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Tech start-up of the week: UrParts.com News
21.04.2013 Our start-up of the week is UrParts.com, a new website set up by siblings Sonya and Simon Fitzpatrick to bring the spare parts industry into the digital age. The site allows...Tags: website, Agriculture, -
MooMonitor is a real cash cow News
09.04.2013 Comparing a state-of-the-art smartphone with the sizzling sirloin steak on the table in front of you or that chilled glass of milk you are about to enjoy, you would at first... -
How genetic testing of horses can pinpoint a Grand National winner News
05.04.2013 Irish company Equinome believes it may be onto a winner with its speed gene test to help horse owners and breeders produce horses that are best suited to run in steeplechases... -
ITLG and CoderDojo pioneer farms of the future in rural California News
19.12.2012 Forget smart cities, think smart farms. The ITLG has revealed it is engaged with several Irish and US universities on a new ‘smart farms’ initiative combining the efforts of the...Categories: Software Development, Science, Multimedia, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
Agri-tech start-up wins 2012 JumpStart competition News
16.11.2012 EZY Technology Innovations, a new company set up by a brother and sister to research and develop new agricultural machinery equipment, has won the 2012 JumpStart competition... -
Equine scientist wins Enterprise Ireland’s 2012 One to Watch award News
17.07.2012 Dr Barbara Murphy, a lecturer in equine science at University College Dublin (UCD), has today won the Enterprise Ireland 2012 One to Watch award in recognition of her work to... -
World’s coral reefs need critical action to be saved, claim scientists News
09.07.2012 Scientists and conservationists who have been converging in Cairns, Australia, for a global summit on coral reefs have called for an immediate worldwide effort to save what’s...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Engineering, EducationTags: Agriculture, Australia, -
Irish agri-technology companies win contracts worth €12.9m at trade mission News
02.07.2012 While on an Enterprise Ireland trade mission to France, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, TD, has announced €12.9 worth of contracts for Irish...Tags: Jobs, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Enterprise Ireland, Richard Bruton, Business , Enterprise, Sales -
Viral videos of the week News
01.07.2012 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos. This week features creative Star Wars fans, some hard-working farmers, and the city of Poznan proving that... -
Florida R&D company Cyclone to partner with CleanCarbon in Australia News
26.06.2012 Florida-based engineering company Cyclone Power Technologies, which has developed a heat regenerative external combustion engine, is to partner with Australian firm CleanCarbon...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy -
Galway start-up gets €2.8m EU green tech R&D grant News
23.04.2012 Galway-based green-tech company Cellulac has been approved for a record €2.8m grant from the European Commission to commercialise its biorefining technology that converts... -
61pc of Irish farms have no internet connection News
23.11.2011 Some 61pc of Irish farmers still have absolutely no internet access on their farms or in their homes. A further 19pc are on old-fashioned dial-up connections. -
UCC professor patents biodegradable gum formula News
10.11.2011 Food and nutritional science professor Elke Arendt at University College Cork has come up with a formula (now patented) for creating biodegradable chewing gum.Categories: Green Tech, Bio Tech, Funding, Intellectual Property, Investments, Life Sciences, R&D, Research, Science -
Food breakthrough - Irish scientists help decode ‘pigeon pea’ genome News
08.11.2011 NUI Galway scientists have played a prominent role in helping decode the genome of what is known as ‘pigeon pea’, also known as ‘poor people’s meat’, which due to its high... -
Jobs challenge persists as more firms continue to cut back News
19.09.2011 The latest Business Monitor from InterTradeIreland indicates that the jobs challenge is likely to remain persistent, with more firms reducing their staff numbers (14pc) than... -
Tech, tourism and food will drive steady economic growth News
22.08.2011 Technology, tourism and agri-food are the three sectors that will drive steady and sustained economic growth over the next decade, according to a new ‘Business in 2021’ report... -
New US$300m VC fund for green-tech start-ups News
19.07.2011 Former First Solar CEO Michael Ahearn has this week launched a new US$300m venture capital firm that will invest in early stage companies in the energy, water, agriculture and... -
Jobs opportunities for Ireland’s bioenergy sector News
15.06.2011 Ireland’s bioenergy sector could have the potential to create thousands of green jobs across the country, particularly in the biogas area, according to speakers at a bioenergy... -
Call for Ireland to deploy dedicated R&D regime News
11.05.2011 It is imperative that a dedicated SME regime along the lines of the UK system be introduced without delay to deliver on the potential of the sector, KPMG said in response to...