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Plans to Recruit 100 ICT Apprentices for the Civil Service

By Ryan Harmon 14 October 2022

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Ossian Smyth, have launched the recruitment campaign for the next intake of ICT Apprentices in the Civil Service. Plans are […]

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BJSS Announces Plans to Establish Delivery Centre in Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 14 October 2022

Aligned with its ambitious international growth strategy, BJSS, the leading technology consultancy for business, has announced plans to establish a new delivery centre in Ireland, which will lead to the creation of 75 new roles.   Founded in 1993, BJSS offers clients support from service design at the early stages right through to outsourced project […]

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Bringing Mobility, Automotive and Aviation Leaders to Future Mobility Campus Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 7 October 2022

Clare County Council is once again delighted to partner with Motion by Electronomous to bring leading global players within the mobility, automotive and aviation ecosystem to the brand-new Future Mobility Campus Ireland in Shannon. Founders, investors, mobility startups, OEMs, Tier 1s, technologists and organisations like Cubic Transportation Systems, Free Now, Jaguar Land

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Public Awareness Campaign for European Cyber Security Month Launched

By Ryan Harmon 5 October 2022

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ossian Smyth, Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, and Assistant Garda Commissioner, Paul Cleary, have launched a joint public awareness campaign for October’s European Cyber Security Month. This year’s campaign focuses on the twin themes of phishing and ransomware, urging vigilance and

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Inaugural Computer Science Week 8-15 October 2022

By Ryan Harmon 23 September 2022

Minister for Education Norma Foley TD announced Ireland’s first-ever Computer Science Week taking place from 8-15 October. The week’s events will showcase the exciting benefits and cutting-edge opportunities of Computer Science for students while shining a light on the impressive developments in classrooms around Ireland. Organised by the Professional Development Service

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New Limerick Film and Digital Media Centre Announced

By Ryan Harmon 20 September 2022

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, have announced significant investment to support the establishment of a new Film and Digital Media Centre of Excellence in Limerick. This key project in Limerick forms part of a first phase of […]

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Skillnet Ireland and IDA Ireland Launch Collaboration to Accelerate Disruptive Innovation in MNCs

By Ryan Harmon 16 September 2022

IDA Ireland and Skillnet Ireland have announced a new collaboration between IDA Ireland’s Disruptive Technologies Partnering Portal (DTTP) and The Innovation Exchange from Skillnet Ireland. The partnership has an objective to accelerate world class partnerships between multinationals and Irish SMEs in digital, disruptive, and sustainable technology solutions that can drive

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NIBRT Announces Construction Start for New Advanced Therapeutics Facility in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 14 September 2022

The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) has commenced construction work on an ambitious therapeutics expansion of its existing facility in Dublin, Ireland. This expansion will increase NIBRT’s capacity and capability to conduct manufacturing-focused research and training in advanced therapeutics. Advanced therapeutics is a category of

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Digitalization and the Importance of OT Network Security

By Ryan Harmon 7 September 2022

Eaton’s Country Manager for Ireland, Phil Kane discusses digitalization and the importance of OT network security. In various industries around the world, there’s a major movement towards going digital. You’ve probably heard of the IoT – and now the IIoT, or the Industrial Internet of Things, is bringing digital connectivity to manufacturing floors, commercial buildings

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New Report Finds Irish Public Sector is Missing Out on Cybersecurity, Sustainability, and Economic Benefits

By Ryan Harmon 7 September 2022

A new report from Technology Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the technology sector in Ireland, has said that a 10% increase in cloud adoption by the Irish public sector could produce economic benefits of €473 million annually. The report also finds that through greater cloud usage, the public sector would reduce its ICT energy usage […]

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New Public Service Innovation Conference 2022 Partnership Between DPER and Microsoft Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 7 September 2022

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, has announced that the Public Service Innovation Conference 2022 will be hosted in partnership with Microsoft Ireland. The conference, the flagship event of National Public Service Innovation Week 2022, takes place on Monday, 24 October, in Cork City Hall. This partnership meets commitments set out […]

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Xerotech to Create 50 Jobs at Galway Manufacturing Facility

By Ryan Harmon 1 September 2022

Xerotech, which has worked with the European Space Agency on building battery safety tech, has announced the creation of 50 new jobs at its Galway manufacturing facility. Xerotech has already significantly ramped up its staff headcount since 2020 to cope with demand for its services. Last year, the company announced plans to take on 70 people as […]

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Future Mobility Campus Ireland to Drive Mobility Tech of the Future

By Ryan Harmon 11 August 2022

Shannon is the base for a new campus focusing on the development of mobility technologies. Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI) celebrated its official opening on 15 July. It will provide an R&D and testing site for mobility technologies spanning ground and air uses. Projects at FMCI will cover areas such as uncrewed drones, electric vehicle […]

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€65m Fund for Green Transition and Digital Transformation

By Ryan Harmon 9 August 2022

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has launched a €65 million fund to drive solutions to the green transition and to digital transformation. The National Challenge Fund consists of eight challenges, three in digital transformation and five in green transition. The first two challenges are now open for proposals. […]

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Emerging Technologies Could Feasibly Reduce Agri-Emissions

By Ryan Harmon 5 August 2022

The agriculture sector has room to improve and could feasibly reduce agri-emissions by up to 30% by employing emerging technologies, according to Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality specialist. Mitloehner said departure from business as usual will be required along with farmers embracing innovation and the adoption of new technologies. However, he told a recent

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Free Digital Skills Course for Irish Businesses Launched

By Ryan Harmon 2 August 2022

Google has developed a free online digital skills course for Irish businesses to get online and expand their services both locally and internationally. The You’re the Business digital upskilling programme has been created in association with Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices. It comes in response to research that suggests Irish SMEs are lagging behind

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Irish Deep-Tech Company Impedans Raises €3.5m Funding

By Ryan Harmon 28 July 2022

Irish deep-tech company Impedans has raised €3.5m in funding for its sensor technology that is used in areas such as chip making. Impedans develops intelligent sensing platforms for radio-frequency (RF) and plasma process monitoring. Use cases of the technology include process development, tool design, process control, fault detection and classification, primarily in the

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Public Consultation to Gather Views on Digital Public Services

By Ryan Harmon 25 July 2022

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, and the Minister of State for eGovernment, Ossian Smyth, have launched a public consultation to gather views from individual users of digital public services. This fulfils a commitment in Connecting Government 2030, the Digital and ICT Strategy for Ireland’s Public Service, which Minister McGrath and Minister

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Irish Tech Plays Critical Role in ESA Space Rocket Launch

By Ryan Harmon 21 July 2022

Space tech developed by Irish based firms could have crucial role to play in solving real issues on our planet. Two Irish-based companies Curtiss-Wright and Realtime Technologies have copntributed critical technology to the new European Space Agency (ESA) rocket Vega-C which launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket on which the Irish companies

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Global Payments Processor Yapstone Celebrates Ten Years in Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 14 July 2022

Yapstone, the global payments processor, celebrates ten years in Ireland this month. Established in San Francisco, the Drogheda offices serve as Yapstone’s international HQ and is home to a range of departments that support their global customer base, from engineering and marketing to customer operations and product development. With the support from the team in […]