The Italian Irish Chamber of Commerce (IICC) is a non-profit association registered at the Companies Registration Office in Dublin. We are the institutional reference point for Italian and international businesses operating between Italy and Ireland, and we act as a privileged interlocutor with the Italian Embassy in Ireland, public institutions, and the leading economic organizations of both countries.
We are not a networking club. We are an operational accelerator for those who want to do business between two of Europe’s most dynamic markets.
Our Mission
We support Italian, Irish and international businesses in the strategic sectors of the bilateral economy providing high-quality networking, strategic consultancy and institutional representation.
We work to lower the barriers to entry in both markets, create meaningful connections between entrepreneurs and professionals, and bring the voice of business to the decision-making tables at local and national level.
Our commitment operates on three levels:
- Institutional advocacy: we represent our members’ interests with public authorities, regulatory bodies and institutions in both countries.
- Commercial development: we facilitate trade missions, strategic partnerships and access to both the Italian and Irish markets.
- Knowledge and innovation: we produce sector reports, organize high-value events and foster a culture of collaborative innovation among SMEs, startups and large corporations.
Our Vision
To be the operational think tank and leading institutional connection point for Italian-Irish economic development — recognised for the quality of our services, the tangibility of our results and our ability to positively influence the policies that shape our business communities.
We operate as:
- A territorial reference point for the economic communities of both countries, with a particular focus on SMEs and professionals.
- An innovation facilitator to promote inter-company cooperation and build collaborative capacity.
- A champion of entrepreneurship among young people and women, bridging talent and opportunity.
- A competitiveness accelerator for companies looking to grow in the Italian and Irish markets.
- An institutional voice before local and national authorities, advocating for the real needs of the business world.
How we operate
We work in partnership with our members, with Italian and Irish businesses, and with all public and private bodies engaged in internationalisation: Regions, Chambers of Commerce, trade associations, trade fairs, consortia, cooperatives, business networks, industrial districts, banks, territorial development agencies and international organisations.
We deliver concrete services: from strategic market-entry consultancy to institutional representation, from sector intelligence reports to the organization of events, trade missions and mentorship programmes for startups and SMEs.