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Public vs. Private vs. Hybrid Cloud: What is the difference?

By Jack Mullen
Not all clouds are the same. There are different ways to deliver cloud services. How exactly do the different models ultimately differ? Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and
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Stories From Isolation

By Jack Mullen
Photo 1 (L – R): Councillor Una Power, An Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Rónan Ó Muirthile, Head of Faculty, Film, Art & Creative Technologies, IADT Conor Peoples, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Co Co Communications Officer Bernadette Meagher, FÍS Manager, IADT Deirdre O’Toole, Lecturer, IADT Dlr / IADT collaborate on project to bring students’ COVID
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Minister Foley launches 2021 Active School Week, promoting active wellbeing in our school communities

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of julien behal photography Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today launched details of this year’s Active School Week. National Active School Week (#ASW21), part of the Government’s Keep Well campaign, takes place from 26-30 April. All schools are encouraged to build Active School Week into their annual school calendars. It is important […]
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Minister Harris announces three-year extension to scholarship programme for Choctaw Community

By Jack Mullen
Picture above: University College Cork In March 2018, it was announced a Choctaw‐Ireland Scholarship would be established in recognition of the act of generosity and solidarity shown by Choctaw Nation towards the people of Ireland during the Great Famine of the mid‐Nineteenth Century, and to foster and deepen the ties between the two nations today. […]
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Minister Heather Humphreys Announces New Social Enterprise Module for Young People

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of Dept. Rural and Community Development Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, in partnership with the youth organisation Foróige, has today (Wednesday, 10 March) announced a Social Enterprise Module which will be availed of by thousands of young people across the country. Social Enterprises are businesses that work primarily to
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Minister Harris launches National Gender Equality resource for Higher Education Institutions

By Jack Mullen
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today marked International Women’s Day by launching the National Gender Equality Dashboard for Higher Education Institutions. The dashboard, developed by Maynooth University, provides an invaluable resource on gender equality in Higher Education Institutions. The figures show a
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Top 10 best Irish novels of all time

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of medium.com There’s no better way to celebrate #IrelandsReads day than to check out some of Ireland’s best novels. Ireland has always well punched above its weight when it comes to producing literary greats, so it’s no surprise that some of the best Irish novels ever written have become famous worldwide. Looking to […]
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Interested in learning more about Smart and Sustainable Cities? Trinity College Dublin might have the course for you

By Jack Mullen
Established back in 1592, Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s oldest higher education institution and one of the seven “ancient universities” in the territory of the UK and Ireland. It’s the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, and was modelled after the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. Today, Trinity College Dublin is
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The shifting shape of microcities

By Jack Mullen
From reinvented shopping malls to pedestrianised suburban neighbourhoods and a growing role for technology, ‘microcities’ are changing. A new study from ABI research has identified at least 13,000 microcities around the world. It is the first time the analyst firm has quantified these dense urban developments, which include the areas in and around large airports,
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Minister Humphreys: School Meals Funding will continue during mid-term break

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of @HHumphreysFG Via Twitter The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, TD, has today confirmed that funding under the School Meals Programme will continue during the upcoming mid-term break. Minister Humphreys said she wants to reassure parents and school authorities that this vital support for pupils will continue despite the break in the […]
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AIB pledges €1.25m to fund First Chair of Sustainable Business in Ireland at University College Cork

By Jack Mullen
Interim President Professor John O’Halloran with AIB CEO and alumnus Dr Colin Hunt announcing the AIB Chair in Sustainable Business. Image courtesy of UCC AIB has announced a partnership with UCC which will see the bank fund The AIB Chair of Sustainable Business, the first of its kind in Ireland. AIB has pledged €1.25 million […]