Contracts worth almost €10million and 26 jobs were among the initial immediate results for Irish companies from the five day trade and investment mission to Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra led by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD.
2013 saw the best performance in over a decade in export growth and net job creation by Enterprise Ireland client companies, as detailed in Enterprise Ireland’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2013.
Guinness producer Diageo, Enterprise Ireland supported client company, opened ‘Brewhouse No.4’, the €169 million state of the art brewery at St. James’s Gate, Dublin, which is going to be the largest stout brewery in the world.
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2013 shows that the rate of Early Stage Entrepreneurial activity is at its highest since the onset of the economic crisis. 32,000 people in Ireland set up new businesses in 2013 and 85% expect to become employers...
Walsh Whiskey turned the sod on the site of what will be the biggest independent whiskey distillery in the country. The €25m distillery will be built on a 40 acre site at Royal Oak in Co Carlow on the grounds of Holloden House, an 18th century country home that will be restored as part of the project.
Med tech firm ArraVasc Ltd., based in Galway, has signed a new contract with a leading medical device distributor Shanghai Micro Medical, based in Shanghai, China.
Clinical Innovation Award 2014 launched - €15,000 and the opportunity to work with Cleveland Clinic! Full details including the application form are available on the Enterprise Ireland web site: www.enterprise-ireland.com/clinical
