Derry to London Stanstead Air route: 23/02/2017. The UK Government has today announced £3.8 million for a Derry to London air route. bmi Regional has been chosen as the preferred operator for the route between City of Derry Airport and London Stansted, following a competitive tender process by Derry City & Strabane District Council. Flights […]
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Legal Innovation Centre launched at Ulster University. The Legal Innovation centre at Ulster University brings together the law school, school of computing and intelligent systems, and global law firms Allen & Overy and Baker McKenzie. The centre – which have received financial backing from Invest Northern Ireland as well […]
First Minister, the Rt. Hon. Arlene Foster and the deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness today provided details of their plans to construct high quality office accommodation for Ebrington. First Minister, the Rt. Hon. Arlene Foster and the deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness today provided details of their plans to construct high quality office accommodation for […]
Economy Minister, Simon Hamilton MLA, has welcomed a continued increase in the strong export performance of Northern Ireland companies in today’s HMRC export data. Commenting on the results, Minister Hamilton stated: “These latest results from the HMRC which show a 6% increase on a rolling 12 month period is extremely welcome. This is particularly encouraging, […]
Over 150 people attended today’s Driving Growth in the North West conference in An Grianan Hotel, Burt to consider the region’s response to the challenges and opportunities of Brexit. Speaking at the conference, Dr Frances Ruane urged the North West region to have a ‘no regrets‘approach when it comes to responding to the Brexit challenges. […]
DERRY firm GoWalkTalk which develops management software for healthcare workers has set up an office in Boston. It represented one success of an economic link between Massachusetts and the north-west of Ireland. Donegal firm Gartan Technologies also formed a partnership with US company Adashi Systems. GoWalkTalk’s new Boston office was announced by the city’s mayor […]
Economy Minister Simon Hamilton MLA has hosted a special event in Londonderry to acknowledge the growth and investment of businesses in the North West. Ten businesses, two of which are new investors, are creating 100 new jobs and investing over £5.6million in the local economy. With the support of Invest Northern Ireland, Mechanical Installations & Maintenance, Meritcom, Precision […]
LaunchPad and Peoplesafe, two highly successful software companies that were founded in England, are establishing new offices in Derry and plan to create a total of 16 new jobs in the city over the next 12 months. LaunchPad, a London-headquartered startup that develops video recruitment software, is establishing a European centre in Derry and will […]
The announcement of the establishment of a Boston office for Derry firm GoWalkTalk and a joint partnership between Gartan Technologies from Donegal and US firm Adashi Systems, and the ongoing commitment to strengthen economic development links between Massachusetts and the North West region were some of the early successes of the Ireland North West delegation […]
Civic leaders, businesses and officials from the North West will be embarking on their largest ever delegation to Boston, Massachusetts later this month. The delegation, which is being jointly led by the Mayor of Derry, Cllr. Hilary McClintock, and Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr. Terence Slowey, will see 17 businesses from across the North […]
A Strabane manufacturing company has created 10 new jobs and invested £2.4million in a bid to double its export growth over the next two years. Boran-Mopack manufactures and supplies packaging to a broad range of sectors. Invest Northern Ireland offered the company £250,000 to support its investment in new machinery and equipment to support its […]
The new Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Alderman Hilary McClintock, will head up a special delegation travelling to New York this week to engage with prominent members of the Irish Diaspora community and the crews of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, as they prepare for their Trans-Atlantic journey to the city next month. […]
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