2020 Press Releases - Enterprise Ireland

European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2020

Enterprise Ireland in conjunction with The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry are pleased to announce the two national winners who will represent Ireland at the European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2020.

9 in 10 businesses required some level of upskilling in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic as...

As part of the Government’s response to the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation through its agency Enterprise Ireland conducted a recent survey that has revealed, of the companies that have availed ...

Our 2 million euro Competitive Start Funds are now open for All Sectors and Women Entrepreneurs

Enterprise Ireland €2m Competitive Start Fund can accelerate the growth of your start-up

Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund (CSF) will open to applications for two competitions today which will approve up to forty investments – the ‘All Sectors’ competition and a ‘Women Entrepreneurs’ Competition

Enterprise Ireland reveals new start-up initiative with Amazon Web Services

Irish start-ups are set to benefit from a new joint Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Enterprise Ireland collaboration which will provide entrepreneurs and early stage companies access to a range of resources, benefits and technologies to help them innov ...

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar announces €6.5m euro in grants to retail sector through Covid-19 On...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, has announced the successful applicants approved for funding through the Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme, which is administered by Enterprise Ireland

PlasmaBound seals €1.1 million Investment Round

PlasmaBound, a University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out, which has developed a novel surface treatment technology to enable global manufacturing industries to reduce product weight and meet fuel efficiency and carbon emissions requirements, has today ...

Minister Humphreys announces 11 successful applicants to €17m Border Enterprise Developme...

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD named the 11 successful border county projects from the North East and North West of the country approved to share in the €17m Border Enterprise Development Fund 2020, an initiati ...

Middlegame Ventures announces plans to step up investment activity in the Irish fintech m...

MiddleGame Ventures (MGV), a leading financial services technology venture capital firm, has announced a €10 million investment from Enterprise Ireland to create a pool of funding of up to €20m for Irish Fintech companies

Brain injury detection device for newborns wins Student Entrepreneur Awards 2020

A medical device for the early detection and monitoring of brain injuries in newborns has scooped the top prize at Enterprise Ireland’s Student Entrepreneur Awards 2020

Eight Irish Start-Ups and SMEs to benefit from over €31m in funding

The European Commission today announced that 72 European start-ups and SMEs will be awarded €314m in funding to support the development of their innovations and the scaling of their companies