Demonstrating a commitment to innovation and technological advancement, Atlantic Technological University's (ATU) Innovation Hubs (iHubs) have achieved outstanding success within the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF), with its Galway iHub client companies securing €45.75m over the last five years, across twelve projects representing 12% of total funding awarded.
Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Arena Awards will return to the 2024 National Ploughing Championships (NPC), and the competition is now open for entries. The Innovation Arena, which is hosted in partnership with the National Ploughing Association (NPA), is an annual exhibition platform showcasing cutting-edge solutions from Irish agritech companies and innovators to
The Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Dara Calleary TD, has today officially opened the CREW (Creative Enterprise and Innovation Hub) marking a significant milestone for creative entrepreneurs and innovators in the west of Ireland. Funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment through Enterprise Ireland’s Regional
The new Smarter Factory Technology Gateway (SFT) launched this week at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Moylish Campus, is already providing an investment of €1.8 million in the Midwest and paving the way for enhanced enterprise and business security. The SFT is poised to support Irish companies in navigating and embracing the challenges faced by the
Wellola, a leading digital health company, today announced the successful closure of a €2.2 million funding round led by Elkstone with additional funding from Enterprise Ireland and Bay Advisory. The investment brings Wellola’s total funding to date to €4 million and will accelerate market expansion to meet demand.
On the 15th of March, Enterprise Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced that its sports innovation partnership is set to continue and will return for a second phase, giving more Irish companies an opportunity to test, trial, and potentially scale their products in a professional rugby environment.
Financial data and research firm PitchBook, today reported that €100 million was invested by venture capital (VC) firms in Irish women founders in 2023. The report also stated that Ireland is the 3rd country in Europe per deal count on a per capita basis for investment in women-led start-ups and has consistently ranked in the […]
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