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IoD Ireland Calls for Budget 2021 Initiatives to Increase & Accelerate Digital Transformation of Irish Business

Tax reliefs and incentives would “increase competitiveness and build resilience”, says CEO The Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Ireland has called for the forthcoming Budget 2021 ...
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TG4 in association with Screen Ireland announce drama development scheme for Under 35’s

TG4 in association with Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland seek applications to develop five new contemporary, original, character-based drama series which will appeal particularly to younger audiences under 35 years of ...
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Joyst Unveils a New Style of MIDI Music Controller and Launches a Kickstarter Campaign

Joyst (Joyst Instruments Ltd), a University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company established earlier this year, recently unveiled a new style of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) controller and announced the ...
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Two University College Dublin Spin-out Companies Shortlisted for the 2020 IChemE Global Awards

Pictured (l-r) at UCD are BioSimulytics co-founders; Peter Doyle, commercial lead, with Professor Niall English and Dr Christian Burnham, UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering. BioSimulytics has been shortlisted ...
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PFS Partner Hyris Secures Canadian Government 90-Minute COVID-19 Testing Megadeal

Hyris “bCUBE” based test kit is the only authorised medical device approved for human tests in Point of Care currently commercially available in Canada. Hyris Ltd. now focuses on supporting ...
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Hector’s new series on TG4

Hector Africa - A go Z: TG4 from 8th October 9.30pm ‘Hector Africa – A go Z’ will see Ireland’s most famous traveller, Hector Ó hEochagáin take you on the ...
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Cork Folk Festival featured on TG4

Cork Folk Festival blends the new and the old in a musical melting pot starting on Sunday, October 4th at 9.30pm on TG4. Concerts on the 2nd & 3rd of ...
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PFS Teases Product Additions to Let FinTechs Compete with Banks

PFS (a company of EML) is excited to highlight a range of product enhancements designed to accentuate the competitive advantage of disruptive FinTechs aware of Banking-As-A-Service (BaaS) trends in the ...
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Building Energy Rating Communicates Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Irish Rental Properties

Key finding presented at the 2020 UCD ESRI Energy Policy Research Conference Rental properties with better energy efficiency have higher rental incomes that are in line with the estimated energy bill savings, ...
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Ways & Means of Working Undergoing “Quiet Revolution” in the Age of COVID-19 – IoD Ireland Survey

Digital transformation, remote working, business models and work-life balance all impacted by pandemic A new snap poll by the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Ireland has found that 88% of ...
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NCBI delighted to be Rethink Ireland beneficiary

NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) is delighted to be among the awardees of the Rethink Ireland programme from the Social Innovation Fund. This fund supports digital innovation ...
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NovaUCD AI & Robotics Company Named Best Overall Start-up at 2020 Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena Awards

Pictured (l-r) are James Maloney, Senior Regional Development Executive, Enterprise Ireland with Iamus Technologies team members, Owen Grogan, Michael McGlynn and Shane Phelan. Iamus Technologies, an artificial intelligence and robotics ...
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New building contract available for Private Sector Contracts

Jointly published by the Construction Industry Federation, Engineers Ireland and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland Better management of risk and improved transparency around project costs, are some of the ...
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Zipp Mobility Appoints US e-Scooter Executive to Management Team

Peter McGannon-Gomez, COO, Zipp Mobility Zipp Mobility, the Irish micromobility start-up, has announced the appointment of Peter McGannon-Gomez, a senior US e-scooter executive, as the company’s Chief Operations Officer (COO) ...
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University College Dublin Spin-out Develops New Method to Generate Ozone Nanobubbles

Delivered as an aerosol spray ozone nanobubbles can more effectively disinfect indoor spaces AquaB (AquaB Nanobubble Innovations Ltd), a University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company, recently announced that it has ...
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CAO: Engineering body calls on students to consider all routes into sector

Engineers Ireland, the professional membership body for engineers in Ireland, has offered its congratulations to students in receipt of CAO engineering and engineering trades course offers and encouraged students who ...
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PFS is Honoured to Support the World’s First COVID-19 Stimulus Payments Programme of its Kind in Jersey

PFS (a company of EML) is delighted to partner with The Government of Jersey to enable its unique spend local prepaid Mastercard initiative with 105,000 cards. It forms part of ...
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Startup Boost Ireland Announces NovaUCD as an Ecosystem Partner

Startup Boost Ireland recently announced NovaUCD, the Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs at University College Dublin (UCD), as an ecosystem partner for its Autumn program which commences later this ...
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Primary School teachers encouraged to inspire Ireland’s young engineers

As students settle into the new school year, third- and fourth-class pupils and their teachers are encouraged to explore the world of engineering by taking part in the STEPS Young ...
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University College Dublin WeCount Traffic Impact Project to Commence in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

WeCount aims to empower citizens to take a leading role in collecting data, evidence and knowledge of local mobility patterns To enhance local knowledge of traffic and travel patterns across ...
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