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End of Year Before Economy Fully Reopens & Most Staff Return to Company Workplace, Say Business Leaders, as Slow Vaccination Rollout Remains Biggest Risk

"Patience and compliance will serve everyone best over the coming weeks and months," says IoD Chief Executive, as 67% of business leaders also think employers should continue to follow the ...
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University College Dublin & MIT Led Research Project Diversifies our Understanding of Trees in Cities

Street tree species diversity in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Source: Diversitree project). The results of a research project, led by researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
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Virtual work experience programme for Transition Year students to inspire Ireland’s future engineering talent

Over 400 Transition Year students will explore the limitless opportunities afforded by a career in engineering by taking part in the first virtual STEPS Engineering Your Future programme. Co-ordinated by ...
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Orenda Chooses EML For Its Alluring Zero-code FinTech-as-a-Service Platform In The UK & Europe

EML powers Orenda's dynamic machine learning payments capabilities for the UK and European markets. EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML) (S&P/ASX 200) is delighted to partner with Orenda, the zero-code, machine learning Banking-as-a-Service ...
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Engineers Ireland welcomes ESB Green Atlantic @ Moneypoint Project

Engineers Ireland has welcomed the recent announcement by ESB that its Moneypoint site in County Clare is to be transformed into a green energy hub, helping Ireland to become a ...
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EML Acquires Sentenial Group & Enters The Open Banking Market In Europe

Sentenial Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“Sentenial”), and its Open Banking brand Nuapay, have been an early mover in the emerging Open Banking and Account-2-Account (“A2A”) payments sector in Europe ...
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Irish machine learning company raise €1.7 million in seed round

Peroptyx, a machine learning solutions provider that helps companies calibrate their AI systems with real-world human insight, has recently announced that it has raised €1.7 million (US$2 million) in seed ...
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Varadis Awarded €600,000 European Space Contract

Tyndall National Institute CEO, Prof. William Scanlon with Varadis Co-founder and CEO, Brad Wrigley. Radiation detection technology to be deployed on satellites Varadis Ltd, a Cork based deep technology radiation ...
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How to start & develop your business ideas

I recently had a very interesting chat with Stephen Lawless of softintro.com. We discussed all things related to startups, business development, supports, funding, mentoring, networking, and entrepreneurship.   We also ...
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Equal1 Labs & Zipp Mobility Founder Among Winners of NovaUCD’s 2021 Innovation Awards

Crop scientist Professor Fiona Doohan receives the 2021 NovaUCD Innovation Award Equal1 Labs, a disruptive quantum computing hardware spin-out from University College Dublin (UCD), and Charlie Gleeson, the founder of ...
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University College Dublin Selected as a Global Strategic Partner on UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck Accelerator Programme

Pictured is Caroline Winnett, Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck. (Source: Berkeley SkyDeck). University College Dublin (UCD), through NovaUCD, the Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, has been selected as a global ...
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SVG Ventures | THRIVE Announces Inaugural THRIVE Europe Challenge & Partnership with AgTechUCD

THRIVE Europe Challenge program. SVG Ventures | THRIVE, a leading global Agrifood Venture and Innovation Platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, announced recently that they have launched the THRIVE Europe Challenge ...
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Cell Phone Inventor’s Challenger Saurus.com Is Supercharged by EML’s Disruptive Payments Platform

EML-powered Saurus.com users can instantly make a cash deposit to a nearby user of the patented and patent-pending platform. Social and financial inclusion programme Saurus.com from Rewire Holding has partnered with EML ...
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Shaping the Future – UCD Launches its New Strategy for Research, Innovation & Impact

Shaping the Future, UCD’s new strategy for research, innovation and impact. (Source: UCD). University College Dublin (UCD) recently announced the launch of Shaping the Future, the University’s new strategy for ...
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TG4 and Screen Producers agree a Code of Fair Trading Practice for the first time

Alan Esslemont - Ard-Stiurthoir TG4 TG4 and Screen Producers Ireland recently announced a Code of Fair Trading Practice agreed between both parties. Under Section 112(1) of the Broadcasting Act 2009, ...
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NCBI warns of cases of unnecessary blindness due to waiting lists

NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) are calling on the Government to act on reducing waiting lists for ophthalmology appointments. Outpatient waiting list figures have averaged at 42,000 ...
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Andrew Kelly’s huge collection of valuable photographs & film portrayed on TG4

Scannáin Bhaile Andy: Andrew Kelly’s Amazing Archive 7th April 8.30pm on TG4 A new documentary about a major Waterford archivist. Andrew Kelly, an archivist and a collector from Kilmacthomas in ...
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This international women’s day – give yourself the gift of healthy eyes

NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) is celebrating International Women's Day by looking at types of sight loss women should be aware of and what they can do ...
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New biopharmaceutical training embraces cutting-edge virtual reality

The BioPharmaChem Skillnet, in association with Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), recently unveiled a new programme that could revolutionise skills development in the sector. Embracing virtual reality technology, the programme ...
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Early-stage Cork fitness company selected to take part in prestigious accelerator programme

Ambitious businesses across healthcare, agriculture, enterprise, textiles and more given opportunity to grow globally through IgniteNI IgniteNI has revealed the 10 game-changing start-ups selected to participate in its renowned accelerator ...
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