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The Irish Experience Economy is a vast interconnected ecosystem that encompasses thousands of businesses across multiple sectors. 300,000 people work hard as part of Ireland’s world-beating Experience Economy which is worth €4 billion to the Irish economy. Ibec’s More than Meets the Eye campaign, outlines the economic importance of the Experience Economy which brings us deep into a supply chain of businesses that employs hundreds of thousands of people across the island of Ireland to deliver world-class experiences. Our recent report "The Experience Economy - More than meets the Eye" highlighted five key recommendations for the government to focus on. #YourExperienceEconomy #MoreThanMeetsTheEye

📢 Episode 42 of Ibec Responds is now available wherever you source your podcasts and on our website: https://lnkd.in/eCtjmUSY In this episode, Sharon Higgins, Executive Director for Membership and Sectors, Ibec, is joined Aileesh Carew, CEO of EPIC – the Irish Emigration Museum. They explore the museum and visitor attraction sector’s role in Ireland’s Experience Economy, its economic contribution, and examine how Government can support this sub-sector of the Irish economy. #Ibec #IbecResponds #ExperienceEconomy #podcast

High growth enterprises play an important role in the contribution to economic growth and the creation of jobs. However, more needs to be ,done in terms of public policy, innovation supports and fit for purpose funding. Our ‘Ireland’s Founders Ecosystem - Recommendations to unlock an innovative and supportive environment for founders’ report has five key recommendations to unlock further grow: 1.          Fit for purpose funding 2.          Supporting innovation 3.          Access to talent and skills 4.          Better regulation 5.          Enable sustainability https://lnkd.in/eDfch8t2 #Founders

Episode 40 of Ibec Responds is now available wherever you source your podcasts and on our website: https://lnkd.in/eS8JZ2fV With polling day fast approaching on June 7th, Pat Ivory, Ibec’s Director of EU and International Affairs meets with Fionnuala Croker, the Acting Head of Office at the European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland. Together, they take a retrospective look at previous elections, analysing voter turnout in Ireland compared to other European states, and delve into the critical importance of voter engagement in shaping our future. #Ibec #IbecResponds

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Dr. Rory Costello, Associate Professor at the University of Limerick and founder of WhichCandidate.ie joined Róisín de Bhaldraithe, EU Policy Executive at Ibec, to explore the why, how and who of the European Elections. Episode 39 of Ibec Responds is now available in full wherever you source your podcasts and on our website: https://lnkd.in/eF6VdBSK #Ibec #IbecResponds

The latest episode of #IbecResponds is available wherever you source your podcasts and on our website: https://lnkd.in/eEhBuUWg With the upcoming Local Elections around the corner on 7 June, 2024. We delve into the issues that voters should keep in mind when casting their ballot, while also taking a closer look at how local government functions and what potential reform could look like. In this episode of Ibec Responds, Aidan Sweeney, Head of Infrastructure and Environmental Sustainability at Ibec is joined by Aodh Quinlivan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Government and Politics at University College Cork to discuss the impact of the Local Elections on Irish Business. #Ibec #podcast #LocalElections #elections

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment this week opened a public consultation process on Ireland’s implementation of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, which on its implementation into national law will, among other things, regulate certain uses of artificial intelligence in employment settings. Our Employment Law Services, Associate Legal Director, Harry Wall, discusses this forthcoming AI Act in our most recent HR Link. Read more here 👇 https://lnkd.in/g4MtNmRR Linda Reid, Magda Kozub, Kevin Feighery, Aoife McFadden, Briana Duffy, Laura Jayne Emmo

Ireland has a strong founder ecosystem representative of many sectors of the Irish economy. We listened to our founders to help us better understand what policy recommendations are needed by them to grow and thrive. For example, they told us that competitiveness (28%) followed closely by access to talent pipeline (27%) were some of the biggest concerns and how more to be done to simplify the application process for funding and improve effectiveness of taxation incentives. Read our insights: https://lnkd.in/eDfch8t2 #Founders

This month on #IbecInsights... 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 Motivating employees through times of stress is difficult. What about through times of boredom? Read more about employee engagement. https://lnkd.in/eFAQj7tX 📝 Conor Gibbons 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 From menstruation to underrepresentation in senior positions- learn more about the issues facing your female workforce and steps that can be taken to help. https://lnkd.in/esSzJEEn 📝 Tobba Vigfusdottir, CEO and Founder, Kara Connect 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 Understanding menopause in the workplace and breaking the taboo around discussing menopause is important not just for women, but for the entire workforce. https://lnkd.in/eCm4ZQzN 📝 Catherine O'Keeffe 𝐍𝐈𝐒2: 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 NIS2 becomes law this October, read more about the cybersecurity regulation and how your organisation can prepare. https://lnkd.in/egmXFt9X 📝 Áine Clarke

“Both elections have the potential to significantly impact the economic and business landscape of our country in the coming years,” said Fergal O'Brien, Executive Director of Lobbying and Influence. Ibec #vote #election https://lnkd.in/ertwNANg