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Climate Tech Company ActionZero Opens New Tralee Branch

By Ryan Harmon 18 May 2022

Cork-based and Irish-owned company ActionZero is expanding into Kerry by setting up a new manufacturing, research and development centre in Tralee, bringing 50 new jobs to the area. ActionZero is a climate technology company that uses heat pump technology to decarbonise heat by removing fossil fuels. They offer commercial companies an innovative thermal energy system

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Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade and Investment Mission to the US and Mexico

By Ryan Harmon 17 May 2022

Robert Troy TD, Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, will commence a five-day trade and investment mission to the US and Mexico covering South Carolina, Georgia, Monterrey and Mexico City. The trade mission, organised by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, aims to boost trade collaboration and support an accelerated export-led recovery of Irish

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Enterprise Ireland and Texas Medical Center Announce Strategic BioBridge Partnership

By Ryan Harmon 12 May 2022

Texas Medical Center (TMC) have announced a strategic partnership with Enterprise Ireland. The TMC | Ireland BioBridge partnership will provide gateway opportunities for Irish companies, entrepreneurs, researchers, clinicians, and industry partners to collaborate with Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest medical city, to solve global health challenges. Focused on

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New Regional Enterprise Plan for Cork and Kerry Launched

By Ryan Harmon 28 April 2022

Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English, was at the RDI Hub in Killorglin to launch the South-West Regional Enterprise Plan (REP) to 2024 for Kerry and Cork. The South-West Plan, covering counties Cork and Kerry, is one of nine new enterprise plans throughout the country which will be funded by up […]

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Framespace Expansion Set to Create 150 New Longford Jobs

By Ryan Harmon 20 April 2022

150 new jobs are to be created in the expansion of Longford based modular housing supplier, Framespace. The move comes as the company, which already employs 100 people, officially opens its new €8m factory. The refurbished former Cameron Willis engineering plant in the town will enable the company to deliver 550 residential units built offsite […]

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Building Bridges in Disruptive Technologies Between Irish and Multinational Companies

By Ryan Harmon 23 March 2022

IDA Ireland in partnership with Enterprise Ireland have launched a national online searchable database to profile Irish based companies and multinational companies that have capacity in disruptive and sustainable technologies and those that want to use these technologies to change and grow their business. Funding was secured under the Public Service Innovation Fund to

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Flipdish Agrees Deal with French Department Store Galeries Lafayette

By Ryan Harmon 25 February 2022

Irish tech unicorn Flipdish has agreed a new partnership to develop a bespoke product-ordering solution for the upmarket French department store chain Galeries Lafayette. Flipdish became one of six official home-grown tech unicorns last month following a new $100 million (€87.9m) investment that valued it at $1.25 billion. The new platform will allow Galeries Lafayette to

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€180m Plans to Boost Regional Development Launched

By Ryan Harmon 22 February 2022

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, with Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail Damien English and Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Robert Troy, have launched €180 million plans to boost regional development. The government has committed to 9 enterprise plans, covering every

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€1m Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund Opens

By Ryan Harmon 18 February 2022

Early-stage entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial teams have been invited to apply for Enterprise Ireland’s €1m Competitive Start Fund (CSF) which is now open for applications. The competition is open to early-stage companies from all sectors with an eligible innovative product or service set for global markets. The fund will award up to €50,000 in equity funding […]

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Irish Healthcare Firms Target Middle East

By Ryan Harmon 11 February 2022

More than 200 meetings between Irish healthcare firms and buyers in the Middle East were brokered by Enterprise Ireland last week. More than 20 Irish companies took part in the Arab Health exhibition in Dubai. These included enterprises such as Aerogen, AceTech, Fleming Medical, CF Pharma Ireland Ltd, HealthSectorTalent, and HiberGene Diagnostics Ltd. The Irish medtech

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New €90m Fund for Irish Start-Ups Launched

By Ryan Harmon 10 February 2022

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD and the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD have launched a new €90m fund for Irish start-ups at Trinity College Dublin’s Tangent Ideas Workspace for student entrepreneurs. By investing in several underlying venture funds, the Irish Innovation Seed Fund Programme will provide vital […]

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Jim Woulfe and Lucinda Woods Appointed to the Board of Enterprise Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 25 January 2022

Former Dairygold CEO Jim Woulfe has been appointed to the board of Enterprise Ireland alongside financial strategist Lucinda Woods. Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar announced the appointment. It follows the publication this week of Enterprise Ireland’s results for 2021 which shows that companies supported by the State body

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Irish Firms Urged to Boost Growth by Having a Strategy for Digitalisation

By Ryan Harmon 24 January 2022

Digitalisation has risen to the top of the agenda for many Irish companies as they look forward to a post-pandemic world. Conor O’Donovan, Enterprise Ireland head of global marketing, corporate communications and digital, says, “it’s fundamentally a competitiveness issue.” “OECD research shows that adoption of digital technologies leads to higher levels of

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Record of Job Creation by Enterprise Ireland Companies in 2021

By Ryan Harmon 12 January 2022

The number of employees employed by Enterprise Ireland (EI) backed firms rose by 11,911 last year, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the highest job gain recorded by clients of a state agency in a single year. 207,894 people now work for companies assisted by EI, whose mission is the development and […]

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High Potential Dublin Start-Ups

By Ryan Harmon 8 December 2021

Ireland’s capital remains one of the leading European tech cities, just behind London and Paris. So it’s encouraging that the latest Financial Times’ Tech Cities of the Future rankings described Dublin as a “thriving hotspot for start-ups”, and Enterprise Ireland’s support structures for early-stage entrepreneurs play a huge part in the city scoring highly.

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Enterprise Ireland Trade Visit to Liverpool

By Ryan Harmon 7 December 2021

Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Robert Troy, led a one-day trade visit to Liverpool. The visit, organised by Enterprise Ireland, will further strengthen Ireland’s relationship with the North West of England and in particular, Liverpool City Region which is home to the UK base of a growing number of Irish […]

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New Toolkit for Employers to Help Improve Gender Balance

By Ryan Harmon 30 November 2021

A new online toolkit for employers aims to help companies improve their gender balance, which can attract talent and boost business performance. Research has continually shown that diverse teams outperform non-diverse teams financially, while other reports have suggested that having women at C-suite level can make businesses more profitable. However, there continues to be

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€500,000 Funding for 18 Successful Regional Enterprise Projects

By Ryan Harmon 25 November 2021

Ministers of State with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Robert Troy TD and Damien English TD have announced the successful projects under the government’s Regional Enterprise Transition Scheme (RETS) Feasibility Funding. The funding, totalling €548,250, will see 18 feasibility studies carried out in the coming months across a range of projects

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Cork-Based Starcircle to Create 100 New Jobs

By Ryan Harmon 24 November 2021

Cork-based recruitment technology company Starcircle plans to create 100 new jobs to facilitate further expansion into its key market of the US. The company uses technology and data to provide its clients with a different approach to sourcing diverse talent. It has offices in the US and Asia in addition to its Cork headquarters. Most […]

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Galway Medtech Startup Crowned Ireland’s Most Exciting Innovators

By Ryan Harmon 22 November 2021

Galway based medtech startup company XTremedy Medical has been named one of the most exciting new innovators to watch in Ireland. Xtremedy Medical took home the ‘One to Watch’ Award at Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas 2021 showcase, fending off eleven other competitors in cutting edge fields. The Big Ideas showcase saw investor-ready start-up companies to […]