An Irish company which produces multilingual video messaging, Translate Ireland, is set to transfer its operations to DCU Language Services, the long-established translation agency owned by Dublin City University. Founded in 2020 Translate Ireland, which has won national awards for its innovative communication techniques, produces multilingual video messaging for those in
Dublin City Council would like to announce a new €300,000 crowdfund to support community-led projects that improve the local area. In partnership with Spacehive, the community fundraising platform, the ‘Crowdfund Dublin City’ programme will enable local residents across the city to exclusively access funding for community-led initiatives. The crowdfunding nature of this
Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and Dara Calleary, Minister of State with responsibility for Company Regulation, have welcomed the commencement of the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 which comes into force. The Act represents a sea change in competition enforcement in Ireland, amending existing competition law to further empower the
Kildare business, GoodBrew got the chance to exhibit to over 200,000 people at the National Ploughing Championships as part of the Local Enterprise Village. GoodBrew, who are supported by Local Enterprise Office Kildare, are a Kildare based beverage manufacturer making functional and sustainable plant-based cold brew coffee drinks fortified with Vitamin D & B12 for
The Skillnet Climate Ready Academy and IDA Ireland have partnered to roll-out a Sustainability Leaders Programme for IDA client companies. The interactive programme for 24 participating companies will support these businesses to develop and implement climate-positive and carbon reduction measures. The opening Sustainability Leaders Programme workshop took place this
Wesco International, a US based global provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics and supply chain solutions, announced that it will expand its operations in Ireland to include a new Digital Center of Excellence to be located in Dublin. Wesco Digital Solutions (WDS Ireland) will serve as a development center for new cloud-based digital systems and solutions
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced the start of the National Fuel Allowance Scheme for the 2023/24 Season. Fuel Allowance, which is a means-assessed payment, will be paid for 28 weeks to some 404,000 households across the State. The payment is made at the weekly rate of €33 or if preferred, […]
HCS, a leading IT services, cybersecurity and digital transformation company, has announced that it expects to increase revenues by €2.5 million in the next two years through its enhanced partnership with Fortinet, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions and services. HCS has been awarded Expert level partnership with Fortinet, one of only a handful of […]
AbbVie, a global research-driven biopharmaceutical company with a significant presence across six Irish locations, opened a new €23 million European manufacturing services hub in Clonshaugh, North Dublin. The state-of-the-art facility spans two sites within the IDA Business Park in Clonshaugh and serves as an international base for a range of supply chain, manufacturing
A new campaign launched by Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail is encouraging small businesses across the country to avail of supports that will help them save time, money and energy. The ‘All In A Day’s Work’ campaign by the Local Enterprise Offices is focused on highlighting the supports that […]
Strata, the dublin based digital construction and project controls services provider, has announced plans to double its workforce over the next three years. The construction services company Strata aims to create 40 new jobs and said the majority will be based in Dublin. The roles will be spread across construction scheduling, planning management, 4D and […]
The Show Me I.D – Be Age OK Autumn campaign has kicked off, with Deputy Mayor of Limerick City and County Councillor Dan McSweeney promoting the responsible retail training initiative at Roche’s MACE store on Thomas Street, Limerick City. The campaign coincides with the return of the school year, emphasizing the importance for retailers to […]
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, along with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, and Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, have announced Bank of Ireland as the first lender to the market for the €500 million Growth and Sustainability Loan Scheme. A number of other lenders, including non-bank lenders, […]
A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin has secured €365,000 in funding to develop an AI-driven platform to address failings in ethics and compliance that are causing large multinational companies to suffer huge losses every year due to fraud, corruption and unethical behaviour. IntegrityIQ will be a spin-out of Trinity Business School, a top-ranking […]
Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, was in Clare Local Enterprise Office (LEO), where he met with council officials and members of the LEO team as well as some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the Longford LEO by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Joe Cooney of Clare County Council, […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has launched the 2022 Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) annual report. Demonstrating how public investment in RD&I is building resilience for Ireland’s research and innovation ecosystem, the report highlights that from a base investment of €213 million, SFI leveraged a further
IDA Ireland and the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment, welcomed the announcement that OpenAI will grow their presence in Europe with a new Dublin office. The artificial intelligence company, headquartered in San Francisco, plan to grow a team in Ireland across areas such as trust and safety, security and operations. The strength of Ireland’s […]
Astellas Pharma has announced its intention to submit a planning application to build a new state-of-the-art facility, at an approximate cost of €330 million in Tralee, Co. Kerry. This investment by Astellas in Ireland will expand their capacity and capabilities for aseptic drug products, reinforce stable production for global supply and accelerate the development and
Minister Simon Coveney has announced the appointments of Michael Carey and Terri Moloney to the board of Enterprise Ireland. Carey will take the position as the new Chairperson replacing the current chair, Terence O’Rourke and Moloney replaces Helen Ryan as a board member. O’Rourke and Ryan’s terms of office ended in July. Welcoming the appointment […]
MSD Ireland, one of the country’s leading healthcare companies, has announced the official opening of a new, state-of-the-art site in Dunboyne in addition to a significant expansion at its Carlow site. The projects represent a recent investment of over €1 billion across both facilities. The expansion projects have led to the creation of 670 new […]