The Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, TD together with the Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills, Damien English, TD yesterday announced details of a €28 million investment in research equipment and facilities
Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation Damien English TD, today announced funding of over €11 million to the Energy Systems Integration Partnership Programme (ESIPP). ESIPP will receive €5.5 million from
University College Dublin (UCD) and IBM have struck a deal that will see the pair collaborate on developing the latest technologies for future sustainable smart cities. Based at UCD’s O’Brien
Apple’s campus in Cork is about to get a major upgrade, as the tech giant adds a new building to Hollyhill with a capacity for an extra 1,000 jobs. The new
The Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) Ocean Energy has launched a website supporting early array deployments for the wave and tidal sector. The ORJIP website features background information on
Manufacturing and engineering group Tricel is to create 100 new jobs over the next 18 months. 40 of these jobs will be based in the company’s headquarters in Killarney and
The country’s manufacturing sector expanded at its quickest pace in three months in May to mark two years of non-stop growth as firms increased prices slightly to offset cost pressures.
DUBLIN, May 28, 2015 — Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC) and IDA Ireland today announced the opening of the Marsh & McLennan Innovation Centre in Dublin, Ireland. The
DUBLIN, May 20, 2015 – Mallinckrodt plc, a leading global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced a €45million investment to expand its Dublin-based operations. A new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and office
Innovation is the harnessing of ideas for the commercial benefit of business, to drive future growth and profitability. A formal innovation management system brings discipline to the process of creating
The UK Government and industry will be providing over 70 businesses and universities funding of around £16m to aid in the development of business ideas, and to boost agriculture. Of
Construction work has been initiated to develop the largest onshore wind farm in Belgium, which will be located in the Antwerp port area to the left bank of the Scheldt
Danish power firm Dong Energy has awarded a contract worth £21.8m to J Murphy & Sons for setting up an onshore substation for the 580MW Race Bank wind project in
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), in collaboration with Enterprise Ireland (EI), is pleased to launch the TIDA 2015 Programme. The purpose of this joint SFI/EI initiative is to realise greater economic
The EU has launched its third annual EU Prize for Women Innovators to inspire and highlight the need for more female entrepreneurs. Innovation needs talent, and we can’t afford to
The biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors are undergoing major changes caused by increased research in the areas of biomedicine and biogenetics in recent years and much more detailed knowledge of the
A new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is heralding the news that going by 2013’s figures, Ireland is at the halfway point of meeting its clean
When commission president Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled his €315bn investment plan, he announced that a major focus of the project would be research and innovation. The two terms are indeed recurrent
IT Carlow has put itself in the cockpit, as far as aerospace engineering is concerned, following the opening of its €5.5m Centre for Aerospace Engineering, becoming the first third-level institution
SFI and Pfizer are pleased to launch the SFI-Pfizer Biotherapeutics Innovation Award Programme 2015. The SFI-Pfizer Biotherapeutics Innovation Award Programme 2015 provides a unique opportunity for eligible academic biomedical investigators
Irelands, inaugural Research & Innovation Conference in association with ‘Big Four’ firm EY and chaired by Denis Hayes, Managing Director of the Irish Research & Development Group, will be held
Company plans to add sixty highly skilled jobs at Dublin facility over next three years. Horizon Pharma plc (NASDAQ: HZNP), a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients’ lives by identifying,
Apple is to invest €1.7bn to build and operate two data centres in Europe that will be 100pc powered by renewable energy. One will be located in Athenry on Ireland’s
Ireland’s largest renewable energies research centre has begun its €2m (stg£1.5m) operation to develop SMEs to flourish in the growing
The University of Sheffield will work to tackle the world’s greatest energy challenges by bringing together international scholars, industry experts
Ireland is No 2 in the world for manufacturing and sixth for education, according to the latest Bloomberg Global Innovation
The inaugural Research & Innovation Conference and Exhibition will foster collaboration between industry, academia and government agencies. The outstanding success
Award for aspiring Irish entrepreneurs has attracts 88 third-level applicants Some 88 entries from high-performing third-level students have been received
The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) and the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (the Chamber) have opened the call for nominations
Not all development problems require new solutions. Increasing funding and capability are more important than innovation. Innovation has become central
Private, public and third sector recognise innovation as key to success, and in some cases survival when finances are tight,
UCD spinout OxyMem is commercialising its breakthrough technology to address the global need for a more energy-efficient aeration solution for
~ SEAI to reach more schools through new partnership with AIB~ Today, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
~ Aran Islands Renewable Energy Ltd wins top prize as organisations honoured for energy savings of €20 million ~ Comharchumann
Students from the University of New South Wales in Australia have broken the electric vehicle world speed record over 500
Scientists from the University of Glasgow have claimed to have cracked the process of creating hydrogen fuel from water 30
A €35m investment has been announced for Killybegs, with plans to build the world’s largest bio-marine ingredients plant in the
3 April – Dublin, Alexion Pharma International Trading, a subsidiary of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced its plans to expand
EcoWatch has been named ‘Ireland’s Most Promising Start-up’ for a smart-grid solution or service as part of the EirGrid and
Eveo Solutions has become the first Irish manufacturer of electric charging stations after spotting a gap in the market, and
A partnership between Somerset waste management firm Viridor and Highview Power Storage has been awarded more than £8 million to
In what could prove to be the first step towards nuclear fusion, the ‘holy grail’ of energy production, a team
The 4th Annual Energy Night, Ireland’s largest student-run energy event, will take place at NUI Galway’s New Engineering Building, Thursday
Work being undertaken at NUI Galway has great potential for clean-energy production, a leading expert in bioenergy and biorefining has
A consortium of three European manufacturers and suppliers of windows and ventilation systems, including an Irish company based in Dublin,
The two Irish contestants to go forward to the finale of the Ace Awards in autumn 2014 have been announced.
The European Commission is referring Ireland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to fully transpose
The European Commission has presented a new action plan to facilitate the further development of the renewable ocean energy sector
Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, will open the Marine Renewables Industry Association’s 5th annual Ocean
Glen Dimplex has opened its new R&D facility for space and water heating technologies in Dunleer, Co Louth. The facility
European research projects for Cnalysis of Pathways related to Neurodegenerative Diseases The aim of the JPND Cross-Disease Analysis of Pathways
The new ReactoMate Pilot jacketed reaction vessel, from Asynt, offers precise control of reaction variables, a powerful direct drive overhead
Minister Sherlock announces that DePuy Synthes Companies plans to expand in Cork with a $36 million research and development investment
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