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Full coverage: Galway

Assets of Galway medtech firm Megadale snapped up by US company

Megadale makes equipment for the medtech and life-sciences sectors but a cancelled contract by a major multinational forced the company into liquidation.

Jonathan Keane
12th Mar, 2026 - 2 min read

Medical device maker Nordson sells off Galway site to “simplify” its portfolio

The multinational has struck a deal to sell its Galway design and manufacturing hub to Quasar Medical. Its Roscommon site is untouched by the deal.

Jonathan Keane
3rd Jun, 2025 - 2 min read

$18bn US insurance player Ryan Specialty has scooped up a small Galway firm

Loughrea’s 360° Underwriting, which focuses on construction insurance, will be absorbed into Ryan Specialty as a “natural entry point” to the Irish market.

Jonathan Keane
22nd May, 2025 - 2 min read

London-listed mining firm pulls acquisition talks for Tynagh site in Galway

Europa Metals was tipped to build a recycling facility on the site to reclaim up to €1 billion worth of mining waste tailings but the firm has pulled the plug on the deal.

Jonathan Keane
18th Feb, 2025 - 2 min read

Why a legacy Northern Ireland food business is betting on climate agtech

Roebuck Foods was in the business of milking cows, and meat and dairy trade and logistics. It is now on course to raise up to €10m to acquire a Galway start-up addressing livestock’s methane emissions.

Thomas Hubert
20th Dec, 2024 - 5 min read

With legal challenge in the rearview, Bluedrop Medical gears up for a major US expansion

The Galway medtech start-up is preparing trials for its device for diabetics in the US and is planning a funding round in the coming months.

Jonathan Keane
19th Nov, 2024 - 4 min read

$40bn sensor maker TE Connectivity has shifted its HQ to Ireland

The US-listed company, which owns a medical device plant in Galway, moved its incorporation – and tax residence – from Switzerland to Ireland this week.

Jonathan Keane
30th Sep, 2024 - 3 min read

Xerotech has raised €44m in Ireland. Now it’s turning to international investors

The heavy-duty battery pack maker has seen its revenue more than double in the last year and now plans to raise up to €30 million in additional capital to expand further in the US.

Jonathan Keane
6th Sep, 2024 - 3 min read

Paul Flynn: The All-Ireland final is the purest sensation, with the fans as close to the players’ emotions as they’ll ever be

Most players and teams work on some version of self-talk and visualisation exercises these days but, before your first final, there is a fine line between visualisation and dreaming.

Paul Flynn
27th Jul, 2024 - 7 min read

Bluedrop Medical has raised €10.5m from heavyweight backers. It is now being sued by a US rival over alleged patent infringement

Podimetrics filed a complaint against the Galway medtech start-up in the US, claiming its device for scanning diabetics' feet violates its patents.

Jonathan Keane
4th Jul, 2024 - 3 min read
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