State and industry pump €300m into research

The Government will today announce the investment of €200m in seven key research projects, directly creating 800 top-level jobs.

A further €100m will be put forward over the next six years by 156 leading research industry companies, in what will be the largest joint state/industry research investment in Irish history.

Part of the Science Foundation Ireland research centres programme, it will be announced this morning by Sean Sherlock, the minister for research and innovation, alongside Richard Bruton, the jobs minister.