€175m capital boost for start-ups
Irish Examiner Date: May 23 2006

Venture Capital Industry Welcome’s Minister’s Announcement on €175m Funding for Start-Ups
Venture Capital Industry Welcome’s Minister’s Announcement on €175m Funding for Start-Ups The Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) has welcomed the announcement by Minister Micheal Martin that Enterprise Ireland is to invest €175m in start-ups. The IVCA also announced that it had commenced discussions with the Irish Association of Pensions Funds (IAPF) and the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) about further boosting investment in venture capital. “Research by the Centre...

Irish Venture Capital “tightening” – Survey
The Irish Times Business Today Date: April 26 2006 By Meg Shreve

IPOs and Trade Sales Back on Agenda for Venture Capital Backed Companies
Date: April 25 2006

Knowledge Ambition
Knowledge Economy Computer Scope Date: March 2006

Venture Capital key element for knowledge economy
Knowledge Economy Computer Scope Date: March 2006

Venture Capital backed firms create more jobs, export and R&D – UCD report
Roche Report Dublin; Thursday 2nd February, 2006: Venture capital backed companies are key to the ongoing development of a knowledge based economy – but VC investment will have to quadruple to over € 4bn in the next five years if Ireland is to catch up with the rest of the world. These are the key findings of the first in depth study into the economic impact of venture capital in Ireland, which was carried out by the Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies in UCD under Professor Frank...

Venture capital seeks state support
The Irish Times Date: February 3 2006

Irish start-up companies attract about
The Irish Times Date: February 3rd 2006

Tech gets bulk of capital
The Sunday Business Post Date: February 5 2006