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Ireland eyes major offshore wind boost
Author: Splash 247
Ireland is eyeing a significant expansion of its offshore wind ambitions, with new analysis revealing up to 18 GW of additional fixed-bottom capacity could be developed—more than doubling what’s currently planned.
Defence push reshapes procurement priorities
Author: Ireland-Live
The UK Government is investing £1.5 billion to establish at least six new munitions and energetics factories, signalling a major shift toward an “always on” defence supply chain.
What procurement leaders can learn from Ireland's most expensive hospital project
Author: RTE News
The National Children’s Hospital has become a €2.2 billion cautionary tale for public infrastructure—and a wake-up call for procurement leaders.
EU-China procurement tensions threaten fragile trade balance
Author: The Edge Malaysia
The EU’s first use of its International Procurement Instrument is sending ripples through global supply chains.
The real cost of procurement isn’t just financial
Author: April Lara
Price cuts, AI rollouts, global pivots—on the surface, procurement looks like a game of numbers and efficiency.
Slack joins the software price war for government contracts
Author: Tech Radar
US government procurement just got a lot leaner.
AI in government raises new questions over ethics and access
Author: Reuters
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is being deployed by his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team to analyse sensitive US federal data, despite lacking full authorisation.
India signals shift in procurement policy for global trade advantage
Author: Hindustan Times
India is preparing to open up a significant slice of its $700 billion public procurement market to foreign firms, starting with the US, on a reciprocal basis.
ClearanceJobs aims to streamline public sector hiring
Author: Guru Jobs
DHI Group has joined forces with Carahsoft to fast-track the recruitment of cleared professionals into government roles via its ClearanceJobs platform.
Temporary contracts in education raise deeper procurement questions
Author: Unite the Union
Nearly 15,000 low-paid education support staff in Northern Ireland—most of them women—are stuck on temporary contracts, with over 2,500 classroom assistants left without permanency despite four years of service.



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