Categorised as: Investments
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22 energy-efficiency projects to support Irish jobs News
19.06.2013 As part of the Government’s jobs action plan, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is set to support 22 Irish energy-efficiency projects spanning both the public...Categories: Sustainability, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
Digital experts share ideas on translating research into European jobs News
19.06.2013 A special workshop is running today at Dublin Castle involving research institutes, companies and start-ups as part of the European Digital Agenda Assembly that kicked off in...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Research, R&D, Investments, Government, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Ryanair to create more than 3,000 jobs on back of aircraft purchase News
19.06.2013 Budget airline Ryanair is to create more than 3,000 jobs for engineers, pilots and cabin crew, as a result of purchasing about US$15bn worth of new aircraft. -
Renewable energy investment firm Solar 21 to create 25 jobs in Ireland News
19.06.2013 Renewable energy investment company Solar 21 is to create 25 jobs over the next 18 months across Ireland. -
Medical device maker Terumo BCT to create 416 jobs in Northern Ireland News
19.06.2013 Japanese global healthcare company Terumo BCT is to create 416 jobs in Larne, Co Antrim. -
Irish firm CarTrawler snaps up online assets of Holiday Autos News
19.06.2013 CarTrawler, the Irish-based online car rental platform, has its sights set on extending its global reach as the company has acquired the online assets of the car rental broker... -
Interview: John Ashton, CBE, on climate change, politics and leadership News
18.06.2013 John Ashton, CBE, former special representative for Climate Change at the UK Foreign Office, is in Dublin for the Climate Gathering. He spoke to Ann O’Dea about climate change,...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Government, Energy, Education -
Digital Ireland Forum: Global 2.0 Events
20.09.2013 Securing Ireland’s future as a hub for the best in internationally traded digital services. -
Irish company Mainstream gets onshore planning consent for Scottish wind farm News
18.06.2013 Mainstream Renewable Power, the Irish solar and wind farm developer led by Eddie O’Connor, has been granted planning consent for the onshore cable works to connect its proposed...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Engineering, Energy -
€500k search for world’s top start-up to begin in Dublin News
18.06.2013 Tech start-ups will have the chance to pitch in front of some of the world's top tech investors at PITCH, a new €500,000 search for the world’s top start-up at the Dublin Web... -
Central America is at a renewable energy crossroads – Worldwatch Institute News
18.06.2013 While Central America is part of the global transition to renewable energy, with the region a leader in hydropower and geothermal energy and most countries developing wind power... -
Advertising giant WPP takes a stake in microblogging service Muzy News
18.06.2013 Advertising giant WPP has taken a stake in Muzy, a Pinterest-like microblogging platform that has about 20m users. -
Interview: Commissioner Neelie Kroes on driving Europe’s Digital Agenda News
18.06.2013 As Europe’s digital leaders gather in Dublin this week for the final, and largest, event of the Irish Presidency of the EU, the Digital Agenda Assembly, Ann O’Dea speaks to...Categories: Telecommunications, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Government, Funding, Communications -
European nanotechnology forum opens in Dublin today News
18.06.2013 Europe’s largest nanotechnology event, the EuroNanoForum, is kicking off in Dublin today. For the next two days some 1,500 delegates from 50 countries will be convening at the... -
ESA’s Albert Einstein spacecraft connects with space station News
17.06.2013 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Albert Einstein spacecraft has successfully connected with the International Space Station (ISS) to supply provisions for the astronauts aboard... -
Google invests US$7m in bid to eradicate child abuse imagery online News
17.06.2013 Internet giant Google is to step up its efforts to eradicate child abuse imagery online and is investing US$5m as well as supporting organisations in the frontline fighting this...Categories: Web, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Search Engines, Search, Legal, Investments, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Two Irish firms chosen for EU research project to revolutionise medical devices News
17.06.2013 Galway-based medical device manufacturer Crospon, and Adama Innovations, a new spin-out from the Irish nanoscience institute CRANN, have been selected to take part in a European... -
Europe’s digital clusters to gather in Dublin this week News
17.06.2013 Eight digital clusters from around Europe, including Dublin’s Digital Hub, are to gather in the Digital Depot this Tuesday. The gathering precedes the European Digital Agenda... -
Wireless DIY: start-up Spark Devices raises US$567,968 on Kickstarter News
14.06.2013 When the going gets tough – just keep going. That’s the logic that Zach Supalla of connected device player Spark Devices applied and in just a few months has executed a pivot... -
The social good: an interview with Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s News
13.06.2013 In 1978 in rural Vermont in the United States, Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen founded an ice cream brand that has resonated around the world chiefly thanks to their ethic of...