Enterprise Ireland is an Irish state economic development agency focused on helping Irish-owned business deliver new export sales. The aim of Enterprise Ireland is to help Irish enterprises to "start, grow, innovate and win export sales in global markets."
History
Enterprise Ireland was established by the Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998, superseding two earlier bodies: Forbairt and An Bord Tráchtála.
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on 19 March 2014 Forbairt was established in 1993 as part of
Forfás
Forfás () was the national policy advisory board for enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation in Ireland. The agency was established in January 1994 under thIndustrial Development Act, 1993and was run by a board appointed by the Mi ...
, to make industrial development grants,
while An Bord Tráchtála was established in 1991 through the merger of the Irish Goods Council and Córas Tráchtala
— a statutory body founded in 1959 to market Irish goods abroad — and successor of Córas Tráchtála Teoranta, founded in 1951. The Irish Goods Council was founded to market Irish goods in Ireland in 1974, originally within the National Development Association as the Working Group on the Promotion and Sale of Irish Goods;
in 1978 it was spun out and merged with
Vivian Murray
Vivian Murray (22 July 1932 – 6 March 2009) was an Irish businessman. Murray served as the chief executive of the Irish Goods Council during the 1970s and 1980s, when it launched the "Buy Irish" and "Guaranteed Irish" marketing campaigns.
M ...
's private National Development Council as a limited company.
See also
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County and City Enterprise Board
Ireland's County & City Enterprise Boards (CCEBs) ran from 1993 to 2014. They were established in 1993, as companies limited by guarantee, during a time of high unemployment (15.1%) and limited opportunity for business. They were given statutory ...
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Business organisations based in the Republic of Ireland
Economy of the Republic of Ireland
Government agencies of the Republic of Ireland
1998 establishments in Ireland
Irish companies established in 1998
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment