The value of exports from Enterprise Ireland-supported firms has almost doubled in the past decade having broken through the €20bn mark for the first time last year.

Irish exporters are being urged to keep diversifying their business regardless of the outcome of the EU referendum.

The State body charged with fostering indigenous enterprise can boast a record number of people at work in the companies it supports after a bumper 2015.

Exporters’ reputation as the economic engine of the country was further cemented yesterday as figures revealed that exports hit record levels in 2014.

Irish companies will benefit from Britain’s continued membership of the EU but it is too early to quantify the scale of the potential losses should it leave, according to the country’s export chief.

A leading European venture capital firm has joined forces with Enterprise Ireland to launch a new multi-millon euro fund aimed exclusively at the Irish market.

Enterprise Ireland has warned about the divergence in size of Irish companies and feels that domestic firms still need to become more competitive.

In November, Julie Sinnamon will succeed Frank Ryan as chief of Enterprise Ireland, the body charged with promoting the development of indigenous enterprise and job creation.

Enterprise Ireland has a new Chief Executive.

This week’s double jobs announcements from Kerry Group and Paddy Power are a major morale booster for Enterprise Ireland, which employs more than 300,000 people in firms that fall under its wing, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

Heading up Enterprise Ireland in the midst of an economic crisis is no easy task but there has been some good news for Frank Ryan lately, with multinationals hiring again and the export sector packing a powerful punch, says Kyran Fitzgerald