Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Robert Troy, has published the report on Ireland’s trade and investment performance for 2021, Delivering Value for Ireland: Trade and Investment Report 2021. Ireland’s record performance – €451 billion exports in 2021 – is set against the backdrop of ongoing trading challenges and geopolitical
IDA Ireland, the inward investment agency of the Irish Government, have reported significant investment growth in the first half of 2022, returning FDI results to above the pre-pandemic 2019 record levels, despite a continuing challenging global environment. 155 investments were won, with associated employment potential of over 18,000 jobs. 73 were new name investments. 73
Alexion, the Rare Disease group of AstraZeneca, have announced it is to invest €65 million in new and enhanced capabilities across its sites in Ireland. The programme will centre on three investments: the installation of new drug substance production equipment and warehousing facilities to support ambient and cold storage at both sites in College Park […]
Park Place Technologies, the world’s largest global data centre and networking optimisation firm, has opened its long-awaited Support & Operations Centre at Blarney Business Park, Cork. This project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said, “I am delighted to welcome the official opening of the new Park Place Technologies
A new state-of-the-art visitor centre at the Céide Fields, which will drive tourism recovery in Mayo and along the Wild Atlantic Way, has been officially opened by Minister of State with responsibility for Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan and welcomed by Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State for Heritage and […]
Merck, a leading science and technology company, is expanding its membrane and filtration manufacturing capabilities in Ireland, with the company will invest approximately €440 million to increase membrane manufacturing capacity in Carrigtwohill and to build a new manufacturing facility at Blarney Business Park, both in Cork, Ireland. The investment, which is the largest
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) hosted a visit by An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD at its Global Delivery Centre in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal in Ireland. One of the North West’s largest employers, TCS briefed Minister Varadkar and other visiting guests from IDA Ireland on its plans to further cement […]
KPMG has published its Venture Pulse Q1’22 report, tracking venture capital (VC) investment activity around the world. The figures show that Irish companies raised $401 million in venture capital investment across 25 deals in the first quarter of 2022 – the highest value of investment ever recorded in a first quarter. The strong start to […]
Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton, announced the allocation of almost €16.4 million in capital funding to regional airports under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025. Almost €6.6 million has been allocated to our regional airports at Donegal, Ireland West (Knock) and Kerry and over €9.8 million has been allocated to our […]
Boston Scientific Corporation, a global leader in medical device technology, will unveil a new €100 million expansion of its operations at Ballybrit in Galway. The expansion is expected to enable 300+ jobs in the coming years and includes over 40,000 square feet of medical device manufacturing space that will be powered by renewable energy. Taoiseach Micheál […]
MGS has ambitious investment and expansion plans for its Leixlip plant in Kildare, which were announced by Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar. MGS’s plans are being driven by the company’s continued success and growth within the healthcare sector. Focusing on the manufacture of high precision medical device components has expedited the
EirGen Pharma has acquired a new building in the IDA Industrial Estate in Waterford which will facilitate an expansion of its Oral Solid Dose manufacturing and packaging capabilities. The new facility will provide an additional 3,500m2 of state-of-the-art manufacturing and packaging capabilities for its global customer base. An Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade
Clearco, the world’s largest ecommerce investor and the company revolutionizing the way founders grow their businesses, have announced that it is continuing to build on its commitment to democratize access to capital and expand into growing global markets with the introduction of its signature equity-free capital funding product to Irish founders and entrepreneurs. The
Dublin City University spin-out Pilot Photonics has received a €1.8m investment from Kernel Capital, through the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund II. The company has developed ‘comb laser’ technology. Using a patented gain switching technique, Pilot Photonics said it can generate and manipulate waves of light with exceptional precision and effectively create
Janssen Sciences Ireland, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, have announced an investment in its biopharmaceutical supply chain facility in Ringaskiddy, Cork. The €150m investment in the facility has the potential to create 180 new full-time jobs. This expansion will add to the existing global manufacturing capacity, allowing the company to reach […]
KPMG has published its Pulse of Fintech biannual report, highlighting global and regional fintech investment trends and Venture Pulse Q4’21 report, tracking venture capital (VC) activity around the globe, including in Ireland. Key findings from the Pulse of Fintech report, which tracks M&A, venture capital and private equity activity, show that the Irish fintech
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, has announced the allocation of €35m for capital projects in 2022 in Ireland’s six state-owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, An Daingean, Castletownbere, Dunmore East and Howth through the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. Announcing the investment,
Amgen announced an investment of $100 million for the construction of a new vial filing line with ‘state of the art’ technology and new site infrastructure at its manufacturing plant in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. This investment is one of Amgen’s largest construction projects outside North America and will lead to the creation of 150 construction jobs. The Dun Laoghaire
IDA Ireland, the inward investment promotion and development agency of the Irish Government, reported a record breaking year for FDI employment with significantly higher levels of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2021 compared with 2020 and strong gains recorded in both gross and net employment. Total employment in IDA client companies in Ireland now stands […]
BD, a leading global medical technology company, has announced plans to create more than 130 new jobs and invest €70million over five years in BD’s Research Centre Ireland R&D Centre of Excellence in Limerick. The investment will further position the facility as a hub for the development of smart, secure connected health and infection monitoring […]