All entries located in Mid-West (Ireland), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/mid-west 2026-10-31T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a667f4d1:en 2026-10-31T06:00:00Z

Iarnród Éireann is reinstating the 42 km Limerick–Foynes freight line at a cost of EUR 151.5 million: track laying has been finished since 2025, signalling, telecoms and the refurbishment of Foynes station are still under way, 13 level crossings get CCTV, and the connection to the network at Limerick is being built. According to the report of 12 May 2026, completion is planned for October 2026, followed by driver training, with the first freight trains expected in early 2027. In parallel, construction has begun on a temporary station at Adare (one platform and an outdoor hall, about six months of work) to serve Ryder Cup spectators in September 2027. The date is a placeholder: the article names only the month of October 2026, so 31 October 2026 is used. (LOK Report, 12 May 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/irland/irland-strecke-limerick-foynes-baustart-fuer-den-provisorischen-bahnhof-in-adare-zum-ryder-cup.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:772f5dd2:en 2026-10-14T06:00:00Z

US group Daktronics is withdrawing from its rail, bus and roadway display and control systems business outside North America and is therefore closing its Irish plant in Ennistymon. More than 100 employees are affected (116 in the latest accounts to April 2025); the exit is phased, to about mid-2028 according to the Irish Times. The company expects one-off costs of about US$13.5m and annual savings of about US$7.7m; a redundancy consultation had been running since early September (Irish Times, 14 Oct 2026; second source: RTÉ, 14 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/daktronics-to-close-clare-facility-with-the-loss-of-over-100-jobs/ · https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1014/1595396-daktronics-ennistymon/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1bb46286:en 2026-08-11T06:00:00Z

Hospitality and events venue House Limerick on Howley's Quay is closing after almost ten years in business; staff were informed on Tuesday 11 August 2026. Fifty-nine full- and part-time employees are affected. Advisory firm Interpath had been appointed joint receiver on 2 December 2025; the property and the business were subsequently sold to Tribeca Holdings, a London-based company owned by Limerick businessman Aidan Brooks. The new owner is not continuing the operation in its existing form. — Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2026/0811/1587421-house-limerick-closes/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f60788a6:en 2026-07-16T06:00:00Z

UK insurance and financial services group Howden is acquiring Limerick-based advisory firm Thomond Asset Management (trading name of Folk Asset Management Ltd.), which specialises in financial planning, pensions, investments and estate planning. Nine advisers move to Howden; following Maven Financial Planning (April) and Opes Wealth Trust (May), this is the group's third Irish financial-advisory acquisition of 2026 and its first location in Limerick, taking the Irish financial advisory team past 80 people. No price was disclosed; the deal is subject to approval by the Central Bank of Ireland. — Source: https://www.howdengroup.com/ie-en/howden-acquires-thomond-asset-management