2020 Press Releases - Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland approves €1.14m co-funding for Small Business Innovation Research (SBI...

Today, Enterprise Ireland (EI) approved a total of €1.14m joint funding to drive collaborative projects, or ‘Challenges’, between innovative companies and the public sector.

€24 million invested in start-ups by Enterprise Ireland in 2019

Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested €24 million in Irish start-ups in 2019 and supported a total of 127 start-up companies. Investment was provided throug ...

Enterprise Ireland ranked first in Europe and second globally for seed investment by lead...

The 2019 global ranking by PitchBook, a leading Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment Platform, has put Enterprise Ireland second in terms of Top VC investors in global seed funding

SHOWCASE, Ireland’s Creative Expo® 2020 delivers sales growth

Showcase, Ireland’s Creative Expo®, which took place 19 – 22 January, saw sales orders increase by 4.6% to €26.3M. Buyers from 27 countries attended, with marked increases from Germany (+17%), Japan (+23%), Canada (+22%) and Italy (+20%) resulting in ...

Client Update: Cancellation of Mobile World Congress

As reported in the media yesterday evening (12th February, 2020), the organisers of Mobile World Congress (MWC), Barcelona announced the cancellation of the event over concerns regarding the potential spread of coronavirus.

Enterprise Ireland CEO to step down

Enterprise Ireland, the Government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally, has announced that its Chief Executive Officer Julie Sinnamon is to step down from her role later this year.

Fexco opens €21m Research and Development Facility

Irish-international fintech company, Fexco has opened a new building in Killorglin, Co Kerry, which will house its own Research Development and Innovation Centre, and RDI Hub - a world-class centre for digital innovation focused on commercialisation ...

Irish SMEs are learning to attract and retain talent in their workforce

Enterprise Irelands’s first Excel at Growth - Attracting and Retaining Talent workshop of the year is being held today in Carton House Hotel, Maynooth. Co. Kildare.

Regional SMEs attend Enterprise Ireland Exporting Workshop

Enterprise Ireland held its one-day Export Development Workshop for SMEs this week to encourage early stage exporters boost their international growth.

Leadership Development Programme Women 2020

Enterprise Ireland and Dublin City University launch new Leadership Programme for Women

A new leadership programme for women, launched by Enterprise Ireland in collaboration with DCU’s Centre of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion, aims to support women in Ireland in pursuit of leadership and senior management roles in business.