President Higgins emphasises role Irish exporters played in economic recovery
RTÉ
In a wide ranging address to a trade and investment lunch at the Sydney Opera House, Mr Higgins said the Irish economy was performing strongly and was forecast to grow further in the next two years.
Combilift signs $1 million contract with Civmec in Australia
Combilift, the Irish manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts, has signed a contract with Australian construction and engineering company Civmec, worth an additional $1 million to the Irish company.
Ireland’s Cubic Telecom signs agreement with Australia’s Telstra
Irish Independent
Dublin-based Cubic Telecom, which connects cars and computers to mobile networks, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia’s Telstra Wholesale.
Westport work wear firm expands in Australia
Irish Times
The Westport-based safety clothing and protective equipment maker Portwest has splashed out almost €10 million buying another Australia company to expand its presence in that market.
Superbug killer Kastus wins overall prize at Irish Times innovation awards
Irish Times
Irish firm Kastus, which has developed a pioneering antimicrobial coating which kills 99.99 percent of harmful bacteria and superbugs such as E.Coli and MRSA, has won this year’s Irish Times overall innovation of the year award.
Video marketing platform boost for property sector
Irish Times
ShowHouz aims to provide estate agents, property management companies and those involved in holiday rentals with the tools to create high-quality video content easily and cost-effectively.
Ireland signs deal with ESA for access to near real-time Earth observations
Silicon Republic
Ireland’s ability to look up to the stars was greatly increased with the signing of an agreement with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) this week, but its new deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) lets it look back down at Earth in unprecedented detail.
Irish P2P lender Linked Finance raises €2m as it looks to expand
Irish Times
The funding round was led by the company’s original venture capital backers Frontline Ventures. In addition, 28 individual investors who are all active lenders on Linked Finance’s platform, participated in the round.
Success has not been easily served to FEED
Irish Independent
Founded earlier this year, ethical food company FEED already has its healthy meal pots on the shelves of SuperValu and Dunnes Stores. However, for its owner Shane Ryan, success has not come easy.
Fintech tsar Brian Norton: ‘It’s easier to start up in Dublin than NYC’
Silicon Republic
If the start-up ecosystem joins the dots and the banks remove the frictions, Dublin could be an unstoppable global force for fintech.
New Competitive Start-Fund for Experienced Business Professionals now open
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