An agreement to establish a Space Business Incubator Centre in Ireland was among the immediate results of last week's trade mission to Germany and the Netherlands, which saw 85 Irish companies visit four cities in three days.

This has certainly been a busy year for tackling unemployment and helping create the conditions for jobs. Here's quick infographic capturing of some of the main highlights.

Getting ready to welcome home family and friends from abroad for Christmas? Take a look at this video which encourages Irish people living abroad to consider coming home for good.

Over 17,000 startups were formed over the course of 2015. Here we have compiled a snapshot of some nuggets of advice and tips for success from these startups

As part of our year in review special, we're taking a look back at jobs announcements around the country in 2015.

Over 400 Irish companies have been on Government-led trade missions this year. One Athlone-based company shares its experience and its advice for companies considering exporting with #allaboutjobs

Government this week announced Innovation 2020, whose key targets include raising R&D investment and number of research personnel in Ireland. We've the details.

What started as a chat about making modern wearables with a real impact on problems that matter has - 10 months later - seen pregnancy planning app Ayda crowned Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur. We talk to its founder James Foody about how it all started and where to from here.

What started with 1,400 applications six months ago culminated in three national winners announced last weekend. Meet the winners and find out about the companies that won them the titles.

As Government launches the sixth in a series of 8 Regional Action Plan for Jobs covering Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth, we look at its targets and how it will impact local businesses & startups.

 

Government Programmes

There are two complementary, Government-wide plans to tackle the jobs challenge:

APJ 2015Action Plan for Jobs
Find out how Government Departments and Agencies work together to improve conditions for creating jobs.


Pathways to Work

Check out the Government’s four-year strategy to radically reduce the number of people on the Live Register.