Regretfully, our face-to-face events are postponed for the moment as part of the Covid-19 pandemic. A number of online events will occur. Details will be updated below as they become available.
R&D Tax Credits, Knowledge Development Box, R&D Funding ¦ Innovation Practice Group visits ¦ Disruptive Technologies ¦ Sustainability ¦ Design Thinking ¦ Lean Product Development ¦ Innovation Capability ¦ Free Half Day events – Visits, Seminars & Clinics ¦ Full Day Conferences & Workshops
♦♦♦ New themes in 2020 ¦ ♦♦♦ Webinars

Visit the Events menu on the IRDG homepage for further details and/or booking on specific events.
JANUARY
21st |
R&D Tax Credit Clinic, Waterford – details |
28th |
Lean Product Development Programme, Naas – 28Jan, 25Feb, 24Mar & 30Apr – details |
FEBRUARY
4th |
R&D Tax Credit Conference, Dublin – details |
12th |
Innovation Practice Group visit to Becton Dickinson (BD), Limerick – details |
27th |
Design Thinking Special Interest Group – Medtronic, Advantech & Synecco, Galway – details |
MARCH
3rd |
Design Thinking Programme, Naas – 3&4Mar, 31Mar & 22Apr – details |
3rd |
R&D Tax Credit Clinic, Dublin Airport – details |
19th |
Innovation Practice Group visit to Fexco, Kerry – details – postponed |
APRIL
7th |
Funding & Collaboration for Business Innovation Seminar, Galway – details – postponed |
23rd |
♦♦♦ R&D Tax Credit Webinar – Focus on the Financial Elements – 10am – details |
29th |
♦♦♦ Sustainability – Unlocking the Innovation Opportunity, Cork – postponed |
30th |
♦♦♦ R&D Tax Credit Webinar – Scientific Criteria & Technical Focus – 10am – details |
MAY
6th |
♦♦♦ RD&I Funding Webinar – RD&I Rapid Access Supports – 10am – details |
7th |
♦♦♦ R&D Tax Credit Webinar – Focus on Governance & Audit Readiness – 10am – details |
12th |
Design Thinking Shared Interest Group – Dolmen, Dublin – postponed |
13th |
♦♦♦ RD&I Funding Webinar 2 – In-house RD&I Supports – 10am – details |
tbc |
Innovation Practice Group visit, DePuy Synthes, Cork – postponed |
20th |
♦♦♦ RD&I Funding Webinar 3 – Collaborative Supports – 10am – details |
20th |
♦♦♦ Artificial Intelligence Forum with Mastercard & more, Dublin – postponed |
27th |
♦♦♦ RD&I Funding Webinar 4 – Programmes to support you Accessing Skills – 10am – details |
JUNE
tbc |
Lean Product Development Shared Interest Group – postponed |
10th |
♦♦♦ R&D Tax Credit Webinar – Maximising R&D tax credit claims and importance of documentation – details |
17th |
♦♦♦ R&D Tax Credit Webinar – Impact of Covid 19 on R&D tax credit claims – details |
23rd – 25th |
IRDG Design Thinking Ireland 2020 – 3 days, 25 speakers, 17 sessions – virtual conference – details |
AUGUST
26th |
♦♦♦ R&D Tax Credit Webinar – details |
SEPTEMBER
3rd |
♦♦♦ R&D Tax Credit Webinar – details |
8th |
Innovation Practice Group visit to Pramerica, Donegal – details |
10th |
Design Thinking Programme – deferred from Spring – day 3 – details |
17th |
Lean Product Development – deferred Spring programme – day 3 – details |
22nd |
♦♦♦ 5G in Business Virtual Conference with Dell Technologies, Limerick – details |
24th |
Design Thinking Programme – deferred from Spring – final day, day 4 – details |
OCTOBER
7th |
Lean Product Development – deferred Spring programme – final day, day 4 – details |
13th & 14th |
Funding & Collaboration for Business Innovation – virtual event – details |
20th |
Cybersecurity – get secure, stay secure – virtual event – details |
NOVEMBER
17th – 19th |
IRDG Annual Conference – Leading Business Innovation 2020 – virtual experience |
DECEMBER
9th |
♦♦♦ R&D Tax Credit Webinar – details |
Event information and booking available online at www.irdg.ie or by contacting Mary Byrne – mary.byrne@irdg.ie
Please note some changes may occur throughout the year. Dates with tbc indicate around that time. Other dates are set.
The majority of events are complimentary & available to members-only. A very limited number of events are open to the public at market rates.
CPD Certification is also available on certain events.
IRDG Conference, Seminars & Workshops Payments Policy available here.