We are all aware of the socio-economic pressures on urban centres, particularly Dublin, Cork and Galway. Our cities are growing rapidly, commercial and residential rents are rising, childcare and transportation costs are increasing, and traffic congestion is at an all-time high. According to the Dublin Economic Monitor, August 2019, rents in Dublin City alone […]
Are we addicted to technology? Definitely a lot more than we would like to admit. Tristan Harris formerly of Google warned that apps and websites were not gifts from the IT Gods to help build a better world, but instead designed to put slot machines in our pockets and he famously said, “The problem […]
Ireland has made a drastic effort in recent times to encourage young women to pursue a stem (science, technology, engineering & maths) career. Three quarters, that’s 75% of the Stem workforce is dominated by males. The revelation comes as over 6,000 girls in Transition Year attended the “I wish” events that […]
The IONITY network is on track for planned coverage IONITY is a network for high-power-charging electric vehicles to facilitate long-distance travel across all Europe. It’s a joint venture founded by the BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche, but other automotive manufacturers are invited to help expand the […]
Fast food giant McDonald’s, have introduced a new system that allows jobseekers that desire to work with the company to apply for jobs using Alexa or Google Assistant. The internationally recognised food chain is making efforts to attract new talent with increasingly popular voice-powered assistants taking answers to a few regulatory questions such as name, […]
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is planning to commit an additional $300 million in loans and credit facilities to fast-growing Irish technology and life science business over the next five years. Last week SVB announced a continued relationship with the State’s Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to further boost lending in Ireland. The bank have […]
Promoting financial investment in new technologies has been identified as the focus of a new strategy to increase and boost the economy of counties along the western coast of Ireland. The plans are contained in new five year strategy from the Western Development Commission, titled ‘Work Smarter, Live Better’. The plan identifies several headings under […]
As of today a new venture between Fexco & University College Cork has commenced. A financial technology (Fintech) research collaboration between the two organisations and Science Foundation Ireland has been launched today and will run for four years from 2019 to 2022. The “FINTECHNEXT” titled project will receive a reported €3 million investment […]
An Irish Tech company has just announced that they are currently expanding their Dublin offices. The expansion will result in the creation of 150 new jobs. Workhuman which was previously known as Globoforce announced that there will be a major expansion taking place and a €4,000,000 investment will be put into its Dublin based HQ. […]