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Social media and travel combine

Irish brothers Laughlin and Fergal Rigby have launched Travelshake.com, a new social media platform.
iTraffic introduces real-time traffic app

An Irish company has introduced a revolutionary new smart phone app -- Twaffic Navigator -- that delivers real-time traffic data with turn-by-turn navigation.
Enterprise Ireland start-ups in 2009

The number of new high-potential start-ups (HPSUs) last year exceeded expectations, according to the agency’s annual report.

Renewable energy farm opens in Clare

Eddie Connors combines his 100-acre farm in Clare with his passion for renewable energy

Nubie.com launches with €10,000 prize

Web-based service to help Irish entrepreneurs start, fund, manage and grow their business.

Cards with a social conscience

Gosave.ie saver card to help Irish consumers save money and raise funds for charities and other non-profit groups.

Fresh doughnuts to fill a gap

Dolly's Donuts range set to hit the shops at the beginning of September.

On your bike in Phibsboro

A bicyle shop in north Dublin combines environmental sustainability with social inclusion.

Emerging business award

Nominations are now being sought for this category in the 2010 ISA Software Industry Awards.

NEWS

Over €100k in sales for HotelDealsIreland.ie

02.Sep.2010 Hotel booking website HotelDealsIreland.ie has made over €100,000 in sales since it launched in February, with luxury hotels proving more attractive to consumers than budget properties.
Free scheme to help SMEs develop their online presence

02.Sep.2010 WebActivate programme aims to help 600 SMEs get online for free and develop their digital strategies, with the help of ‘Web-activators.
Deadline for NCI free places 15 Sep

02.Sep.2010 Unemployed professionals have a further two weeks to apply for a free college place at National College of Ireland (NCI) on various courses, including the Certificate in Entrepreneurship.
VC funding helps Irish high-tech firms scale up global opportunities

02.Sep.2010 Irish technology companies raised €76m from investors in the second quarter of 2010, up 33pc on the same period last year, according to the VenturePulse survey from the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA).
Entrepreneurs and scientists get €200k

01.Sep.2010 Social media player Weedle and UCD scientists have been awarded a €200,000 innovation award to combine their expertise to enhance online search and connect technology.
Supermarket to open in West Clare

01.Sep.2010 A new supermarket and community development is to open in Miltown Malbay, Co Clare, which is expected to create over 50 jobs and support local businesses.
Heritage and business success

01.Sep.2010 This year’s National Heritage Week, which involved numerous small business owners, has been the most successful to date, according to coordinators The Heritage Council.
Emerging businesses can enter SFA awards

01.Sep.2010 There is a special section within the 2011 SFA National Small Business Awards, launching today at Government Buildings, for companies that are under two years in business.
Innovation vouchers reach 1,000

01.Sep.2010 Over 1,000 small Irish firms have used a €5,000 Government innovation voucher which allows them to link with college researchers to solve business and technical problems, according to the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Conor Lenihan TD.
'Change your Life' winner chosen

31.Aug.2010 Danielle Boylan, a 23-year old from Clondalkin in Dublin has won a prize package worth €35,000 from National College of Ireland (NCI), Metro Herald and Ireland AM.