Amy Brennan announced as Site Head at Sanofi Waterford

Amy Brennan, an experienced biopharma leader who has been with the company for 20 years, has been appointed as Site Head at Sanofi Waterford. Amy’s appointment is a great example of the career pathways to success that exist within the South East region. Read more

Germany energy multinational RWE has bought East Celtic wind farm off the Wexford coast

Germany energy multinational RWE has bought East Celtic wind farm off the Wexford coast from Irish company Western Power Offshore Holdings. Read more

Abbott gets planning go-ahead from Kilkenny County Council for medical device manufacturing building

Abbott Ireland has been granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council to construct a medical device manufacturing building at the city’s IDA Business & Technology Park. Read more

Rosslare Europort welcomes new Stena Vision cruise ferry and service expansion on the Rosslare to Cherbourg route

Rosslare Europort management have warmly welcomed the announcement by Stena Line that it is to double sailing frequency and treble capacity for tourists on the Rosslare to Cherbourg route for summer 2023, with the introduction of the Stena Vision cruise ferry on the route from June 2023. Read more

BAM awarded contract for the construction of the North Quays Infrastructure project

The contract for the construction of the North Quays Infrastructure project has been awarded to BAM. Waterford City and County Council and BAM entered into contract for the construction of the new integrated transport hub and sustainable transport bridge as well as enhanced multi-modal access infrastructure. Read more

Three finalists set for ‘The Big Pitch’ live event on Tuesday 29th November

The South East BIC’s BIG PITCH 2022 live final takes place on Tuesday November 29th at 9.30am in Waterford Treasures Medieval Museum in the heart of Waterford City. Read more

Planning Commences for a 10,000 sqm Advanced Building Solution at Ballingarrane Business, Science and Technology Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

There has been significant advancement for the Ballingarrane Business, Science and Technology Campus with the awarding of a contract to the RPS Group to design and seek planning for a 10,000 square metre Advance Building Solution on IDA owned lands within the Campus. Read more

Private developer behind Belfast’s Titanic Quarter now confirmed for €550m Waterford North Quays

The private developer for the Waterford North Quays project has now been confirmed and it is Harcourt Developments who were previously behind both the regeneration of the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast as the Titanic Quarter (pictured above) and the redevelopment of the Stanley Dock in Liverpool. Read more

Government approval of €170.6m investment in Waterford’s North Quays paves way for Ireland’s largest urban regeneration project

The Government has today given approval for €170.6m of investment in the Waterford North Quays Infrastructure Project. This project will improve sustainable access between Waterford’s North Quays and the city centre (south of the river Suir) and enable development at the North Quays’ Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). Read more

Horizon expansion on track as planning granted by Waterford City and County Council

Horizon’s ambition to expand its development and manufacturing facility in Waterford to add new drug substance biologics development and manufacturing capabilities is on track as conditional planning permission has now been granted by Waterford City and County Council. Read more