Mid-East ranked in top 10 among world’s startup ecosystems. An Irish region has one of the top 10 startup ecosystems in the world for food and AgTech companies, according to a new report. The Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), a detailed annual dossier w...

Bitcoin Reddit Insights with Rick Wash and Megan Knittel in 2019. As Bitcoin’s price has rapidly declined in recent months, uncertainty and distrust have begun to overshadow early enthusiasm. Researchers Rick Wash and Megan Knittel investigated one of the largest and...

NUI Galway to Host 7th EUGEO Congress with a Focus on Agriculture and Climate Change. NUI Galway will host the 7th EUGEO (Association of Geographical Societies in Europe) Congress in conjunction with the 51st Conference of Irish Geographers from 15-18 May. The theme for this year’s even...

Where have all the insects gone, bad news for Ireland? Crypto Divas podcast May 13th. By Crypto Divas – May 13, 2019, see more podcasts by them here. On the video, it looked bright in Estonia but Liina told me it was raining. From where I write in South West Wicklow (about 100km south o...

How can we grow Northern Ireland’s digital identity for the future? By Mark Owens, Managing Director, Civica Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is at a ‘digital tipping point’ and stands ready to carve out its new identity in the fourth industrial revolution. While th...

Celebrate Change: Greentech Festival Launched by Nico Rosberg. Green mobility, as well as sustainable consumption and lifestyles, have been a serious topic of conversation in politics, society, and the economy for years. To accelerate the shift towards sustainab...

AMI returns €2.5M to clients from IT recycling services. AMI, Ireland’s leading secure IT recycling company, has announced that its clients received €2.5 million from the resale of their old IT equipment in 2018 – 25% more than the amount returned in 2017. T...

Most Effective Social Media Marketing Tactics for Small Business in 2019, By Stephen Forde. Social media has turned out to be a powerhouse for the data on the internet. Social media marketing as a concept is getting popular and trending day-by-day. It enables small businesses to engage their ...

Resource-Light Business Models Are On The Rise. From baby-clothes to software: A new support program by Impact Hub, WWF Switzerland and Reverse brings six startups of the resource-light circular economy closer to the market Support for resource-li...

84 per cent of Irish companies battling skills shortage. The importance of relevant skills. A major survey conducted by CIPD Ireland – the umbrella body for Human Resources and learning & development – has found that 84% of Irish organisations are battling ...