With the announcement of their 1,000th job this week, here’s some of the basic questions answered what is ConnectIreland & how it works.

Tourism Ireland has set its sights on breaking 2014's record year in the tourism industry for 2015 - we have their new ad campaign and plans here.

Over 500 exhibitors, 40,000 visitors, and over €5m in sales is expected at the craft industry's flagship event this weekend. Find out more about this growing sector, now valued at over €490m.

How does a hobby evolve into a business? For Hajnalka Kele, owner of Mianra Artisan Soaps, it began with a trip to her Local Enterprise Office in South Cork.

Last week Minister Bruton spent two days on a Trade and Investment mission in Ireland, the first of its kind. Take a look at the trade mission in action.

At a Government seminar today, experts are getting together to discuss the future of energy policy for the economy and job creation. Here's what some businesses had to say about it all.

Ideas are needed for the new agrifood strategy. See how M & D Bakery, with Waterford LEO, made theirs a reality. Their idea? Freezing a Waterford blaa (it's harder than you think).

Unemployment saw another fall in this week, trips to Ireland increased once again and some mixed news in terms of wages.

Fáilte Ireland has announced its top ten tourism towns in Ireland - find out who walked away with the top accolades.

150 Irish-owned companies and 75 Irish-based multinational companies are taking part on a two-day trade and investment mission to Cork, Limerick, Galway and Dublin, starting today.

 

Government Programmes

There are two complementary, Government-wide plans to tackle the jobs challenge:

APJ 2015Action Plan for Jobs
Find out how Government Departments and Agencies work together to improve conditions for creating jobs.


Pathways to Work

Check out the Government’s four-year strategy to radically reduce the number of people on the Live Register.