There are ample opportunities to reduce inequality in STEM, International Women's Day interview with Claire Fitzpatrick, ConsenSys . Interview with Claire Fitzpatrick, Global Director of Strategy and Operations at ConsenSys, ahead of International Women’s Day

What is your own background briefly?

I started my career as a chartered ac...

Citrix Announces DataSolutions as Distributor of the Year for Northern Europe . DataSolutions, the specialised distributor of innovative IT solutions, has been named Distributor of the Year for Northern Europe by multinational software company Citrix Systems, Inc.

Making the annou...

Percentage of Women in Senior Management roles in Ireland above global and European average . Ahead of International Women’s Day, Grant Thornton International released its 2020 Women in Business report. The survey provides insight into the views and expectations of around 10,000 businesses ac...

Employee mental and physical illness now biggest disruption to global businesses . Poor employee health has become the most frequent cause of disruption to businesses globally, overtaking cyber-attacks for the first time since 2014. This is according to the latest global survey of ...

VC investment into Irish SMEs grew by 11% to €820m in 2019 . Venture capital funding into Irish SMEs grew by 11% to €820m in 2019, compared to €740m the previous year, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey published today in as...

Reduction in overall carbon emissions but transport and home heating increases put Ireland well off target . SEAI today published its Energy-Related CO2 Emissions in Ireland report. The report shows that energy-related carbon emissions declined slightly in 2018, even as energy use increased. This was due to...

Veolia help Group Water Scheme launch solar energy project . Polecat Springs Group Water Scheme (GWS), working with Veolia, has become the first Group Water Scheme to use renewable energy to directly power its water treatment plant. Located near Elphin, County...

Leaders and employees at odds over how progressive and flexible their organisations are, according to new Accenture research . A new study by Accenture in Ireland has found that a significant gap exists between how leaders and employees view flexibility and progress towards equality within their organisations. The report fin...

Shared Access and Vodafone Partner to Bring 5G to The Aviva Stadium . Shared Access, an independent owner and operator of shared wireless infrastructure, and The Aviva Stadium have successfully partnered with mobile operator Vodafone Ireland to launch 5G at the stadium...

IPIC Lights Up the Future of Photonics with Innovative SPARKLE Programme . IPIC has developed an innovative €4 million euro training and development programme for future photonics leaders called SPARKLE, that aims to sharpen Ireland’s competitive edge in this 0.5 Trillion$ ...