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Co. Clare couple invest €850,000 in transforming derelict site in Kilkee into a seafood destination, with support from BIM

An entrepreneurial Co Clare couple have invested €850,000 in transforming a derelict site in the centre of the popular seaside town of Kilkee into an outstanding seafood destination. Robert Hayes and his wife Elaine recently opened Naughton’s Yard, an exciting development which includes apartments, a café, an art gallery and a vintage food truck serving the best of locally caught seafood.

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Co. Clare couple invest €850,000 in transforming derelict site in Kilkee into a seafood destination, with support from BIM

High response rate to latest BIM National Seafood Survey for Fisheries

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Call-out to ambitious aquatech companies to apply for 2024 BIM Innovation Studio

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Ballycotton Seafood to invest more than €1 million in upgrading production facilities with support from BIM

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Burren Smokehouse ready to scale up following €171,000 investment, supported by BIM

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  • Co. Clare couple invest €850,000 in transforming derelict site in Kilkee into a seafood destination, with support from BIM

    An entrepreneurial Co Clare couple have invested €850,000 in transforming a derelict site in the centre of the popular seaside town of Kilkee into an outstanding seafood destination. Robert Hayes and his wife Elaine recently opened Naughton’s Yard, an exciting development which includes apartments, a café, an art gallery and a vintage food truck serving the best of locally caught seafood.

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  • High response rate to latest BIM National Seafood Survey for Fisheries

    The latest National Seafood Survey for fisheries launched in October 2023, (collecting data for 2022) closed at the end of January with 500 surveys completed by vessel owners, more than double the survey returns from last year and the highest response rate achieved for the fleet yet. Survey returns from the inshore fleet, in particular, were significantly higher this year.

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  • Call-out to ambitious aquatech companies to apply for 2024 BIM Innovation Studio

    Minister Charlie McConalogue welcomes significant €15 million aquatech investment from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. Ambitious aquatech businesses are invited to apply for a groundbreaking Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) mentoring programme in a sector which has just attracted a €15 million investment from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF).

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  • Ballycotton Seafood to invest more than €1 million in upgrading production facilities with support from BIM

    BallyCotton Seafood in East Cork is to invest more than €1 million in upgrading its production facilities and improving automation and efficiencies at its headquarters in Garryvoe.

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  • Burren Smokehouse ready to scale up following €171,000 investment, supported by BIM

    The Burren Smokehouse in Co. Clare is ready to scale up following a €171,000 investment in new equipment and energy efficiencies, supported by BIM.

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