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ActionPoint makes the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2018, for the 5th

Consecutive Year. ActionPoint Technology, the award winning IT and Software firm based in

Limerick, announced that it has been listed on the 2018 Deloitte Technology

Fast 50 list, for the fifth consecutive year. The Fas...

Crowdfunding platform helping homeless people in Britain train for future work. In the past year, more than 440 homeless people have died on Britain’s

streets. Meanwhile, 77,000 households live in homeless hostels and other

temporary accommodation, with homelessness costing the ta...

A.I. is needed for Medical Health. Speaking at the Mayo AI conference is Prof Geraldine Boylan, director of

INFANT and she spoke with the conference chair and ITN journalist prior to the

event. A.I. is needed for Medical Health Prof Ger...

GoCar marks 10 years in Ireland. Just over half (57%) of Irish motorists are nervous about driverless cars,

however, over a third (39%) would explore the option of using them in the

future. This is according to new research commission...

€2.25m invested in 157 tech businesses by Local Enterprise Office for Dublin

City. The Local Enterprise Office for Dublin City has provided over €2.25 million in

funding for tech-sector businesses since it was established in April 2014.

That’s according to a report released on 30 Oct...

DCU Institute to lead €2.4 million EU project to tackle “fake news”. The DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) will lead a €2.4 million EU project to tackle the issue of “fake news” by tracking and flagging online disinformation, especially through social...

Christmas Job Postings Bounce as Employers Seek Elves and Santas. Christmas and seasonal job postings in Ireland have surged compared to last year according to new data published by Indeed.com, the world’s largest jobs site. Year to date the number of seasonal job po...

MIDAS Ireland calls for more students to study Electronic Engineering. In 1943, the then President of IBM, Thomas Watson, predicted that there would be a worldwide market for maybe five computers. However, the invention of the solid state transistor by Bardeen, Brattain a...

Virtual goods economy: how blockchain could empower gamers. by Yasin Sebastian Qureshi, founder & executive director of The NAGA Group AG

When Atari released the legendary „Pong“ some 45 years ago, its major commercial success triggered the beginning of mod...

Low cost finance is key to energy saving upgrades in homes and business. The EIB-European Investment Advisory Hub, in conjunction with the European Commission, the SBCI and the government funded Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), today (Thursday the 8th of Nove...