Press Releases

The Rubicon Centre, Ireland’s leading business innovation hub has secured a lucrative five year contract from Enterprise Ireland to continue the roll out of its national entrepreneur development programme, New Frontiers. The contract which is worth €2million in direct and indirect funding and supports to entrepreneurs will see the Rubicon Centre continue in its role as being a vital base for high potential start ups in the Munster region.

BNI, the world’s largest business referral organisation has announced 10 new jobs for Castlebar with the opening of its first global office outside of the US. An Taoiseach Enda Kenny officially opened the new global office on Saturday 20th February which marks the largest jobs announcement for BNI in Ireland which already hires six people in its current regional bases in Mayo and Westmeath.

Skibbereen Credit Union will kick off its 50th birthday celebrations next week with a special event on Friday 26th February in Credit Union House. Skibbereen Credit Union which has become a pillar of the local Skibbereen and surrounding region since 1966 has been the go to organisation for thousands of West Cork people for loans, savings and financial advice.

Spearline Labs, the world’s largest toll and toll-free number testing provider has announced that it is hiring 20 people at its Skibbereen base as it looks to double its workforce over the next 18 months. The expansion is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Enterprise Ireland.

Ireland’s second annual Care and Mobility Show which will take place in the RDS on 22nd and 23rd April was launched recently by Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older people, Kathleen Lynch and members of Rebel Wheelers. This year’s chosen charity, Rebel Wheelers is an all inclusive sports club for children and young adults with physical disabilities in Cork.

The Rubicon Centre, Ireland’s leading business innovation hub today celebrated the graduation of nine entrepreneurs from its inaugural Exxcel programme for females in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) sectors at CIT’s Blackrock Castle Observatory.

Ireland’s newest smartphone app Framed & Delivered will officially launch next week with a special fundraising campaign for sick children and their families. Framed & Delivered allows iPhone users to upload their favourite images to the app, choose a frame and write a caption before sending it to be printed […]

Ireland’s first fully-compliant shipping container home will be built on the grounds at IMMA (Irish Musuem of Modern Arts) over three days, from Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th November as part of an innovative charity initiative set up by Carol Tallon, Buyers Broker International and Derek Trenaman, Ceardean Architects. The […]

Three Cork networking groups have successfully generated €25million in business in 5 years with the help of BNI Ireland. The Cork City, Leeside and Cork South Chapters of BNI who meet each week in locations throughout Cork city are among the country’s top performing networking groups with members acting as […]