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IDA Ireland is in the process of developing a new five year strategy to succeed its current strategy “Winning FDI 2015 – 2019”. We do so in a strong position. There have been record levels of foreign direct investment into Ireland over the past five years. The ambitious targets set out in the current strategy will be met and, in many cases, have already been well surpassed. In this strategy IDA has placed a particular focus on increasing investment in regional locations and that emphasis is bearing fruit.

Young scoliosis sufferers around the world are avoiding surgery and having their lives greatly improved by a device manufactured in Dundalk by Allard Support UK.

Cases of ‘leaky oesophagus’ are on the rise, but a new discovery could offer hope for treating a disease we know little about.

Successful researchers chosen by the Irish Research Council will carry out their work both in Ireland and abroad, gaining intersectoral and interdisciplinary experience.

Researchers have discovered that a strain of the common cold virus could be lethal to cancer cells in the bladder.

Researchers have discovered that Irish puffins are now using tidal currents to drift between food patches instead of flying to save energy.

An NUI Galway team has received funding from the Michael J Fox Foundation to develop breakthrough treatments for those with Parkinson’s disease.

Gin is the tipple of choice right now, especially in the middle of summer, but producing it brings little benefit for our environment.

As campaigners continue efforts to see Valentia Island named a UNESCO World Heritage site, they’re also working to make it a historic innovation hub.

This investment by EIB brings Cubic Telecom’s total funding to €100m to date.
 

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of British Columbia has successfully converted a whole unit of blood from type A into type O, also known as the universal blood type. 

Despite e-scooters still being in a legal grey area in Ireland, Spanish carmaker SEAT is launching its first model here. 

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have solved the mystery of how the hepatitis C virus escapes detection until it’s too late. 

Archaeologists from IT Sligo have unearthed the ancient remains of a site that seems to be totally unique on the island of Ireland. 

The European Commission announced that Limerick was one of three of the continent’s greenest cities for its efforts in building new smart homes. 
 

A new treatment developed by NUI Galway researchers for multiple myeloma could change the lives of those newly diagnosed. 

The Government’s first National Space Strategy includes a bid to support 100 companies through ESA among its goals to hit by 2025. 
 

Phorest, a salon software developer in Dublin backed by HBAN, has been named a winner at the European Business Angels Network congress

DCU’s Debbie O’Reilly was named the winner of Researchfest 2019 for her work in trying to find possible cures for prostate cancer using common drugs.
 

Solo travellers make up most of those going through Dublin Airport, and this prize-winning concept might make their journeys a bit easier.