In this episode, we look at 5g and how it coexists with broadband and other modalities. 

Donal Kearney is Marketing Director with Aptus Broadband, who are based in Bagenalstown in Co. Carlow and established in 2006. 

Donal explains their journey over the past 20 years and explains how 5g and other forms are working and supporting homes and businesses.

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This episode looks at the future of entertainment streaming and digital content. 

Howard Garvey is a local singer-songwriter, and he releases a song each month on all platforms, particularly YouTube, which he finds is best for him. 

Here we discuss how the services are allowing creative people to reach an audience they may not have had in the past without a record label.

This episode focuses on the evolution of the mobile phone and its impact on everyday life. We speak with Eoin Rea of Rea Communications in Bagenalstown. 

They’ve been in business for over 21 years and have seen the evolution of phones and how they’ve had an impact on all walks of life.

Eoin also discusses the future of mobile technology and more.

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This episode looks at how the farming community are using virtual assistants with Deputy Chair of Carlow IFA Alice Doyle speaking on it and David Walsh from HaloCare in Carlow, talking about their virtual assistant Hallie and the role AI may play in helping people stay safer, more connected and more independent at home.

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In this episode, we look at the digital divide between rural and urban broadband. 

Vernon Buckley is a board member with local community broadband B4OC, and he breaks down how broadband is as necessary as heating and water nowadays and how potential homeowners are basing their decisions on where to buy or build on the strength of broadband in the area.

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In this episode, Bernard Walsh is discussing the digital economy with a particular focus on cryptocurrency and the wider digital economy and how blockchain technology is beginning to shape how people spend and think about money. This episode looks at all aspects of it.

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Paddy Mitchell of Swan's Electrical Expert, Strawhall, Carlow, talks about smart home technology, from thermostats to lighting and security systems. 

We explore how devices are transforming daily life in both urban and rural settings. How tech-savvy homeowners are making their homes more energy-efficient.

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Stephen Dwyer from Castlecomer Co. Kilkenny, is the owner of CloudMount, which helps companies prep for AI and lots more.

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Ciara O’Regan is the tech lead for FoodCloud, a charity which was created 10 years ago by two Trinity students to combat food waste while supporting local charities and organisations. It’s now gone global, and it’s making a huge societal impact by combining technology.

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The rise and power of social media platforms. This episode social media and digital marketing expert Aisling McDonald from Kilkenny explains how social media has become a force that shapes communications, business and even local culture.

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