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Research on Climate Smart Agri-Practices has Primary Role in Sustainable Agriculture

By Ryan Harmon
Climate change’s negative impacts are already being felt on farms, but the problem also works in reverse as agriculture is a major part of the climate problem currently generating over 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The need to develop climate smart agri-practices is greater than ever. STARGATE research project develops a breakthrough, multiscale and holistic […]
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UCD Launches Quantum Research Centre

By Ryan Harmon
UCD has launched its quantum research centre to untangle our greatest challenges. Centre director Dr Andrew Mitchell says quantum computing can tackle the issues that are too complex for classical computers. University College Dublin (UCD) launched the new quantum research centre to help solve the unsolvable. The Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science & Technology, or
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TikTok continuing to strengthen global security with new Irish Fusion Centre

By Jack Mullen
Author: Roland Cloutier, Global Chief Security Officer, TikTok Date: July 27, 2021, 00.01 BST  When people use TikTok, we know they’re entrusting us with their data, and we take our duty to protect that data very seriously. That’s why, in developing our platform, security is built-in from the start.  Our Global Security Organisation operates a ‘follow the
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Taoiseach Opens Ireland’s Largest Solar Farm and Expansion to Biotech Facility

By Jack Mullen
The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, has opened Ireland’s single largest Solar Farm. Developed in a joint venture by Lilly and Enerpower, the 16-acre facility will help power a significant proportion of the Lilly plant at its Dunderrow site (near Kinsale) with sustainable energy. The ground-mounted Solar Farm will produce up to 5.6MW of power allowing Lilly to […]
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Career Change is Strong Trend in New Female-Led Businesses Being Established in Rural Ireland

By Ryan Harmon
Career change is a strong trend that is taking hold in rural Ireland as new female-led businesses have started to emerge with help from the Accelerating the Creation Of Rural Nascent Start-ups (ACORNS) programme. ACORNS is a highly-successful development initiative to support early-stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland. Among the 50 new female led […]
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Cork City Council Announces City Centre Placemaking – Greening of the City Grant

By Ryan Harmon
Cork City Council is inviting applications from city centre-based businesses, institutions, local community-based groups and residents associations to its City Centre Placemaking Fund.  This is open to those who want to be involved in ongoing work that contributes to the greening of the urban streets and encourages biodiversity in the city centre. The hope is […]
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Personal Creativity Competition for Disability Service Users Launched

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD, and Minister of State for Disabilities, Anne Rabbitte TD, have launched a ‘Personal Creativity Competition’ for disability service users. As part of the supports provided to adults with disabilities through the health and personal social service, people with disabilities are offered