An Analysis of the Impact of EU Membership on the Economic Development of Ireland
Recent economic recession and Brexit has raised doubts about the EU membership among member nations. This paper analyzes the public data from World Bank to determine the impact to the economic development of Ireland since joining the EU on 1st January 1973. The paper shows that EU membership has a positive relationship with the development […]
Analysis of winning numbers of Irish Lotto
This blog is an analysis of winning numbers of Irish Lotto from last two years. The National Lottery brought new initiatives from Thursday, September 3, 2015, with adding two numbers to the draw meaning players choose from 47 numbers rather than 45 numbers. With this change, the odds of picking the six winning numbers went from just […]
Steps to improve Indigenous Innovation in Ireland
Among the contributions of Joseph Schumpeter to economics was an understanding of long economic cycles, and how these are initiated by “clusters” of innovations (Schumpeter, 1939). Historically, there has been a remarkable coincidence between such clusters and legal changes which improve the protection of information. The institutional change that could stimulate the next long technological […]
Horizon 2020 SME Instrument Explained
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises that are EU-based or established in a country associated to Horizon 2020 SME Instrument can get EU funding and support for innovation projects that will help them grow and expand their activities into other countries in Europe and beyond. It offers support under the section Societal Challenges and the specific part Leadership in Enabling and […]
Alternative Startup Funding in Ireland
This blog discusses alternative ways of getting startup funding in Ireland. Halo Business Angels Network (HBAN) According to 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index, Ireland is ranked 12th in the top 20 global hot spots for start-ups with a score of 65.6. For start-ups, business angels play an important role in providing an invaluable source of capital . […]
Is Startup investment in Ireland Justified?
This blog intends to consider different startup investment made by founders, family, friends, business angels, Banks, Enterprise Ireland, and Venture Capital in tech start-ups in Ireland. It ascertains if the money is about to head for the doors. Is the technology boom is over for Ireland? The technology industry employs over 105,000 people in various […]