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RCSI launches new website to support youth mental health during COVID-19 pandemic

By Jack Mullen
Image: RCSI.com A new website focused on helping educators to address the diverse mental health needs of young people has been launched today by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Mental Health Educate provides access to a range of resources to help educators bring mental health and well-being into schools and other educational settings. The […]
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PPD to Expand GMP Lab in Ireland to Enhance Biopharmaceutical Testing Capabilities

By Jack Mullen
Picture above: PPD worker. Image courtesy of https://www.ppd.com/blog/establishing-a-microbiology-program/ PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPD), a leading global contract research organisation, is expanding its Athlone, Ireland, GMP (good manufacturing practices) laboratory, significantly increasing the size of its current facility and adding cell and gene therapy testing to the
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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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Seven Benefits of Offsite Construction

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy www.evolusioninnovation.com Offsite construction has been becoming more prevalent in the construction industry, as it brings many advantages over traditional on-site construction methods. It refers to planning, designing, fabricating, and assembling building elements at a different location from where they will be permanently installed. Offsite construction
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ThinkBusiness.ie reports that 80% of businesses have failed to rollout “right to disconnect” policy

By Jack Mullen
Despite awareness of the issue during Covid-19 pandemic, few firms have implemented a ‘Right to Disconnect’ policy for their staff, leaving them open to costly legal action. Only one in five Irish companies (20pc) have a ‘Right to Disconnect’ policy in place while 80pc do not. According to the 2021 Leaders Talent Report by Principal Connections – […]
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Innowatts’ European expansion to create 40+ energy transition jobs at newly established EU HQ in Cork

By Jack Mullen
Innowatts, the leading artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled SaaS platform for global energy providers, today announces plans to create more than 40 new energy transition jobs to drive its European expansion. The company, which has operated in Europe since 2019, sees enormous potential to empower electricity suppliers and grid operators to gain unrivalled insights that will
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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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Aran Biomedical Expansion: Galway Implantable Device Manufacturer to create 150 New Jobs

By Jack Mullen
Above: Peter Mulrooney, CEO, Aran Biomedical, with Mark De Faoite, Director of Enterprise, Employment & Property, Údarás na Gaeltachta, announcing the creation of 150 new jobs in Galway, Ireland In response to growing business demand, Aran Biomedical Teoranta, a leading biomaterials contract manufacturer of proprietary medical devices, today announced the creation of
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International banking consultancy Albany Beck establishes new EU Operations Centre in Dublin

By Jack Mullen
100 new jobs to be created by London-based consultancy firm The London-based consultancy firm Albany Beck is launching an EU Operations Centre in Dublin that will create 100 new jobs over the next three years. The new roles created will be in in the areas of Software Development, Software Engineering, Cloud-Services, Machine Learning/AI/Automation, Know Your […]
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How Ireland is improving gender diversity in its technology industry

By Jack Mullen
Tackling the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) industries has received international focus in recent years. In February 2021, Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Chief, announced: “Advancing gender equality in science and technology is essential for building a better future.” In Ireland, this issue is proactively being addressed. With
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ServiceNow Continues Strong EMEA Expansion with the Creation of 300 New Jobs in Dublin, Ireland

By Jack Mullen
Pictured above (L-R) Mark Cockerill, Vice President, ServiceNow, Taoiseach Michéal Martin and Martin Shanahan, CEO at IDA Ireland ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW), the leading digital workflow company that makes work, work better for people, today announced the expansion of its Dublin office where it will create at least 300 new jobs over the next three years as part […]
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City Lights: Michael Guerin, Programme Manager, Smart Docklands

By Jack Mullen
Pictured above: Michael Guerin. Image courtesy of smartdocklands.ie The head of Dublin’s Smart Docklands project discusses air-quality solutions and how technology is keeping Dublin’s river safe. What is Smart Docklands? Smart Docklands is Dublin’s Smart City Testbed. It was established in 2017 as a partnership between Dublin City Council and the CONNECT Research Centre at