Irish firm creates ‘electronic safety bubble’ for vulnerable on farms
Company aims to improve safety on farms with its wearable device and app
Labour says it would support motion of no confidence in Coveney
SF calls on Taoiseach to sanction Minister over Zappone special envoy appointment
Ovarian cancer diagnostics company GenoME raises £300,000 in funding
Queen’s University spin-out develops blood tests for earlier, more accurate diagnosis
Angel investors maintain support for promising start-ups
Investors linked to Halo Angel Business Network (Hban) put in €14m across 59 deals
It’s not too late for Brexit preparations but companies should ‘move quickly’
Four in 10 businesses feel they are ready, according to Enterprise Ireland
Irish start-up Ronspot raises €650,000 in funding
Company has developed booking system that lets staff pre-book offices facilities
Leonard Engineering Brexit ready for eventual departure
Monaghan-based firm making certain of all those things that can be made certain
Over half of Ireland’s businesses in decline following Covid-19 lockdowns
Cross-Border trade body Intertrade Ireland says almost one in four of businesses surveyed have cut jobs
Answering the call to take on Covid-19 crisis
Top 1000: From medtech to the Internet of Things, the sector has come up with innovative solutions
‘We just had to take the hit on our already very slim margins’
Brexit Proof: Thomas Soliman, GreatVine Limited
How start-ups can combat the Covid-19 investment crisis
‘What we’re doing right now is very much about helping companies to stabilise’
Leinster Rugby players among those to back Output in €1.3m funding round
Sports tech start-up is developing wearable technologies for sports coaches and athletes
Cross border trade reached all time high of €7.4bn in 2018
Subsequent to strong results, 44% companies said they’re in growth mode
Irish angel investors put more money into start-ups
Average investment rose 18% in 2019 to €255,000 from €215,000
Your business week: Halo Business Angel Network, SFA Business Connect 2020
Expert insight on hand from conference in Co Wicklow organised by Enterprise Ireland
Start-up makes breakthrough in treatment for chronic venous disease
Venari Medical’s product BioVena triggers the body’s natural healing response
State to borrow €650m for no-deal Brexit fighting fund
Budget 2020: Overall war chest of €1.2bn earmarked for expenditure around UK’s exit
Your business week: Irish and Euro zone unemployment
All Island Business Conference and ESRI Ageing Workford in Ireland study
Bluedrop Medical raises €1.2m in seed fund for diabetes device
Galway-based medtech start-up has secured €3.7 million in investment so far this year
Only 10% of businesses preparing for no-deal Brexit
IntertradeIreland’s director of strategy and policy describes figures as ‘worrying’
Consumers still saving despite Brexit uncertainty, surveys find
Businesses more cautious as they defer investment and hiring decisions
On-demand grocery delivery service Buymie takes fundraising to over €1m
Company backers include Unilever and former dragon Eamonn Quinn
‘I very much want to be out of Europe’
Brexit Proof: Chris Wallace, of Bedwin Soft Furnishings, wants UK to make its own trade deals
Near-full employment causing recruitment problems - survey
InterTrade Ireland survey finds many big firms are struggling to get new staff
SMEs stepping up Brexit planning, says cross-Border business group
Intertrade reports one-fifth of Irish SMEs having put formal Brexit strategy in place
Simon Coveney: Ireland’s Brexit strategy is kicking up a gear
The Government is planning for the best but preparing for all scenarios on the UK’s exit
Barnier told NI businesses have no interest in borders
EU chief Brexit negotiator eschews ‘any kind of polemics’ with DUP leader
Newton Emerson: Something big written in ‘backstop’ small print
Text contains provision to add six areas of North-South co-operation to 12 in Belfast Agreement
Sean Gallagher appointed president of US pharma firm Nutriband
Company founded by Gareth Sheridan went public in United States in 2016
Drive to increase angel investment in Irish start-ups to €25m
Business network aims at 17% per year funding rise as it recruits seed investors
Paradise papers, Brexit preparations and the rising cost of rent subsidies
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Survey finds 95% of Irish firms still not actively preparing for Brexit
Report by InterTrade Ireland highlights lack of preparedness of firms
Dublin-based Coroflo gets Richard Branson’s approval, raises €650,000
Breastfeeding assistance start-up established just five months ago now valued at €4m
Cork-based AventaMed eyes FDA approval after raising €1.8m
Firm seeking to enter US market after already receiving regulatory approval in Europe
Call for budget measures to support firms at risk from Brexit
Hoteliers report sharp drop in bookings from Britain following sterling decline
Funding at cross-Border trade agency cut six years in a row
It’s understood there has been increased support from Dublin since Brexit vote
Why Brexit is a hard sell for retailers
The pain began the moment the pound plummeted after last June’s referendum
UCD spin-out company head Tony McEnroe wins start-up award
SiriusXT has developed a microscope that can generate 3D images of biological cells
Donohoe takes reins from Noonan as vultures circle
Business Week: Sale of AIB, Brexit latest – and no housing bubble to see here
Hard Brexit with no trade deal could slash cross-Border trade
Imposition of WTO tariffs would be ‘worst case scenario’ according to Intertrade Ireland study
The major business events happening this week
For your diary: ICG results; Karen Blackett speaks at advertising awards; Ibec summit
HBAN introduced 200 start-ups to investors in 2016
Halo Business Angel Network currently on the hunt for fresh investment funds
Business angel roadshow seeks to raise €6m from investors
Halo Business Angel Network event will bring start-ups and investors together
Government supports for start-ups off-putting’ for investors
Startup Angels say it can suppress investors and crowd the field, acting as disincentive
Brexit would ‘severely damage Irish trade’ - Sean Kelly
Fine Gael MEP called on Irish living in UK to vote for Britain to stay
Pieces of me: Helen Steele, artist, fashion designer and printmaker
Helen Steele’s art, clothes and Monaghan home are all influenced by colour theory, graffiti art and the ‘joie de vivre of colour’
Learning to sew eased the way to winning award for life jacket design
Kieran Normoyle’s Ocean Survivor wants to raise money so it can start to sell
Feargal Quinn calls for State honours system
Independent Senator insists his proposal is constitutional
Business angel network reaches €50m funding milestone
Halo Business Angel Network (HBan) has helped to complete 271 deals since formation
Angel funding to help create 700 jobs, says HBan
HBan supports the early-stage entrepreneurial community throughout Ireland
Sharp Irish creativity must be harnessed to pragmatic facilitators
Engineering, finance, distribution and sales must mesh with innovation
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