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State Project To Make 5,000 Dairy Farms Climate Neutral Awarded €2 Million By Minister Harris

By Jack Mullen
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris today (Monday, 21 June 2021) awarded the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Future Innovator Prize to a project that will help a dairy farm achieve net-zero emissions by 2027. The prize also awards €2 million to the winner, Professor Kevin O’Connor and his Farm Zero C […]
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Ireland: the European fintech hub

By Jack Mullen
By Ian O’Hora, Head of Europe at IDA Despite the challenges that Brexit and COVID-19 have presented, Ireland’s economy has remained strong, outperforming almost all other advanced economies. Indeed, more than 320 international firms opened or expanded operations in Ireland over the last 18 months, including many fintech enterprises such as R3, Revolut and Stripe. This
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234 projects to receive funding under ‘Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund’

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of @Feljin_J via Twitter Allocations for the new ‘Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund’ have been announced by Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. The fund, which will help ensure a Safe Outdoor Summer, will support 234 projects across 30 local authorities to the tune of over €13 million. Local authorities were invited to apply […]
Business Education News

10,000 Free Courses for Unemployed, Self-Employed or Returners to Work Announced

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins have today launched 10,158 places on 294 courses under Springboard+ 2021 for unemployed, self-employed or returners to work. There are also 1,101 places on 1 and 2 year information technology (ICT) graduate […]
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Thermo King announces development of a Bachelor of Engineering Degree and a Robotics Automation Training Centre

By Jack Mullen
June 11, 2021 – Thermo King, a brand of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT) has today announced its collaboration with Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), the development of a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Automation and Robotics, building STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills in the local community. The initiative
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Manufacturing facility APC to create 120 jobs to support growth

By Jack Mullen
Feature image courtesy of approcess.com APC, an Irish pharmaceutical R&D company, unveils €25m investment and 120 jobs to accelerate development and manufacture of Covid Vaccines and Advanced Therapeutics Manufacturing facility will have annual full-scale capacity for hundreds of millions of vaccine doses and other therapeutic doses Enterprise Ireland supports APC’s
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Gender Equality Enhancement Fund 2021

By Ryan Harmon
The HEA is launching its call for applications to the Gender Equality Enhancement Fund 2021. The aim of this fund is to advance gender equality initiatives in Irish higher education. Applications under the Fund will open on Friday, June 4, and the deadline for submission of applications will be 12 noon on Friday, September 24, […]
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Government’s New Regional Employment Service a Bad Deal For Jobless in our Communities

By Ryan Harmon
The Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) have criticised the Government’s proposal to replace the employment service delivered by Local Employment Services (LES). The new Regional Employment Service which seeks to replace existing Jobs Clubs and Local Employment Services which have been assisting those out of work in Communities for 25 years is being initiated in […]
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Chambers Ireland Urges Flexibility from Business to Support Vaccination of Staff

By Ryan Harmon
As the impact of the vaccine roll-out continues to show promise, Chambers Ireland has called on Irish businesses to be flexible in facilitating employees to receive their vaccine. Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “as the National Vaccination Programme moves to vaccinate people in their 40’s and younger, businesses in Ireland can show continued […]