Irish Business Links

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1. Directories, Searchers & Lists

 

Kompass - Introduces the Kompass Directory for Ireland and offers a very extensive online company search facility.

 

Yahoo! - Ireland & UK - Direct link to Yahoo's Irish business & economy category.

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2. Enterprise/SME Supports

Enterprise Boards - City & County Enterprise Boards.

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3. Financial Institutions

Allied Irish Bank - Comprehensive site for the major Irish banking group.

Bank of Ireland - Extensive site for this major Irish banking group.

Enterprise Equity (Ireland) - Venture capitalist concentrating on investment opportunities in the Border counties (southern side).

ICC Bank - Describes the services of State-owned merchant bank and venture capitalist.

IFSC - Dublin - Extensive site about the International Financial Services Centre including lists of IFSC-based companies.

Ireland Funds - Located around the world to raise finance for advancing the causes of peace, culture, and charity in Ireland.

Ulster Bank - Introduction to the major Irish banking group. Site provides real-time markets data.

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4. Information

Business & Finance - Offers variety of fee-based business information services.

Business Plus - Comprehensive source of business news, stories, links and more.

Currency Converter - Performs interactive foreign exchange rate conversion for almost all currencies.

Cental Statistics Office - Collects and publishes very extensive information on all economic and social issues.

Doing Business in Ireland - Comprehensive guide to selling and investing in Ireland

Dublin City Public Libraries - Introduces the libraries' services including the Business Information Centre.

EMU Information - Extensive information on the euro and EMU.

FACTfinder - Provides limited access to sources of Irish business information etc. Subscription needed for full access.

Guaranteed Irish - Incorporates searchable database of businesses selling Guaranteed Irish.

Irish Independent - Online version of today's Irish Independent.

Irish Times - Opens the front page of today's Irish Times.

RTE Aertel - Direct link to the index for RTE's teletext service.

RTE News - Twice-daily news broadcasts. You will need PowWow.

SBP Online - Sunday Business Post: Ireland's leading weekly business newspaper.

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5. Miscellaneous

Latest Budget - Comprehensive information relating to the Budget.

Irish-American Partnership - Introduces Partnership's mission to promote economic development through job creation and education.

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6. Professional Bodies

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) - Extensive information about Institute with links to member firms on the 'Net.

Marketing Institute of Ireland (MII) - Full details about the Institute.

Insttitue of Management Consultants and Advisers (IMCA) - Full details about the Institute.

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7. State Agencies etc. - National

Bord Fáilte - Irish Tourist Board - Comprehensive site covering all aspects of holidays and tourism in Ireland.

Department of Enterprise & Employment - Introduction to the organisation & activities of the Department.

Department of Finance - Introduction to the organisation & activities of the Department.

Industrial Training Authority (FÁS) - Describes activities of the FÁS Training Centre at Loughlinstown, Dublin.

Enterprise Ireland - Extensive site describing EI's services and supports to Irish industry.

Forfás - Introduces Forfás's co-ordinating role in promoting enterprise, science and technology in Irish industry.

IDA - Ireland - Introduces the benefits and the IDA's support services to overseas businesses locating in Ireland.

Irish Government - Contents page for the principal web site for the Irish Government.

Revenue Commissioners - Contains information for taxpayers and about tax incentives, Customs & Excise etc.

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8. State Agencies etc. - Regional/Local

Carlow County Enterprise Board - Assisting enterprise development on County Carlow.

Community Enterprise Society Ltd - Community and enterprise support for the Rathmines & Terenure areas in Dublin.

Cork BIC - Provides entrepreneurial support to new and established businesses in Cork.

Dublin Business Innovation Centre - Introduction to the BIC and its enterprise support activities & services.

Dublin City Enterprise Board - Provides grants and other supports to new and small businesses.

Dublin Inner City Partnership - Introduces the Partnership which helps tackle unemployment & poverty.

Fingal County Enterprise Board - Enterprise services provided in Dublin Fingal County.

Galway City & County Enterprise Board - Introduces services provided to entrepreneurs setting up in Galway.

Inner City Enterprises (ICE) - Description of services to entrepreneurs setting up in Dublin's inner city.

Roscommon County Enterprise Board - Assisting enterprise development in Roscommon.

Shannon Development - Introduces SD's services etc. for assisting economic growth in the Shannon Region.

Sligo County Enterprise Board - Assisting enterprise development in County Sligo.

South East Business & Innovation Centre - Provision of assistance to growing new companies in the SE region.

Venturepoint - Extensive site from the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Enterprise Board.

WESTBIC - Introduces Galway Business Innovation Centre's support to entrepreneurs in the West.

Westmeath County Enterprise Board - Describes the CEB's financial and other supports to new & established small firms in Westmeath.

Wicklow County Enterprise Board - Introduction to CEB's services, plans etc. for supporting enterprise in Wicklow.

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9. Trade Associations etc.

Chambers of Commerce of Ireland (CCI) - Introduces the CCI and North-South Chamber Link, and lists all the Chambers in Ireland.

Dublin Chamber of Commerce - Information about the Chamber & Dublin with searchable directory of members.

Excellence Ireland - Deals with quality issues and business excellence.

Galway Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Introduces the Chamber and its services, and incorporates a business guide to Galway.

Irish Business & Employers Confederation (IBEC) - Comprehensive site describing IBEC and containing business and economic news and information.

Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) - General introduction to ISME's services and activities.

Small Firms Association (SFA) - Describes the SFA and includes extensive notes on employer- employee issues.

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10. Copyright & Legal Stuff

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