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Research Ireland

Taighde Éireann, listed in later regulations as Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland, is the State agency for research and innovation. Its objects include promoting excellence in research and innovation, supporting work across fields and career stages, and strengthening links between the research system, government, enterprise and the wider public. Its functions include designing and administering funding schemes.

It was established on 1 August 2024. Section 7 of the Research and Innovation Act 2024 created the agency on the establishment day, and the Research and Innovation Act 2024 (Establishment Day) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 375 of 2024) appointed that day. The Act itself uses the name Taighde Éireann; the English name Research Ireland was confirmed in the Ethics in Public Office amendment regulations of 2025 (S.I. No. 674 of 2025), which list the body as Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland.

1400 spending records on file.

Transparency Score

4.0/5

80% transparent

Machine readable 0.2/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.9/1

Supplier number 0.9/1

Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
30 Sep 2024	CPL Solutions Limited	Recruitment Agency Costs	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€54,260
30 Sep 2024	IDA Ireland	Miscellaneous Charges for Three Park Place	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€47,365
30 Sep 2024	Datapac Ltd	IT Hardware	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€40,301
30 Sep 2024	Micromail	IT Software	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€37,635
30 Sep 2024	Club Travel	Travel & Accommodation for third party reviewers and staff	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€29,945
30 Sep 2024	Evelyn Partners (Ireland) Limited	Audit costs	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€25,827
30 Sep 2024	Deloitte	Internal audit services	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€24,621
30 Sep 2024	Marsh Ireland	Insurance	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€22,333
31 Dec 2024	IDA Ireland	Rent, Rates, Service Charge & Miscellaneous Charges for Three Park Place	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€718,087
31 Dec 2024	Drury Communications LTD	Public Relations Consultancy, third party costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€337,440
31 Dec 2024	Macnas Ltd	Science Week Activities	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€250,000
31 Dec 2024	Daniel Spring & Co Solicitors	Legal Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€225,685
31 Dec 2024	CPL Solutions Limited	Recruitment Agency Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€98,384
31 Dec 2024	Elsevier Ltd	Memberships and Subscriptions	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€89,508
31 Dec 2024	Brightwater Selection (Ireland) Ltd	Agency Payroll Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€85,244
31 Dec 2024	Club Travel	Travel & Accommodation for third party reviewers and staff	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€82,818
31 Dec 2024	Granite Digital	Research Ireland Website Development	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€81,614
31 Dec 2024	NUI Maynooth (t/a Maynooth University)	DG Salary and Pension Recharge	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€80,323
31 Dec 2024	Praesto Consulting Limited IE	IT Software Licences	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€72,183
31 Dec 2024	Enovation Solutions Ltd	LMS Learning System	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€70,516
31 Dec 2024	The Royal Society	Programme Administration Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€66,807
31 Dec 2024	H2 Learning Limited	Education Specialist - SFI Discover Primary Science & Maths programmes	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€66,104
31 Dec 2024	McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors	Legal Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€62,857
31 Dec 2024	Total ICT Services Ltd	Hardware Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€51,777
31 Dec 2024	Mazars	Internal Audit Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€43,301
31 Dec 2024	Science Europe C/o FWO	Science Europe Annual Membership Fees	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€37,205
31 Dec 2024	Evelyn Partners (Ireland) Limited	Internal Audit Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€36,848
31 Dec 2024	Power Design	Design and Print services	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€35,972
31 Dec 2024	Media Coop Productions LTD	Science Week Media Production	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€32,657
31 Dec 2024	Silicon Republic Knowledge & Events Managmnt	Media Partnership	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€30,750
31 Dec 2024	Cosmos Education Ltd BlackRock Castle Obs.	Space Week Partnership	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€30,704
31 Dec 2024	Enterprise Ireland	Licensing	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€30,678
31 Dec 2024	Dublin City University DSE	Training Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€29,944
31 Dec 2024	Mckeon Group	IT Conferencing System	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€25,515
31 Dec 2024	BSI Cybersecurity & Info. Resilience (Ire.) L	Software Maintenance & Support	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€23,701
31 Dec 2024	Mason Hayes & Curran	Legal Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€23,642
31 Dec 2024	Zoom Video Communications, Inc.	Licensing	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€23,230
31 Dec 2024	Osbourne Recruitment	Recruitment Agency Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€22,387
31 Dec 2024	Consulteco Limited	Consultancy	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€20,755
31 Dec 2024	Impact Laboratory Services Inc.	Consultancy	Purchase Order	Q4 2024	€20,679
31 Mar 2025	IDA Ireland	Rent, Rates, Service Charge & Miscellaneous Charges for Three Park Place	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€661,712
31 Mar 2025	McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors	Legal Advice	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€175,406
31 Mar 2025	Smartsimple Software (Ireland) Ltd.	Licences, system and helpdesk support	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€117,204
31 Mar 2025	Club Travel	Travel & Accommodation for third party reviewers and staff	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€110,867
31 Mar 2025	Brightwater Selection (Ireland) Ltd	Agency Payroll Costs	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€79,021
31 Mar 2025	The Irish Times Ltd	Media Partnership	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€62,607
31 Mar 2025	Softcat Plc	Licensing	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€61,965
31 Mar 2025	H2 Learning Limited	Education Specialist - Discover Primary Science & Maths programmes	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€57,662
31 Mar 2025	Osbourne Recruitment	Agency Payroll Costs	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€50,285
31 Mar 2025	CPL Solutions Limited	Agency Payroll Costs	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€48,642

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