The latest of 15 state-supported Technology Centres established jointly by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland has now been opened at the University of Limerick. The centre brings together 24 industry partners and nine Higher Education Institutes which will collaborate to deliver the research.  

Contracts worth almost €10million for Irish companies and rthe creation of 26 local jobs were among the initial, immediate results of the trade and investment mission to Australia, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton said at the conclusion of the mission this weekend.