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Enterprise Ireland Export Advice column: Czech out your prospects in the brightest star of Central Europe
NovoGrid start-up can boost revenues for renewable providers
FinTech entepreneurs taking the leap
Apply now for €50K investment with the FinTech Competitive Start Fund
Government allocates €5m to create local employment
From Dublin to Dubai, Keogh's export to Middle East
Sumatran tiger hones hunting skills with Irish product
Join the Techies4TempleStreet Treasure Hunt!
Local Enterprise Offices created 3,500 new jobs in 2015
Jamjou: Fun-based training method for client companies' staff
Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce launches Irish chapter
RTÉ and WIT join forces for south-east research projects
New agreement aims to increase trade between Ireland and Turkey
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100 jobs for Datalex Dublin as part of global expansion

Dublin-based Datalex is set to add 200 jobs to its global workforce in the next 18 months, with half of that number based in its Dublin offices. The digital commerce travel software firm is also expanding its Beijing, Atlanta and Manchester offices. 
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Enterprise Ireland Export Advice column: Czech out your prospects in the brightest star of Central Europe
Sunday Independent

The Czech Republic is an economy on an upward curve with opportunities for Irish business on the rise. The region has attracted many multinational investors, with industry now accounting for 47.3pc of the commercial economy, making the Czech Republic the most industrialised country in the EU.
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NovoGrid start-up can boost revenues for renewable providers
Irish Times
The inefficient delivery of energy from wind farms can result in an estimated yearly loss of €2.3 billion for wind farmers globally. Irish start-up, NovoGrid helps make the transfer of renewable energy to the grid more efficient and in turn boost revenues.
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FinTech entepreneurs taking the leap
Sunday Business Post
There are over 200 companies working in the FinTech sector in Ireland with expertise in payments, banking, insurtech and security. Read more on page 48 in the Sunday Business Post Connected supplement.
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Apply now for €50K investment with the FinTech Competitive Start Fund
Enterprise Ireland
The FinTech Competitive Start Fund aims to support early stage start-ups providing technology driven solutions within the Financial Services sector or to the FinTech/Financial Services sectors as an end market. Learn more here
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Government allocates €5m to create local employment
Irish Examiner
A digital marketing and gaming ‘corridor’ and an export-orientated artisan food ‘cluster’ are among 48 entrepreneurial projects set to benefit from €5m worth of fresh funding for regional job creation from Enterprise Ireland.
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From Dublin to Dubai, Keogh's export to Middle East
Irish Independent

Keogh's has become a major player in the luxury crisp market in recent years securing 5pc of the overall Irish crisp market while staking a claim to over 30pc of the high-end segment including exports to the Middle East.
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Sumatran tiger hones hunting skills with Irish product
Plymouth Herald

A newly unveiled Sumatran tiger has been playing rough with his new toy at a zoo in Devon. The heavy duty ball was created by animal enrichment and nutrition specialists, Feedpods, and is specifically designed to withstand the force of even tigers, lions and rhino.
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Join the Techies4TempleStreet Treasure Hunt!
The Techies4TempleStreet treasure hunt is back on 8th July. This unique event unites the tech industry with their trusted advisors and partners for an afternoon of urban treasure hunting, team building and networking, whilst raising vital funds for Temple Street Children’s Hospital.
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Local Enterprise Offices created 3,500 new jobs in 2015
Sunday Business Post
According to Mary Mitchell O’Connor, the figures are “a remarkable achievement and testament to the hard work and personal sacrifices being made by entrepreneurs in local communities all around the country”.
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Jamjou: Fun-based training method for client companies' staff
Irish Independent

Kilikenny based, Jo Brennan, launched Jamjou in 2015 to address the staff training challenges faced by large businesses in the hospitality, retail and contact centre sectors. Jamjou is also a management tool collecting data which management can use to make better informed decisions.
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Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce launches Irish chapter
RTÉ

Foundation members for the new chapter include Bank of Ireland, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CPL, CurrencyFair and Fintech Ireland amongst others. Australian merchandise exports to Ireland were valued at $55m and imports from Ireland were valued at $1.82 billion in 2014-2015.
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RTÉ and WIT join forces for south-east research projects
Silicon Republic

Waterford Institute of technology (WIT) is teaming up with state broadcaster RTÉ to run a number of research projects focussing on multilingual broadcasting and new technologies and its impact on broadcasting and audiences.
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New agreement aims to increase trade between Ireland and Turkey
A memorandum of understanding to reinforce bilateral trade relations was signed between Enterprise Ireland and DEİK, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey.
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