Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced funding of €1.3 million for the provision of new computers, laptops, iPads and other information and communication technology in public libraries across the country. The investment, under the Libraries Capital Programme, will assist our libraries in becoming more digitally inclusive.
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD, officially opened a new €4.75 million international headquarters for NETGEAR, the leading provider of award-winning connected products designed to simplify and improve people’s lives, in the award-winning Penrose Dock development within Cork City’s Victorian Quarter. Headquartered in San Jose,
A first ever study of wartime deepfakes reveals their impact on news media and outlines implications for social media companies, media organisations and governments. Deepfakes are artificially manipulated audio-visual material. Most deepfake videos involve the production of a fake ‘face’ constructed by Artificial Intelligence, that is merged with an authentic video, in
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has launched a Sustainable Laboratories Certification Pilot Programme, led by SFI. The programme, in partnership with international non-profit organisation, My Green Lab, aims to bring best-in-class, sustainable research practices into Irish labs. This is a global first, as
Minister of State Jack Chambers, who has special responsibility for Eircodes at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, announced the extension of the Postcode Management Licence Holder (PMLH) contract between the Department and Capita Business Support Services Ireland (Eircode). Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, were
A geospatial tech spinout company from the ADAPT SFI Research Centre at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), ai mapit, has launched into the global geographic information systems (GIS) market with its revolutionary geotagging solution. Based on groundbreaking research in deep learning and computer vision, ai mapit technology uses novel statistical and image processing techniques
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced more than 150 new technical roles at its Global Center of Excellence for the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform in Galway, Ireland. The new Center is integral to the development of the HPE GreenLake platform, which is the central offering for HPE’s Hybrid Cloud solutions. The team of software R&D professionals […]
Minister of State with special responsibility for Public Procurement, eGovernment, Communications and the Circular Economy Ossian Smyth, and Juhan Lepassaar, Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Cyber Security (ENISA) launched a public awareness campaign for October’s European Cyber Security Month. The campaign focuses on the positive steps the public can
HCS, a leading IT services, cybersecurity and digital transformation company, has announced that it expects to increase revenues by €2.5 million in the next two years through its enhanced partnership with Fortinet, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions and services. HCS has been awarded Expert level partnership with Fortinet, one of only a handful of […]
A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin has secured €365,000 in funding to develop an AI-driven platform to address failings in ethics and compliance that are causing large multinational companies to suffer huge losses every year due to fraud, corruption and unethical behaviour. IntegrityIQ will be a spin-out of Trinity Business School, a top-ranking […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has launched the 2022 Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) annual report. Demonstrating how public investment in RD&I is building resilience for Ireland’s research and innovation ecosystem, the report highlights that from a base investment of €213 million, SFI leveraged a further
IDA Ireland and the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment, welcomed the announcement that OpenAI will grow their presence in Europe with a new Dublin office. The artificial intelligence company, headquartered in San Francisco, plan to grow a team in Ireland across areas such as trust and safety, security and operations. The strength of Ireland’s […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, joined Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to launch Science Week 2023, announcing €650,000 in funding for festivals and events happening throughout the week. Taking place from 12th-19th November, the theme for Science Week 2023 is ‘Human?’, which asks people to consider what it means to
Building on the success of the Microsoft Dream Space Showcase schools event held at Microsoft Ireland’s Leopardstown campus in Dublin last June, Meath County Council, in collaboration with Microsoft Dream Space and OurKidsCode, is inviting schools in County Meath to participate in an exciting National Schools Programme for the 2023-2024 academic year, with the
Red Bull has unveiled a new gaming hub at South East Technological University (SETU) in Waterford, Ireland. The Red Bull Gaming Hub is the first of its kind at a third-level institute in the country and is designed to support the development of third-level gamers. The hub aims to help SETU students of all abilities […]
Phoenix Equity Partners announced it has invested in Nostra Technologies, a leading managed IT services provider in Ireland. Phoenix is investing alongside Nostra’s founders Kevin O’Loughlin and Barry O’Loughlin to support the company in its rapid organic and inorganic growth journey. This marks Phoenix’s third investment of 2023. Nostra was founded in Dublin by Kevin […]
Ocuco, a global leading firm in eyecare software solutions, announced a €60 million growth equity investment from Accel-KKR, a global technology-focused private equity firm. The investment is set to boost Ocuco’s global momentum, enabling the company to meet the eyecare industry’s burgeoning omnichannel demand through Acuitas 3 OmniChannel Edition, Ocuco’s
Almost 2,000 international scientists, researchers and professionals will descend on Dublin this weekend for INTERSPEECH 2023, the premier international conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing. Taking place from August 20th to 24th in Dublin’s Convention Centre, the conference is being organised by ISCA (International Speech Communication
Irish fintech and insurance software player Fineos has ruled off a $40 million equity raising in a bid to beef up its cash buffers. The company’s long-time brokers, Macquarie Capital and MA Moelis, spent Tuesday crossing potential investors for the raise while trading was halted. They pressed play after market close, mailing out term sheets […]
Digital Business Ireland, in partnership Permanent TSB, has officially launched its annual conference and expo, Digital Summit: FutureProof, on the hallowed turf of the home of Gaelic games, Croke Park in Dublin. This year’s event is set to be the biggest day for the Irish ecommerce community in 2023! FutureProof, will bring together the digital […]