In this episode, Danielle Leece, Operations Specialist; Emily Stewart, Senior Investment Manager; and Stephen Molloy, Senior Manager - Portfolio Construction, from the Future Ireland Funds team discuss Ireland’s two new sovereign investment funds: the Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF). They provide an overview of the FIF, which serves as a long-term investment fund that will help deal with future expenditure pressures from 2041; and the IC...
19 Dec 2025
NewERA: An Overview
In this episode with members of the NewERA team, Gráinne Whelan, Head of Operations, speaks with David Stokes, Deputy Director, and Jenny Smyth, Senior Advisor - Board Appointments and Remuneration. They discuss NewERA’s role in providing financial and commercial advice to Government Ministers and Departments in relation to their shareholdings in commercial State companies and NewERA’s role in relation to board appointments and remuneration. Third Party Cookies: Links to other exter...
11 Sept 2024
Climate: ISIF Climate Investment
In this episode, Paula Campbell, Senior Investment Analyst, and Paul Saunders, Senior Investment Director, from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) speak about ISIF’s climate investment strategy and the Funds €1 billion climate related investment ambition. They discuss some of ISIF’s recent climate investments and the Fund’s progress towards achieving that €1 billion ambition.Third Party Cookies: Links to other external websites are inserted for convenience. The NTMA is not responsib...
20 Dec 2023
NDFA: Infrastructure Delivery – Social Housing PPP Programme
In this episode, Susanne Fitzpatrick, Sector Head – Programme Manager, and Derek Allen, Programme Lead, from the National Development Finance Agency speak about the delivery of homes in the Irish Social Housing PPP Programme. They discuss the background to the Social Housing PPP Programme and the project bundles that are delivering homes throughout the country. They explain the role of the NDFA on the programme and describe the importance of stakeholder collaboration when procuring and d...
31 Mar 2023
Climate: NewERA’s role in the Climate Action Framework
In this episode, Jacinta McDonnell, Corporate Finance Manager, NewERA, John Dillon, Head of NewERA and JP Corkery, Senior Manager, NewERA, discuss the Climate Action Framework for the commercial semi-State sector. The Climate Action Framework is designed to help ensure that commercial semi-State companies can play a lead role in Ireland’s transition to a carbon neutral economy and society, while also recognising the need for commercial independence in their respective operating environments.T...
16 Dec 2022
NDFA: Infrastructure Delivery – TU Dublin Grangegorman
In this episode, Laura McElduff, Project Manager and David Hannon, Sector Head - Programme Manager from the National Development Finance Agency speak about the delivery of the Central & East Quads PPP project for TU Dublin on the Grangegorman Campus. They describe what a PPP project is and discuss the background to the project, the new buildings and facilities now available on the campus. They give an insight into some of the challenges faced during the delivery of this project and ...
12 Aug 2022
Climate: Green Bonds
In this episode, Emma Jane Joyce, Senior Business Manager – Sustainability and Climate Action, speaks with Mark Merrigan, Head of Bond Products and Documentation in the NTMA’s Funding and Debt Management Unit, about Ireland’s Sovereign Green Bond Programme. They discuss the nature of sovereign green bonds and how they differ from regular government bonds and how the market has developed over the years since the NTMA first issued green bonds in 2018. They also discuss the recent launch of...
30 Mar 2022
ISIF: Oblivious AI - Securing Data, Securing Insights
In this episode, James Brennan, ISIF, and Jack Fitzsimons, Head Of Technology and Co-Founder, Oblivious AI, discuss how an increased focus on data privacy has created a unique challenge for organisations looking to leverage data analytics. Oblivious’ AI seeks to overcome this challenge through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning - allowing organisations to process data without direct access to the underlying sensitive information, reducing risk from cyberattacks while also...
23 Feb 2022
ISIF: Provizio - AI: The Future of Automotive Accident Prevention
In this episode, James Brennan, ISIF, and Barry Lunn, CEO of Provizo, discuss how AI can be used to perceive, predict and prevent car accidents in real time. With an estimated 94 per cent of crashes caused by human factors, Provizio seeks to look beyond traditional autonomous systems and use its unique AI platform to solve the enormous challenge around accident prevention.Through both direct and indirect investment, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) provides capital to some of the ...
14 Jan 2022
ISIF: Payslip – Simplifying Global Payroll in a Complex World
In this episode, James Brennan, ISIF, and Fidelma McGuirk, CEO of Payslip, discuss how the increasing complexity of work and business requires a new payroll service that can operate on a global level. With an ever-increasing focus on internationally structured organisations and the impact of Covid-19, Payslip offers to service global payroll operations - all on a single platform.Through both direct and indirect investment, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) provides capital to...
1 Dec 2021
ISIF: The Irish Whiskey Growth Fund – Funding the Irish Whiskey Revival
In this episode, Joanne Butler, ISIF, and Fearghal Ó Ríordáin, Founder and Managing Partner of Ilen River Partners, discuss how The Irish Whiskey Growth Fund is supporting Irish whiskey through a unique financing structure allowing business owners to focus their efforts on producing quality whiskey and achieving scale.The Irish Whiskey Growth Fund was established in 2018 by Ilen River Partners and is supported by ISIF. It is the first fund established exclusively to lend to independent ...
1 Nov 2021
ISIF: SilverCloud Health - Digital Mental Healthcare at Scale
As the conversation around mental health and wellbeing continues to grow, an increasing area of focus is how best to deliver support to those in need. With digital transformation and digitisation disrupting more and more industries, can the digitisation of behavioural healthcare provide a possible solution to the mental health challenge?Through both direct and indirect investment, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund provides capital to some of the most innovative and forward-thinking compan...
30 Sept 2021
ISIF: ApisProtect - Using IoT and AI to #SaveTheBees
As bee populations continue to decline and demand for food pollination seems set to grow exponentially, can the use of IoT (Internet of Things) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) help solve this global issue and ultimately #SaveTheBees?Through both direct and indirect investment, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund provides capital to some of the most innovative and forward thinking companies in Ireland, including ApisProtect.Headquartered in Ireland, capitalising on innovative and award-winn...
3 Aug 2021
NTMA Talks - ISIF: The 'Golden Age' of Venture Capital
Ireland is set to play a leading role in this the 'golden age' of European and global venture capital. Through both direct and indirect investment, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund provides capital to some of the most innovative and forward thinking companies in Ireland and forms an integral part of the Irish venture ecosystem. Join ISIF Senior Investment Manager, Joanne Butler and ISIF Innovation Investment Director, James Brennan as they discuss the venture capita...
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