News & Events AprilMinister Breen opens first Fraunhofer Project Centre in Ireland9th May 2017 Science Foundation Ireland partner with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft to establish the Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC) for Embedded BioAnalytical Systems at Dublin City University New Fraunhofer Project Centre will focus on developing “Lab-on-a-Chip” technologies Minister Halligan welcomes the appointment of Sharon Bailey as the Chairperson of the European Association of Research Managers Administrators (EARMA)28th April 2017 EGFSN welcomes the launch of the National Skills Council (NSC) 28th April 2017 Tony Donohoe has been appointed the new Chair of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN)BorgWarner adds new production line for electric vehicle28th April 2017 Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor announces HQTralee as first recipient of Vodafone & Siro’s Gigabit Hub Initiative28th April 2017 Dingle welcomes a new Creativity and Innovation Hub28th April 2017 Ambition to Create over 100 full time jobs in Five Years. 1GB Dedicated Fibre Connection Delivered by eir. Gamechanger for Dingle’s Business and Creative Community. Dead and injured workers remembered on third Workers’ Memorial Day 28th April 2017 520 people killed and many others injured in work-related accidents 2007 – 2016Shire opens new HQ office in Dublin city centre27th April 2017 Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor launches National Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition27th April 2017 Coalition aims to tackle Digital Skills GapTeenage entrepreneurs meet Minister Breen ahead of Student Enterprise National Final on May 3rd27th April 2017 15 years of student enterprise to be celebrated by Local Enterprise Offices in Croke Park on May 3rd Tipperary embarks on first ever unified promotional campaign for inward investment26th April 2017 TIPPERARY – THE PLACE, THE TIME to target indigenous and FDI jobsEnterprise Ireland announces €750,000 in start-up funding for Female Entrepreneurs26th April 2017 Tenable selects Dublin as home for its first international headquarters 26th April 2017 Global cybersecurity leader to create 100 new jobs in local Dublin economy with the grand opening of its new office in the Dublin Docklands Minister Halligan announces new UK-Ireland partnership to encourage collaborative research 25th April 2017 Science Foundation Ireland enters new partnership agreement with UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Minister Halligan announces €6.7 million joint research investment by Science Foundation Ireland and UK research council 25th April 2017 Minister Mitchell O’Connor launches the Framework for Town Centre Renewal25th April 2017 Irish business prioritising talent retention, new CIPD research shows25th April 2017 Ahead of the CIPD Ireland Annual Conference, new research shows growing focus on attracting and retaining talentMinister Halligan leads Enterprise Ireland Trade Visit to ESTEC – the European Space Agency’s Research and Development Centre in the Netherlands.24th April 2017 Details of ESA contracts secured by Irish companies with a cumulative value of almost €2M announced Minister Pat Breen marks 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Employment Appeals Tribunal21st April 2017 Nearly 200,000 decisions by EAT since its establishment contributing hugely to employment rights in Ireland EAT is winding down as part of the restructuring of the Workplace Relations mechanisms of the StateMinister Breen leads 25 companies on Enterprise Ireland Trade Visit to Antwerp, Belgium20th April 2017 Focus is on developing export opportunities for Irish high-tech construction companiesMinisters launch report on Future Skills Needs in the Food and Drink Sector13th April 2017 Meat Technology Ireland Launched13th April 2017 Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes the launch of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2017 by Minister Humphreys, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs13th April 2017 Citrix to create 150 new jobs as part of expansion drive in Ireland12th April 2017 26,000 sq ft of office space to be added to Citrix’s existing offices in Dublin’s East Point Business Park Chopped to double in size with 20 new Irish outlets, 430 new jobs and UK expansion12th April 2017 • Twenty new Chopped outlets to open across Ireland in 2017 as Chopped doubles its Irish footprint from 20 to 40 outlets • 320 employees at Chopped will be joined by 320 new employees for Ireland and 110 new employees to support Chopped’s UK expansion • Six UK outlets will be open by mid-2017 Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Minister welcomes the National Competitiveness Council Report, Competitiveness Benchmarking; Ireland and the UK, 201712th April 2017 The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation seeks participation from Irish businesses in new study on Corporate Social Responsibility11th April 2017 Minister Breen travels to Budapest to discuss Brexit and the Single Market11th April 2017 Minister Halligan welcomes Ireland’s continued success in winning EU funding for Research and Innovation11th April 2017 Ireland wins a total €386 million of EU fundingMinister Mitchell O’Connor announces €4.6 million SFI investment to support 37 research commercialisation projects7th April 2017 FundRock celebrates the opening of its new Dublin office7th April 2017 Minister Breen leads drive for new business links between Ireland and Canada6th April 2017 Ireland to grow exports by €250m under new Canada EU Free Trade AgreementEnterprise Ireland client companies announce 60 jobs for Cork6th April 2017 Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes continuing fall in Live Register6th April 2017 All 8 regions have shown fall in live register over past 12 monthsMinister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes further fall in monthly unemployment figures 4th April 2017 Monthly unemployment rate now at 6.4%New products and markets key to export growth 4th April 2017 Load More Back to Top Share This
Minister Breen opens first Fraunhofer Project Centre in Ireland9th May 2017 Science Foundation Ireland partner with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft to establish the Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC) for Embedded BioAnalytical Systems at Dublin City University New Fraunhofer Project Centre will focus on developing “Lab-on-a-Chip” technologies
Minister Halligan welcomes the appointment of Sharon Bailey as the Chairperson of the European Association of Research Managers Administrators (EARMA)28th April 2017
EGFSN welcomes the launch of the National Skills Council (NSC) 28th April 2017 Tony Donohoe has been appointed the new Chair of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN)
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor announces HQTralee as first recipient of Vodafone & Siro’s Gigabit Hub Initiative28th April 2017
Dingle welcomes a new Creativity and Innovation Hub28th April 2017 Ambition to Create over 100 full time jobs in Five Years. 1GB Dedicated Fibre Connection Delivered by eir. Gamechanger for Dingle’s Business and Creative Community.
Dead and injured workers remembered on third Workers’ Memorial Day 28th April 2017 520 people killed and many others injured in work-related accidents 2007 – 2016
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor launches National Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition27th April 2017 Coalition aims to tackle Digital Skills Gap
Teenage entrepreneurs meet Minister Breen ahead of Student Enterprise National Final on May 3rd27th April 2017 15 years of student enterprise to be celebrated by Local Enterprise Offices in Croke Park on May 3rd
Tipperary embarks on first ever unified promotional campaign for inward investment26th April 2017 TIPPERARY – THE PLACE, THE TIME to target indigenous and FDI jobs
Tenable selects Dublin as home for its first international headquarters 26th April 2017 Global cybersecurity leader to create 100 new jobs in local Dublin economy with the grand opening of its new office in the Dublin Docklands
Minister Halligan announces new UK-Ireland partnership to encourage collaborative research 25th April 2017 Science Foundation Ireland enters new partnership agreement with UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Minister Halligan announces €6.7 million joint research investment by Science Foundation Ireland and UK research council 25th April 2017
Irish business prioritising talent retention, new CIPD research shows25th April 2017 Ahead of the CIPD Ireland Annual Conference, new research shows growing focus on attracting and retaining talent
Minister Halligan leads Enterprise Ireland Trade Visit to ESTEC – the European Space Agency’s Research and Development Centre in the Netherlands.24th April 2017 Details of ESA contracts secured by Irish companies with a cumulative value of almost €2M announced
Minister Pat Breen marks 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Employment Appeals Tribunal21st April 2017 Nearly 200,000 decisions by EAT since its establishment contributing hugely to employment rights in Ireland EAT is winding down as part of the restructuring of the Workplace Relations mechanisms of the State
Minister Breen leads 25 companies on Enterprise Ireland Trade Visit to Antwerp, Belgium20th April 2017 Focus is on developing export opportunities for Irish high-tech construction companies
Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes the launch of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2017 by Minister Humphreys, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs13th April 2017
Citrix to create 150 new jobs as part of expansion drive in Ireland12th April 2017 26,000 sq ft of office space to be added to Citrix’s existing offices in Dublin’s East Point Business Park
Chopped to double in size with 20 new Irish outlets, 430 new jobs and UK expansion12th April 2017 • Twenty new Chopped outlets to open across Ireland in 2017 as Chopped doubles its Irish footprint from 20 to 40 outlets • 320 employees at Chopped will be joined by 320 new employees for Ireland and 110 new employees to support Chopped’s UK expansion • Six UK outlets will be open by mid-2017
Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Minister welcomes the National Competitiveness Council Report, Competitiveness Benchmarking; Ireland and the UK, 201712th April 2017
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation seeks participation from Irish businesses in new study on Corporate Social Responsibility11th April 2017
Minister Halligan welcomes Ireland’s continued success in winning EU funding for Research and Innovation11th April 2017 Ireland wins a total €386 million of EU funding
Minister Mitchell O’Connor announces €4.6 million SFI investment to support 37 research commercialisation projects7th April 2017
Minister Breen leads drive for new business links between Ireland and Canada6th April 2017 Ireland to grow exports by €250m under new Canada EU Free Trade Agreement
Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes continuing fall in Live Register6th April 2017 All 8 regions have shown fall in live register over past 12 months
Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes further fall in monthly unemployment figures 4th April 2017 Monthly unemployment rate now at 6.4%