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Federation of Irish Sport Welcomes Budget 2022

By Ryan Harmon 19 October 2021

The Federation of Irish Sport has welcomed funding for sport and physical activity in Budget 2022. The announcement includes €96.2m in current funding for Sport Ireland, an increase of €4.3m and an increase of Dormant accounts funding from €10m to 12m which will target hard-to-reach communities with innovative projects to promote and sustain participation in […]

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Government Launches Scheme to Help SMEs Respond to Brexit

By Ryan Harmon 18 October 2021

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, and the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, have launched a new €330m Scheme to help SMEs, farmers and fishers respond to the ongoing impacts of Brexit. The Brexit Impact Loan Scheme […]

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Fáilte Ireland Welcomes Tourism Measures in Budget 2022

By Ryan Harmon 15 October 2021

Fáilte Ireland is welcoming the tourism specific and wider economic measures announced in Budget 2022.  CEO of the National Tourism Development Authority, Paul Kelly states, “the record level of funding for the tourism sector secured by Minister Catherine Martin TD will make a positive impact on the recovery and economic growth of the industry and […]

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Further Increases on Mental Health and Older Persons Funding in Budget 2022

By Ryan Harmon 15 October 2021

Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler TD, has announced another record year with further increases in both the mental health and older persons funding in Budget 2022. A total of €1.149 billion has been allocated to mental health budget for 2022. This is an additional €47 million for next year and comprises […]

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Alter Domus Opens New Offices in Cork with 80 New Jobs

By Ryan Harmon 15 October 2021

Alter Domus, a leading provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry, has officially opened its new offices for its European Centre of Excellence in Cork. The Company has invested in a new workspace for the future at Cork Airport Business Park allowing the business to continue to scale. The 20,000ft2 space facilitates a hybrid work […]

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€121m Skills Package Essential for New World of Work

By Ryan Harmon 14 October 2021

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris, and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, have outlined a €121m skills package as part of Budget 2022. The package will include: €34 million to support and develop apprenticeship including €17 million to address the backlogs in delivery caused by COVID-19. A new […]

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Minister Coveney Welcomes Budget for a Global Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 13 October 2021

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, has welcomed Budget 2022 for a global Ireland, an indication of the government’s continuing commitment to increasing Ireland’s role on the international stage. The budget includes an increased investment in Irish Aid, bringing Ireland’s annual overseas development aid budget to over €1 billion for the first time. Minister

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Your Guide to Budget 2022

By Ryan Harmon 12 October 2021

This guide provides a high-level overview of Budget 2022. It aims to explain how money will be raised and spent in 2022. We hope this will allow you to take part in informed debate about the choices made by the government. Health Free GP care for children aged 6 and 7. Threshold for the Drug […]

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West Establishes New Global Finance Center in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 28 September 2021

West Pharmaceutical Services, a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, has created 60 new jobs in Dublin as part of establishing a new global finance shared service model here. The new shared service model centralises West’s key finance activities in Dublin and Exton, Pennsylvania, to drive efficiency and support increasing company

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€1.5 million Funding Announced for SVP and Protestant Aid

By Ryan Harmon 21 September 2021

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, have announced over €1.5 million of funding to St Vincent de Paul (SVP) and Protestant Aid. St Vincent de Paul is to receive funding of €1.41 million, while Protestant Aid is receiving […]

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Stripe to Add Hundreds of New Engineering Jobs in Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 16 September 2021

Tánaiste & Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD and IDA Ireland have welcomed the announcement by Stripe that it is to add hundreds of new engineering jobs in Ireland over the next three years, supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.  Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD said, “I’m […]

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Food Waste — Want to Save Yourself €700?

By Ryan Harmon 31 August 2021

Would you like to save €700 on food waste. It’s a hard-earned sum of money and yet Irish families throw away on average €700 worth of food every year, and that’s on top of all the waste along the food supply chain from production to sales. Nobody sets out to do their weekly shopping with […]

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Fintechs and AI – A Smart Move for Building Societies and Credit Unions

By Ryan Harmon 26 August 2021

There’s seemingly no end to the business applications of artificial intelligence. From fraud detection to forecasting sales and analysing consumer behaviour, AI has rapidly become a powerful tool for enterprises across the world. In recent years, building societies and credit unions have increasingly looked to AI as a way to modernise their operations and better […]

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Outcome of CCPC Investigation into Price Signalling by Insurers Welcomed

By Ryan Harmon 20 August 2021

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D., the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe T.D. the Minister of State, with responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance, Séan Fleming T.D., and the Minister of State with responsibility for Company Law, Robert Troy T.D., welcomed the outcome of the CCPC investigation

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High Potential Dublin Start-Ups 2021

By Ryan Harmon 6 August 2021

Dublin’s business-friendly tax regime, favourable economy and educated workforce have proved alluring to big names in tech including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Twitter and Amazon, all of which have their EMEA headquarters in the city. Their presence helped Dublin rank within the top ten of the most recent European Digital City Index, with the authors […]

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Sustaining Enterprise and Accelerated Recovery Fund

By Ryan Harmon 6 August 2021

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, launched an additional €51m in funding to help companies in sustaining enterprise and accelerated recovery from the impact of COVID-19 and to accelerate the digitalisation of enterprises. The new funding package will also provide liquidity, in the form of grants, capital investment, equity and

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Permission Sought for 2,200 Homes in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 28 July 2021

More than 2,200 new homes and apartments will be built across three sites in Dublin – if they can win the approval of planner. It has been reported that three major developers will be submitting their plans for the projects this week. Investment group Avestus Capital Partners is hoping An Bord Pleanála will fast-track its […]

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Abbott Announces €37.8m R&D Investment in Clonmel

By Jack Mullen 28 July 2021

Global healthcare company Abbott have announced further investment of €37.8m in its cardiovascular Research and Development Centre based at its Vascular devices site in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Abbott is the world leader in drug-eluting stents. R&D and manufacturing of Abbott’s new vascular technologies to treat complex heart disease take place at its Clonmel site.

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Bank of Ireland Announce Acquisition of Davy

By Ryan Harmon 22 July 2021

Following the announcement by Bank of Ireland that it had reached agreement to acquire most of the business of leading financial services provider Davy, the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, commented that this brings to an end the uncertainty created by the Davy sales process and is therefore a welcome outcome for the Irish […]

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Chambers Ireland Publishes Recommendations Ahead of Budget 2022

By Ryan Harmon 22 July 2021

Chambers Ireland has published its recommendations to Government ahead of Budget 2022. The organisation is calling for the Governement to put ‘place’ first and commit to radical plan to support recovery of cities and towns. Central to the Chambers Ireland Submission is the call for Budget 2022 to support urban recovery and tackle vacancy. Specifically, […]