The South Eastern Applied Materials (SEAM) research centre at South East Technological University (SETU) has been awarded over €2m in funding through the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Infrastructure Fund to secure an exclusive high-power, high-resolution CT scanner, the first of its kind in Ireland, in a major boost to Irish industry. Read more
State Street are hosting an OPEN DAY event on 2nd February in their Kilkenny offices from 4pm-8pm next week. During the event you will find out what the funds industry in Ireland is all about and chat to State Street employees on a one and one basis about what they do in a working day. Read more
Energy operator SSE Renewables has announced its first solar energy and battery co-location project in Ireland, choosing its existing South East wind farm for the development. Read more
Ireland South East Financial Services cluster member, Unum, has announced the further expansion of its IT Hub that will see the hiring of 50 new staff during 2023. Read more
Kyckr a technology company – founded in Arclabs, Waterford and a member of the Ireland South East Financial Services Cluster – that provides corporations with authoritative real-time data on potential and existing customers and suppliers, has agreed to be acquired by Richard White, an Australian technology entrepreneur. Read more
RIKON, SETU, are carrying out an economic survey of the creative sector of Waterford and the South East and are calling for businesses involved in this area to take part in a survey. Read more
Butler Gallery has developed a fantastic exhibition response to five time Oscar© nominated Cartoon Saloon’s new animated film My Father’s Dragon, directed by Nora Twomey. Read more
Nolan Transport has opened a major new €12m warehousing facility in Wexford that will support 30 jobs in response to an unprecedented demand for warehousing facilities caused by changes in customer needs and disruption in the supply chain stemming from Brexit and Covid. Read more
In 2019 Jones Engineering invested €7m to develop a 9,000m2 Carlow factory to manufacture prefabricated and modular units for use in Ireland and for export to countries across Europe. Due to continued expansion, Jones Engineering now have vacancies based in that new facility in Bagnelstown, Co. Carlow. Read more
The Christmas holiday period saw the return of the Careers Kilkenny event at the Medieval Mile Museum where hundreds of available roles were promoted by leading companies across Kilkenny city and county. Read more