Business News

Women In Business Series Featuring Michelle Reynolds Di Salvio of Kinn Óir Bridal

By Ryan Harmon 22 March 2023

Council Journal would like to present the fifth episode of our Women in Business series, featuring Michelle Reynolds Di Salvio of Kinn Óir Bridal. In 2019, Michelle took a leap of faith and started her own business that has become a roaring success. Michelle fashions iconic headpieces, veils and jewellery that are inspired by Irish nature and […]

Business News Podcasts

Women In Business Podcast Series Featuring Grace Enemaku Of DesignOpp

By Ryan Harmon 15 March 2023

Council Journal would like to present the fourth episode of our Women in Business podcast series, featuring Grace Enemaku of DesignOpp. Grace is an award-winning, Nigerian-Irish graphic designer and illustrator from Dublin. Grace is the co-founder of DesignOpp, an initiative championing diversity for people of colour, in the Irish design and creative

Council Partners News

Capel Street Shopfront Improvement Scheme 2023 Now Open for Business

By Ryan Harmon 15 March 2023

Dublin City Council would like to announce the launch of its 2023 Shopfront Improvement Scheme for Capel Street and the surrounding areas.  This scheme, which is run by the Council’s Office of City Recovery and The Central Area Office, supports projects that enhance the appearance of shop fronts and business premises and that help to […]

Council Partners News

Mayo Day Call Out For Craft And Food Businesses

By Ryan Harmon 14 March 2023

Mayo Day 2023 will be taking over the town of Ballina on Saturday, April 29th when everything Mayo will be celebrated on the banks of the River Moy. Since the first ever Mayo Day back in 2015 the event has gone from strength to strength and for the first time it is heading to north Mayo. […]

Business News

Fisher & Fisher Celebrating 125 Years in Business

By Ryan Harmon 9 March 2023

Co Down law firm Fisher & Fisher is celebrating after reaching the momentous milestone of 125 years in business, with a range of celebration events planned across 2023. The firm has offices in Newry, Newcastle, Kilkeel, Rathfriland, Belfast and Donaghadee, and is one of the longest-established businesses still operating under the same brand name in […]

Business Council Partners News

Scale-X Donegal Set to Support Businesses to Accelerate Growth

By Ryan Harmon 8 March 2023

Scale-X, a Local Enterprise Office Donegal Accelerator programme, returns on April 19th 2023, targeted at high potential start-ups and business expansions in the county. This exciting programme is unique to Donegal and is built by investors for entrepreneurs. Applications are now open for entrepreneurs or businesses located anywhere in the world, who demonstrate a

Business News Podcasts

Women In Business Podcast Series Featuring Emma Fitzpatrick Of Nourishing Therapies

By Ryan Harmon 8 March 2023

Council Journal would like to present the third episode of our Women in Business podcast series, featuring Emma Fitzpatrick of Nourishing Therapies. An inspiring story, Emma is a Shiatsu and acupuncture practitioner who began her business in Cork that expanded greatly after a little help from Elon Musk. Emma began her journey into the world of business

Business News Podcasts

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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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, […]

Business Council Partners News

Cork Businesses Meet Thousands of Buyers At Local Enterprise Showcase

By Ryan Harmon 14 February 2023

Businesses from County Cork had the opportunity to meet buyers from all over the world as part of the Local Enterprise Showcase at Showcase 2023 in the RDS Dublin. There were over 100 Local Enterprise Office supported businesses from across the country present at the event with 7 in attendance from the county of Cork. Louise […]

Business News

Minister Coveney to Visit US West Coast for Series of Meetings with Business

By Ryan Harmon 9 February 2023

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, is travelling to the US West Coast for a series of high-level business meetings with a range of companies. Minister Coveney will hear from enterprise leaders and highlight Ireland’s strong FDI value proposition which remains our pro-enterprise policy environment, highly educated English-speaking workforce

Council Partners News Technology

16,000 Cork Homes and Businesses Ready to Connect to National Broadband Ireland High Speed Fibre

By Ryan Harmon 7 February 2023

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high speed fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has announced that over 8,000 premises in the Midleton Deployment Area are now ready to connect, bringing the total number of Cork homes, farms and businesses which can connect to […]

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41% of Business Leaders Say Their Organisation Has Experienced a Cyber Attack

By Ryan Harmon 3 February 2023

New research from the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Ireland has found that 70% of business leaders and directors note that they are extremely or very concerned about the potential impact of a cyber attack to the business continuity of their primary organisation. Furthermore, 41% of business leaders reveal that their primary organisation has experienced […]

Business Environment News

Irish Businesses to Prepare for New European Sustainability Reporting Standards

By Ryan Harmon 27 January 2023

Minister of State with responsibility for Company Regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Dara Calleary, held a webinar on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which entered into force on 5 January 2023. EU member states now have 18 months in which to transpose the directive into law. The purpose of the […]

Business Financial News

Apex To Acquire Irish Depositary Business

By Ryan Harmon 26 January 2023

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, announced the planned acquisition of Bank of America Custodial Services Limited, the Irish depositary business of Bank of America. A spokesperson said, “Apex announces the planned acquisition of Bank of America Custodial Services Limited, the Irish depositary business of Bank of America. Apex Group will acquire BACSIL

Business Culture News

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, […]

News Transport

Bus Éireann Reports a Return to Pre-Covid Passenger Levels

By Ryan Harmon 12 January 2023

Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, has announced a strong return to pre-Covid passenger levels, achieving 89.5 million passenger journeys for the full year in 2022, despite some pandemic impact in the first two months of the year. In 2021, passenger journeys were 57.5 million. In 2022, Bus Éireann operated more than 225 million kilometres, […]

Business Environment News

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 […]

Business News

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 […]

Business Education News

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