Improving lives IGNITE #Cork start-ups’ passion - Start-ups working on #innovation #sustainability and #SocialImpact featured strongly in the 2024 cohort of UCC IGNITE start-ups #irish #startups #business #entrepreneurs UCC Ireland IGNITE thinkbusiness.ie/articles/ucc-i…

Is your business prepared for CSRD? Eventually every business in the supply chain will be impacted by the new regulations, a Davy Horizons event in Dublin heard this week #irish #business #sustainability #csrd #esg #climateaction Bank of Ireland @entirl thinkbusiness.ie/articles/csrd-…

Govt extends NDRC contract as start-ups raise €180m - 650 jobs created in Ireland by NDRC start-ups in the last 3 years, 30% women-led #irish #startups #founders #funding #jobs NDRC Dogpatch Labs PorterShed RDI Hub Republic of Work | Coworking & Innovation Space thinkbusiness.ie/articles/ndrc-…

24 Irish entrepreneurs selected for @EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 - This year’s finalists collectively generated revenues of more than €700m and employ more than 4,000 people #irish #founders #entrepreneurs #business thinkbusiness.ie/articles/ey-en…

15 start-ups spring from Munster Technology University - #Cork Rubicon start-ups have moved from concept to investor readiness, pitching in front of investors in Ireland and the US #irish #business #startups Munster Technological University Rubiconcentre Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers programme thinkbusiness.ie/articles/rubic…

Bank of Ireland commits to further five-year sponsorship of Connacht Rugby Leinster Rugby Munster Rugby and Ulster Rugby - deal includes additional commitment for Women’s rugby #irish #sport #rugby #business thinkbusiness.ie/articles/bank-…

Ulysses Nueroscience raises €500k in funding - Irish contract research player Ulysses Neuroscience is providing the global pharma sector with ground-breaking research services #irish #medtech #lifesciences #startups #business Ulysses Neuroscience @entirl thinkbusiness.ie/articles/ulyss…

How Irish farmers can overcome the wet weather challenge - #Podcast Ep 199: The prolonged wet weather is having financial implications for farmers, warns Eoin Lowry, head of Agri Bank of Ireland #irish #agriculture #farming #climate #banking #podcasts thinkbusiness.ie/articles/wet-w…

IKEA opens its first eco-driven Distribution Centre in Ireland - double the size of Croke Park, the hub will halve delivery times for Irish customers and uses zero-emissions vehicles #retail #ecommerce #furniture #sustainability IKEA IRELAND thinkbusiness.ie/articles/ikea-…

Irish smart energy firm GridBeyond raises €52m - Dublin-headquartered tech firm GridBeyond has closed a €52.2m Series C financing round led by Alantra’s Energy Transition Fund, Kilma #irish #energy #smartgrid #tech #business GridBeyond Enterprise Ireland
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Digital gap frustrates Ireland’s frontline workers - A staggering 62% of Irish frontline staff feel left behind by their apparently “highly digitalised” employer organisations #digitalisation #frontline #tech #business eir evo Microsoft thinkbusiness.ie/articles/digit…

Wild Atlantic Way drives €3bn in revenues on west coast - The tourism brand developed by Fáilte Ireland 10 years ago has delivered thousands of jobs and billions of euros in revenues #irish #tourism #hospitality #business #marketing #WildAtlanticWay thinkbusiness.ie/articles/wild-…

Irish start-up funding plummets 35% - Investment funding into Irish start-ups has fallen 35% to €847m, which is down from €1.3bn in 2022 and €1.6bn in 2021 #irish #startups #tech #funding TechIreland Scale Ireland thinkbusiness.ie/articles/start…

10 new Irish tech start-ups have been selected for the Furthr Foundry Pre-Seed Accelerator at the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin #irish #tech #startups #accelerators #business #dublin Furthr thinkbusiness.ie/articles/furth…

Masters of the AI: Irish firms inventing the future - Irish-based businesses are at the centre of the AI revolution. Here are the ones to watch #irish #tech #ai #data #startups #founders thinkbusiness.ie/articles/ai-ir…

Ireland in EMEA top 10 for business attractiveness - country ranks 9th position amongst 33 major EMEA economies as a location for private businesses to thrive #irish #business PwC Ireland thinkbusiness.ie/articles/irela…

Financial supports for farmers key as wet weather persists - farmers urged to engage with accountants and financial advisers #irish #agri #business #farming #weather Bank of Ireland thinkbusiness.ie/articles/farme…

Labour costs and inflation dent Irish business confidence - Increased labour costs dampen plans for headcount expansion, but are not impacting Irish businesses growth ambitions, according to new Grant Thornton report #irish #business #recruitment #economy thinkbusiness.ie/articles/labou…

Ireland wants you … To bolster its national cybersecurity - Munster Technology University is offering scholarships worth €38k for innovators who could also become founders and job creators #infosec #cybersecurity #innovation #entrepreneurs Munster Technological University thinkbusiness.ie/articles/mtu-c…

Nearly half (46%) of project managers in Ireland feel that #AI will help to reduce stress in the workplace, but warn management have unrealistic expectations of tech #irish #business #tech #projectmanagement PMI @EY thinkbusiness.ie/articles/irish…