A €190 million investment, creating 100 jobs in Cork is expected to be announced this morning.

THE Minister for Innovation Policy, Michael Ahern says schools will be crucial to Ireland’s success as a knowledge economy.

Small firms can now apply for ‘knowledge vouchers’ worth €5,000 each which can be used to gain research from third-level colleges to help improve business opportunities.

FORFÁS, the Government’s chief adviser on industrial strategy, warns that up to 500,000 in the workforce need better skills if the economy is to continue to succeed.