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​​​​​IDA Ireland names Lohan as its new CEOMichael Lohan has been named as the new IDA Ireland CEO​IDA Ireland has appointed Michael Lohan as its new chief executive.Mr Lohan is currently IDA Global Head of Life Sciences and Talent Transformation and Innovation Departments and is a member of its Executive Leadership team.He will take up his new ...

​​​​​Happy St. Patrick's Day from all of us at The RFT Group https://www.rftgroup.ie​​

​At the IDA Ireland 2023 Annual Conference, Mary Buckley, presents and discusses the outstanding 2022 IDA Ireland Annual Results. Mary, took the opportunity to thank the clients companies, recognising the ongoing commitment and contributions of IDA clients companies in Ireland with the delivery of the absolutely excellent results in 2022. #23an...

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​​​​​Pharma giant announces €45m expansion plan for Cork baseGilead Sciences said its expansion would "significantly expand storage capacity" at its Carrigtwohill base​David Cadogan, Vice President, Manufacturing Operations at Gilead Sciences said the expansion would "facilitate additional future investment in our manufacturing and packaging cap...

​​​​​​Showcase aimed at boosting female participation in STEMThe ninth annual I Wish STEM Showcase will present more than 60 influential female role models and inspirational speakers over the course of the day​Around 3,000 female students will attend an event in Dublin today dedicated to attracting more women into careers in Science, Technology,...

​​​​​Steady pipeline of IDA-backed job creation drives Irish growthIDA Ireland entered 2023 with record results for 2022, achieving the highest FDI employment ever at 301,475 jobsRuairí Conroy, site lead, Diligent, Mary Buckley, interim CEO of IDA Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, and Brian Stafford, CEO of Diligent, at the opening of Diligent's ...

​​​​​​Blood cancer patients to benefit from first use of ‘living drug’ to treat multiple myelomaFirst Irish trial to treat patients with Car-T immunotherapy opens at St James’s Hospital in Dublin​A small number of multiple myeloma patients will be enrolled in the trial at St James’s Hospital in DublinThe first clinical trial in Ireland using gro...

​​​​​​​Highest Increase in FDI Employment ever​​Performance 2022Numbers directly employed in multinational sector in Ireland reach 301,475, the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) employment level ever and a 9% increase on 2021Continued substantial growth in FDI in 2022 despite a difficult global economic environment32,426 gross new job gain...

​​​​​​Irish Government and IDA Ireland welcomes Pfizer’s $1 billion expansion​​​1stDecember 2022, Dublin, Ireland– IDA Ireland, together with An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar welcomed today’s announcement by Pfizer to invest over €1.2 billion at its Grange Castle facility.  This investment will see a new facility built on the site premises and will doub...