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Boyne Valley Food Hub Opens for Business

By Ryan Harmon 25 May 2023

A flagship food development project in the heart of one of Ireland’s richest farmland areas has been unveiled, with the official launch of the Boyne Valley Food Hub in Navan. The new Food Hub, located in the Meath Enterprise Centre in Navan, was officially opened by the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, […]

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Minister Simon Coveney Leads US Trade Mission to New York and Boston

By Ryan Harmon 18 May 2023

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, is leading a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to New York and Boston to boost trade relationships with key IDA client companies and promote world class Irish companies with leading market positions in the US. The Trade Mission is taking place on the back […]

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Retailers Encouraged to Avail of €3.4m Fund to Enhance Online Presence

By admin 7 April 2023

Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, encouraged retailers to apply for funding to enhance their online presence and increase online sales. In the latest round of the Online Retail Scheme, funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and administered by Enterprise Ireland, retailers can access up to €25,000 […]

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New Initiative to Help Brexit Impacted Companies Develop New Markets

By Ryan Harmon 4 April 2023

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, welcomed a new initiative from Enterprise Ireland that will help Irish companies impacted by Brexit to explore international growth opportunities in new markets outside the UK. Under the new offer – called the ‘Post-Brexit Market Growth and Diversification Grant’ – eligible Enterprise Ireland and

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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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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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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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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 […]

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Local Enterprise Office Clients Created 7,800 New Jobs in 2022

By Ryan Harmon 23 January 2023

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, announced the annual results for the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) for 2022, which showed that LEO supported companies created 7,870 new jobs in 2022. This was the third highest year of job creation by the LEOs since their inception in 2014 and meant a net employment gain […]

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Career-Driven Professionals to Get Capital View of Life, Work and Change in Northwest Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 19 January 2023

Career-driven professionals based in Dublin and the East coast will next month get the chance to learn more about life in the Northwest of Ireland and the array of exciting new opportunities open to them in the region. ‘Northwest in the City’ is a collaboration organised by regional stakeholders to promote the Northwest and spotlight […]

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Job Creation Ahead of Target – 218,178 Now Employed By Enterprise Ireland Client Companies

By Ryan Harmon 16 January 2023

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, and Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally, announced the creation of 19,660 new jobs by Enterprise Ireland client companies in 2022. The jobs growth translates into a net increase of 10,841 jobs created last year. Enterprise Ireland companies now employ

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New Innovation and Research Links Between Ireland and France

By Ryan Harmon 3 January 2023

Research and innovation collaborations between Ireland and its closest EU neighbour France are set to get a big boost. University College Dublin (UCD), the French Embassy and Enterprise Ireland have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see the creation of an international technical expert role dedicated to strengthening these links. This role – one […]

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Funding of Up to €13.3M for Three Innovative Projects

By Ryan Harmon 19 December 2022

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, announced that another three innovative projects have been approved funding of up to €13.3 million in the second tranche of awards under the fourth round of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation

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€4.8m AgTech Innovation Centre Being Built at UCD Lyons Farm

By Ryan Harmon 8 December 2022

Construction has begun on a new €4.8m Agtech Innovation Centre and Dairy Herd Health Education and Research Hub at UCD Lyons Farm. The new new state-of-the-art facility incorporates the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre (ca. 890 sq.m.) and the UCD Bimeda Herd Health Hub (ca. 120 sq.m.) at UCD Lyons Farm. Funding for the facility is being […]

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94 Enterprise Ireland Companies Secured ESA Support Last Year

By Ryan Harmon 24 November 2022

Last year saw record growth in the number of Enterprise Ireland companies engaging with the European Space Agency (ESA), 94 organisations in total, with 14 of those companies securing first time contracts in 2021. Overall, ESA placed contracts with a combined value of €15.8 million with 36 Irish-based companies, with an additional €4.8 million in […]

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Tánaiste Leads Joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to Singapore

By Ryan Harmon 3 November 2022

Boosting business collaboration between Ireland and Singapore, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, is leading a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland trade mission to Singapore. The three-day trade mission, building on the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, aims to strengthen ties between the Irish and Singaporean business

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Enterprise Ireland’s New Fund to Help Grow Early-Stage Start-Ups

By Ryan Harmon 12 October 2022

Enterprise Ireland has launched a new investment offer to meet the needs of early-stage start-ups. The State agency’s new Pre-Seed Start Fund offers start-ups support of €50,000 or €100,000, in the form of a convertible loan note. The funding is intended to convert into equity on a future priced round with a 20pc discount. Enterprise […]

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KPMG-Supported Programme Going for Growth Launched

By Ryan Harmon 7 October 2022

Going for Growth is now accepting applications for its award-winning business development scheme for female entrepreneurs. The programme, which Enterprise Ireland, and KPMG support, assists ambitious female entrepreneurs in achieving their growth ambitions. The deadline for applications for the 15th cycle of the programme is Friday, November 18, 2022. Going for Growth has

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Ireland for Finance Strategy to Bring 5,000 Jobs in International Financial Services

By Ryan Harmon 5 October 2022

Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance, Seán Fleming, has launched an update to the Ireland for Finance strategy. The update of the Ireland for Finance strategy, which has been approved by Government, charts the future development of the international financial services sector in […]

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Enterprise Ireland Named Most Active Domestic VC Investor in Europe

By Ryan Harmon 23 September 2022

A new report by PitchBook, a Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity investment platform, has named Enterprise Ireland as Europe’s most active domestic VC investor by deal count. The report, which covers the period 2018 to H1 2022, showed that Enterprise Ireland had completed 988 investments over that period, the most in any European country. The number […]