2016 Press Releases - Enterprise Ireland

Ireland's National BIM Council, launched in Dublin

On Wednesday 15th June, 2016, Ireland’s National BIM Council (NBC) a national body to support the advancement of digital in the construction sector was officially launched.

Minister Halligan highlights benefits to companies of participation in Horizon 2020 fundi...

Minister for Training and Skills, John Halligan TD outlined the benefits of Horizon 2020 funding at a breakfast event organised by Enterprise Ireland and attended by multinational companies including Irish multinational companies.

Business leaders join forces to promote Female Entrepreneurs in Letterkenny

On Thursday, June 23rd at the Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny, Enterprise Ireland, the Government agency responsible for helping businesses to start-up and scale, and Network Ireland, the leading networking organisation for women in business in Ireland, ...

European Investment Fund and Enterprise Ireland to launch a EUR 20m Business Angels co-in...

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Enterprise Ireland have signed an agreement to launch the EUR 20m European Angels Fund Ireland (EAF Ireland) which will double the investment capacity of approved business angels and other non-institutional inve ...

Student from Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) scoops top prize at Enterprise Ireland St...

Vincent Forde, a student from CIT, has today won the Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award and been named ‘College Entrepreneur of the Year 2016’.

Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Aidan Brogan, Chief Executive Officer, Datalex.

Datalex announce 200 new jobs in response to global demand for its digital commerce softw...

Datalex, the Dublin-based digital commerce travel software company, is to create 200 jobs across its global divisions over the next eighteen months.

Enterprise Ireland announces €5m funding for 48 projects in drive for new local and regio...

Enterprise Ireland today announced the allocation of €5m in funding for local and regional initiatives to support new businesses and jobs across the country under the LEO Competitive Fund and the Community Enterprise Initiative.

Over 3,500 local jobs created by Local Enterprise Offices in 2015 - Minister Mitchell O'C...

A net total of 3,533 new full and part-time jobs were delivered in 2015 by the 6,500 small businesses from across the country that have been supported by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), according to the results of the latest LEO annual jobs surv ...

Longford-based Kiernan Structural Steel announces 50 new jobs

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD today (Friday 27th May, 2016) welcomed the announcement of the creation of 50 new jobs at Kiernan Structural Steel Ltd. in Longford.

L-R: Geraldine Gibson, Managing Director, AQ Metrics; Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation; Leo McAdams, Divisional Manager ICT & International Services, Enterprise Ireland; Brett Meyers, CEO, Currency Fair

New €500,000 Enterprise Ireland fund to support FinTech start-ups

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD launched a new €500,000 Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund (CSF) to stimulate start-up activity in the FinTech sector.