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Bear Robotics Announces Plans for European Hub in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 8 March 2023

Californian headquartered robotics company, Bear Robotics, has announced plans to establish a European hub in Dublin. This hub will create 25 jobs in the next 3 years, including roles in sales, software engineers, finance, and operations. The company’s flagship products, Servi and Servi Plus, are fully autonomous service robots that assists staff by alleviating repetitive

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Ireland’s Women in Finance Charter to Deliver Meaningful Change in Gender Diversity in Financial Services

By Ryan Harmon 7 March 2023

Minister of State at the Department of Finance for Financial Services, Insurance and Credit Unions Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has urged firms in the financial services industry to demonstrate their commitment to delivering gender balance by signing up to Ireland’s Women in Finance Charter. Minister Carroll MacNeill highlighted the importance of the Charter as the […]

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Over 30 Events Announced for Dublin City Council’s Local Enterprise Week 2023

By Ryan Harmon 7 March 2023

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample 30+ events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Dublin City. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, takes place from the 6th -11th March […]

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State-of-the-Art UCC Electronic Design Automation Lab Opened

By Ryan Harmon 7 March 2023

Students at University College Cork (UCC) are to benefit from the very latest state-of-the-art Electronic Design Automation lab which has been officially opened by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD. Electronic Design Automation helps product companies achieve more complex chips used in consumer electronics such as mobile phones, laptops, game

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Kildare County Council Launches Financial Supports for Retailers for 2023

By Ryan Harmon 6 March 2023

Kildare County Council has launched a range of financial supports for retailers to avail of in 2023. The scheme includes the annual Shop Front Improvement Scheme to financially assist business owners to improve the appearance of their shop fronts or commercial properties. The scheme, which supported over 60 businesses in Kildare last year, aims to […]

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EnergyCloud Launches Initiative to Provide Free Hot Water to 1,000 Irish Homes Using Renewable Energy

By Ryan Harmon 6 March 2023

Over 1,000 Irish homes will soon be equipped to benefit from free hot water with the installation of EnergyCloud’s smart devices. The pilot initiative, which was announced as part of a collaboration between not-for-profit EnergyCloud, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), will enable families in 1,000 Clúid Housing homes to receive free tanks of hot water […]

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Gilead Sciences Announce €45m Expansion Plan for Cork Base

By Ryan Harmon 6 March 2023

Planning permission has been granted for a €45m expansion of biopharmaceutical company, Gilead Sciences, at its Cork manufacturing base in Carrigtwohill. The expansion will ensure that the Cork base continues to play a central master distributor role in Gilead’s global supply chain. Vice President of Manufacturing Operations, David Cadogan, said, “this

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Record Employment Levels in Companies Supported By EI, IDA and Údarás na Gaeltachta

By Ryan Harmon 3 March 2023

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, published two surveys on the Irish economy, which demonstrate the strength of Ireland’s economy and record employment levels despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and Brexit. The Annual Employment Survey 2022 finds that jobs in client companies of government agencies, Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and

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Millennium Management Opens New Office in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 2 March 2023

IDA Ireland announced that Millennium Management, a global alternative investment management firm, has opened a new office at Central Quay in Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 with plans to expand their local headcount. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney joined the staff and senior leadership of Millennium to celebrate the official opening of […]

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Women in Business Podcast Series Featuring Lucianne Hare of Nourished in Nature Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 1 March 2023

Council Journal would like to present the second episode of our Women in Business podcast series, featuring Lucianne Hare of Nourished in Nature Ireland. Lucianne Hare began her adventure retreat business during the lockdown in the North West of Ireland and hasn’t looked back since. An avid hiker, Lucianne’s business came as second nature to her and her everyday […]

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Unique National Skills Platform Will Help Close Ireland’s Digital Skills Gap

By Ryan Harmon 1 March 2023

A unique national skills platform — which will be the first of its kind in Ireland — is being developed by a partnership of public and private organisations to help close Ireland’s digital skills gap. The €400,000 collaborative research project is being driven by Learnovate, Ireland’s future of work and learning research hub in Trinity College […]

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Enterprise Ireland Launch New Funding Worth €63m for Innovators and Research

By Ryan Harmon 24 February 2023

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, and Enterprise Ireland have launched two new programmes with funding of over €63 million, focused on supporting Irish innovators and research. The programmes are administered by Enterprise Ireland, and co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) which aims to

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GS Verde Group Expands EU Footprint with Irish Acquisition

By Ryan Harmon 23 February 2023

GS Verde Group, the multidiscipline corporate advisory business, has acquired Integral Finance & Technology, to continue its ambitious, acquisitive growth strategy and broaden the business’ footprint in Ireland and the EU. Founded by John Slevin and Sinead Leech in 1997, Dublin-based IFT provides a full suite of finance and accounting solutions to its clients via […]

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Women in Business Podcast Series Featuring Dr Michelle Hone of The Fit Clinic

By Ryan Harmon 22 February 2023

Council Journal would like to present the first episode of our Women in Business podcast series, featuring Dr Michelle Hone of The Fit Clinic. Dr Hone is a fertility nutritionist and the founder of The Fit Clinic, a team of nutritionists who specialise in female health.  The Fit Clinic has worked with thousands of women, […]

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Revolut Launches Credit Cards for Customers in Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 22 February 2023

Online bank Revolut is to start rolling out credit cards to existing customers in Ireland. The company says the approval process will be immediate for those who are eligible and that the Revolut app will give users the option to set a budget for credit spending. There is no interest for the first three months […]

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Fintech humm Announces New Payments Partnership with Arnotts

By Ryan Harmon 21 February 2023

Irish-based fintech humm, part of ASX-listed Humm Group Limited, has announced a new payments partnership with the country’s largest department store, Arnotts with their homeware offering. Beginning with its furniture division, the partnership will enable Arnotts customers to access humm’s flexible payment products.  humm is the market-leading retail credit provider in

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TikTok Announce Its Plans to Open Second Irish Data Centre

By Ryan Harmon 20 February 2023

TikTok has announced plans to build a secend Irish data centre as part of its plans to expand operations in Europe.  The platform said its plans for a new data centre are in addition to a separate centre which it approved to build in Ireland late last year.  In a statement published on its website, […]

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US Investment in Ireland 2023

By Ryan Harmon 17 February 2023

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters alongside digitalisation are essential to continue attracting US investment in the regions of Ireland, according to Lorraine Sammon, Audit Partner, KPMG. The Irish-US relationship remains strong, which is more important today than ever. American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (AmCham) figures show that US multinationals

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Record Goods Exports of €208 Billion for Ireland in 2022

By Ryan Harmon 17 February 2023

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, and Minister for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary, welcomed the latest Goods Exports and Imports release from the CSO, which shows that the value of goods exports from Ireland in 2022 rose to €208 billion, the highest level on record. The value of Goods […]

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16 Events Announced for South Dublin’s Local Enterprise Week 2023

By Ryan Harmon 16 February 2023

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample 16 events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of South Dublin’s Local Enterprise Week. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, takes place from the 6th-10th March this year […]