Irish payments start-up CleverCards is creating 35 new roles in Sandyford as it announces it has opened 350,000 accounts. The roles will be in sales and marketing, software development, and legal and compliance. The milestone announcement was made during a visit with Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD, who said, “in a […]
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD, and Enterprise Ireland launched KT Boost, a new four-year, €33.4 million knowledge transfer funding programme for Irish universities and technological universities (TUs). Its objective is to support an increase in research commercialisation outcomes from within this sector – both regionally and
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and the Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary, announced funding of a further €58.8 million to 12 new projects under the Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund (DTIF).
SAOL, a new workplace wellbeing platform set up by three-time Irish Olympian Derval O’Rourke and her business partner Greg O’Gorman, has secured €200,000 funding from Enterprise Ireland. The €200,000 investment is part of an initial seed funding round of €400,000 that will fund the cost of the business plan and internationalisation, and is projecting the […]
Implementing one of the key deliverables from the first Action Plan from the updated Ireland for Finance strategy, Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, is leading a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to Singapore. As part of the Trade Mission, Minister Carroll MacNeill […]
Minister for Trade Promotion Dara Calleary TD is leading a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland four-day Trade Mission to Vancouver and Toronto, to boost trade relationships and promote world class Irish companies to the Canadian market. 21 Enterprise Ireland clients representing counties Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Monaghan, Tipperary, Wicklow,
Ctrl Alt, a fintech start-up based in London and Dundalk, has secured €2.5 million in funding with Enterprise Ireland and MiddleGame Ventures among the backers. Founded in 2020 by Matt Ong, who had formerly held senior roles at both Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, Ctrl Alt is a business-to-business provider for alternative assets. It assists […]
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD is leading a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to the USA, to boost trade relationships with key IDA client companies and promote world class Irish companies in the Mid-West region. Leading the Trade Mission to the Mid-West, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, […]
Going for Growth, the award-winning business development scheme for female entrepreneurs determined to grow their businesses, is now accepting applications for the 16th year of the programme. The six-month programme, which Enterprise Ireland and KPMG support, helps ambitious female entrepreneurs achieve their growth ambitions – helping to build stronger companies, create
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of Ireland, Charlie McConalogue TD, officially opened the Inishowen Innovation hub, in Buncrana. Inishowen Innovation represents a significant milestone towards fostering disruptive technological advancement, entrepreneurship and economic development in the Inishowen Peninsula, and wider North-West Ireland City Region. The
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 […]
Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs is a programme aimed at increasing the number of female-led innovative businesses of scale focused on export markets that become clients of Enterprise Ireland. The programme is targeting a woman who is considering a change in career or interested in exploring the possibility of an innovative entrepreneurial career. Ireland has the
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD was guest of honour for the official opening of the Mid-East Regional Innovation Thinkspace (MERITS), hosted by Kildare County Council. MERITS is an innovation thinkspace hub created to support digital and technology innovation in the Mid-East region (Kildare, Meath & Wicklow). The state-of-the-art 1200sqm
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD and Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond TD are leading a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to Germany and France to boost trade relationships with key IDA client companies and support Enterprise Ireland companies to scale in these […]
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, and Minister of State for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary, together with Enterprise Ireland announced €47 million of funding for the continuation of the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Programme until 2029. Charged with increasing the levels of interaction between Irish Industry
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]