Activity
Calendar outline 2026
The year at a glance — past activity and planned dates, with links added as bookings open. For events currently open for booking, see Upcoming events.
- Select an event for its details and current booking status. Past events remain here as a record of the year.
- public open to non-members
- members only
- tbc date to be confirmed; in a month that has passed, date not recorded
January 2026
- 8th Discover the Benefits of IRDG Membership public
- 15th The Innovators Edge: Time to Reset, Restore and Return with Neil O'Brien
- 21st AI for Personal Productivity
- 27th Accelerating Strategic Innovation
- 27th Zoom Onboard! with Mary Phelan, Sun Life
- 29th IRDG 2026 Connect Series Cork
- 29th Mentoring Programme training for Mentors and Mentees contact Bernie
February 2026
- 4th IRDG 2026 Connect Series Dublin
- 5th R&D Tax Credit Clinic
- 10th AI Transformation for Business Leaders
- 11th IRDG 2026 Connect Series Galway
- 12th IRDG 2026 Connect Series Limerick
- 18th Revenue R&D Working Group Dublin (contact Dermot Casey)
- 19th Innovation Site Visit to Dell Technologies deferred with a focus on AI, Limerick
- 26th Sustainability Leaders Forum
March 2026
- 5th National R&D Tax Policy Forum Dublin
- 20th IRDG Policy Working Group
- 20th Discover the Benefits of IRDG Membership public
- 20th R&D Tax Policy Working Group
- 24th and 25th AI Transformative Power in NPD with Bob Cooper
- 31st Foundations for Strategic Innovation Dublin and online
April 2026
- 2nd Zoom Onboard! with Peter Hubbert, Director RD&I, Fidelity Investments
- 8th Strategic Innovation & Entrepreneurship for SMEs public
- 15th The Innovators Edge: The Future of Work with David Collings
- 16th Pathway to Innovate Clinic public Limerick
- 17th Discover the Benefits of IRDG Membership public
- 22nd Funding Innovation: Expert Insights & Stories Galway
- 23rd AI Transformation for Business Leaders
- 30th Pathway to Innovate Clinic public Cork
May 2026
- 5th Sustainability Leaders Forum
- 6th AI for Personal Productivity programme
- 13th Pathway to Innovate Clinic public Galway
- 14th R&D Tax Credit Clinic
- 26th Innovation Site Visit to Ethos Engineering Dublin
- 27th Ireland's Innovation Index 2026 Launch
- 28th Discover the Benefits of IRDG Membership public
June 2026
- 10th Zoom Onboard!
- 16th Sustainability Leaders Forum
- 17th Amplify Evening BBQ members only
- 18th Amplify Innovation Summit 2026 public Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny
July 2026
- — R&D Tax Credit Clinic date not recorded with Deloitte
August 2026
- 7th Discover the Benefits of IRDG Membership
- 27th R&D Tax Credit Clinic
September 2026
- 1st AI Transformation for Business Leaders
- 2nd Zoom Onboard! with John Dilleen, Vice President, Advanced Engineering and New Technology, Merit Medical
- 17th Innovators Edge Series: Navigating Uncertainty with an Experimental Mindset with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
- 22nd Strategic Innovation & Entrepreneurship for SMEs
- 24th Sustainability Leaders Forum with John Byrne, Senior Programme Manager for Sustainable Engineering, Logitech
- 29th Foundations for Strategic Innovation - Alumni Catch Up
- — The New Innovation Management Standard ISO 56000 date not recorded
October 2026
- 2nd Discover the Benefits of IRDG Membership
- 8th IP Strategy - maybe the missing piece in your innovation activity?
- 13th Foundations for Strategic Innovation programme
- 15th Post Budget R&D Tax Credit Clinic with EY
- 23rd Innovators Edge with Marc O'Regan, CTO EMEA, Dell Technologies
- tbc AI in Business: What's changing and why it matters tbc
November 2026
- 3rd AI for Personal Productivity
- 11th Funding Innovation – Expert Insights & Stories Dublin
- tbc Sustainability into the Future Workshop tbc
- tbc Zoom Onboard! tbc
- 26th Innovation Site Visit to BD's Research & Development Centre Limerick
December 2026
- 2nd Discover the Benefits of IRDG Membership
- 3rd R&D Tax Credit Clinic
- 10th IRDG AGM
For any event or membership enquiries, contact Mary Byrne. Dates and details on the events page are the confirmed ones.