Ireland South East Winners at at EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Ireland South East based companies are celebrating success at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Sharon Cunningham and Orlaith Ryan of Tipperary-based Shorla Oncology have been named the 2024 EY Entrepreneurs Of The Year. While Ivor Queally from Waterford, of the QK Group South Africa was named 2024 EY International Entrepreneur Of The Year. Read more

Abbott Opens State-of-the-Art Global Manufacturing Facility in Kilkenny

Abbott today marked the official opening of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, Ireland with a ceremony attended by An Taoiseach, Simon Harris, TD, and Abbott Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Ford. Read more

Legendary Wexford hurling manager and entrepreneur Liam Griffin receives SETU honorary doctorate

Liam Griffin has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the South East Technological University (SETU) at a special ceremony at their Carlow campus owing to a combination of his sporting and business successes. Read more

Sanofi wins three awards at the Pharma Industry Awards in Dublin

Sanofi has won three awards including the National Biopharmaceutical Company of the Year award at the Pharma Industry Awards in Dublin. Read more

Taking the Pulse of the region’s tech sector

RIKON Research Centre, in partnership with regional economic agencies, Local Authorities, and SETU, was commissioned to document key data relating to the South East tech firms’ operations in Waterford and the South East. Read more

SETU’s OTRG wins prestigious Irish Pharma Industry award

South East Technological University’s (SETU) Ocular Therapeutics Research Group (OTRG) has been honoured with the Research and Development Achievement Award at the 2024 Irish Pharma Industry Awards.

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North Quays Public Infrastructure Project Update

Waterford City and County Council are reporting good progress on the North Quays Public Infrastructure project. Read more

UKG Launches Global Operations Hub in Kilkenny and the creation of 200 jobs

UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, workforce management, and culture solutions and the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world, has announced the establishment of its newest Global Operations Hub in Kilkenny, Ireland. Read more

Opening of 80,000 sq. ft. expansion of Integer’s guidewire manufacturing facility in New Ross, County Wexford

Integer Holdings Corporation, a leading medical device contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), formally announced the official opening of an 80,000 sq. ft. expansion of Integer’s guidewire manufacturing facility in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, earlier this month. Read more

The Big Pitch start up competition is back and now open for applications

The Big Pitch is a pitching competition for start ups where 3 finalists compete for a cash prize, with the help of an experienced entrepreneur to mentor them with their preparation for the final. Join us for this years event in The National Opera House in Wexford on the 19th November 2024! Read more