Network Magazine - Issue 16
IN THIS ISSUE:Collaboration for Success - Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA IrelandNavigating the urban jungleWhat kind of future has Waterford?Business community reunites after 557 daysLaunch of fifth Regional Leaders ProgrammeChamber and Energia Energy PartnershipWaterford – a city of opportunityTime to inject momentum and confidenceA Century of BakingBig business at RepligenSailing into Wellness — not your average team building event!Waterford to become 'City of Light'Decarbonisation by 2040 – how?From Vietnam
Waterford Council announced as successful applicant to Urban Animation Capital Investment Scheme
Under Fáilte Ireland’s Urban Animations Capital Investment Scheme, Waterford City and County Council has been awarded €539,275 to support sustainable tourism development through public realm and urban animation projects. The successful project application ‘City of Light’ is set to transform and re-imagine Waterford’s urban centre for visitors and communities. The application identified a collection of 21 different locations across the city centre, where a new night time trail will be developed to
Housing Minister visits Waterford City
Today, Friday September 10th, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Peter Burke TD visited Waterford. Following a meeting with the Mayor of Waterford City and County Cllr. Joe Kelly and Chief Executive Waterford City and County Council Michael Walsh, Minister Burke visited a number of social housing projects in the city. St. Joseph’s House is a former religious convent on a landmark site on Manor Hill. Through the Repair and Lease Scheme, funded by the
Training, Workshops and Business Advice Clinics for Small Businesses this Autumn
Waterford Council’s Local Enterprise Office (LEO) provides an extensive range of supports to the micro business sector in the county. For those who are currently running an established small business (10 employees or less), or for anyone considering exploring self-employment as an option there is a wide range of supports available on www.localenterprise.ie/Waterford One of the supports provided by LEO Waterford to assist the small business community in meeting the challenges of the business world is high
Waterford outdoor dining awarded €500,000
Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin TD and Fáilte Ireland have announced €506,693 funding to Waterford City and County Council for outdoor dining in the City and Dungarvan under the Weatherproofing and Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme. Fáilte Ireland’s Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme opened for applications in March 2021, with all Local Authorities invited to apply for funding under the Scheme - to develop streets and public spaces to facilitate outdoor dining in urban tourism centres. Working in
Entrepreneurs and start-ups in Waterford urged to apply for Competitive Start Funds - Cummins
Entrepreneurs and start-ups in Waterford are invited to apply for funding to provide an innovative product or service aimed at international markets, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Cummins said: “I am delighted that my colleague Minister Damien English is inviting early-stage entrepreneurs to apply for two Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Funds (CSFs) which are now open for applications. “The value of the two funds for ‘All Sectors’ and ‘Women Entrepreneurs’ amount to a combined total of €2
Irish Recruitment Day in Spain
4th November 2021 European Online Job Day EURES Ireland in the Department of Social Protection in cooperation with EURES Spain, is organising a European ONLINE Job Day aimed at attracting jobseekers and job changers from Spain who are interested in job opportunities in Ireland. This is a great opportunity for employers recruiting in sectors with skills shortages in Ireland or those who feel that prospective candidates may be out of their local reach.What’s happening? The event, happening exclusively
Waterford Credit Union 'Member Reward Card' - shop local and save money
New ‘Look for Local’ campaign asks the public to support their local businesses
“Our local customers are very loyal to us, and we couldn’t do what we do without them.” Founder of GIY in Waterford, Michael Kelly, understands the importance of local support. ‘Look for Local’ is a new campaign by the Local Enterprise Offices, launched by the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar which asks consumers to look local when they are shopping for products, services and experiences this Summer. Every €10 spent locally on Irish products generates more than €40 of benefit to the local community, and
Kinetic Labs welcomes its first client – Trinity Green Energies
Trinity Green Energies (TGE) has joined Kinetic Labs in Waterford and will be bringing additional employment to the South East. TGE is a SME spin out from Trinity College Dublin which specialises in the capture, storage and utilisation of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. TGE aims to be the leading inventor and integrator of sustainable and affordable technologies for the capture and utilisation of carbon dioxide using renewable energy. The TGE technology will over time help to bring the existing CO2
Waterford receives €240,000 for remote working under the Connected Hubs Scheme
Waterford is one of 117 remote working projects to receive €8.8 Million in grants, announced on Thursday July 22nd by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD. Waterford City and County Council, in partnership with Boxworks, WorkLabs, Waterford City Enterprise Centre, Dungarvan Enterprise Centre and Dunhill Ecopark have been awarded €240,890. The funding will enable the five participating Waterford hubs to enhance and add capacity to their remote and co-working
WIT: The Industry Gateway to the South East
South East industry to benefit from equipment worth almost €1million awarded to WIT under the Enterprise Ireland Capital Call Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is unique to the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway network as it hosts three of the sixteen technology gateways; SEAM (South Eastern Applied Materials), PMBRC (Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biology Research Centre) and TSSG in the Walton Institute. Each gateway works in conjunction with industry to aid the research and development of
Put ‘Place’ first and commit to radical plan to support recovery of cities and towns
Put ‘Place’ first and commit to radical plan to support recovery of cities and towns, says Chambers Ireland in Budget 2022 submission Chambers Ireland today (19 July 2021) has published its recommendations to Government ahead of Budget 2022. Central to the Chambers Ireland Submission is the call for Budget 2022 to support urban recovery and tackle vacancy. Specifically, Chambers Ireland calls for the expansion and reform of the Living City Initiative, incentives to enable brownfield development and the
South East Regional Enterprise Plan 2021–2024: Have your say
South East Regional Enterprise Plan 2021 – 2024: Have your say Regional Enterprise Plans are aimed at driving economic growth and sustaining better standards of living throughout Ireland. This is your chance to have your say on what actions you believe should be prioritised in the new South East Regional Enterprise Plan. This consultation period will remain open until close of business Fri 30th July. You can find some guide questions and more information here. Email your response to Alan Quirke,
Horizon Therapeutics to establish manufacturing facility in Waterford
Biotech company Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq:HZNP) have announced that it is to establish a manufacturing facility in Waterford which will employ c.90 people. The new global biotech manufacturing operation will produce drug product for Horizon’s rare, autoimmune and severe inflammatory disease portfolio. The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. The company is purchasing the existing drug product manufacturing facility operated at present by EirGen Pharma, an OPKO health
Chambers Ireland joins the ICC WCF Certificate of Origin Accreditation Chain
Chambers Ireland is pleased to announce that it has formally joined the International Chamber of Commerce World Chambers Federation (ICC WCF) International Certificate of Origin Accreditation Chain. Chambers Ireland has worked closely with our colleagues at ICC on issues of trade and customs over many years, seeking to implement best practice in standards, quality and oversight in the issuance of export documentation. The ICC WCF International Certificate of Origin Accreditation Chain is a global standard
