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For our latest Proptech Ireland/iPropertyRadio Summer Series we travel to Dingle to meet with Standard Access CEO Damien Browne and we are joined remotely by the software lead of the technical team, Mihai Penica.

 Standard Access is a smart building access provider and AI (artificial intelligence) innovator, specialist in the critical area of secure data transmission for real estate. Damien and Mihai talk us through the origins of the business, the many awards and accolades amassed over the past few years, the evolution of their technology and the recent rush to roll out pandemic-response tools like GDPR complaint indoor and outdoor head-counting through existing CCTV systems, and a levelling up of touchless or contactless building access.

Damien also discusses the funding ecosystem for ventures in Ireland and talks about how a feature about their most recent fundraising efforts (€4.5 million) in an Irish newspaper, the Sunday Independent, attracted the attention of a US investor!  

You can learn more about the company here: https://standardaccess.co  

As #PropertyMatters takes a summer break, we have collaborated with Proptech Ireland (www.prop-tech.ie) for a Radio & Podcast Summer Series for August 2020.

Meet the people developing, shaping and financing proptech innovation in Ireland. 

First up, we talk to Padraig Neylon of +AddJust about the realities of starting a construction technology business in Ireland and raising funds. As is a common theme in Irish proptech fundraising, money comes from the industry but that is not without its challenges...

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Laura Taylor is the director and founder of Empowered by Cloud. Laura's aim is to empower small construction and trade businesses (turning over between £500k-£10million a year) to understand their finances in an easy to digest way, with the power of Xero and automation.

Hosted by Ciaran Brennan, co-founder of Livecosts.com

Listen back to this episode and previous on: https://livecosts.com/podcasts/moving-to-xero/

Navigating the Covid-19 Landscape – Restructuring, Returning & Reimagining Dublin’s Working World:

We have a special show this week, thanks to the team at Iconic Offices: Listen back to an industry panel made up of Iconic Offices’ CEO Joe McGinley, alongside Michael Healy of Savills and Jerry Corcoran of BNP Paribas Real Estate who join Property District's Carol Tallon to discuss the impact Covid-19 has had on businesses and how companies are tackling this ‘new norm’.  

After 15 years working as a qualified Quantity Surveyor, Padraig Neylon had grown tired (and grey!) of the administrative inefficiencies in Construction contracts. Padraig built a team that is creating the best, most modern, digital solutions that will '+AddJust' the way the construction industry manages contracts. and your project's finances. Padraig talks to Ciaran about the problem he spotted and how he transitioned from QS to tech founder & CEO.

Hosted by Ciaran Brennan, co-founder of Livecosts.com

Listen back to this episode and previous on: https://ipropertyradio.com

Part 1: Bryan Fox interviewed Councillor Denis O’Callaghan, Labour representative for Killiney Shankill 

Part 2: John Power, Managing Director, SGL Corporate Finance 

Part 3: Niall Newman, of KSN Construction Consultants

With AIB, IDA & McGrath Construction Consultants

On Property Matters this week:

Marley Fabisiewicz and Maciej Markowski, SpaceOS; Patrick Folan of I AM SOLD; and Peter Murphy of Ziggytec to talk new building/space operating systems, nationwide online auctions and building energy data.

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Rory O’Connor (Rorys Stories) is one of Ireland's most famous and well recognised online comedians. Rory shares his very honest story from how the idea started, how he grew it to 500,000 + followers and what's next. Rory is also the CIFs ambassador for health & safety and shares his experience with mental health in the construction industry.

Hosted by Ciaran Brennan, co-founder of Livecosts.com

Listen back to this episode and previous on: https://livecosts.com/podcasts/rorys-stories/

Cliona Molloy is the Director of Health, Safety & HR for the McKeon Group. The McKeon group is a 3rd generation Irish construction business that has recently reached 70 years in business. McKeon Group is made up of main construction services, M&E as well as an innovative technology sister company, Hereworks. Cliona talks to Ciaran about the changes she faces as head of health & safety for McKeon and how she is dealing with the new site health & safety challenges.

Hosted by Ciaran Brennan, co-founder of Livecosts.com

Listen back to this episode and previous on: https://livecosts.com/podcasts/piece-of-covid-19-innovation/