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2,000 vacancies in US companies in Ireland News
01.07.2011 US companies in Ireland have more than 2,000 vacancies, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland’s annual Workforce Activation Survey published today.Categories: Upskilling, Software & Web Development, Science, Life Sciences, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Education, Digital Media, Career Advice -
Forfás chief outlines four steps to economic recovery News
30.06.2011 A nationwide focus on enterprise is critical to the success of the Irish economy but challenges in the local economy in terms of costs, access to credit, innovation and... -
E-book publishers to gain access to 15,000 libraries News
29.06.2011 If you think the speed at which e-books have become a viable marketplace is astonishing, a clever Irish publishing company is now about to offer e-book publishers access to...Categories: Software & Web Development, Multimedia, Mobility, Media, Games/Entertainment, Education, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
Access to computers in Irish schools below OECD average News
28.06.2011 The percentage of students using a computer in Irish schools (62.9pc) is significantly below the OECD average (74.2pc), a new OECD PISA report into online digital literacy has...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital 21, Computers, Communications -
LEAP start-ups to access VCs in Silicon Valley News
27.06.2011 Start-up companies on the LEAP programme at Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) are going to spend a week at the Irish Innovation Center in Silicon Valley where they’ll get... -
Jenarron Therapeutics wins at inaugural PitchFest 2011 News
27.06.2011 Jenarron Therapeutics, an early-stage therapeutics company, has emerged as the overall winner at the inaugural Pitchfest 2011.Tags: Halo Business Angels Network, Pitch, -
80pc of Irish students learn about ICT outside the classroom News
27.06.2011 The kids have spoken, the writing’s on the wall: more than 80pc of Irish secondary school students look outside the classroom to learn about ICT. This damning indictment comes...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, R&D, Investments, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business, Digital 21 -
Govt invests €1.6m in providing digital skills to 30,000 people News
27.06.2011 Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, is making €1.6m available to provide basic internet-related skills training to 30,000 people across Ireland who otherwise may not have...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Multimedia, Internet, Government, Education, Economy, eCommerce, Digital 21 -
Ireland to draw down €600m from EU R&D fund by 2013 News
24.06.2011 Ireland has to date received €300m from the EU’s €55bn Framework Programme Seven (FP7) and this is expected to increase to €600m by 2013 – signally an upsurge in science and R&D...Categories: Security, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Government, Energy, Education, Economy -
MuteButton to increase staff to 20 following €200k investment News
23.06.2011 Spin-out company MuteButton has secured €200k in funding from Enterprise Ireland, which will enable it to accelerate large-scale trials of its tinnitus treatment device and...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Jobs, Investments, Education, Careers and Employment -
LEAP graduate Footbridge Learning scoops €80k prize News
21.06.2011 Foodbridge Learning, a child learning software company, has scooped the biggest prize offered for start-ups by any institute of technology - €80k in seed funding and consultancy... -
Govt to devise education strategy to win tech jobs News
20.06.2011 Jobs Minister Richard Bruton and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn are planning an "ambitious" response to the jobs needs of the ICT sector, Bruton said at the end of a tour of...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Tax, Software & Web Development, Networking & Telecoms, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital 21 -
Apple offers students a €75 Mac apps gift card News
17.06.2011 Apple is offering students, lecturers and university staff a €75 University Gift Card to buy apps on the Mac and iOS App Stores, as well as goods on iTunes if they buy a new Mac... -
DCU students win top prize at entrepreneur awards News
17.06.2011 A system that can pinpoint the exact location of firefighters in action has earned a team of students from Dublin City University the title of ‘College Entrepreneur of the Year... -
Cloud rewards idea in lead in HMH €250k education challenge News
17.06.2011 An Irish cloud concept that rewards students, parents and teachers is currently in the lead as part of the HMH Global Education Challenge, which has cash and prizes worth... -
Trinity College opens €131m biomedical sciences R&D operation News
17.06.2011 A €131m state-of-the-art research facility which redefines the scientific landscape in Ireland and will allow the country to take an international lead was officially opened today. -
CampusIT raises €1.2m – forecasts revenues of €5m by 2013 News
17.06.2011 A young cloud technology company focused heavily on helping universities and colleges to transform complex back office activities into online services has raised €1.2m worth of... -
2,500 unfilled jobs in Irish tech sector News
16.06.2011 Currently in Ireland there are in excess of 2,500 unfilled jobs in the ICT and gaming industries, a cloud computing forum heard today.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Jobs, Investments, Hardware, Graduate, Education, Economy, CRM, Cloud, CIO, Careers and Employment -
Govt commits to stemming drain of brightest people from Ireland News
16.06.2011 In light of the unemployment figures released today, Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton, TD, has said Ireland needs to do everything possible to create opportunities for our... -
it@Cork and IBM donate time and tech to Shine Autism Centre News
15.06.2011 Some 80 children and more than 250 families in south Munster are to benefit from a new initiative by it@cork and IBM employees in the region who will donate their time and...Categories: Software & Web Development, Multimedia, Leadership & Management, Hardware, Education, Computers