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On Friday, January 27th at 12 noon, premier bilateral business organisation, the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce, together with event sponsors, Cpl and Etihad Airways, will mark Australia Day with a Corporate Lunch at Ireland’s national sporting institution, Croke Park. This year marks the return of the Chamber’s

Revolut Users In Ireland to Get Irish IBAN This Year

By Ryan Harmon 24 January 2023

The accounts of Revolut customers in Ireland are to be migrated over to an Irish IBAN number in the coming months, the online bank has said. It follows the decision of the company to set up an Irish branch of its European business, Revolut Bank UAB, and begin migrating customers here to it. The move […]

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Local Enterprise Office Clients Created 7,800 New Jobs in 2022

By Ryan Harmon 23 January 2023

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, announced the annual results for the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) for 2022, which showed that LEO supported companies created 7,870 new jobs in 2022. This was the third highest year of job creation by the LEOs since their inception in 2014 and meant a net employment gain […]

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33 Research Infrastructure Projects Bag €53m in SFI Funding

By Ryan Harmon 20 January 2023

A new wave of funding has been announced to support 33 high-impact research infrastructure projects across Ireland. These endeavours will receive a total investment of €53.3m through the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Infrastructure Fund. The funding was announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD.

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Career-Driven Professionals to Get Capital View of Life, Work and Change in Northwest Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 19 January 2023

Career-driven professionals based in Dublin and the East coast will next month get the chance to learn more about life in the Northwest of Ireland and the array of exciting new opportunities open to them in the region. ‘Northwest in the City’ is a collaboration organised by regional stakeholders to promote the Northwest and spotlight […]

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Lufthansa Technik Announces Further Growth for Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 18 January 2023

Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon (LTTS) has announced the further growth of its business in Ireland with the opening of a new 2,000 M2 facility and the creation of 25 new jobs in Shannon, with more to be announced later in the year. LTTS, a subsidiary of Germany’s Lufthansa Technik AG, is experiencing a significant increase […]

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Emerging Trends in Infrastructure

By Ryan Harmon 17 January 2023

The 11th edition of KPMG Ireland’s ‘Emerging Trends in Infrastructure’ is here and is as much about inspiring an essential change in mindset as it is about predicting future trends. KPMG look ahead to potential approaches and technological solutions, raise new ideas and explore the opportunities that are being created. Future generations

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Siemens Healthineers Announces Centre of Excellence for Immunoassay Instrument Research and Development

By Ryan Harmon 17 January 2023

Siemens Healthineers has announced the launch of a Centre of Excellence for Immunoassay Instrument Research and Development (R&D) in Swords, Ireland. The new Centre will focus on unlocking breakthrough innovations in laboratory instruments used to detect infectious diseases, cancer and blood disorders. The existing manufacturing and engineering site, which supplies

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Ireland’s Up and Coming Craft & Design Businesses Get Shot at International Success

By Ryan Harmon 16 January 2023

Over 100 of Ireland’s best up and coming craft and design businesses will get a chance to meet with buyers from across the world as part of the Local Enterprise Showcase at the 2023 Showcase event in the RDS, running from the 22-24th January. An initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, the Local Enterprise Showcase, […]

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Job Creation Ahead of Target – 218,178 Now Employed By Enterprise Ireland Client Companies

By Ryan Harmon 16 January 2023

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, and Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally, announced the creation of 19,660 new jobs by Enterprise Ireland client companies in 2022. The jobs growth translates into a net increase of 10,841 jobs created last year. Enterprise Ireland companies now employ

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EV Charge Point Platform Fuuse Expands into Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 9 January 2023

Fuuse has begun supplying its EV charge point management platform to customers in Ireland, appointing a representative to oversee expansion in the country. The Fuuse platform provides a range of controls for customers which offer EV charging, including defining operating times, limiting use to authorised drivers and generating revenue including setting

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Funding To Help Irish Businesses Move Away From Fossil Fuels

By Ryan Harmon 6 January 2023

The Green Transition Fund, funded by the European Union, has a pool of €55m in grant aid across two strands to accelerate the decarbonisation of Irish businesses and to help them to move away from fossil fuels. The Climate Planning Fund for Business offers companies funding to come up with a personalised plan to identify how best to […]

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New Entitlement to Paid Sick Leave Comes into Effect

By Ryan Harmon 5 January 2023

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, has welcomed the new entitlement to employer paid sick leave which comes into effect. Workers will now be entitled to up to 3 days of employer-paid sick leave in a year, paid at 70% of gross salary up to a cap of €110 per day. Minister […]

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Guinness Storehouse Welcomes 1.1m Visitors in 2022

By Ryan Harmon 4 January 2023

The Guinness Storehouse attracted more than 1.1m visitors last year as both the visitor centre and the wider tourism industry mostly recovered from the pandemic. The Guinness Storehouse has now been visited by 22.9m people since first opening in 2000 and has retained its status Ireland’s most visited tourist attraction, although the 2022 number remains short of […]

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New Innovation and Research Links Between Ireland and France

By Ryan Harmon 3 January 2023

Research and innovation collaborations between Ireland and its closest EU neighbour France are set to get a big boost. University College Dublin (UCD), the French Embassy and Enterprise Ireland have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see the creation of an international technical expert role dedicated to strengthening these links. This role – one […]

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What PAYE Workers Need to Know

By Ryan Harmon 22 December 2022

As the year end approaches now is an ideal time for PAYE workers to look ahead to 2023 and review their tax affairs to ensure they are maximising their entitlements to tax credits and other reliefs. Claire Davey, Director, People Services, KPMG Tax, provides some key insights. What Revenue Facilities are Available for PAYE Workers? […]

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IDA Ireland Publish Latest Labour Market Pulse

By Ryan Harmon 22 December 2022

IDA Ireland, in partnership with Microsoft and LinkedIn, has published its latest Labour Market Pulse, which provides an overview of the current insights and trends across the Irish labour market to help inform decision makers across business, academia and public policy. This edition of the Labour Market Pulse takes a closer look at the skills […]

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Tyndall and Silicon Catalyst In-Kind Partnership Positioned to Scale Semiconductor Start-Ups

By Ryan Harmon 21 December 2022

Tyndall National Institute has announced that it has joined with US-based incubator, Silicon Catalyst, as an In-Kind Partner to their Portfolio Companies. Silicon Catalyst is the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating semiconductor solutions. This partnership is timely with the adoption of the European and US Chips Acts this year, and further highlights

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Irish Business Expenditure on Gas Sees 90% Increase in 2022

By Ryan Harmon 20 December 2022

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has released a survey of members which shows an increase in average gas and electricity prices by 90% and 60% respectively in 2022 with further increases expected next year. The research was conducted in October 2022 and surveyed 384 companies across a wide sample of business sectors in […]

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Skillnet Ireland to Lead Workforce Development for Small and Medium Businesses

By Ryan Harmon 19 December 2022

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has confirmed Skillnet Ireland will have a leadership role working in partnership with small and medium businesses to meet their talent, skills and workforce development needs. Ireland’s international reputation and profile as an innovative, agile and high-performing economy is

Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce to Mark Australia Day at Croke Park

Revolut Users In Ireland to Get Irish IBAN This Year

Local Enterprise Office Clients Created 7,800 New Jobs in 2022

33 Research Infrastructure Projects Bag €53m in SFI Funding

Career-Driven Professionals to Get Capital View of Life, Work and Change in Northwest Ireland

Lufthansa Technik Announces Further Growth for Ireland

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure

Siemens Healthineers Announces Centre of Excellence for Immunoassay Instrument Research and Development

Ireland’s Up and Coming Craft & Design Businesses Get Shot at International Success

Job Creation Ahead of Target – 218,178 Now Employed By Enterprise Ireland Client Companies

EV Charge Point Platform Fuuse Expands into Ireland

Funding To Help Irish Businesses Move Away From Fossil Fuels

New Entitlement to Paid Sick Leave Comes into Effect

Guinness Storehouse Welcomes 1.1m Visitors in 2022

New Innovation and Research Links Between Ireland and France

What PAYE Workers Need to Know

IDA Ireland Publish Latest Labour Market Pulse

Tyndall and Silicon Catalyst In-Kind Partnership Positioned to Scale Semiconductor Start-Ups

Irish Business Expenditure on Gas Sees 90% Increase in 2022

Skillnet Ireland to Lead Workforce Development for Small and Medium Businesses

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