Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) hosted a visit by An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD at its Global Delivery Centre in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal in Ireland. One of the North West’s largest employers, TCS briefed Minister Varadkar and other visiting guests from IDA Ireland on its plans to further cement […]
Takeda Ireland, a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, celebrates the opening of a cell therapy production facility at its Grange Castle site. The commercial scale cell therapy production facility is the first of its kind in Ireland and will play an important role in supplying European, US and Canadian markets with a cell therapy […]
US communications analytics and advisory firm PublicRelay has announced plans to establish a media analytics centre in Waterford City creating approximately 40 jobs over the next two years. Founded in 2008 and with operations in Denver, San Diego, and Portland, PublicRelay is headquartered in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia and provides clients with insights based on their […]
KPMG has published its Venture Pulse Q1’22 report, tracking venture capital (VC) investment activity around the world. The figures show that Irish companies raised $401 million in venture capital investment across 25 deals in the first quarter of 2022 – the highest value of investment ever recorded in a first quarter. The strong start to […]
Blancco Technology Group, the industry standard in data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions, has formally unveiled its new, state-of-the-art Cork City Centre based office in Lapp’s Quay. The opening event was attended by Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, who cut the ribbon, recognizing Blancco Ireland’s continued investment in the region through the creation of this new site
KDI Limited has been named as Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 in the Limerick Final of the National Enterprise Awards at a ceremony in the Limerick Strand Hotel. KDI – Kilteely Dromkeen Innovation, is a green company which process and export recyclables and was one of four companies presented with awards by Mike Cantwell, Head […]
Valeo has produced its 100 millionth automotive nearfield camera, which gives the car its rear and surround vision, at its Tuam site in Ireland (around 850 employees). The first camera rolled off the Irish production lines in 2002. Eight years later, in 2010, one million units were delivered to customers. In 2013, the ten-millionth camera […]
IDA Ireland’s second ‘Special Recognition Award’ recognising the contribution of their clients to Ireland was presented by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and IDA Ireland to Google and accepted by its CEO Sundar Pichai, at a special ‘Building The Future Together’ event in California. CEO of IDA Ireland Martin Shanahan said, “Google is a very deserving recipient of […]
With an expected doubling of electricity demand by 2030, renewable energy is the key to ensuring the decarbonisation of the energy and electricity sector in Ireland, says Laragh Musselwhite, Analyst at KPMG Sustainable Futures. Decarbonisation of the Irish electricity system has been one of Ireland’s real success stories. Emissions from electricity generation in Ireland
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has attended a major Jobs Recruitment Fair in Dublin – the first event of its kind since the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions. Over 1,000 prospective jobseekers and 50 employers, including several multi-national companies, were present at the event in Swords, North County Dublin. A number of Ukrainian […]
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English, was at the RDI Hub in Killorglin to launch the South-West Regional Enterprise Plan (REP) to 2024 for Kerry and Cork. The South-West Plan, covering counties Cork and Kerry, is one of nine new enterprise plans throughout the country which will be funded by up […]
Alliance for Insurance Reform – 42% of Organisations Say Insurance Premiums Threatening Their Future
The Alliance for Insurance Reform has marked the first anniversary of the implementation of the Judicial Guidelines for personal injury awards by publishing the results of a major new survey showing that: 42% of organisations say that insurance premiums are threatening their future. 90% say Government is not doing enough to address the issue of insurance costs.
Global biopharmaceutical company BioMarin sought a unique way to celebrate 10 years in Ireland by recognising the deep connection to the communities in which it operates, especially rare disease populations. Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD officially unveiled The Giving Tree – a specially-commissioned sculpture by Cork-based artist, Rachel
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, will this week lead a major agri-food trade mission to the United States (Chicago, Ohio and Washington D.C.), in cooperation with Bord Bia, while Minister of State Martin Heydon will lead engagements in Texas and Mexico. Minister McConalogue has announced that agreement has been reached […]
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will lead a trade mission to Ireland which includes a stop in Cork City to explore the potential for strengthening business ties between New Jersey and the Cork region. Governor Murphy and First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy will visit the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Colm Kelleher at City Hall […]
Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible , have announced new jobs to establish new thermoforming capabilities for medical packaging in its Sligo, Ireland, healthcare packaging facility. The multi-million-euro investment is expected to double the revenue of the site, increase the site’s footprint and create approximately 75 new jobs. It will also
Digital Business Ireland, the country’s leading representative body for digital, ecommerce and online businesses is calling for the Trading Online Voucher Scheme to be expanded in order to facilitate the growth of Ireland’s e-commerce sector. The organisation contends this can be done by allowing those businesses that never availed of funding under this scheme to […]
Four in five Irish businesses are doubtful about meeting carbon neutral targets by 2030, according to the latest State of Sustainability report by Ernst and Young (EY). Ireland has committed to a legally binding target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and a reduction of 51% by 2030 as part of the Climate Act 2021. However, the […]
A new research report “The Irish Immersive Economy” launching shows that the Irish immersive technology sector is currently worth over €43 million, with significant potential for future growth as 63% of businesses in the sector expect to grow in the coming 12 months. Commissioned by Immersive Technologies Skillnet, Animation Skillnet and Screen Skillnet, all promoted […]
As the latest meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity draws to a close, Orlaith Delargy discusses the future role of biodiversity in Irish business, and some of KPMG’s recent work in the area. Ireland declared a climate and biodiversity emergency back in 2019, and last year fixed a national objective, enshrined in law, seeking […]