Technology

Jobs and Smart Communities: The Intrinsic Link is Broadband

By admin 22 July 2016

By John Kennedy There is a beautiful but poignant juxtaposition between the electrification of rural Ireland in the 1930s and what people in rural communities in 2016 are now waiting for: light. You see, in 2016, people want the power of light to pulsate down fibre cables or over wireless signals to unleash the power […]

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Building Ireland’s Smart Cities

By admin 22 July 2016

Sensors, streetlights, bike lanes and phone apps are just a part of what is becoming the new urban landscape. Pauline Riordan of Dublinked and Aidan O’Riordan of Cork City Council talk to the Council Journal about Smart Cities and how technology is changing Ireland’s biggest urban centres. There is a strange disparity between government and […]

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New Initiative Launched to Attract Tech Workers to Ireland

By admin 22 July 2016

Tech/Life Ireland, a new national initiative to attract tech workers to Ireland, has been launched. The initiative will brand Ireland as a top destination for careers in the technology sector. The initiative, which cost €1.9m, was funded by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and will be delivered in partnership with Enterprise Ireland, IDA […]

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Japanese Garden Grows with CSP Programme

By admin 22 July 2016

Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore celebrate their first anniversary this summer. The gardens, which opened in June 2015, were dedicated to the eminent Irish-Greek writer, Lafcadio Hearn, who had childhood associations with Tramore, and who is renowned for his work on Japan. The project first began in 2014 when Tramore Development Trust County Waterford […]

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Rural Areas Soon to Get High-Speed Broadband Access

By admin 21 December 2015

Ireland’s National Broadband Plan, which aims to deliver high-speed broadband to rural homes and businesses by 2020, is set to begin its procurement process next week. The ambitious plan will cost between €300m – €500m, and is being spearheaded by Communications Minister Alex White TD. The funds will be allocated to operators that pledge to […]

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‘Self-Repairing’ Cities May be Here by 2035

By admin 11 November 2015

Researchers in Leeds are pioneering a £4.2 million project to create the first self-repairing city. The system they envision will consist of autonomous repair robots that will monitor streets and drainage systems, making any repairs to the city infrastructure that are needed, without any human involvement. They hope that the system will be fully functional […]

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“Topping Out Ceremony” of the North West Regional Science Park at Letterkenny Institute of Technology

By admin 11 February 2015

It was an historic day at Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) on Friday past at the Topping Out ceremony of the North West Regional Science Park project. This marks another positive step in terms of the development of Innovation Centres in Ireland’s Higher Education campuses with LYIT’s Business Innovation Centre opening over 25 years ago. […]

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MAPS MAKE SENSE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT: by Dermot O’Kane, Esri Ireland

By admin 15 September 2014

        The suddenness and depth of Ireland’s recent recession created immeasurable challenges for local authorities. Right across the country, councils have had to balance the need to operate more efficiently with the desire to deliver better services to improve citizens’ lives. At the same time, local authorities have been under increased pressure

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DATA PROTECTION: Ensuring Online Security

By admin 15 September 2014

The payment for services of local governments is increasingly taking place online by both businesses, residents and council customers. The advent of E-day on the 19th September, where payments made by councils to suppliers will be exclusively electronic, is the culmination of this. But not a day goes by without news of a significant security […]

Education Technology

THE EVOLUTION OF OUR LIBRARIES: Adapting to the digital age

By admin 14 September 2014

Throughout the years, libraries have been an essential staple at the heart of our communities. While they remain a vital source of education and information, the core services provided by libraries have grown well beyond their basic function of collecting and borrowing books. Recent years have borne witness to a slow metamorphosis in the function […]