Links

Here are links to external sites you may find of interest. This is not an exhaustive list and will be added to over time.

IDA Ireland is not responsible for the content of these sites.

Business Tourism

• Meet in Ireland
  The Meet in Ireland website is the official gateway to Ireland for businesses and organisations interested in Ireland as a destination for association conferences, meetings, incentives and corporate events.

Education

Irish Universities: 

• University of Ulster (at Belfast)
• University College Cork (UCC)
• University College Dublin (UCD)
• Dublin City University
• National College of Art and Design
• National College of Ireland (NCI)
• University of Limerick (UL)
• Queens University, Belfast
• Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• University of Ulster, Derry
• Trinity College (University of Dublin)
• National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)
• National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM)

 

Irish Institutes of Technology: 

• Institute of Technology, Athlone
• Institute of Technology, Dublin
• Institute of Technology, Galway-Mayo
• Institute of Technology, Limerick
• Institute of Technology, Letterkenny
• Institute of Technology, Tralee
• Institute of Technology, Waterford
• Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
• Institute of Technology, Carlow
• Institute of Technology, Cork
• Institute of Technology Cork - Electronic Engineering
• Institute of Technology, Dundalk
• Institute of Technology, Sligo
• Institute of Technology, Tallaght

• Skillnets – Enterprise-led training networks - Skillnets is an enterprise-led support body whose mission is to enhance the skills of people in employment in Irish industry to support competitiveness and employability. The Training Networks Programme is an initiative of Skillnets Ltd and is funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment. It enables grant aided training for the private sector through 114 industry and regional training networks.

• Finuas – Growing Skills for International Financial Services - Finuas is a programme dedicated to specialised training within the international financial services sector, which is jointly funded by the government and companies within the sector. Finuas is envisaged to run for up to 5 years with €2.5m allocated from the National Training Fund for 2009. It is managed by Skillnets Ltd on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Finuas aims to support the sector in maintaining Ireland’s position as a top international financial services centre through investment in the specialist skills and expertise of its workforce.

• Education Ireland website 
   
• Springboard - The Springboard initiative in higher education offers free, part-time courses at certificate, degree and masters level, leading to qualifications that are in demand among employers. The majority of courses are one-year or less in duration, and Springboard is open to jobseekers who have a previous history of employment and believe that a focused, high-quality qualification is the key to getting back to work.
   
• International School of Dublin

Government and State Agencies 

• Irish Government Information and links to Government departments
• Science.ie
• Skills Ireland
• National Development Plan
• SFI - Science Foundation Ireland
• Biotechinfo
• FÁS
• Forfas
• Higher Education Authority
• Telecommunications Regulation, Office of the Director of
• Enterprise Ireland
  
   
  • Innovation Fund Ireland - Innovation Fund Ireland provides a unique opportunity for leading international venture capital fund managers to establish their European headquarters in Ireland and access entrepreneurs and innovative companies. Ireland already has a very active venture capital industry and Innovation Fund Ireland is an initiative to further increase the availability of risk capital for innovative companies. 
     
  • Clustering Programme - The Clustering Programme is a pilot programme which aims to support industry led groups to maximise the benefits of collaborative opportunities.
     
• National Microelectronics Applications Centre
• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
• Shannon Development
• Western Development Commission
• Look West
• Shannon Free Zone
• National Standards Authority Ireland
• The Irish Maritime Development Office

County Enterprise Boards

• Links to all enterprise boards
• Fingal Works

Statistics

• Central Statistics Office
• Central Bank

Taxation

• Revenue Online

General Links

• Shared Services Forum
• Ocean Wealth Towards an integrated Marine Plan for Ireland