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NASA draws 2nd-highest number of astronaut applications News
06.02.2012 US space agency NASA has received more than 6,300 applications between 15 November 2011 and 27 January 2012 from individuals wanting to become an astronaut. The figure marks the... -
Twitter plans to get busy with Irish developer community News
06.02.2012 Twitter is to host its first Tea Time event in Dublin later this month, in what could be a great opportunity for local developers and start-ups to create products for the... -
NovaUCD companies expect to create 300 jobs over 2 years News
06.02.2012 NovaUCD believes that 300 highly-skilled jobs will be created through the 37 companies based at its centre over the next two years. -
Start-up saves apps from getting lost in translation News
05.02.2012 Our Tech Start-up of the Week is Tethras, a start-up based at NovaUCD in Dublin that has tapped into the fast-paced growth of the mobile app industry by creating a mobile app...Tags: Spin-in, Spin-out, Apps, Mobile, Android, Apple, Windows, University College Dublin, NovaUCD, HPSU, Enterprise Ireland, Google, Ireland, Mobile Apps, -
Online marketing agency to take on 15 new hires News
03.02.2012 Sandyford, Co Dublin-based start-up Product2Market, which specialises in both online and offline marketing, is aiming to take on 15 new employees over the next two years. Set up...Categories: eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Enterprise, Jobs, Marketing, Media, Online Business, Private Irish Business, Web -
New NI start-up spins out of NISP Springboard programme News
03.02.2012 Northern Ireland start-up Thermblow, a spin-out of the Polymer Research Cluster at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), has become the latest graduate from the NISP CONNECT... -
Arthur Guinness Fund and Ireland’s social entrepreneurship upsurge News
03.02.2012 The 2012 Arthur Guinness Fund has received applications seeking financial support and mentoring from a record 400 social entrepreneurs and community groups spanning the island...Categories: Digital Media, Economy, Funding, Internet, Investments, Jobs, Social Media, Software & Web Development, Sustainability -
Newest 'Dragon' to headline at Digital Ireland Forum on 23 March in Dublin #DIF12 News
01.02.2012 Sean O'Sullivan, founder of Avego and MapInfo, MD of SOSventures International, and latest addition to RTÉ’s Dragons' Den, has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers at...Tags: SOSventures, DIF12, -
CIT launches graduate conversion programmes News
02.02.2012 Unemployed NQF level 8 graduates from non-computing disciplines who are interesting in making a switch to cloud computing can now gain an academic qualification for free in the...Categories: Careers and Employment, Education, Graduate, Jobs, Mobility, Software Development, Upskilling -
Zuckerberg tells potential investors about 'the Hacker Way’ News
02.02.2012 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday included a letter to potential investors as part of the social networking site’s filing with the SEC for a US$5bn initial IPO. In the... -
Siliconrepublic.com presents Skills February News
01.02.2012 Siliconrepublic.com is dedicating news, reports, videos and interviews this February to how Ireland can ensure it meets the digital skills challenge. -
World war for jobs News
06.10.2011 The next world war will be for jobs. As the stakes get higher, will Ireland have the workers and infrastructure?Categories: Jobs, Investments, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Government, Education, Economy, Leadership & Management -
Irish teachers celebrate classroom tech at global forum News
08.11.2011 Four Irish schools are today taking part in the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum 2011 in Washington, DC, where educators from more than 70 countries are converging to...Categories: Computers, Consumer Tech, Economy, Education, Jobs, Mobility, Multimedia, R&D, Science, Sustainability -
11890 to provide free directory enquiries to Eircom landlines News
01.02.2012 Urging Irish landline owners to ‘buy Irish’, 11890 chief executive Nicola Byrne says new jobs could be created on the back of a new free directory enquiry service to all Eircom... -
NDRC checks out start-ups for next LaunchPad accelerator News
01.02.2012 The National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) is evaluating 70 Irish and international applications for its next LaunchPad programme that’s starting in mid-February at the Digital...Tags: Digital Hub, Dublin, Start-ups, Ireland, NDRC, Mentoring, Venture Capital, Social Commerce, SOSventures, Bill Liao, -
DIGITAL 21 – time to make Digital Ireland a reality News
01.02.2012 Over the last three years, Siliconrepublic.com has enabled Ireland’s technology leaders to campaign for the creation of a truly Digital Ireland. By sharing their views and...Tags: Digital 21, Ireland -
Med-tech sector created 875 jobs and invested €170m last year News
01.02.2012 In 2011, the medical technology industry rolled out investment plans worth more than €170m and announced 875 jobs, the industry said today as it revealed a new, four-year plan... -
Sony appoints Kazuo Hirai as president and CEO News
01.02.2012 Consumer electronics giant Sony has appointed a new president and CEO, Kazuo Hirai. Hirai takes the helm on 1 April, and current chairman, CEO and president Sir Howard Stringer... -
Major firms seek tech professionals at Career Zoo News
30.01.2012 Companies such as Amazon, BioWare, PayPal and Ericsson have revealed what technology job opportunities will be on offer at Career Zoo this February.Tags: Ericsson, PayPal, Amazon, Jobs, EMC, AOL, Fidelity Investments, Ireland, Dublin, Skills February -
ICT action plan aims to boost tech workforce in Ireland News
30.01.2012 A major joint industry and Irish Government action plan has been launched today to support the technology sector, which will see the introduction of full-time conversion courses...Tags: Skills February, ICT, Jobs, Regina Moran, Skills, ISA, ICT Ireland, IT Industry, IT, Courses, Ireland