Navigating Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland has been behind the success of many Irish companies, some of which are detailed below. Special report by Róisín Burke and Philip Connolly.

Take a look at the share register of any Irish start-up and you will find a common theme – at some point they have all been backed by Enterprise Ireland. Among the biggest backers of start-up firms in Europe, the state body is ubiquitous across Irish start-up funding – from early stage investments right up to multimillion euro venture capital deals.

In 2012, the agency allocated more than €194 million towards supporting and ...