Council Journal would like to present the sixth episode of our Women in Business podcast series, featuring Trish Scanlon of SoapBox Labs. Trish is the Founder and Executive Chair of SoapBox Labs, a software that was created for voice recognition in children. The idea for SoapBox came about after a long career in the tech world, and noticing how […]
SupportNinja, the Dallas-headquartered business process outsourcing company, has announced the establishment of a new CX Centre of Excellence in Cork City. This expansion is expected to create 50 jobs over the next three years. Founded in 2015, SupportNinja helps fast-growing companies scale by connecting them with global talent to support them with an array of […]
Minister Simon Coveney TD has officially opened Digital Manufacturing Ireland (DMI). Located in the IDA Ireland National Technology Park in Limerick, DMI is the national centre of excellence designed to support Irish based manufacturers, both multi-national businesses and SMEs, to access, partner and accelerate their adoption of transformative digital technologies and to
Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, has welcomed the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Ireland’s Retail Economy 2022, a new thematic publication showing the strength of the Irish retail sector. Commenting on the publication, Minister Richmond said, “the data from the CSO clearly demonstrates the importance of retail for our
Mayo Local Enterprise Office have announced that teenage entrepreneurs from Scoil Muire agus Pádraig, Swinford and St. Louis Secondary School, Kiltimagh will represent Mayo at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals on Friday 5th May. The finals make a return to Croke Park for the first time since 2019. The students all took part in the […]
Keeks, the family run business which specialises in adaptive footwear and clothing, is now expanding their business by launching the award winning Mum2Mum baby & bib range in Ireland at Cork’s Marina Market this weekend. Rob and April Mullen founded Keeks in late 2021 after stumbling across BILLY Footwear for their son Kian, and subsequently […]
The Board of IDA Ireland, the foreign direct investment (FDI) agency of the Irish Government, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Lohan to the role of CEO IDA Ireland. Lohan is currently IDA Global Head of Life Sciences and Talent Transformation and Innovation Departments and is a member of the organisation’s Executive Leadership […]
Limerick City is a ‘High Achiever’ at fDi’s European Cities and Regions of the Future. Limerick City ranked first for FDI Strategy in the Micro European Cities of the Future category recognising the work being undertaken to attract foreign direct investment into the city. The awards are hosted by fDi magazine, an international news and […]
Council Journal would like to present the fifth episode of our Women in Business series, featuring Michelle Reynolds Di Salvio of Kinn Óir Bridal. In 2019, Michelle took a leap of faith and started her own business that has become a roaring success. Michelle fashions iconic headpieces, veils and jewellery that are inspired by Irish nature and […]
Kargo, a private advertising technology company, has chosen Waterford City for its first European R&D hub creating approximately 25 data science and software engineering jobs over the next three years. Employing approximately 500 people across 11 global sites, the New-York HQ, Kargo is a next-generation full funnel addressable advertising platform which delivers
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, and the ADAPT SFI Research Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology at Dublin City University (DCU) have collaborated on a technology initiative with the potential to increase access to multilingual content for Linkedin members. Responding to the need for accessible content, LinkedIn’s engineering team in Ireland,
Irish founded tech companies Stripe and Intercom have both announced details of how they are using the latest version of ChatGPT in their products and services. ChatGPT is a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) system that has taken the internet by storm since its launch in November 2022. It is an interactive chatbot that can provide […]
Ahead of Ireland’s largest ever St Patrick’s Day programme, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, along with Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Dara Calleary, and Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, again highlighted the importance of international trade for Ireland and the message that Ireland is an
Council Journal would like to present the fourth episode of our Women in Business podcast series, featuring Grace Enemaku of DesignOpp. Grace is an award-winning, Nigerian-Irish graphic designer and illustrator from Dublin. Grace is the co-founder of DesignOpp, an initiative championing diversity for people of colour, in the Irish design and creative
Following the appointment of Head of Ireland Fund Services, Kevin Hogan, Aztec Group is building its team in Ireland with the establishment of a hub in Co. Kilkenny’s historic Marble City, to serve both new and existing clients eager to do business in the jurisdiction. The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA […]
Celebrating half a century of engineering innovation in Wexford, Sulzer has marked this milestone with a gala event at the plant. Following an internal celebration, local dignitaries, suppliers and customers were joined by senior management from Sulzer at the site for a tour. Since starting operations in 1973, the Wexford manufacturing site has used extensive […]
The Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions, and Insurance Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD launched the first Action Plan from the updated Ireland for Finance strategy following Cabinet approval. The 2023 Action Plan under the Update to the Ireland for Finance strategy sets out the key measures that the public and private stakeholders […]
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary, launched Call 6 of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF). The aim of the Fund is to encourage collaborations by
ClickUp, the productivity platform that brings work together in one place, was joined by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD, to officially open its new Dublin office. The company opened its EMEA HQ in Dublin in 2021 but quickly exceeded capacity following a European expansion last year. Located in the heart of […]
Co Down law firm Fisher & Fisher is celebrating after reaching the momentous milestone of 125 years in business, with a range of celebration events planned across 2023. The firm has offices in Newry, Newcastle, Kilkeel, Rathfriland, Belfast and Donaghadee, and is one of the longest-established businesses still operating under the same brand name in […]