Industry Groups:
IDA Ireland – Ireland’s Foreign Direct Investment Agency
Enterprise Ireland – Government agency responsible for development & promotion of Irish business
Chambers of Commerce of Ireland – The country’s largest business organisation, with 60 member chambers representing over 12,000 businesses throughout the island of Ireland.
IBEC - The Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) provides a wide range of services to over 7,500 member businesses and organisations from all sectors and of all sizes, is the umbrella body for Ireland’s leading sectoral groups and associations, is the national voice of Irish business and employers
ISME – Irish Small and Medium Enterprise Association
Small Firms Association – information resources designed to assist in managing business, allowing interaction with fellow members through the Members Directory, on-line advertising and discussion forum
BASIS – Business Access to State Information and Services
Forfas – Ireland’s national policy advisory body for enterprise and science.
Leader Network – The Irish Leader Network’s Primary Aim is acting in union with the member groups and with other relevant interests, to promote innovative models foe local integrated rural development and to shape new policies at Irish and European level to underpin these models
Irish Learning Alliance – A network of Ireland’s leading e-Learning companies who collaborate on customer solutions, best practices and next generation e-Learning research.
Central Statistics Office – Statistics and reports from Ireland
Go Source – All Ireland directory of public sector procurement opportunities
Technology Ireland – Technology magazine published by Enterprise Ireland
EU Dialogue With Business (Eurpoean Commission) – Business opportunities in Europe
Expertise Ireland – Search the database for experts/funding/Technology Transfer Opportunities/Research Resources
Internet Growth Alliance – Business led initiative that aims to support, in a practical way the international growth ambitions of Irish Internet businesses www.alliance.ie
CreativeD- network based programme specifically designed for the creative industries in Dublin to define, develop and promote creative businesses and to ensure that individually and collectively the creative industries become a significant force in our new economy. www.creatived.ie
Research Agencies:
NDRC – The NDRC invests in and proactively facilitates value creation from applied digital technology research, effectively bridging the gap between innovative research and impact in the marketplace.
TSSG – The Telecommunications Software & Systems Group: Telecoms software & systems research group
The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology- Funding research in the areas of the sciences, engineering and technology
The Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences – Funding research in the humanities
The Health Research Board – Statutory body that promotes, funds, commissions and conducts medical, epidemiological and health services research in Ireland
Higher Education Authority- Statutory planning and development body for higher education and research in Ireland
Science Foundation Ireland – Grants & awards for research in science
DERI – Based in Galway, the vision of the Digital Enterprise Research Institute is to be recognised as the leading international web science research institute interlinking technologies, information and people to advance business and benefit society.
Research Commercialisation
Enterprise Ireland’s research commercialisation blog and forum. http://researchcommercialisation.ie
DCU Ryan AcademyThe DCU Ryan Academy exists to promote entrepreneurship and innovation and act as a dynamic hub for entrepreneurs and researchers to develop ideas, learn new skills and network.
Government Agencies/Depts:
The Digital Hub – An Irish Government initiative to create an international centre of excellence for knowledge, innovation and creativity focused on digital content and technology enterprises
Enterprise Ireland – Support and advice for starting a business in ireland
Dublin City Enterprise Board – Starting a buisiness in Dublin
County Enterprise Boards – Starting a business in Ireland
Irish Franchise Association – The Irish Franchise Association promotes the development of franchising in Ireland through exhibitions, seminars, newsletters, awards and networking. potential franchisees wishing to start their own franchised business, and potential franchisors looking to expand their existing business through business format franchising
The Irish Patents Office – Providing an efficient and effective system of industrial property protection of industrial property rights in the fields of patents, trade marks and designs, and the dissemination of relevant information in conjunction with each of these activities
Dept Enterprise, Trade & Employment – Government Department reponsible for Enterprise, Innovation, GrowthQuality Work and Learning Making Markets and Regulation Work Better Business Delivery, Modernisation & Customer Focus in Ireland
Technology
Space Ireland – Directory of Irish Companies with development activities in Space related fields
Nano Technology Ireland – The Irish Nanotechnology Association was established to encourage the development of nanomaterials and processes by Irish Industry
