Enterprise Ireland announces increase in trade from Ireland to Canada

Ireland Inc. is proud to report an increase of 22% in trade from Ireland to Canada for 2010. The underlying story behind the figure is naturally complex but highlights the positive nature of the Canadian market for Irish based companies. The strength of the Canadian economy in the face of a global downturn, the ease of doing business and the matching of the Irish supply base to demand are contributing factors.

Enterprise Ireland works with indigenous Irish companies that are exploring and seeking opportunities in the Canadian market. These companies come from a range of sectors such as software, life sciences and machinery equipment. Some of the success stories to date include Curam Software, who provide Social Enterprise Management software to Canadian authorities, Advanced Innovations who supply mobile handsets to Public Mobile and Multi Hog providing sweeping machinery across Canada.

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ICBA welcomes commitment to 12.5% corporation tax rate in National Recovery Plan 2011-2014

Ireland’s low corporation tax rate has been one of the most important factors in Ireland’s successful track record in attracting foreign direct investment from Canada and elsewhere. Recent surveys convey the encouraging fact that a substantial number of the multinationals operating in Ireland predict an increase in revenues in 2011 and the importance of retaining and enhancing Ireland’s attractiveness as key location for foreign direct investment cannot be overstated.

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ICBA CALLS FOR YEAR ROUND DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN IRELAND AND CANADA

ABOUT US

Mission Statement

Ireland Canada Business Association is the voice of Canadian business in Ireland, providing a network for Irish and Canadian firms, and promoting bilateral investment and trade.

Our objectives are:

• To be the representative voice of Canadian Business In Ireland
• To be a business network for Canadian companies in Ireland
• To be a business network for Irish companies which have invested in or trade with Canada
• To provide links to Ireland Canada Chambers of Commerce in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver
• To forge stronger commercial ties between Ireland and Canada
• To promote the greater knowledge of both countries

The following type of activities are regularly organised by the Association:

• Business functions with guest speakers (Irish or Canadian) from industry and/or government
• Business advocacy with Government and relevant business and trade organisations
• A number of networking and charity events such as the Annual Golf Classic and the Maple Leaf Charity Ball
• Receptions and other networking events that assist in building business, social, and cultural links between Ireland and Canada

ICBA Council Members 2011

The following are the ICBA Board of  Directors elected to serve for 2011 :

• Mr David Quirke, Managing Director, DNM Technology
• Mr Eamon Flanagan, General Manager, Air Canada
• Mr Liam Diamond, Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers
• Ms Suzanne Cormie, Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian Embassy in Ireland
• Mr Eddy Van Cutsem, RBC Reinsurance (Ireland) Ltd.
• Ms Sara Terry, RBC Reinsurance
• Mr Ruairi O’ Flynn, Managing Director, Canada Life
• Ms Kate Hickey, Executive Director, ICBA
• Mr Enda Newton, Partner, ByrneWallace
• Mr Diarmuid O'Neill, Head of AIB International Corporate Banking
• Mr Cormac O Connell, Head of Aviation Marketing DAA
• Mr Jean Pascal Simard, Vermillion Energy

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Featured Patron Member - Profile
DNM

DNM Technology is a leading independent provider of database technologies, infrastructure consolidation services and support, business intelligence solutions, enterprise architecture and cloud integration services.  They work with their customers to provide a full project lifecycle for the solution including architecture design, solution implementation along with support and training services.

DNM deliver to customers’ best in class services and solutions matched to the needs of their organisations. Their single-minded commitment delivers significant value added through years of experience and knowledge of the end-to-end infrastructure that supports customers’ critical business information systems. They provide experienced resources to deliver and meet the day-to-day challenges of availability, performance, administration and on-going support of the IT infrastructure. 

In 10 years, DNM has gathered detailed infrastructure service knowledge and have designed, implemented and continue to support some of the most complex infrastructure solutions in Ireland. Based on the products available in the marketplace, DNM believe that their proposed solutions will best match current and future requirements of their customers.

DNMs range of services includes:

DNM constantly strive to provide the best service possible to our customer therefore we are continually seeking complimentary strategic partnerships. For more information please contact DNM Technology on 01 4992500.

“Our involvement with DNM has been entirely successful from design, implementation and on-going support. As such they have demonstrated a level of expertise second to none and a willingness to assist where possible.” Ms. Marion O'Neill, Head of Information Systems, South Tipperary Local Authorities

“Thanks to DNM with our new private cloud infrastructure in place we are able to meet and exceed the demand from our users and ensure that the Power Plant keeps its advantage in this highly competitive industry”. Mr. John Dolan, IT Manager, UOMS.

DNM Technology, Ph: 01 4992500, www.dnm.ie