Category Archives: Ireland

Press Releases & News from Ireland distributed via EuropaWire

Accenture named Official Sponsor of 2025 NFL International Games to advance global expansion with AI and analytics

(IN BRIEF) Accenture has been named Official Sponsor of the 2025 NFL International Games, strengthening its partnership with the league to drive global football expansion. The games will be hosted in Brazil, Ireland, the U.K., Germany, and Spain. Building on … Read the full press release

IKEA confirms December 2025 opening of first New Zealand store at Sylvia Park with nationwide Pick-Up Points

(IN BRIEF) IKEA is preparing to open its first store in New Zealand on December 4, 2025, at Sylvia Park in Auckland. Operated by Ingka Group, the 34,000 m² store will offer more than 7,500 products from day one and … Read the full press release

BT completes sale of Irish wholesale and enterprise business to Speed Fibre Group while reinforcing local presence

(IN BRIEF) BT has finalized the sale of its Irish wholesale and enterprise business to Speed Fibre Group after receiving approval from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission of Ireland. While divesting this unit, BT will retain a significant footprint … Read the full press release

Accenture invests in CLIKA to advance edge AI deployments with optimized and scalable model compression

(IN BRIEF) Accenture Ventures has invested in CLIKA, a startup focused on AI compression, to expand its edge AI and infrastructure engineering portfolio. The partnership will make it easier for enterprises to deploy efficient AI models on edge devices ranging … Read the full press release

Accenture strengthens California public sector presence with acquisition of Highlands Consulting Group

(IN BRIEF) Accenture has acquired Sacramento-based The Highlands Consulting Group, a leading management consulting firm with long-standing partnerships across California’s healthcare, transportation, social services, and environmental sectors. Founded in 2002, Highlands Consulting brings deep expertise in organizational change management, digital … Read the full press release

Ingka Investments Backs China’s Re-mall to Expand High-Quality Plastic Recycling Capacity

(IN BRIEF) Ingka Investments, part of Ingka Group—the largest IKEA retailer—has made its first Chinese investment in the circular economy with growth capital for Re-mall, a leading recycler of post-consumer packaging waste in China. Using proprietary technology, Re-mall produces transparent … Read the full press release

Accenture Ventures Backs Snorkel AI to Supercharge Data-Centric AI Solutions for Regulated Industries

(IN BRIEF) Accenture Ventures has invested in Snorkel AI to bolster enterprise AI adoption by improving dataset quality for model training and evaluation. Snorkel’s platform automates the conversion of siloed data and domain expertise into high-fidelity datasets, facilitating rapid, secure … Read the full press release

Accenture Ventures Invests in YearOne to Boost AI-Powered Software Engineering Intelligence

(IN BRIEF) Accenture has invested in YearOne and will partner with the platform’s team to help organizations compress digital product development timelines through AI-powered engineering intelligence. YearOne’s system consolidates real-time metrics from development tools, uncovers delivery bottlenecks, highlights productivity shortfalls … Read the full press release

IKEA Expands Global Menu with Local Flavors and Sustainable Dishes

(IN BRIEF) IKEA continues its long-standing commitment to making food an integral part of the store experience, blending Swedish roots with regional flavors at accessible prices. Ingka Group’s Food division, led by Lorena Lourido Gomez, highlights five “local hero” dishes—Belgian … Read the full press release

Experian Powers RVU’s Credit Comparison Platforms to Deliver Personalised, Transparent Offers

(IN BRIEF) Experian and RVU have formed a significant partnership in which Experian’s Eligibility Solution will power all of RVU’s consumer credit comparison channels—Confused.com, Uswitch, and money.co.uk. The integration provides RVU customers with personalised product matches based on full financial … Read the full press release

Vodafone and Manna Complete Two-Kilometre BVLOS Drone Flight Using 4G Network

(IN BRIEF) Vodafone and Manna Air Delivery have demonstrated a two-kilometre BVLOS drone flight using Vodafone’s 4G network. Manna supplied its delivery drone expertise—backed by 200,000 prior missions—while Vodafone provided telemetry transmission, network APIs, and aerial coverage maps at the … Read the full press release

Trinity College Dublin’s Women in Sport Campaign Shortlisted for International Gender Equality Award

(IN BRIEF) Trinity College Dublin’s “Women in Sport” campaign, initiated in 2024, promotes gender parity in university athletics through four pillars: Leadership & Governance, Active Participation, Visibility, and Coaching & Officiating. Now shortlisted for the 9th FISU Gender Equality Awards—with … Read the full press release

Experian Selects AWS as Strategic Cloud Partner to Drive Real-Time Intelligence and AI Innovation

(IN BRIEF) Experian has entered a 10-year strategic partnership with AWS, designating AWS as its preferred cloud provider. This collaboration will see Experian migrate its mainframes and on-premises servers to AWS, centralizing its technology stack and harnessing AWS analytics and … Read the full press release

Experian Powers OakbrookOne to Extend Fairer Debt Consolidation Loans to Previously Declined Borrowers

(IN BRIEF) Experian has enabled the launch of OakbrookOne in collaboration with Oakbrook, leveraging its ReFi™ technology to provide a streamlined debt-consolidation loan that delivers rapid approvals and same-day funding for over 40 percent of borrowers. Since late 2024, the … Read the full press release

Euronext and Clearstream Collaborate to Automate Collateral Management for Repo Clearing

(IN BRIEF) Euronext and Clearstream have announced a collaboration to upgrade Euronext Clearing’s collateral management for repos and additional asset classes. Clearstream will serve as a triparty agent, automating collateral selection, valuation, and substitution, while also handling settlement, custody, regulatory … Read the full press release

CACEIS Ireland Taps ETF Veteran Eamonn O’Callaghan to Head New Product Line

(IN BRIEF) CACEIS Ireland appointed Eamonn O’Callaghan as ETF Group Product Manager on 9 June 2025. Eamonn brings 25 years of ETF experience—most recently as Head of European ETF Product at Brown Brothers Harriman—and academic credentials in IT for Strategic … Read the full press release

Avia Solutions Group’s KlasJet Signs Charter Deal with Air Cairo to Support Egyptian Tourism Surge

(IN BRIEF) Avia Solutions Group’s charter airline KlasJet has signed an agreement with Air Cairo to operate summer flights between Milan, Sharjah, and Cairo from May 30 to October 31, 2025. As the first EASA-based ACMI partner of Air Cairo, … Read the full press release

Ascend Airways Adds Fifth Aircraft and Secures Canadian Certification as Fleet Growth Accelerates

(IN BRIEF) Ascend Airways has expanded its fleet with the delivery of a fifth aircraft—a Boeing 737-8 MAX—registered as G-ULIT and immediately placed on a long-term wet lease. The UK-based ACMI and charter airline, part of Avia Solutions Group, has … Read the full press release

EIB Group Presents Strategies for Scaling Affordable Housing at Dublin Social Housing Festival

(IN BRIEF) This week, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group attended the International Social Housing Festival in Dublin to showcase its ongoing dedication to supporting affordable housing across Europe. At the event, Tanguy Desrousseaux, EIB’s director for housing, participated in … Read the full press release