Putting capital to work
Some businesses (particularly those that operate largely or exclusively online) have managed to trade as normal during the Coronavirus crisis. Unfortunately, most small enterprises don’t fall into that category and therefore need to do whatever they can to minimise the...
Launch of GMIT’S Enterprise Ireland Medical and Engineering Technologies gateway state of the art medical imaging suite
Representing an investment of €840,000 by Enterprise Ireland, and kindly supported by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), the recent installation of the Philips Azurion 7 M20 digital fluoroscope to the purpose-built Medical Imaging Suite at GMIT’s Galway campus constitutes an...
ISME elects New Chair and National Council
The Irish SME Association (ISME) has today announced the election of Margaret O’Rourke Doherty as the new Chair of the National Council for the 2021-2023 term. Margaret is the CEO of the Hair and Beauty Industry Confederation (HABIC) and is...
Cybercrime Prevention
Don’t make it easy for cybercriminals Most businesses will have suffered some form of cyberattack, even if it is not always immediately obvious that such an attack has taken place. PwC’s 2020 Irish Economic Crime and Fraud Survey found that...
Notice for companies who have had a claim against them for personal injuries
Have you had a claim for personal injuries made against you in the LAST 12 MONTHS? If yes, can you please check the claim for the following wording: “In the event that you do not now admit liability as requested...
Finance options for companies in Ireland
Every company would like to operate without some form of credit or finance, but the reality is that most companies need either short term forms of finance or longer term finance for capital expenditure, such as heavy machinery. In Ireland,...
Dutch DPA imposes fine of €525,000 on Locatefamily.com for failing to appoint Article 27 EU representative
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a fine of €525,000 on the website Locatefamily.com for failing to appoint an Article 27 GDPR representative in the EU. The DPA also ordered that the company must designate an EU representative,...
ISME issues Pre-Budget Submission 2022
ISME has issued our Pre-Budget 2022 Submission to Government. While Ireland looks toward the final stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is clear that many business sectors in Ireland will not return to 2019 levels of trading until well into...
The revised Work Safely Protocol is now available
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar T.D. today published updated guidance on ventilation, vaccinations and antigen testing to protect workers and help people get back to work. The updated Work Safely Protocol reflects the most...
ISME letter to Health Minister Regarding Antigen Testing
Dublin, 10th May 2021: ISME has written to the Minister for Health to express its serious concern at utterances by the Chief Medical Officer and the Chair of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group Prof Philip Nolan about the use...
