Ireland secures more than €1bn as part of a new research and innovation programme

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris: 'We want Irish innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs to be at the centre of this programme and to fulfil their research and innovation ambitions, scale their companies, and support a green recovery. Picture: Julien Behal

Ireland has secured more than €1bn as part of a new research and innovation programme, the biggest ever undertaken in Europe.

Horizon Europe, a new multidisciplinary programme to be launched on Thursday, will run until 2027 and will be backed by an overall budget of more than €95bn.