Minister Ryan opens €50 million retrofit scheme for SMEs – Business Energy Upgrade Scheme
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has launched a new €50 million Business Energy Upgrades Scheme (BEUS) to support small and medium sized businesses to carry out energy efficiency upgrades. The scheme will provide substantial support to the SME sector to address energy costs and reduce emissions in their buildings, making them […]
Business in the Community Ireland concludes pioneering SME Decarbonisation Pilot with graduation ceremony
Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) today celebrated the successful completion of a first-of-its-kind collaborative supply chain decarbonisation pilot for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The closing ceremony, hosted at the historic House of Lords building by Bank of Ireland, brought together 22 businesses from across Ireland. During the event, participants were awarded carbon literacy certificates in […]
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2024 finalists revealed
The finalists of the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Ireland programme have been revealed today. The 24 shortlisted entrepreneurs span a range of sectors including consumer, health tech, pharmaceutical, energy and engineering. Collectively this group of world class business leaders are already generating annual revenues of more than €700M and employ over 4,000 people. The […]
Chambers Ireland launches Local and EU Election Manifestos
Chambers Ireland, the voice of business in Ireland, has today (19th March) launched their two Manifestos for the Local and European Elections, which are taking place in June. We are calling for Local Government and MEP candidates to step up and be ambitious with their vision for the long-term growth and prosperity of Ireland. The pace […]
Tipperary-based company encourages start-up and early-stage food and drink business to apply for Food Academy, as SuperValu launches the 2024 programme
Clonmore Farm, a Tipperary-based company is encouraging start-up and early-stage food and drink Irish business to apply for the Food Academy 2024. The programme is actively seeking applications from budding start-up and early-stage food and drink producers across Ireland. Now in its 11th year, this extended commitment highlights the sustained success and positive impact the Food Academy […]
Sound of Ireland radio station launches €5K competition for Irish businesses for St Patrick’s week
€5,000 sponsorship competition launched – open to all Irish business to promote ‘The Best of Irish’ As people across the globe celebrate Ireland’s national holiday, ‘The Sound of Ireland’ pop-up radio station will return to the airwaves again from 11th to 18th March on FM in Dublin (subject to licence) and streaming across Ireland and the world. Now […]
EY Economic Eye: Growth Uplift for Irish Economy Forecast for 2024 as Inflation Tracks Lower and Interest Rate Cycle Turns
EY forecasts Irish GDP to rise by 2.2% in 2024 and 3.8% in 2025; Modified Domestic Demand to grow by 2.2% in 2024 and 2.5% in 2025 Employment forecast to increase by 1.6% in 2024, labour market to remain tight Inflation continuing on its downward trend with EY forecasting inflation at 3% for 2024, returning […]
Bord na Móna reveals the eight green innovation companies participating in its 2024 Accelerate Green Programme
ACEL Energy, Voltclub Renewables, Konree Innovation, Weev, SomaTech , I/O Agri, AffinityEV and Universal Graphics announced as this year’s Accelerate Green participants 25 green innovators supported in the last 2 years, with 60% reporting rising profits since they participated in the programme Bord na Móna has announced the eight rising green businesses from across Ireland taking […]
Calling All Entrepreneurs: Nominations for 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme now open
The 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ (EOY) programme is open for nominations. Entrepreneurs from emerging, established, and international businesses operating across all industry sectors are invited to submit their nominations by 29th Feb 2024. The theme for this year’s programme is The Trailblazers. Entrepreneurial trailblazers are true leaders with the courage and capacity to plot and […]
Verizon to expand into the Mid-West with a Global Centre Excellence in Limerick City
Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon), one of the world’s leading providers of enterprise and consumer communications and technology services has announced the establishment of a Global Centre of Excellence in Limerick, Ireland. This initiative will create hundreds of jobs over the next two years with and has full support of the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. Active […]