Significant river works commence on Sustainable Transport Bridge to connect the North Quays Waterford to city centre

A significant milestone was reached in the progress of the Sustainable Transport Bridge this week as BAMs construction barge ‘Skerchi’ was towed into place to commence piling works for the four bridge pier foundations. Read more

South East start-up NEG8 Carbon leading the way on technology to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Kinetic Labs resident, NEG8 Carbon, has developed and validated a direct air capture (DAC) technology that it is now scaling to capture millions of tonnes of CO2 per year. Read more

Tailr announces €700,000 investment, further cementing their role in revolutionising the garment industry and advancing sustainable fashion

Innovative cloud-based software firm Tailr announces an investment raise of €700,000, with participation from renowned lead investor Delta Partners, UK investor Haatch alongside Enterprise Ireland and angel investors. Read more

First 6km section of the South East Greenway opens today linking Wexford and Kilkenny

The South East Greenway will be a 24km Greenway which commences in New Ross and traverses through South Kilkenny, into Waterford City connecting to the Waterford Greenway, which will result in a 72km Greenway along the South East of Ireland spanning from New Ross to Dungarvan. Read more

Rosslare Europort achieves huge revenue growth on the back of a record year in 2022

Rosslare Europort’s revenue has grown by 39% from €9.280m in 2019 to €12.887 in 2022. This comes on the back of a record year in 2022 when over 200,000 freight units passing through the port for the first time in its history. Read more

SETU students in Wexford awarded €100,000 Google funding

A team of students at South East Technological University (SETU) in Wexford were awarded a grant of over €100,000 from Google. The funding is part of Google’s Nonprofit Marketing Immersion project that matches digital marketing students and volunteers around the world with non-profit organisations who need support with digital advertising.

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Ireland’s first fully passive commercial building, Senan House, opens in Enniscorthy Technology Park

In a significant boost to Wexford, a state-of-the-art Energy A Rated building at Enniscorthy Technology Park has officially opened its doors. The building, known as Senan House, is poised to become a national landmark in the landscape of sustainability innovation. Read more

SETU secures significant move towards providing pharmacy and veterinary medicine courses

In a further vote of confidence for South East Technological University (SETU) and the region, Ireland’s newest university has made a significant move forward towards providing pharmacy and veterinary medicine courses.

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Another step forward for the Rosslare Europort Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) project as it secures EU funding

Rosslare Europort has been named today as a direct port recipient in Ireland of securing EU Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding in the latest CEF call down. Read more

200 employees required as NUA Manufacturing opens at former Braun site in Carlow

Glenveagh Properties are now recruiting for 200 new jobs in Co Carlow thanks to their new manufacturing site, NUA Manufacturing, at the former Braun factory in the town. Read more