Industry
Two Irish Startups Accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2026 Batch: Blueprints and ProvenMetal Secure $500k Funding
Two promising Irish startups, prediction market trading assistant Blueprints and AI benchtop X-ray hardware builder ProvenMetal, have been accepted into the prestigious Y Combinator Summer 2026 cohort in San Francisco, securing $500,000 in seed backing each.
Industry
MedTech Pioneer CroíValve Closes $27 Million Series B Expansion to Advance Transcatheter Tricuspid Heart Valve Treatment
Dublin-based medical device developer CroíValve has secured a $27 million expansion of its Series B round, combining equity funding led by BGF and state grants to accelerate US and EU clinical trials for its DUO Adapt System.
MedTech
Ubotica Secures $11 Million to Roll Out Satellite-Based Orbital AI Maritime Intelligence Platform
Space-tech leader Ubotica has closed an $11 million funding round led by Act Venture Capital and Greencode Ventures to scale its real-time Live Maritime Intelligence platform powered by direct satellite AI processing.
Industry
HR Duo Raises €1.6 Million from Puma Growth Partners and Enterprise Ireland to Accelerate UK Expansion
Workforce management SaaS platform HR Duo has closed a €1.6 million funding round backed by Puma Growth Partners and Enterprise Ireland to scale its automated HR and compliance services for SMEs in frontline industries.
Industry
Top Universities in Ireland: Discover the Country's Leading Higher Education Institutions
Explore the highest-ranked Irish universities, including Trinity College Dublin, UCD, UCC, and University of Galway, looking at their global ranking positions, location, and key research strengths.
Industry
The Irish Startup Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Funding and Development Guide for Entrepreneurs
From Enterprise Ireland feasibility grants and Local Enterprise Office funding to seed venture capital and angel networks, this is the ultimate blueprint for starting and scaling a business in Ireland.
Regulatory Affairs
Addiction Counsellors of Ireland Launch Strategic Plan 2026-2029 to Prepare for CORU Regulation
Presented at the ACI’s Annual General Meeting in Carlow by Minister Jennifer Murnane O’Connor and ACI Board member John Devlin, the new three-year strategy focuses on workforce recognition, professional development, and regulatory transitions.
Industry
Ireland Funds €426,000 Behavioral App for Alcohol Reduction Amid Record Treatment Demand
As the Health Research Board (HRB) reports a record 8,798 alcohol treatment cases in 2025, Minister Murnane O’Connor has announced funding for an evidence-based digital intervention tool under the Sláintecare Integration Innovation Fund.
Industry
EU PEACEPLUS Funds €2.4M All-Island Public Health Knowledge Hub to Unite Cross-Border Population Data
Launched in Dundalk, the three-year Public Health Knowledge Hub (PHKH) project brings together the Institute of Public Health, Trinity College Dublin, and Ulster University to build the first-ever harmonised cross-border public health data portal.
Pharmaceutical
The Irish Distortion: How Multinational Pharma Giants Warped the EU’s Economic Landscape
Ireland’s status as a corporate hub for global pharmaceutical multinationals has created a unique statistical paradox-masking true economic health and dragging the EU’s GDP into negative territory in the first quarter of 2026. We examine the tax structures, tariff-hedging inventory builds, and supply chain strategies driving this anomaly.
Biotechnology
Life Science PR in 2026: The Complete Guide to Building Authority, Winning Media Coverage, and Controlling Your Narrative
A definitive 5,000-word guide to public relations for pharmaceutical, biotech, and MedTech professionals. Learn how to build a PR strategy from scratch, which tools to use, how to write for journalists and LinkedIn, and the exact frameworks used by the world's leading life science communications teams.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn PR for Life Science & Pharma: The Definitive Guide to Building Credibility, Authority, and Visibility in 2026
A practitioner-level guide to building genuine professional authority on LinkedIn as a pharmaceutical, biotech, or MedTech professional. Covers profile architecture, content strategy, engagement tactics, thought leadership frameworks, and the exact playbooks used by the most followed life science voices on the platform.