| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.05.2026 | Automatic Fire to add 100 jobs following Cardinal Capital investment | Private equity group Cardinal Capital has made a significant investment in Automatic Fire, the independent fire-protection firm.
The investment will support Park West-based Automatic Fire's ambitious growth programme, which will see the com... |
| 26.02.2026 | TS Conductor's AECC will be the world's first advanced conductor to pursue Kinectrics' new certification for HTLS conductors | As the world's power grids modernize, the Kinectrics certification will help electric utilities and other grid operators identify and confidently adopt proven, leading advanced conductors such as AECC.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Feb. 26, 202... |
| 20.10.2025 | AssetCool named overall winner at ESB-hosted finale of Free Electrons | AssetCool, a start-up that has developed a power line-coating robotic technology, has won the grand finale of the 2025 Free Electrons programme.
Participating start-ups presented their innovative energy solutions before some of the world's ... |
| 06.02.2025 | The Ripple Effect: Icewater's Strategic Shift and the Struggles of Irish SMEs | In the ever-changing landscape of business, companies often find themselves at a crossroads. Recently, Dublin-based Icewater made a bold move by selling its still and sparkling water division to Culligan Water. This decision is more than ju... |
| 05.02.2025 | Irish SMEs writing off 'bad debt' last year wrote off €35,000 on average | More than four in 10 (43%) small and medium-sized enterprises in Ireland have had to write off bad debt in the past 12 months, research from Bibby Financial Services Ireland shows.
Irish SMEs have written off an average of €35,000 in the la... |
| 05.02.2025 | Icewater announces sale of its still and sparkling division to Culligan Water | Dublin-based Icewater has announced the sale of its still and sparkling water division to Culligan Water. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed but the transaction was described as "a significant milestone for both companies".
Icew... |
| 30.09.2024 | How the Government will put over €3,000 in the pocket of middle-income families | The Government plans to put more than €3,000 back into the pockets of middle-income earners over the key pre-election months, senior sources have told businessplus.ie, writes John Drennan.
One senior source close to the heart of final negot... |
| 19.09.2024 | Business leaders feel pressure to make case for using AI | A substantial proportion of business leaders in Ireland feel under pressure to identify a business case for integrating generative AI in their operations, research from Expleo has found.
Around 43% of business leaders feel pressure to make ... |
| 17.05.2024 | Granite takes over design agency WONDR | Granite, the Irish digital agency, have announced that they have acquired WONDR.
The acquisition will enhance the global reach of Granite, adding over 30 blue chip clients from across Ireland, the UK, and the Middle East.
This will grow the... |
| 28.03.2024 | Hunan’s New Energy Group to Invest USD14 Billion by 2030 to Improve Province’s Electricity Supply | (Yicai) March 28 -- Hunan Energy Investment Group, which was formed by the government of China’s central Hunan province yesterday, will invest more than CNY100 billion (USD14 billion) over the next seven years to guarantee the province’s el... |
| 30.03.2023 | Ireland has a new sustainability accelerator programme and everyone's invited | Dublin-based start-up and innovation hub Dogpatch Labs has announced it has partnered with the Irish government and industry partners to create a new sustainability programme 2050 with a view to make Ireland a leading global platform in sus... |
| 27.03.2023 | ESB to introduce charge for charging in Northern Ireland | Irish energy company ESB has announced the introduction of a pay-for-use system for its public electric vehicle charging network in Northern Ireland. This means that EV drivers in Northern Ireland will have to pay to charge on the street fr... |
| 10.10.2022 | Dublin’s GridBeyond has further expansion plans afoot with new €6 million funding | Dublin based scale-up GridBeyond has secured funding led by Claret Capital. It comes in the form of debt financing from Claret European Growth Capital Fund III – the lenders are well-rehearsed in supporting European SMEs.
GridBeyond will be... |
| 14.02.2022 | Dermot Ahern: Solutions on the inflation problem are hard to come by, but this is a good stab | Dermot Ahern offers his insight and solutions to Ireland's inflation problems as we come out of the pandemic.
With Covid waning, the political scene has become much more focused on normal bread-and-butter issues. In the last week or so, the... |
| 13.10.2021 | Indonesian F&B tech startup ESB raises $7.6m Series A+ led by Alpha JWC Ventures | ESB, Indonesia’s answer to the US-based Toast, has raised $7.6 million in a Series A+ funding round led by Alpha JWC Ventures with participation from BEENEXT, Vulcan Capital, AC Ventures, and Skystar Capital.
The company provides fully-inte... |
| 13.10.2021 | All-in-one restaurant operations platform ESB raises US$ 7.6mn in Series A+ round led by Alpha JWC Ventures | ESB, Indonesia’s only fully integrated restaurant operating platform, announced its US$ 7.6 million (IDR 110 billion) Series A+ funding round led by Alpha JWC Ventures, with participation from existing investors including BEENEXT, Vulcan Ca... |
| 12.05.2021 | Global accelerator for energy start-ups now open for UK applications | Free Electrons 2018, a global accelerator for energy start-ups, is now open for UK applications.
Launched by ESB, the Irish state-owned electricity company, alongside seven other international utility corporates, 12 businesses will be selec... |
| 16.03.2021 | ESB, Indonesia’s answer to Toast, bags US$3M in Beenext-led Series A round | |
| 15.03.2021 | Indonesian Restaurant Management Company ESB raises US$ 3M in Series A | Indonesia-based restaurant management company Esensi Solusi Buana (ESB) raised US$ 3 million in a Series A funding round on 14 March 2021. |
| 13.01.2021 | ESB Seeking Energy Startups For Global Accelerator | Irish startups working in the energy sector are being encouraged to apply for a place in the 2021 Free Electrons global accelerator programme, which will culminate in Dublin in November this year.
The Free Electrons programme gives entrepre... |
| 11.12.2020 | Gigabit Broadband From Telcom | Thousands of businesses will be able to avail of 1-Gigabit broadband following a deal between Telcom and ESB Telecoms to provide fibre connections to 13 urban networks.
Telcom will provide the fibre connections via SIRO, the ESB's joint ven... |
| 20.12.2017 | GridEye enters the international markets | |
| 14.08.2017 | ESB Spark of Genius Award Open For Entries | ESB is seeking entries from tech startups for the 2017 Spark of Genius Award. It will be presented in November at Web Summit in Lisbon, with the winner receiving €25,000 and mentoring support.
The competition is open to high potential techn... |
| 20.10.2016 | Terra Solar Raises €2.5m From ESB | The ESB has ramped up its involvement in sustainable energy sources by investing €2.5m for a a minority shareholding in Irish solar energy company Terra Solar.
Terra Solar was founded in 2014 by David Fewer and André Fernon and is based at ... |
| 30.11.2010 | Return of the Celtic Tiger: Can renewables refuel the Irish economy? | Ireland has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons, starring in a soap opera of EU intrigue and enforced bank bailouts. Watching my home country’s progress over the past few years has been like the troubled career of singer Amy W... |
| - | EGEB: Ireland to build the Atlantic’s first floating offshore wind farm | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Ireland’s Moneypoint coal station will become a green energy hub that includes a floating offshore wind farm.
France set to ban short domestic flights.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that li... |
| - | Global accelerator for energy start-ups now open for UK applications | Free Electrons 2018, a global accelerator for energy start-ups, is now open for UK applications.
Launched by ESB, the Irish state-owned electricity company, alongside seven other international utility corporates, 12 businesses will be selec... |
| - | Ireland’s economy is growing solidly — for now. But cost-of-living pressures loom large | The Irish economy grew by 1.8% quarter-on-quarter in the second three months of the year — well ahead of the euro zone.
Its economy was resilient through the pandemic, and a surge in corporate tax revenue has taken the government coffers to... |
