Minister Canney welcomes the allocation of €23 million from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund to projects along the Atlantic Economic Corridor

Mr Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development , has welcomed the announcement that €23 million has been allocated from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund to projects in the Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC) region. The AEC covers Counties Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Limerick, and…

Shannon Chamber Commits to Promoting New Shannon Paris & Barcelona routes to its Membership

Welcoming the news that Aer Lingus will launch two new Shannon routes in 2020, Shannon Chamber said its focus now would be on using every opportunity to encourage its members to use these routes, which will connect Shannon with central Europe.   “This is a great development for Shannon. Connectivity to Europe is of interest…

Ministers Humphreys & Breen announce Public Consultation on the Development of a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence

Ministers Humphreys & Breen announce Public Consultation on the Development of a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence

Dublin, Ireland, 16 October 2019, The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys and Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen TD, have announced the launch of a public consultation on the development of a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Future Jobs Ireland 2019,…

Minister Humphreys urges businesses to avail of Government-backed finance guarantees for the Customs Transit Procedure for free-movement of goods through UK Landbridge post-Brexit

Minister Humphreys urges businesses to avail of Government-backed finance guarantees for the Customs Transit Procedure for free-movement of goods through UK Landbridge post-Brexit

Dublin, Ireland, 15 October 2019: The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D., today (October 15, 2019) urged businesses to make sure they are ready to avail of the Customs Transit Procedure for moving goods through the UK Landbridge post-Brexit.  It takes time to put this procedure in place so businesses should start…

Minister Humphreys announces €2.5 million in funding under LEO competitive fund 2019/2020

Minister Humphreys announces €2.5 million in funding under LEO competitive fund 2019/2020

The Fund delivers projects aligned with the Regional Enterprise Plans and the whole-of-Government Strategy, Future Jobs Ireland Friday, 4th October, Monaghan Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys TD today announced the results of the new €2.5 million Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Competitive Fund. Sixteen projects have received funding. Applications were open to individual…

Minister Humphreys urges businesses to secure approval for Government-backed Brexit Loan Scheme in advance of October 31st

Minister Humphreys urges businesses to secure approval for Government-backed Brexit Loan Scheme in advance of October 31st

Dublin, 2nd October With 29 days to go until Brexit, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, today urged businesses to secure approval for the Government’s €300 million Brexit Loan Scheme now, in advance of October 31st, to be ready for the aftermath of a potential No Deal scenario.   The Scheme…

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019
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Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019

Dublin, Ireland, 1st October 2019 The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, today announced that she has secured Cabinet approval to publish the Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019.   The Bill provides for further enhancements to the suite of ongoing Brexit supports, which the Government has been providing to a range of…

Shannon Heritage becomes the first visitor attractions company to be granted preferred supplier status by CTTC

Shannon Heritage becomes the first visitor attractions company to be granted preferred supplier status by CTTC

Tuesday 1st October 2019: Shannon Group’s tourist experiences and attractions company, Shannon Heritage has today announced a landmark partnership with the Coach Tourism and Transport Council (CTTC). The agreement sees Shannon Heritage become the first visitor attractions company in Ireland to be granted preferred supplier status by the CTTC.   Shannon Heritage is also working…

Minister Humphreys writes to over 222,000 companies urging them to prepare for Brexit

Minister Humphreys writes to over 222,000 companies urging them to prepare for Brexit

Dublin, Ireland, 12th. September 2019 With just 7 weeks to go until the UK leaves the European Union, Heather Humphreys T.D, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation has started the process of directly contacting over 220,000 companies through the Companies Registration Office highlighting the need to take urgent action now to protect their businesses against…

Public Consultation on new Regional Airports Programme

Public Consultation on new Regional Airports Programme

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, T.D., has today published an Issues Paper for Consultation on the development of Ireland’s next Regional Airports Programme.   Minister Ross said today’s publication is an important step in the process to replace the current Programme, which will expire at the end of this year.   …