FEATURE ARTICLE
470 meetings scheduled between Irish exporters and multinationals
 

RTÉ: A total of 470 meetings were scheduled between Irish exporters and multinationals during a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland "Global Sourcing" initiative last week - the two day trade and investment mission took in Dublin, Cork and Galway.


Got milk? Algeria offers opportunities for Irish dairy firms
 
Sunday Independent: Ireland, a world leader in dairy production, is perceived as a strong economic model for Algeria and, because of its history as a former colony, an attractive one.
Prepare for Brexit Breakfast Roadshows
 
Enterprise Ireland has taken to the road for May and June to host a number of regional discussions to assist companies in preparing and planning for Brexit - register for tomorrow's event in Waterford.
INDUSTRY NEWS
New centre to put Irish manufacturing light years ahead
Irish Times
 
Irish Manufacturing Research, the Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland-backed technology centre, will work with academic, Government and industry partners to make Ireland a global leader, says one of its directors, Donal Óg Cusack.
E-learning Platform Alison announces 30 New Jobs
Irish Tech News
 
The new positions, supported by the Department of Jobs through Enterprise Ireland, are opening across several areas of the business including technology, sales, marketing and finance. Recruitment will begin immediately.
Aphix Software announces 25 jobs for Drogheda after successful year
Silicon Republic
 
Aphix Software – provider of fintech software for companies – is to create 25 new jobs in Drogheda following on from a lucrative year.
A €145m Munster tech transfer consortium has been formed
Silicon Republic
 

Funded by Enterprise Ireland and supported by Knowledge Transfer Ireland, the Bridge Network will apply its combined expertise to support the commercialisation of research and effective relationships with industry.


DCU and ESA launch new IoT accelerator to boost Irish spacetech
Silicon Republic
 
DCU and the ESA have teamed up to create a new maker space for IoT developers, for creating and rapidly prototyping satellite communications technology.
SMEs finding new routes to R&D funding
Irish Times
 
Two-thirds of research and development (R&D) activities in Ireland are carried out by foreign multinationals, but there are some small and medium companies that are achieving innovation.
GMIT to double its Innovation Hub space as Enterprise Ireland approves €5m funding
GMIT
 
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is set to double the size of its Innovation Hub (iHub) building at the Galway campus, following €5m funding approval from Enterprise Ireland.
Food industry company is flavour of the month at startup awards
Irish Independent
 
Enterprise Ireland client company SwiftComply has picked up the Grand Prix Startup of the Year Award at the Bank of Ireland Startup Awards 2017.
Enterprise Ireland’s ‘Founder Of The Year’ Finalists Announced
BizPlus
 
Enterprise Ireland launched its High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Founder of the Year Award 2017 competition. The overall winner of the competition will be announced on June 21.
Bugs set to be new health food
Irish Examiner
 
With a revolutionary new biotechnology solution which allows insects to be bred and processed on an industrial scale, Meath start-up Hexafly aims to supply the world with a significant new food source.
Minister's Trade Mission to Cork's Flow Technology
Evening Echo
 
As part of the two-day 'Global Sourcing' Trade & Investment Mission in Ireland, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD visited Flow Technology at their facility in Charleville.
Could this parking solution be the answer to Dublin city's traffic nightmare?
Irish Independent
 
A 22-year-old student who moved to Ireland a decade ago believes he has solved the problem of Dublin's traffic nightmare.
MD of Revive Active Shortlisted for EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017
 
The shortlist for the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards was announced recently and includes Daithi O’Connor, Revive Active, on the list of 24 finalists.
DataKraft at SXSW 2017
Carol McKeon, CEO of DataKraft, speaks about her second experience exhibiting with Enterprise Ireland at SXSW 2017, an annual conglomerate of emerging technologies, film, music and interactive media, which welcomed over 72,000 people. 

Carol McKeon, DataKraft at SXSW 2017



UPCOMING EVENTS
23 May 2017: Prepare for Brexit Roadshow, Waterford
25 May 2017: Prepare for Brexit Roadshow, Monaghan
30 May 2017: Prepare for Brexit Roadshow, Galway
31 May 2017: Data Science Awards deadline, Dublin
7 June 2017: Meath Enterprise START Workshop, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
19-23 June 2017: MedTech Week, Europe