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<p>Chief executive of Enterprise Ireland Leo Clancy said Irish companies remained committed to the UK despite Brexit. </p>

companies

Enterprise Ireland clients hit record €34.57bn in exports during 2023

Total exports in the technology and services sector grew to just shy of €8.5bn, while exports from the industrial and life sciences sector were up by 7% to €10.4bn

<p>Mr Christal said businesses are preparing themselves to expand “beyond to UK." File picture: AP/Peter Morrison</p>

companies

Enterprise Ireland-backed food firms remain 'resilient' after bolstering R&D investment

<p>Enterprise Minister Peter Burke suggested additional SME supports are being ironed out by Government despite underwhelming application figures for the Increased Cost of Doing Business Grant. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews</p>

companies

SMEs expect rise in turnover which may offset wage burdens, report shows

Waterford IT firm HCS to expand services to Britain

companies

Waterford IT firm HCS to expand services to Britain

Expansion of Irish beef into Korean market on agenda during trade mission

politics

Expansion of Irish beef into Korean market on agenda during trade mission

Call for €2bn training fund for Irish small firms in budget

economy

Call for €2bn training fund for Irish small firms in budget

Organisations called on to help cut Ireland's 800,000 tonnes of food waste by 50%

Organisations called on to help cut Ireland's 800,000 tonnes of food waste by 50%

Organisations in the food supply chain are being called on to commit to reducing Ireland's food waste by 50% by 2030

Thu, 29 Jun, 2023

Email firm Mesh secures EI and Elkstone funding

Email firm Mesh secures EI and Elkstone funding

Funds will work towards research and development as well as talent acquisition and the expansion of markets.

Sun, 18 Jun, 2023

Advanced Cosmetics scoops top prize at the National Enterprise Awards

Advanced Cosmetics scoops top prize at the National Enterprise Awards

Also honoured at the event was West Cork Distillers, which won the Outstanding Achievement Award

Thu, 01 Jun, 2023

Taoiseach visit to UK

Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland, IDA, and Irish embassy to work from new shared hub in London

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is bringing plans to Cabinet for the 22nd 'Ireland House' to serve Irish interests in our nearest neighbour and our largest export market for food and drink

Tue, 30 May, 2023

Enterprise Ireland boss 'confident' about the UK for Irish exports

Enterprise Ireland boss 'confident' about the UK for Irish exports

Chief executive Leo Clancy not concerned about the impact UK trade deals might have on Irish exports, saying long-distance deals will not impact Ireland’s main exports to the country

Wed, 19 Apr, 2023

Enterprise Ireland invested €27m in start-ups last year

Enterprise Ireland invested €27m in start-ups last year

Of all the companies supported by Enterprise Ireland in 2022, 50% were located outside of Dublin and over one-third were led by women

Tue, 18 Apr, 2023

Housing stock

Enterprise Ireland admits housing crisis impacting business growth potential

Companies are struggling to locate living space for prospective employees, Public Accounts Committee heard

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023

Taoiseach visit to the US

Paul Hosford: Paddy’s Day trips have more value than their price tags

Is it worth it?The question that abounds this week every year as ministers, their advisers, and civil servants leave our shores for St Patrick’s Day trips abroad.

Sat, 18 Mar, 2023

Tánaiste to appear on big screen in Times Square during US visit

Tánaiste to appear on big screen in Times Square during US visit

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is set to appear on a large screen in Times Square during his 11-day tour of New York and Boston to mark St Patrick’s Day festivities.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

Atlantic Flight Training Academy is switching to sustainable fuel

Atlantic Flight Training Academy is switching to sustainable fuel

CEO Mark Casey said AFTA is 'committed to achieving the 2030 deadline for a 100% fleet conversion to sustainable aviation fuel'

Tue, 07 Mar, 2023

John Whelan: LEOs urged to get more small business exporting

John Whelan: LEOs urged to get more small business exporting

Encouraging more small businesses to take the risk, jump on a plane, find a new customer, and build overseas sales is challenging at the best of times. But getting 2,000 to do this by the end of next year is challenging, to say the least.

Sun, 26 Feb, 2023

Enterprise Ireland chief sees small firms thriving amid tech slowdown

Enterprise Ireland chief sees small firms thriving amid tech slowdown

Leo Clancy made his remarks at the 41st UCC Commerce Society Conference

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

In Dublin, It's Elon Musk Versus the Housing Market

Housing crisis adds stress on firms recruiting abroad, warns Enterprise Ireland

Ireland’s acute housing shortage is adding to problems faced by larger firms as they try to lure talent from abroad, according to the head of the country’s state agency for business. “It’s a big pinch point,” Enterprise Ireland CEO Leo Clancy said.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2023

Job creation grows among firms supported by Local Enterprise Offices

Job creation grows among firms supported by Local Enterprise Offices

Latest figures from LEO showed 2022 was the third highest year of job creation by the LEOs since their inception in 2014

Tue, 17 Jan, 2023

Irish tech firms in better shape than multinationals, says Leo Clancy

Irish tech firms in better shape than multinationals, says Leo Clancy

Comments made at Enterprise Ireland’s end-of-year results which showed net jobs increased by 5% with 10,841 created in 2022 among Enterprise Ireland clients

Tue, 10 Jan, 2023

Paschal Donohoe brands tech firms' handling of job losses as 'appalling'

Paschal Donohoe brands tech firms' handling of job losses as 'appalling'

Mr Donohoe said the job losses were now an opportunity for some of the people involved to create their own companies

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

John Whelan: More support needed for businesses as recession threatens our trading partners

John Whelan: More support needed for businesses as recession threatens our trading partners

As the economy for the past few years has been buoyed up by export growth, without more targeted support for the sector, a hard landing for the economy may be difficult to avoid

Sun, 23 Oct, 2022

Irish healthtech start-up raises €1.3m in seed funding round

Irish healthtech start-up raises €1.3m in seed funding round

The firm uses technology and data analytics to allow patients to receive the correct medical tests and scans in hospital

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

Gender Pay Gap In Turkey

Gender pay gap revealed at top of Enterprise Ireland and IDA

The majority of staff of both Enterprise Ireland and the IDA are women

Wed, 03 Aug, 2022

Two farmers talk on the field. Use a tablet

Emerging technologies ‘could feasibly reduce agri-emissions’

The Energy and Farm Business Show heard that for Ireland, anaerobic digestion “could be a great solution” to replace fertilisers

Tue, 26 Jul, 2022

Technology Stock

Incentives to boost business digitalisation include €10m fund

The money will help firms update software, get new equipment, train up staff, and implement automation and AI technology

Mon, 20 Jun, 2022

Enterprise Ireland CEO: Firms will have to offer hybrid working

Enterprise Ireland CEO: Firms will have to offer hybrid working

“The demand is there for it and employers will need to offer it to attract more talent,” the CEO of Enterprise Ireland said

Fri, 04 Feb, 2022

MTU's New Frontiers accepts 11 new start-ups across Cork and Kerry campuses

MTU's New Frontiers accepts 11 new start-ups across Cork and Kerry campuses

Raising finance is a key input to the programme, including pitch preparation and access to a wide network of investors in Ireland and abroad.

Tue, 14 Dec, 2021

Dubai Metro rapid transit train

Cork firm secures lighting contract for Dubai Metro

Announcement made at three-day Irish trade mission to United Arab Emirates and Qatar

Tue, 05 Oct, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Jun 28, 2021

Varadkar to head Ireland's first in-person trade mission since Covid-19

Three-day mission to London, Paris and Berlin to support Irish exporters

Fri, 03 Sep, 2021

Enterprise Ireland sees 'challenging' year for exports

Enterprise Ireland sees 'challenging' year for exports

'Client firms expect exports to increase by 8% this year'

Wed, 23 Jun, 2021

Thinking local in a global sense: Why buying Irish will save jobs

Thinking local in a global sense: Why buying Irish will save jobs

Agri-food sector shows resilience in spite of Covid and Brext

Sun, 25 Apr, 2021

Software firm to create 50 new jobs and open new Cork centre

Software firm to create 50 new jobs and open new Cork centre

SL Controls, whose turnover grew 33% last year, is expanding its teams in four existing Irish locations and adding a fifth

Mon, 01 Mar, 2021

Over 17,000 jobs lost at Enterprise Ireland-backed companies last year

Over 17,000 jobs lost at Enterprise Ireland-backed companies last year

Life sciences and cleantech sectors saw significant employment growth in past year, while the ICT and food sectors took a hit

Mon, 11 Jan, 2021

Plea to sell idle North Cork IDA site

Plea to sell idle North Cork IDA site

Not one single business has been located there since the IDA took it over 18 years ago.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2020

Cork-based supplements group raises €6.7m for expansion

Cork-based supplements group raises €6.7m for expansion

Solvotrin Therapeutics, headquartered in Little Island, is now valued at €45m

Mon, 02 Nov, 2020

Irish firm chosen for flagship 'Ireland House' in Tokyo

Irish firm chosen for flagship 'Ireland House' in Tokyo

An Irish architecture company has been chosen as the design firm for the new €21 million Ireland House in Tokyo.

Thu, 17 Sep, 2020

Analyst warns sluggish Irish R&D investment levels stalling recovery

Analyst warns sluggish Irish R&D investment levels stalling recovery

IRELAND should consider bringing national R&D investment incentives in line with key competitors, whose pro-investor approaches currently seem to be better at accelerating their recovery from Covid-19 impacts.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Tánaiste asks Dáil to approve €483m to assist SMEs

Tánaiste asks Dáil to approve €483m to assist SMEs

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

New website helps people with dyslexia improve reading

New website helps people with dyslexia improve reading

A website developed by a science student is helping people with dyslexia to maximise their reading speed and minimise errors.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Micheál Martin announces Seanad nominees, with Regina Doherty named leader of upper house

Micheál Martin announces Seanad nominees, with Regina Doherty named leader of upper house

It's clear that the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael attempted to improve the gender balance of their Seanad showing, with Fianna Fáil electing three women, and Fine Gael electing four.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2020

Cork named fifth best city in Europe for economic potential

Cork named fifth best city in Europe for economic potential

Cork city has been named the fifth best city in Europe for economic potential by the influential publisher, the Financial Times .

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

€20m funding pool created for Irish fintech companies

€20m funding pool created for Irish fintech companies

Venture capital firm MiddleGame Ventures has announced a €10 million grant from Enterprise Ireland to create a pool of funding of up to €20m for Irish Fintech companies.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

UCC student scoops top entrepreneur award for brain injury detection device

UCC student scoops top entrepreneur award for brain injury detection device

A pocket-sized brain injury detection device for newborns has won the top prize in Enterprise Ireland's Student Entrepreneurs Awards.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Irish company awarded €2.5m to battle Covid-19

Irish company awarded €2.5m to battle Covid-19

An Irish biotechnology company has been awarded €2.5m in European funding for its Covid-19 response technology.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

human sperm and egg cell

Researchers at the University of Limerick snare better sperm to help treat infertility

With an estimated one-in-six couples experiencing infertility problems, researchers at the University of Limerick have developed a new technology to help those seeking to start a family.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2020

My job: The app that assists with social-distance socialising

My job: The app that assists with social-distance socialising

At a time when maintaining required social distancing is a dilemma occupying much of the hospitality industry, a new technology launched this week seems well placed to assist its recovery.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Waterford Distillery wants ‘terroir’ wine status for whiskey

Waterford Distillery wants ‘terroir’ wine status for whiskey

The famed French principle of ‘terroir’ — that a distinctive flavour is imparted to wine by the natural environment in which it is produced — is being adapted to the production of whiskey by an Irish distillery.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

GRAPEVINE: AIP develops automated bug fix for website developers worldwide

GRAPEVINE: AIP develops automated bug fix for website developers worldwide

AIP is an innovative Irish startup whose automated bug-fixing platform can process thousands of websites at a cost that is entirely negligible

Fri, 22 May, 2020