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Stay Competitive: 50 Takeaways Past & Future from Irish Business Leaders and Ken Kreafle, Cheryl Jones, Glenn Uminger ex Toyota Motor Executives Thursday, October 26th Dromoland Castle, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare…

Would you like to learn how to make your business more competitive? LEAN tools and techniques are helping companies across the globe to address competitiveness issues within their business, building…

Innovation and Lean/Sigma Network September 2017 Post Graduate Diploma in Innovation Management on September 4, 2017 9:30 am Certificate in Professional Coaching Skills on September 15, 2017 9:00 am Best…

Building on the success of existing programmes related to Project Management, the department of Civil Engineering and Construction at IT Sligo are delighted to announce that they have been approved…

These case studies have been reviewed by members of Lean Construction Ireland and summaries are presented and a weblink for each for your use. These are useful materials to further…

CASE STUDY – How an improvement program of the British national healthcare system inspired a Belgian hospital to launch an organization-wide lean transformation with the active support of the HR…

Being an entrepreneur is not easy. There is limited time and money available to convert your ideas and dreams into viable and successful products and services and a plethora of…

Lean Product Development (LPD) focuses on the elimination of waste in all facets of the product development process. It provides a very practical tool-kit for Better, Faster, Cheaper execution of…

This Repak Recycle Week, commencing September 2017, we are celebrating 20 years of packaging recycling success in Ireland. Repak was established in 1997 in accordance with EU legislation that was…

Complying with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations – 2014 (S.I. No. 149 of 2014) This short guide is for organization’s that supply Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) onto…

Seaweed belongs to a group of plant-like organisms that grow in the sea. It is a multi-purpose product widely used as food for both human and animals. Seaweed can be…

The Coastwatch Survey is designed to give an overview of the state of the coast. It involves volunteers from all walks of life checking their chosen 500m stretch of coast…

Treatment needed for 25 supplies at risk of contamination with Cryptosporidium says EPA Monitoring of public drinking water in Ireland shows that: 99.9% of samples comply with the microbiological standards…

NUI Galway researchers provide the first assessment of microplastic pollution in marine sediments from the Irish continental shelf Researchers from the School of Geography and Archaeology at NUI Galway have…

Country records best ever showing in IBAL litter survey • 80% of towns and cities as clean as European counterparts • “absence of community involvement” explains ongoing litter problem in…

Farmers and foresters are under increasing pressure to produce more quality food while better managing and conserving natural resources and ecosystems. Having the right information and advice can help them…

Whether you’re planning energy efficiency upgrades or learning about projects around Ireland, our case studies can show you how energy efficiency projects have been completed. Case Studies Available on SEAI…

DIT joined a small group of leading Irish public sector bodies, which have received the ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management Systems Standard. This international best practice certificate is awarded to organisations…

This event aims to engage policymakers and stakeholders in an informed discussion on ways to upscale energy efficiency investments. This includes sharing best practice on how to reach out to…

Gurteen Agricultural College has slashed its heating bills by 80pc since converting to renewable energy sources. Ten years ago Michael Pearson made a calculated decision on the potential of renewable…

In many ways energy powers our lives and we depend on a reliable supply of energy at an affordable price, but at what cost to our environment? The European Environment…

Ireland is “ideally positioned to become a global market leader in wave and tidal energy production,” according to the organiser of an international conference at UCC this week. Affectionately known…

The International Energy Research Centre, hosted in Tyndall National Institute, Cork, has been successfully selected by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 initiative to coordinate a €2million energy research contract for…

Ulster University has launched an EU-funded €6.7million cross-border research project to develop a range of consumer-owned energy storage resources to meet current and future electricity market needs. The launch of…

Engineers and business experts from Trinity College Dublin are the technical leaders in a new €2.9m EU-backed project that will lighten the load on stressed water networks and reduce associated…

It is believed that over 1,400 SME’s will benefit from a €16.6 million cross border scheme supporting innovation, that has been launched today by the Minister for Culture, Heritage and…

Bord Bia and Maynooth University look for aspiring innovators to join industry-first programme. Bord Bia and Maynooth University have teamed up to offer an industry-first programme which aims to enhance…

Polar IceTech, a Midleton firm, is expanding its cryogenic cleaning services with the help of CAPPA Cork Institute of Technology, Bioexplore & Enterprise Ireland. Polar IceTech Polar IceTech are dry…

The European Commission invites organisations who engage with and support SMEs (e.g. sector associations, industry associations, SME umbrella organisations or networks, chambers of commerce) in the European Union to put…

Register your interest for the Co-Innovate programme Co-Innovate is a new programme supported by the European Union’s INTERREG programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body with InterTradeIreland as lead…

The search is on to fill the last spots at the National Ploughing Association’s Innovation Arena. Run in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and the Irish Farmers Journal, the event has…

‘Local Enterprise Village’ from the Local Enterprise Offices set to boost profile of small Irish companies Plans to boost the profile of Irish small businesses and start-ups at Europe’s largest…

A new fund set up by ISIF and Finistere Ventures aims to make Ireland an ‘agritech island’, with another €20m set aside for global start-ups. Irish start-ups working in agritech…

The Fulbright Commission & the Environmental Protection Agency are offering a unique opportunity for an Irish postgraduate student or scholar in the field to travel to the U.S. to study…

Competitive Start Fund is aimed at all sectors with focus on agritech, manufacturing, lifesciences and renewables A Competitive Start Fund (CSF) competition worth up to €750,000 in funding from Enterprise…

Are you a company that offers sustainable products or services that is looking to expand? An organisation that supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? A regional authority? If so, why…

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) invites applications for funding in the second of two open calls for proposals under the European Innovation Partnerships Initiative, under the…

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, has announced the launch of the second of two Open Calls under the European Innovation Partnerships Initiative (EIP).    Projects…

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring T.D. (Monday, 24th July) joined BIM (Bord Iascaigh Mhara), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency and the North West Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG)…

EPA supported National Green Teams Programme launches for organisations looking to motivate their staff and improve performance Enhancing performance through green teamsEPA supported National Green Teams Programme launches for organisations…

The Department of Communication, Climate Action & Environment is a partner in the Interreg Project, GPP4Growth. This project brings together partners from nine countries, to exchange experiences & practices and…

Local governments across Europe are invited to apply for the European Commission’s European Green Capital Award 2020 for larger cities, and the European Green Leaf Awards 2019 for smaller cities….

The Commission issued a call for expression of interest for supporting stakeholders In 2015, the European Union adopted an ambitious Circular Economy Package to stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular…

Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) looking to enhance their environmentally responsible practices was the audience for a recent seminar hosted by Business in the Community Ireland and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County…

This year, the European Commission’s EU Green Week, the biggest annual event on Europe’s environmental calendar, was dedicated to green jobs. Events in Brussels and across Europe looked at the…

Public procurement and the purchasing of services, works and supplies cover about 14 % of European gross domestic product (GDP). Procurement initiatives, tools and guidance therefore have tremendous power and…

Inside this issue you will find details of the European Clean Bus deployment initiative launched last week by the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions. Several European cities…