Call for food and drink firms to focus on innovation Enterprise Ireland-supported food and drink companies spent €165m on research and development last year, according to the semi-State body. Business • 20 Jun
Lack of funding the main barrier to innovation by firms 60% of Irish based businesses say a lack of funding is the main barrier they face when it comes to increasing their innovation levels, new … Business • 27 May
IRFU, Enterprise Ireland launch new innovation programme Enterprise Ireland and the IRFU have teamed up for a second time to find new products and innovations that could benefit rugby in Ireland. Business • 15 Mar
Firms supported by GatewayUCC have raised €50m Start-ups supported by UCC's innovation centre have raised €50m in investments over the past nine years and are contributing €25m a year to the local … Business • 24 Mar 22
Start-ups benefiting from Ireland's rising tech success The recent success of numerous Irish tech firms is not just good news for their founders and backers, writes Adam Maguire, as many of the … Business • 03 Oct 21
Business 2020: Firms show ingenuity and resilience The pandemic has presented one of the greatest challenges imaginable for Irish businesses - but it has also sparked a huge amount of imagination and … Business • 01 Jan 21
ZiggyTec monitoring clean air in schools and nursing homes Boost My Business caught up with a tech start-up who have been using their smart buildings tech to monitor air quality in schools and nursing … Boost My Business • 15 Dec 20
Acorn's age-friendly tablet keeps elderly connected during Covid Fiona Alston spoke to Philip Hogan, founder of Acorn, the tablet designed to help the older generation in the digital era. Boost My Business • 26 Nov 20
The toy company bringing their toys to life Today Boost My Business throws a spotlight on a company who are launching their range of augmented reality toys into the Irish market in December. Boost My Business • 24 Nov 20
Moderate increase in next year's research budget Spending on research and innovation has received a moderate increase of 12% or €40.25 million in Budget 2019, according the Department of Business, Enterprise and … Science • 09 Oct 18
Irish woman receives the European Inventor Award Irish inventor and entrepreneur Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh wastoday announced as a winner of this year's European Inventor Award. Business • 07 Jun 18
Increase in innovation activities driven by R&D There has been a jump in innovation activities in Ireland driven by an increase in expenditure in research and development, according to the latest figures … Business • 18 Apr 18
Enterprise Ireland launches new innovation fund Enterprise Ireland has launched a new "Agile Innovation Fund", to give companies rapid access to innovation funding. Business • 23 Nov 17
Navigating the digital publishing world Read the second innovation blog from Aidan McCullen on navigating the digital publishing world Business Highlights • 19 May 16
How to navigate the digital publishing world The online publishing world is a place where a digital publisher must exercise caution and apply some rules if they are to survive, writes Aidan … Business • 18 May 16
DCU Alpha plans to support 100 companies, 800 jobs Irish start-up Neosfar has announced the creation of 30 new jobs and a new research and development facility at DCU Alpha, which was formerly known … Business • 09 Dec 15
MEPs vote through EU's Horizon 2020 plan The European Union's new multi-billion euro research and innovation plan has been voted through by MEPs in Strasbourg. News • 21 Nov 13
Google opens €5.5m innovation centre in Dublin Google's new digital innovation centre – The Foundry – has been officially opened in Dublin. Business • 11 Sep 13
