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The Distortion of Irish GDP: How 'Phantom Exports' Are Reshaping the Biopharma Landscape
Ireland's contract manufacturing exports-colloquially known as "phantom exports"-are surging once again, raising fresh questions about the decoupling of headline economic figures from the domestic life sciences economy.
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Tapestry VC Closes $80M Fund III Backed by British Business Bank to Target Repeat Founders
Co-founded by Patrick Murphy and David Kelly, Tapestry VC has announced the closing of its $80 million Fund III, tripling its capital base with support from OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar and the British Business Bank.
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GovTech Startup Xylo Raises £2.8M Led by CapitalT to Solve Local Council Planning Bottlenecks
Co-founded by Habs Isabelle Kim and Dermot O'Riordan, government technology startup Xylo has raised £2.8 million in pre-seed funding to deploy AI agents that speed up local planning departments.
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Funding the Future: Inside the €75k Women TechEU and £10M Createch Grants for Startups and SMEs
An in-depth analysis of two newly opened funding opportunities-Women TechEU and Innovate UK's Next Wave Createch-designed to support early-stage deep tech and creative technology innovators across Europe and the UK.
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Global Biopharma M&A Rebounds in 2026: AbbVie and Merck KGaA Lead Multi-Billion Dollar Acquisitions
Global pharmaceutical dealmaking has surged in 2026 as cash-rich majors AbbVie and Merck KGaA close multi-billion dollar acquisitions to restock pipelines ahead of late-decade patent cliffs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.