Business

News relating to Roscommon Businesses and Roscommon people in Business throughout the country and beyond.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

New Jazz Pharmaceuticals facility in Monksland officially opened

Business, Local News, Monksland Drum Cornafulla Bealnamulla, News

The official opening of a new €50 million Jazz Pharmaceuticals manufacturing and development facility in Monksland took place today. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global pharmaceutical company with its headquarters in Dublin where it employees approximately 100 people. The company expects to employ up to 50 people in Monksland within three years. Jazz Pharmaceuticals also has …

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Ignite Creative Pod

“Great opportunities for people in Creative Sector” – Maura Hopkins

Ballaghaderreen, Business, Current Affairs, Local News

Senator Maura Hopkins launched the Ballaghaderreen Pilot of the Ignite Creative Pod on Friday last at the Creative Communities Igniting Change Conference in the Northern and Western Regional Assembly. Senator Hopkins stated that “the Creative Communities Igniting Change project is working to create entrepreneurial opportunities for people in this area involved in the creative sector …

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Minister Denis Naughten urges businesses to consider Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Business, Current Affairs

Local businesses are being urged to avail of a scheme aimed at helping them to trade online by Minister Denis Naughten. “Irish consumers spend €850,000 an hour online, 24 hours a day, every day yet while many small businesses have a web presence, less than one in four is actually trading online,” stated Minister Naughten. …

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Alexion Monksland

Alexion expansion in Monksland to create 50 jobs

Business, Local News, Monksland Drum Cornafulla Bealnamulla, News

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has announced an additional €100 million investment in an expansion of its Monksland operations which will result in the creation of 50 additional jobs bringing total employment at the facility to greater than 100 people. The investment will see the construction of a new biologics manufacturing facility at the site. “Alexion is delighted …

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Ballaghaderreen Wind Farm Community Fund Sliabh Bawn Wind Farm

Gaelectric launches 4.0 MW Ballaghaderreen Wind Farm

Ballaghaderreen, Business, Local News, News

Renewable energy and energy storage group, Gaelectric, has officially launched its ninth operating wind farm today at Roosky, 2.5km south of Ballaghaderreen. Picture Credit: Irish Wind Energy Association Roosky is a 4.0 Megawatt wind farm comprising of two German-made Enercon turbines. It will generate sufficient renewable power to provide 10,800 megawatt-hours of electricity which is …

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Maura Hopkins Castlerea Fire Station Motor Insurance

Lens factory to begin manufacturing in July – Maura Hopkins

Business, Current Affairs, Local News, Roscommon town Kilteevan

Senator Maura Hopkins has welcomed the news that Biotech Europe, formerly known as Moss Vision, will commence the manufacturing of lenses at their Roscommon town facility in July. The news was confirmed to Senator Maura Hopkins following a visit to the facility yesterday (Monday June 20th). Welcoming the news she said “This development is of …

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Minister Denis Naughten welcomes €250k investment for Monksland Technology Hub

Business, News

Local Minister Denis Naughten has welcomed the allocation of €250,000 to establish a new Smart Technology Enterprise Hub in Monksland, which has the potential to create 26 new high end jobs within the next year. Minister Naughten pointed out: ” This project has been developed with a team of dedicated volunteers from the local area, …

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Ballaghaderreen

Bank of Ireland Enterprise Event in Ballaghaderreen

Ballaghaderreen, Business, Local News, Things to do

St Nathy’s College Ballaghaderreen is the latest venue for the Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town Roadshow which takes place tomorrow, Friday May 20th, from 4pm. The Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town programme aims to bring local businesses, education, sports and cultural organisations together, boosting the participating town’s economic activity and tomorrow’s event will feature 90 …

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roscommon

Countdown to Croke Park for Roscommon students

Business, News

Enterprising young teenagers from Roscommon are getting ready to showcase their inventions and real-life businesses at the Student Enterprise Awards National Finals, coordinated by Local Enterprise Office Roscommon. From the 22,000 secondary school students from 620 schools that took part this year, teens from 76 student enterprises have won a place at this year’s National …

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Food works

Roscommon’s Food and Drink Entrepreneurs encouraged to apply to Food Works Ireland

Business, Farming

The search for Roscommon’s budding food and drink entrepreneurs is gathering pace, as the countdown begins to the Food Works Ireland 2016 closing date for applications. Food and drinks entrepreneurs and those with a concept for a start up business in the sector are being urged to put themselves forward for this year’s Food Works …

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Food works

Food Works Ireland is calling all Roscommon Food Entrepreneurs

Business

~ Ireland’s new food entrepreneurs sought for Food Works development programme ~ Are you a budding food entrepreneur? Do you have a big idea for a food business? Could you create a successful and scalable global food business? Food Works, an intensive business development and accelerator programme designed for food and drink start-ups, could be …

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General Election 2016

Regional Digital Hub for Roscommon will rejuvenate local businesses – Murphy

Business, Current Affairs

– Up to €1m will be available to Roscommon County Council under FF strategy – Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Roscommon Cllr. Eugene Murphy has secured a commitment to roll out a Regional Digital Hub for Roscommon if elected to Government. This pledge is part of the party’s policy to support entrepreneurs and start-up …

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Commercial rates in Roscommon impacting on business growth – Curran

Business, Current Affairs

Fianna Fáil Candidate for Roscommon Galway Shane Curran is highlighting the increasingly high and often crippling commercial rates in Roscommon. “The setting of Commercial Rates (ARV) is a matter for Roscommon County Council, but with rates being as high as 75 to the pound for commercial space in Roscommon and just 54 to the pound …

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