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​​​​​New OLED manufacturing plant opens in Shannon​The new facility has been jointly established by Nasdaq listed company Universal Display Corporation (UDC) and its long-standing partner PPG​By Gill StedmanA new manufacturing site which will produce OLED materials for use in display screens for devices like smartphones, smartwatches and laptops...

​​​​​US semiconductor group to build €630m Limerick facility and add 600 jobs. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hails ‘massive’ investment of Analog Devices as group moves to triple European capacity​.Analog Devices in Limerick.US semiconductor manufacturer Analog Devices is to build a new €630 million facility in Co Limerick and add 600 jobs.The investme...

​​​​​​Celebrating the success and growth of Irish enterpriseEnterprise Ireland Summit looks back on the remarkable progress made by Irish business over past 25 years at the integral part Enterprise Ireland has had in supporting this growth​Left to right: Dan Flinter, former Enterprise Ireland CEO, Mary Harney, former Minister for Enterprise, Mar...

​​​​​New IDA Ireland CEO upbeat on foreign direct investmentMichael Lohan, the new IDA Ireland CEO, attended the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Europe conference in Wicklow today"So they're the key elements in bringing stability in terms of competitiveness, security of supply and bringing sustainable solutions to the table. They're all our key pr...

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KILKENNY, Ireland, 14 April 2023– Abbott today welcomed Simon Harris TD, Minister for Justice and Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, as well as IDA Ireland and local dignitaries to the site of its new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, which will be a global manufacturing centre of excellence for Abbott’...

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​​IDA Ireland, together with Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD welcomed today’s announcement by Eli Lilly to increase investment to nearly $1 billion at its new biologics drug substance manufacturing facility, in Limerick in the Mid West region.  The company previously announced a $500 million investment. Constructio...

​​​​​Six in ten autistic people afraid to share diagnosis at workAn Autism in the Workplace report found that six in ten employers lack a dedicated autism friendly policy, and half of employers are unsure what reasonable accommodations an autistic member of staff may require.​Six in ten autistic people are afraid to open up about their diagnosis...

​Eli Lilly receives permission for €400m Limerick plant​​​Biopharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly, has received planning permission for its proposed new biologics plant in Co Limerick.Plans for the €400m facility were announced by the US company in January.Once complete, it will provide employment for 300 people, including engineers, scientists and...