ups and innovation teams from large corporates,” according to a press release. It will be the venue for organised regular events to bring together academics, […]
Business News Technology

Microsoft to develop new 27 Million euro engineering hub in Irish capital

By Jack Mullen
Microsoft Ireland is to create 200 engineering roles to strengthen its existing Dublin-based team of over 600 engineers. The company has also unveiled details of its new €27 million Engineering Hub at its growing campus in Leopardstown, Dublin. Monday’s announcement represents a further significant investment by the company in Ireland. Upon conclusion of the current
Business News

Minister McEntee launches strategy to help reduce recidivism by supporting employment options for people with past convictions

By Jack Mullen
Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, on the 20.11.20 launched the Department of Justice ‘Working to Change – social enterprise and employment strategy 2021- 2023’. The strategy sets out the department’s direction for supporting employment options for people with convictions by simultaneously working to remove the systemic barriers so that people can make sustainable
Feature News

Enterprise centres awarded €8.24m in funding

By Jack Mullen
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, TD, has announced a total of €8.24 million in grants to 95 enterprise centres throughout the country under Enterprise Ireland’s Enterprise Centres Fund. Grants will range in size from €10,000 to €150,000. The funding is considered crucial for the future of the enterprise centre sector […]
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Tom Ferris Brexit Q&A

By Jack Mullen
Tom Ferris is a consultant economist. He was formally the SeniorEconomist at the Department of Transport. He is a former president ofthe Chartered Institute of Transport in Ireland. Tom has wide experience of the public sector and the private realm. Hehas undertaken consultancy projects for the World Bank, USAID, theOECD, a number of Irish Government […]
Environment Feature News

“Uncertainty and delays in delivering critical wastewater infrastructure is undermining confidence and prolonging risks to public” Says EPA

By Jack Mullen
The EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2019, released today (12th November), highlights that delays in upgrading treatment systems around the country are prolonging risks to the environment and public health.  Some improvements in performance were evident in the past year, with the removal of the raw sewage discharges from one town and […]