Access to finance improving on the island as Venture Capital Conference sheds light on investor confidence. Seventy per cent of entrepreneurs and investors polled at an all-island conference say access to finance has improved in the last five years, although investor readiness remains a significant challen...

Young female students make their own web and tech creations as part of Engineers Week 2019. Female 2nd level students were shown how to design and create their own app as part of a fresh initiative to inspire and encourage the next generation of young women to enter the Science, Technology, E...

Culture of Equality is Powerful Multiplier of Workplace Innovation - New Accenture Research. New research from Accenture shows that a culture of equality— the same kind of workplace environment that helps women advance to higher positions— is a powerful multiplier of innovation and growth. Pub...

Power to the People with SID (Share Internet Data). The innovation of putting power in the hands of the people by share internet data literary delivers unprecedented and trailblazer technology that enables people to not only access internet but get pa...

Cook Medical continues to support STEM in local schools, using augmented reality technology to showcase their latest product innovations. To mark Engineers Week 2019, global medical devices company Cook Medical is educating students in local schools on medtech engineering by using augmented reality (AR) technology. Starting with Mungre...

ICOs growing less, but growing up — Report from PWC & CVA Reveals Key Industry Trends. The findings of the 2019 ICO/STO report by PwC Strategy and Crypto Valley Association (CVA), were announced this morning. While the number of ICOs and STOs is decreasing, the overall landscape is exper...

AI in Action E10: Jim Dowling, CEO of Logical Clocks. Welcome to episode ten of AI in Action, the podcast that breaks down the hype and explores the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives....

University College Dublin AI for Good Project Shortlisted for 2019 US-Ireland Research Innovation Award. A University College Dublin (UCD) project using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, to help improve the lives of millions of young people, who have been displaced in areas of conflict around t...

Zero Latency Ireland opens it’s doors to cool new VR gaming experience. Guest post by Aaron Faulker Zero Latency is an indoor virtual reality centre located across the world. It is the first of its kind in Ireland and opened March 5th. We had the pleasure of being invited ...

Galway Energy Summit to Discuss ‘Changing for our Climate’ and ‘Can Technology Save Us?’. Students from the College of Engineering and Informatics and Ryan Institute at NUI Galway will host Ireland’s second annual student-led, Galway Energy Summit 2019, with this year’s event focusing on ...