Social media playing important role for Irish brands as they navigate a global crisis – Sprout Social . Social media remains a key method of communication for brands, organisations and governments through this time of crisis. Sprout Social, a leading provider of social media marketing and analytics solut...

Minister Donohoe announces release of €16 million of National Lottery money to support COVID-19 health efforts . Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (Wednesday) welcomed the allocation of an additional €16m of National Lottery historic expired unclaimed prize money to...

Helping Creatives Survive Covid-19 in 2020 and beyond . Interesting guest post by Mary Carty about the challenges for creatives, long time supporter of Irish Tech News

In times of crisis, we turn to the arts for solace, entertainment and perspective. Never ...

Facebook Ireland Launches Free Online Training Series for SMEs . As businesses across Ireland adjust to shop closures and social distancing, SMEs are pivoting from an in-person to online model to keep their employees and businesses afloat during this time of crisis....

How can SMEs raise capital if banks are are willing or unable to help in a recession . -On BBC World Service claim 25 of the worlds’ population are in self isolation

-Entrepreneurs and owners of SME businesses thoughts will be turning to how do they rebuild their businesses once the rest...

Research shows 87% willing to share their personal data to solve COVID-19 . New research indicates a massive 87% of Irish people would be willing to share their personal data and medical records if it helped to solve a global pandemic like COVID-19. While 84% believe technolog...

Innovation Island – a celebrationof Irish innovation and the Irish Tech community . Innovation Island – coffee table book with lots of information on Irish tech ecosystem – Order now

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Not Working, Why We Have To Stop, Josh Cohen, reviewed . By Simon Cocking, review of Not Working, Why We Have To Stop, Josh Cohen, available from Granta here.

In a culture that tacitly coerces us into blind activity, the art of doing nothing is disappearing....

NCBI aims to beat Covid with E-Commerce . Ireland’s second largest charity retailer, NCBI, has announced the launch of online fashion sales. The charity, which provides much needed practical and emotional support to people who are blind or vis...

Huawei 2019 Annual Report . Huawei has released its 2019 Annual Report, detailing a solid business performance. The company’s global sales revenue in 2019 rounded off at CNY858.8 billion (US$123 billion), up 19.1% year-on-year; i...