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UNESCO World Engineering Day celebrates the ingenuity of sector as STEPS Engineers Week 2021 continues

Engineers from across the globe are today marking World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, the second annual UNESCO international day which highlights the achievements of engineers and engineering in our ...
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National digital transformation programme needed or digital divide will widen, engineers group says

Engineering profession will provide skills to develop technology and build needed infrastructure Ireland needs a national programme for digital transformation to take advantage of emerging growth opportunities and to tackle ...
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Prepaid Financial Services Is Now Known As EML Payments

PFS has been fully integrated into EML's international payments business. EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML) (S&P/ASX 200) is delighted to announce that the Prepaid Financial Services' brand has completed a ...
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€650,000 fund announced for critical social innovation in the Midwest

Minister of State for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD and Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland, launch the new €650,000 Ignite Midwest Fund which is open to projects ...
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Akkure Genomics Raises €1.2 million in Equity Crowdfunding to Accelerate Roll-Out of Next-Generation Clinical Trials Platform

Pictured is Professor Oran Rigby, CEO and co-founder of Akkure Genomics (Credit: Paul Sharp/SHARPPIX) Company passed €1 million mark in just 7-days Singularity Alpha, t/a Akkure Genomics, an Irish digital ...
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A Third of Business Leaders See Slow Vaccine Rollout as Single Biggest Risk – IoD Survey

Second half of the year seen as most likely return of most staff to workplace by 70% of business leaders as COVID-19 and Brexit also impact business sentiment. A slow ...
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Zazu Entertainment, an Irish Fintech Start-Up, Awarded $10k COVID-19 Grant from US Investment Firm

Ivano Cafolla, CEO and Founder, Zazu Ents  Zazu Entertainment (Zazu Ents), an Irish fintech start-up focused on the hospitality sector, recently announced that it has been awarded a $10k grant ...
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EML’s Group CFO Rob Shore’s Genetics Background Gives Him Deep Insights Into FinTech’s DNA

Rob Shore Group CFO EML ''Ultimately, in a financial services business - it's all about the numbers,'' according to Rob Shore, Group Chief Financial Officer at EML. Speaking in a ...
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Pluralsight Introduces Integration With Microsoft Viva

Pluralsight, Inc. (NASDAQ: PS), the technology workforce development company, recently announced an integration of Pluralsight Skills with the newly announced Microsoft Viva. As part of this integration, Microsoft customers with ...
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TG4 launches new Smart TV app

TG4 are pleased to announce that it has launched a new tv app for internet connected televisions or smart tvs. The TG4 Smart TV App is available to download on ...
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Fertility series on TG4 follows the sometimes complex journey to parenthood

Turas Clainne is a new four-part series that follows the journey to parenthood and explores the many issues parents encounter on this complex journey to parenthood and postpartum. On TG4 ...
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€5.7 million pan-European Project to Provide Insight into the Cellular Origins of Disease Commences

SiriusXT's SXT-100 soft x-ray microscope. (Source: SiriusXT) Scientists at leading European virology research organisations aim to demonstrate how imaging the whole internal structure of intact biological cells provides valuable information ...
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PFS’ Correos League Of Legends’ Mobile Prepaid Solution Is Available Across Spain

The PFS Correos Prepago League of Legends’ digital payment product is live for legions of fans in a salute to Spain's thriving youth market. The smart virtual payment option is ...
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NUI Galway, NUACHT RTÉ and TG4 to run a week-long course in Journalism for Transition Year Students

Opportunity to learn from leading Irish Journalists NUI Galway hosts 'Iriseoirí an lae amárach' a week-long course in journalism for Transition Year Students Transition Year students in Irish-medium schools are ...
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Engineers body calls for new NDP to prioritise infrastructure with greatest impact for Irish society

Only 28% of engineers surveyed agree that Ireland's infrastructure is in good condition Engineers Ireland has said that the review of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-27 must avoid the ...
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Akkure Genomics Launches €500,000 Crowdfunding Campaign to Accelerate Growth

Pictured is Professor Oran Rigby, CEO and co-founder of Akkure Genomics an Irish digital health scaleup headquartered at NovaUCD. (Credit: Paul Sharp/SHARPPIX). Singularity Alpha, t/a Akkure Genomics, an Irish digital ...
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European Researchers Collaborate to Prevent Risks in Transport Infrastructures Related to Climate Change

A train and a track in Ireland at the end of their lives. (Credit: Associate Professor Vikram Pakrashi, University College Dublin). Developing and implementing a robust decision-making platform to anticipate, ...
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Zipp Mobility Plans to Create 30 New Jobs

Pictured is Charlie Gleeson, CEO and Founder, Zipp Mobility (Nick Bradshaw, Fotonic). Four additional launches planned in coming months including first public shared e-scooter scheme on the island of Ireland ...
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FinTech CEO Tom Cregan of EML Relishes Marching To The Beat Of A Different Drum in 2021

Tom Cregan, the Managing Director and Group CEO at EML, is a heavy metal drumming and martial arts enthusiast on a mission to infuse rhythmic harmony into the world of ...
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20 Northern Ireland start-ups selected to fuel success through Propel Pre-Accelerator programme

Image: Ormeau Baths, Belfast Ambitious early-stage companies chosen by IgniteNI to help put Northern Ireland on the map for global tech innovation and entrepreneurship NORTHERN IRELAND – IgniteNI recently revealed ...
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