Irish Independent: Enterprise Ireland client Multihog, the Dundalk based tractor manufacturer has today announced €1.5 million in new business with North American machinery buyers, participating on an Enterprise Ireland four-day inward buyer visit to Ireland.

Sunday Independent: According to EY'S Attractiveness Survey 2017, Central Europe attracted nearly half of Europe's industrial investment projects in 2016. Its strengths are its geographical links, good infrastructure, quality of its human capital and its productivity.

TenderScout, the Irish online platform that helps companies procure government contracts, has secured an additional €1 million investment from private investors and angel funds.

Aurivo, the agri-foods business behind brands including Connacht Gold and Donegal Creameries, is to launch a €48m, five-year, capital investment programme.

PaidAde is an invoicing and quoting app aimed at busy tradesmen. It is the brainchild of brothers Ciaran and Niall Brennan who left Ireland during the recession to work in the construction industry in Australia.

Dublin-based med tech firm Beats Medical is set to launch a new innovative app for children with dyspraxia. It will partner with the country's largest health insurer, VHI, on the new digital therapy service.

When Niamh Bushnell was preparing to pitch to investors for her company Idirus a few years ago, she was given some surprising, yet direct, advice from her business mentor.

Inspirefest’s Thinking Global panellists encourage start-ups everywhere to do what comes naturally, innovate anywhere and everywhere.

The Fund, which will target an annual return of 7 to 7.5 percent and has already secured backing from Abbey International Finance, will invest up to €20 million.

The need for a national female entrepreneur peer support strategy and framework was made clear at Inspirefest 2018 by Helen Fullen, pre-accelerator leader at NDRC.

Launching on the market with a range of seaweed-based skincare products, Limerick start-up NEUÚ Seaweed Skincare has begun by targeting the now rapidly expanding male skincare market.

QuizWizards are creators of interactive quizzes that helps brands to get noticed and engage with users online.

Frozen yoghurt and high-protein snacks are separately enjoying bumper consumer demand. So Niall Moloney joined the dots and launched Pow-Cow, which makes tubs of protein-rich, Greek-style frozen yoghurt.

How does Gavin Carpenter run a tight ship at Phonovation? With a little help from Lean, Kanban and the methodology of chess.

12 ambitious entrepreneurs with innovative start-up ideas have made it through a competitive selection process for Phase 2 of the New Frontiers programme in Galway, funded by Enterprise Ireland and delivered by GMIT.

In an era when discussions about mental and emotional health have never been more prominent, one Irish company is harnessing technology to improve the lives of users across Europe and the wider world.

Bellurgan Precision specialises in solving complex design and manufacturing issues, focusing on the medical device and aerospace sectors among others.