# Enterprise Ireland

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# the good information project

FactFind: How deep is Ireland's trade and investment relationship with China?

Ireland’s ties with Chinese companies and investors have strengthened significantly in the past decade.

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Jun 1st 2021, 12:05 AM

# The Giant

Dublin businessman has Giant ambitions for his latest visitor attraction — the world's tallest moving statue

It’s understood that Dublin is one of the cities being targeted by the company.

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Mar 15th 2021, 2:41 PM

# Brexit

'There is a real risk of delays': Survey shows over half of Irish firms have not made Brexit customs plans

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has appealed to businesses to step up their planning.

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Nov 27th 2020, 7:18 AM

# Liquidity

€1bn worth of supports announced for businesses, with a push to get companies to sell online

The supports aim to help with liquidity issues experienced by businesses.

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Apr 8th 2020, 4:59 PM

# Startups and tech

How Enterprise Ireland is evolving its approach to finding Irish startup winners

The state agency is putting more focus on ‘significant disruptive projects’ and women in business.

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Feb 28th 2020, 12:16 PM

# Work

No commuting and casting a wider talent net - why businesses are opting for remote working

Irish industry experts and business people weigh in on the pros and cons of the ‘smarter way’ to work.

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Aug 1st 2019, 1:30 PM

# Startups and tech

Ear surgery, Oscar Wilde and 'smart pebbles': Inside Enterprise Ireland's 'Big Ideas'

The startup showcase, which took place earlier this month, is in its 11th year.

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Jun 27th 2019, 10:10 AM

# Thinking Big

Clare Co Council looking at idea of 'autonomous cars' to address rural transport issues

The council is exploring the concept of both an Uber-style system and the use of driverless cars and has gotten €25,000 in funding to do so.

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Mar 11th 2018, 7:45 AM

# Technology

Beyond Silicon Docks: How a hot market for tech jobs is driving hubs across rural Ireland

Plus we look at the most in-demand roles in tech right now.

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Sep 1st 2017, 2:22 PM

# Ambitious

Varadkar's 'global footprint' plan aims to double Irish investment, trade and tourism by 2025

The Taoiseach is on a three-day visit to Canada.

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Aug 21st 2017, 4:05 PM

# firemole

This gadget will sound an alarm if your charger overheats

It recently won an innovation award.

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May 13th 2017, 8:00 AM

# cartoon saloon

This Irish Oscar-nominated animation company is bringing 140 new jobs to Kilkenny

Another 60 jobs were announced at tech company Red Hat in Waterford.

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Feb 6th 2017, 7:58 AM

'Rural communities deserve better': Two in three IDA properties vacant

Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor said the IDA needs to have available properties to offer to prospective investors.

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Oct 29th 2016, 11:56 AM

# Money Talks

Cash pool for female startup founders needed to 'end discrimination against women'

An Oireachtas committee wants a €25 million fund set aside for female entrepreneurs.

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Jul 30th 2015, 4:53 PM

# know the lingo

Lost in translation? This Irish language-tech startup is here to help

Dublin-based Iconic Translation Machines is growing fast.

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Jul 23rd 2015, 11:37 AM

# join us

Here's what is being done to lure 'the next Facebook' to Ireland

There’s money on the table for foreign startups that come to the country.

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Jul 13th 2015, 5:40 PM

# jobs watch

Limerick and Cork are getting a jobs boost this morning

EPS and Payback Loyalty announced plans to hire 78 new jobs.

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Apr 16th 2015, 8:02 AM

# who ya gonna call?

An Irish product that predicts when a cow will give birth is about to make it big time (oh, and it's called Moocall)

Quite apart from having the best name ever, Moocall works a treat. And it’s going to make its three founders a lot of money.

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Mar 28th 2015, 11:15 AM

# The Big Idea

This startup wants to save companies a tidy sum on their energy bills

Energy Elephant’s big idea is deceptively simple.

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Mar 8th 2015, 7:30 PM

# Prime Numbers

Sunday Independent, same-sex marriage and Snapchat: The week in numbers

Plus: How long were the water charge protesters jailed for?

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Feb 21st 2015, 7:00 PM

# clever clogs

These are the startups Ireland's newest business leaders have been coming up with

Complicated tech ones for the most part…

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Feb 19th 2015, 8:40 AM

# Girl Power

The level of female start ups in Ireland has increased 600% since 2011

With 1,500 jobs on the way Richard Bruton has hailed Ireland’s entrepreneurs as ‘heroes’.

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Feb 18th 2015, 2:10 PM

# currencyfair

What I Learned: Saving expats a small fortune wiring their cash back home

The banking crisis finally got people angry enough to take their business elsewhere.

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Jan 18th 2015, 8:30 AM

# big promise richard

'We can create full employment by the end of 2018': Bruton

Bruton and Enterprise Ireland say 2014 was a very good year for new jobs.

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Jan 12th 2015, 4:47 PM

# little wonder

This Dublin-designed probe is much smaller than a hair... and it could help cure cancer

Adama Innovations plans to make millions within a few years from its nanotechnology.

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Nov 3rd 2014, 1:57 PM

# Startups

Now there's €40m up for grabs if software's your bag

Venture capitalists get An Post, Irish banks to stump up cash for tech startups.

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Sep 4th 2014, 11:45 AM

# LEOs

Tipp's Local Enterprise Office spent €4k on its opening event... Leitrim spent €30

Scones and brown bread were supplied to the event free of charge. Yum.

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Aug 18th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Funding

Companies received €5m more in venture capital from Enterprise Ireland last year

A total of €59 million was invested last year.

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Jul 18th 2014, 1:03 PM

# Oireachtas agenda

What changes does Ibec want in the 2015 Budget?

Ibec is one of several groups making pre-budget submissions to the Oireachtas Finance Committee today, but what else is happening in Leinster House?

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Jul 15th 2014, 9:00 AM

# Start Ups

Enterprise Ireland investment losses more than quadruple to €16.8 million

It may have been a record year for the agency, but many investments seem not to have gone to plan.

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Jul 13th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Record Breaker

Record year as Enterprise Ireland companies hit €17.1 billion in exports

The export agency added 5,442 more jobs in 2013 than in 2012.

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Jul 10th 2014, 5:08 PM

# Seed fund

Entrepreneurship shortfall targeted by €500,000 graduate fund

Applications for up to €50,000 in funding are being sought from recent college-leavers.

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May 29th 2014, 12:41 PM

Voices

Opinion: We can't afford to take a single job for granted, as recent painful history has shown

All too often businesses fail for lack of advice or appropriate mentoring at their early stages – Local Enterprise Offices are responding to this need.

May 28th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Funding

Five counties received less than 1% of Enterprise Ireland funding last year

They received €2,769,721 out of a total of almost €90 million

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May 6th 2014, 7:30 AM

# unlocking the code

Are women the 'untapped answer' to Ireland's IT skills shortage?

A new report proposes that women could be the key to bridging the skills gap in the IT sector, but found that three quarters of females working in the industry had not planned on making it their career.

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May 3rd 2014, 7:15 AM